Tag: football
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The Indiana Hoosiers are the most unlikely college football playoff contenders in years
If you take a look at the college football rankings, you’ll see many familiar names at the top. Oregon. Ohio State. Texas. Penn State. They are traditional powerhouses who consistently compete for conference and national championships and bring in five-star recruits. The next name down the list, however, might draw a double take. Indiana. A…
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3 killed and 8 injured by gunfire following a Mississippi school’s football game
LEXINGTON, Miss. — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a school’s homecoming football win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said. The gunfire was…
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When campaign and football season collide: Harris and Trump battle for sports fans: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, deputy politics editor Adam Wollner looks at efforts from the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns to appeal…
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Trump goes after Harris with anti-trans ads during football games
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is betting millions of dollars that most sports fans don’t want their taxes spent on providing gender-affirming surgeries for prisoners, including undocumented immigrants. Viewers tuning into NFL and college football games in recent weeks have been bombarded with two Trump ads — running both for national broadcast and locally in…
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Taylor Swift attends ‘Monday Night Football’ in Kansas City for Chiefs-Saints
Pop star Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is attending her first Chiefs game since Week 2 on Monday night. Swift was spotted entering Kansas City’s home stadium leading up to the team’s matchup with the New Orleans Saints. Swift, 34, has been in a relationship with Kelce —…
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Vanderbilt upsets No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in historic college football win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a Pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team. Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against AP Top Five teams, according to…
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Louisiana governor wants live tiger back at LSU football games
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games. It has been nearly a decade since a Bengal Tiger has been rolled out in a cage under the lights of Death Valley,…
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Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis injured during ‘Monday Night Football’ game against Dolphins
Tennessee Titans starting quarterback Will Levis did not come out for his team’s third drive Monday, at Miami, after an apparent injury to his throwing shoulder. Levis appeared to be hurt after diving for yardage on a scramble during Tennessee’s second drive. Levis was seen on the “Monday Night Football” broadcast grimacing as he threw…
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UNLV QB quits, claims ‘commitments’ were unfulfilled in what could be first midseason pay dispute in college football
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka quit his undefeated football team on Tuesday, claiming undisclosed ‘commitments’ to him weren’t fulfilled in what could be first midseason pay dispute the sport’s history. While college athletes are not directly paid by universities, the NCAA in 2021 opened the door for players to profit from their name, likeness and image…