SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — When No. 3 Notre Dame faces Rice in its home opener Saturday, the Fighting Irish won't just be facing the Owls. They'll be trying to rewrite their early season script. Over the past five seasons, Notre Dame (1-0) has lost home games to Cincinnati, Marshall, Stanford, Ohio...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League ended in a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa, allowing Arsenal to move level on points atop the standings on Saturday. Nicolas Jackson scored both goals for Villa against a City that was aiming for an eighth s...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks sought to clear up what they said is “misinformation” regarding the awarding of their championship rings, saying Saturday that employees who were always supposed to get them will do so in about a month. Madison Square Garden again conceded that...
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LIV Golf paid $15.6 million to retain seven of its executives, including $6.375 million to CEO Scott O'Neil, in the months between Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund saying it was ending financial support and LIV filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The payments are part of a trov...
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FIFA’s embattled president Gianni Infantino said he has the backing of the “vast, vast majority” of soccer despite his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. Infantino is seeking re-election next year in the face of attempts to force him to stand down following the divisive...
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SOLDEN, Austria (AP) — American Paula Moltzan broke through with her first career World Cup win while Mikaela Shiffrin finished the women's giant slalom in seventh as the Alpine ski racing season opened on Saturday. Shiffrin led after the first run in Sölden, Austria, on the Rett...
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PARIS (AP) — The NFL closed its “NFL House” in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up. The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through its “OnePass” app and it came a day after it said ...
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College football fans may get a chance to catch their breath Saturday. There were six Top 25 matchups last week, and five of the top seven teams lost on the same day in a regular season for the first time in the 90 years of The Associated Press poll. This week there are just two:...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A few inches here or there, combined with some smarter baserunning by Victor Mesa Jr., and the Tampa Bay Rays might have won the World Series opener. Mesa and Jonathan Aranda were caught stealing in consecutive innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers scored twice in a...
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McAllen Rowe quarterback Ramiro Leon (13) passes the ball against McAllen Memorial in a District 16-5A DI game at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) McAllen Rowe wide receiver Anthony Hernandez (6) ce...
