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The College Football Playoff selection committee loves a good loss.Just ask Iowa — a team neither I nor the AP ranked — or Texas, which somehow sits behind a Notre Dame squad with losses to Miami and the last undefeated team in the SEC (Texas A&M). The message is clear: Lose valiantly to a good team, and you might find yourself comfortably inside the top 25. Meanwhile, the Group of 6 teams are left scratching their heads, wondering what more they have to do to earn respect.Here are my takeaways from the first set of CFP rankings:1. Ohio State and Indiana…
RIO DE JANEIRO — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down. Luis Cassiano, who’s lived here more than 30 years, says he’s getting worried as heat waves become more frequent and fierce.In poor areas such as Arara, those who can afford air conditioning — Cassiano is one — can’t always count on it because of frequent power outages on an overloaded system. Cassiano gets some relief from the green roof he installed about a…
LONDON — Helen Garner, an acclaimed Australian writer whose celebrity fans include singer Dua Lipa, won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction on Tuesday for what judges called her addictive and candid diaries.Garner, 82, was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($65,000) prize at a ceremony in London for “How to End a Story.” Journalist Robbie Millen, who chaired the prize jury, said Garner was the unanimous choice of the six judges.Millen said the judges were captivated by the sharp observation and “reckless candor” of Garner’s 800-page book, which covers her life and work between 1978 and 1998.He said…
LOS ANGELES — In a rooftop space filled with Hollywood’s most influential figures, actor Kristen Stewart delivered an unflinching speech urging women in film to stay united, reject tokenism and celebrate the next generation of female filmmakers. Stewart, who directed “The Chronology of Water,” an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir, began her remarks with some humor, but she quickly turned to gender inequity in Hollywood. “It’s awkward to talk about inequality for some people,” Stewart said Tuesday at the Academy Women’s Luncheon. “We can discuss wage gaps and taxes on tampons and measure it in lots of quantifiable ways,…
Takai Simpkins made a tough, go-ahead lay-up as the Oregon Ducks won 60-59 over the Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors.
When it comes to Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer, there are two distinct sides to the argument. A clear black and white. Many praise his play; others criticize it. Purdue coach Matt Painter knows where he stands.”The people that want to replace him,” Painter said, “aren’t very smart. So let’s not hang out with them.”Painter’s point gained real evidence Tuesday night when Loyer dropped a career-high 30 points in No. 1 Purdue’s season-opening 82-51 win over Evansville. The senior guard was 8-of-11 from the field and made seven 3-pointers in the win.The criticism around Loyer stems from inconsistency in big moments. Despite…
Lenire is now Tinnitus UK’s safest and most effective available tinnitus treatment option following a wholesale review of the charity’s rating system. Tinnitus UK’s new rating acknowledges Lenire’s large-scale clinical trials involving 600+ people and the device’s effectiveness in the real world.1,2,3 Neuromod’s research for Lenire stands up to serious scrutiny per Tinnitus UK CEO, Alex Brooks-Johnson. DUBLIN, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tinnitus UK, Europe’s leading tinnitus advocacy body, has announced that Lenire by Neuromod is now the highest rated available tinnitus treatment option for safety and effectiveness as part of the charity’s treatment rating review.Lenire is now considered to…
Isaiah Evans scored 23 points, Cameron Boozer had a big second half and finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds as No. 6 Duke overcame a sluggish start to beat Texas 75-60 at the Dick Vitale Invitational on Tuesday night.The Blue Devils got 10 points from Patrick Ngongba and used a stifling defense to limit Texas to 32% shooting and force 16 turnovers.Dailyn Swain had 16 points, while Jordan Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each had 15 to lead Texas in coach Sean Miller’s debut.Boozer, one of the nation’s top high school recruits, was 0 for 7 from the field and…
Braden Smith found Daniel Jacobsen for a tough alley-oop dunk, extending the Purdue Boilermakers lead over the Evansville Purple Aces.
Arsenal winger Max Dowman became the youngest player in Champions League history when, at age 15 years and 308 days, he entered as a second-half substitute against Slavia Prague on Tuesday.Dowman is the first 15-year-old to play in Europe’s top club competition. The previous youngest was Youssoufa Moukoko, a striker who played for Borussia Dortmund just 18 days after his 16th birthday back in 2020.Dowman’s latest exploit came weeks after he became the second-youngest player — behind Arsenal teammates Ethan Nwaneri — to feature in the Premier League after making his debut against Leeds, also as a second-half substitute in…