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Our top Heisman Trophy candidate in every FBS conference No individual award in major American sports invokes more nostalgia than the Heisman Trophy. Beyond recognizing the best player in college football -- OK, let's be honest: the best skill-position player in college football - the Heisman captures the essence of a season. ,Name a year in recent memory...

Heat check: Shane Beamer, Luke Fickell, Lincoln Riley start 2026 season on thin iceThe college football season is underway and multiple coaches already feel warmth under their seats.,Job security often is in short supply in the current era, and being upset by a lesser school or getting routed by a bitter rival can send a coach from seemingly secure to images of moving vans.,Among ...

Top task for new MLS commissioner: Selling MLS to existing soccer fansWhen Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber's tenure concludes at the end of the year, it will punctuate an exceptional period of growth and development in American pro soccer.,Under Garber's guidance, MLS exploded from 12 to 30 teams, built soccer-specific stadiums for the majority of its club...

Dodgers still No. 1 after deadline, but deferred deals could take toll

A furious race to the finish line capped one of the wildest baseball trade deadlines in recent memory, but a familiar heavyweight landed the top prize.,The Dodgers softened the impact of a three-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend by acquiring left-handed ace Tarik Skubal ...

Deadline whirlwind shifts power, but Dodgers buy another wild card

A furious race to the finish line capped one of the wildest MLB trade deadlines in recent memory, but a familiar heavyweight landed the top prize.,The Dodgers softened the impact of a three-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend by acquiring left-handed ace Tarik Skubal from ...

Column: UFC faces major decision after Max Holloway's TKO of Conor McGregor

The atmosphere at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was electric for UFC 329, charged with the anticipation of Conor McGregor's return after a five-year absence.,But the air was sucked out of the building just 69 seconds into the main event, transforming a celebratory comeback into a haunting scene of dej...

Forget red card and coaching change: U.S. remain defenseless

In one of the more stunning moves in World Cup history, FIFA restored Folarin Balogun's eligibility for the United States' round of 16 clash with Belgium less than 36 hours before the Monday night kickoff in Seattle.,Shame he's not a defender.,While the whole American sporting public -- including th...

Forget red card and coaching change: U.S. remains defenseless

In one of the more stunning moves in World Cup history, FIFA restored Folarin Balogun's eligibility for the United States' round of 16 clash with Belgium less than 36 hours before the Monday night kickoff in Seattle.,Shame he's not a defender.,While the whole American sporting public -- including th...