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Alabama concluded the regular season with a 28-14 win in the Iron Bowl over Auburn. The Crimson Tide improved to 9-3 on the season and gave the College Football Playoff committee something to think about with a win. Prior to rivalry weekend, Alabama needed some help from other teams to increase their odds of potentially reaching the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. That happened to an extent. The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes suffered their second loss of the season at the hands of an unranked Syracuse team. No. 12 Clemson lost a nail-biter against No. 15 South Carolina. Both losses…
The Auburn head coach believes a couple of key statistics played major roles in the outcome of the 89th Iron Bowl TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— No. 13 Alabama defeated Auburn 28-14 at home in the 89th Iron Bowl on Saturday evening. Unless the offense has an extremely explosive game with a plethora of quick scores, the team that wins has possession of the ball for a longer amount of time or was more efficient with it. This was the case for the Crimson Tide as Alabama logged 36:35 with the ball while the Tigers held it for 23:25. That said, Auburn had…
Florida football landed another commitment for its 2025 class, getting four-star edge rusher Jayden Woods to flip his commitment from Penn State to UF on Friday. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Woods, from Mill Valley HS in Shawnee, Kan., is the seventh-ranked edge rusher and 75th raked player overall in the 2025 class, per 247Sports. Woods also had offers from Tennessee, Purdue and Wisconsin. With the commitment of Woods, the Florida Gators 2025 class is up to 15th nationally per 247 Sports. Florida’s class was as low as No. 51, but UF has picked up recruiting momentum after posting back-to-back upset wins…
In just a few hours the LSU Football team will take the field for its final regular season game of the year as LSU takes on the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma boasts an impressive defense especially in the trenches and it helped the Sooners in knocking off Alabama. Given that LSU’s two starting guards were listed on the injury report heading into Saturday the offensive line was a concern for LSU. The Tigers will once again get right guard Miles Frazier back into the lineup, he was listed as probable despite playing last weekend as he deals with an ankle injury…
Since the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fans spent months racking their minds. Why, you ask? Well, Sha’Carri Richardson anchored Team USA to a 4x100m relay gold and a new championship record. With 41.03 seconds on the clock, Team USA produced the fastest time ever at the event. Shortly before this, the men’s team had bagged a 4x100m relay gold themselves, and this is when Christian Coleman ran over to hug the 24-year-old. However, this got the rumor mill churning, and speculations about their alleged relationship soon arose. In a classic “Will they, won’t they?” situation, fans would try connecting the dots…
The new Wildcats coach and former player brings humility, for the first time since the Tubby Smith era, and a sense of communal ownership. Start with the hair. What little there is. “He can grow a full head of hair,” insists Mark Pope’s wife, Lee Anne. “And there would be no gray in it.” Yet the men’s basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats has shaved his blonde hair down to a short stubble for most of his adult life—your basic jarhead Marine recruit look—because it’s simply easier. His cut is so low maintenance that when his four daughters were little,…
ORLANDO — Friday night’s final blow, a 28-14 defeat to Utah, served as a microcosm for UCF’s demoralizing 2024 season. Save for a few moments of individual magic from RJ Harvey, who set the school’s all-time touchdown record before halftime, UCF endured the same inconsistent quarterbacking, committed the same irredeemable mistakes and despondently walked off the field searching for answers that never came. Utah snapped a seven-game losing streak by turning three Knights turnovers into 17 points, and further turned up the heat on Gus Malzahn. The 59-year-old coach dropped to 28-24 overall at the completion of his fourth season,…
Aryna Sabalenka recently teased her hitting partner, Andrei Vasilveski, for looking like a kid during her return to off-season training. The Belarusian player concluded her 2024 season after competing at the WTA Finals. Here, Sabalenka reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Coco Gauff. The 26-year-old, however, cemented her status at the year-end World No. 1. Sabalenka frequently shares updates about her team and her hitting partner, Vasilevski, on social media and recently shared a story on her Instagram, teasing the latter. She shared a picture of him using an Insta X camera while they return for their off-season…
One of the most fiery rivalries in the South, college football, and — indeed — American sports, Alabama vs. Auburn is a game where the records coming in cease to matter. Dubbed the Iron Bowl, the in-state rivalry between the Crimson Tide and Tigers has some of the most dramatic plays and games in college football history, including the 1967 “Run in the Mud,” 1972’s “Punt, Bama, Punt,” 1982’s “Bo Over the Top,” 1985’s “Wrong Way Bo,” 2009’s “The Drive” and 2010’s “Camback.” Two of the more recent entries in Iron Bowl lore include 2013’s “Kick-6,” which was joined last…
Lately, Naomi Osaka‘s social media has focused on her recovery and training as she prepares to return to form after giving birth to her daughter, Shai, in 2023. While she participated in several tournaments this year, she faced early exits until an injury forced her to withdraw from the Billie Jean King Cup due to back and abdominal issues sustained during the Asian swing of the tour. However, it seems that training wasn’t the only project occupying this four-time Grand Slam champion’s time. On Friday, Osaka surprised fans with an exciting announcement on Instagram Threads about her latest venture: a…