LOS ANGELES — It’s not odd to see teams run special team trick plays, but No. 21 Southern California pulled off one of the sneakiest fake punts you’ll ever see. Against Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 7, the Trojans faced fourth down near midfield early in the second quarter. The punt team ran out onto the field, but when the play ...
Ain’t no rules say a dog can’t play basketball, and as it turns out the same is true of throwing shoes. Rice can be seen lurking at the top of the frame with his shoe locked and loaded before he tries to strike from the grass. Weirdly, the referees decided to swallow the whistle on the play. While throwing a ...
Washington goalkeeper Mia Hamant has died from kidney cancer, the university announced on Nov. 6. She was 21. As a junior in 2024, Hamant helped the Huskies to the Big Ten tournament semifinals, making three saves in a penalty shootout win over Iowa. She had the third-lowest single-season goals against average in program history at 0.66. Hamant sat out her ...
Socialist wave spreads coast to coast as progressive Democrats rally around Zohran Mamdani’s NYC win
New York Democrats embraced socialism when they elected Zohran Mamdani to lead the nation’s largest city, but the verdict is still out on whether New York City’s shift to the left is an outlier or the beginning of a broader political realignment. From California’s redistricting success to gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats dominated the most closely watched ...
The Trump administration on Friday intensified its dispute with South Africa, saying no U.S. government official will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in protest of what it describes as state-backed discrimination against White Afrikaners. ‘The lives and property of Afrikaners have been endangered by politicians who incite race-based violence against them, threaten to confiscate their farms without compensation, and ...
Major League Baseball continued to wrap up the 2025 season, releasing more of its end-of-year awards. The MLB announced its American League Silver Sluggers Friday, Nov. 7, naming the best hitters at each position. The National League Silver Sluggers were announded on Nov. 6. The list of finalists was stacked with talented players, but some of the winners, such as ...
In the wake of Thursday’s loss, the Raiders announced they fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon. A blocked punt in the third quarter led to the Broncos’ go-ahead field goal to make it 10-7. With 4:30 left in the fourth quarter, Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson missed a 48-yard field goal that would have tied the game 10-10. Week 10 of ...
The Orlando Pride move one step closer to repeating as NWSL champions. The Pride, the No. 4 seed, protected home-field advantage and defeated the fifth-seeded Seattle Reign FC, 2-0, in Friday’s 2025 NWSL playoff quarterfinal match in Orlando. The Pride will face either the top-seeded Kansas City Current or No. 8 Gotham FC in the semifinals. Midfielder Haley McCutcheon got ...
WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump has pardoned former baseball star Darryl Strawberry for a past tax evasion conviction, the White House said on Nov. 7, citing his sobriety and reborn Christian faith. Strawberry, an eight-time Major League Baseball all-star outfielder, pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion after admitting he knowingly failed to report more than than ...
Kentucky football backup quarterback Zach Calzada issued an apology Friday, Nov. 7, after a viral video of him flaunting money made rounds on social media. Calzada, a seventh-year senior, started his career at Texas A&M before transferring to Auburn, Incarnate Word and now Kentucky. He opened the year as the Wildcats starter but was benched for Cutter Boley after two ...