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Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:
Game of the week
No. 22 Arizona (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) at No. 13 Texas Tech (6-1, 3-1), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN)
The Wildcats have won five …
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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10/29/26
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LONDON (AP) — England striker Ivan Toney appeared in court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after being accused of headbutting and punching a man at a nightclub in London last year.
The …
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10/29/26
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac has called on his players to work together to stop “sensational” Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane in the Bundesliga Klassiker against …
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10/29/26
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 29, 2026--The Kingsland Shoe Project (KSP), creator of Fresh Flow™ Shoe Trees designed for the way people wear, store, and travel with shoes, today announced eight …
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10/29/26
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's spinners compensated for a batting collapse caused by Jomel Warrican and Joshua Bishop against the West Indies on day two Thursday of the first cricket …
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10/29/26
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer and her husband to 10 years in prison each in a case involving a breach of security arrangements for …
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10/29/26
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge has ordered that the Southeast Conference cannot punish LSU for playing RJ Luis Jr. between the Tigers' regular season opener on Nov. 3 and a hearing date …
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10/29/26
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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten has approved a new rule limiting schools to $27.5 million in third-party name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals for players. This aligns with the revenue-sharing …
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10/29/26
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UNDATED (AP) — College football is seeing a surge in close games, with 30 one-score contests in conference play last week alone. This trend is the highest since at least 1973, according to …
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10/29/26
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference has fined UCF $100,000 for derogatory chants by football fans aimed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a game against BYU. It’s the …
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10/29/26
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Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:
Game of the week
No. 17 Florida (5-2, 3-2 SEC) vs. No. 3 Georgia (6-1, 4-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
The World’s Largest …
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By MAURA CAREY
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10/29/26
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ATLANTA (AP) — The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party will have a different feel on Saturday when No. 3 Georgia plays No. 17 Florida in Atlanta for the first time.
The usual neutral site …
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By CHARLES ODUM
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10/29/26
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Things to watch this weekend in the Big Ten:
Game of the week
No. 2 Ohio State (6-1, 4-0) at Southern California (6-2, 3-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Ohio State’s quarterback …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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10/29/26
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Thursday announced the east coast city of Durban as its preferred candidate to host the first Olympics in Africa.
South Africa is bidding to host the 2036 or …
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10/29/26
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For parts of last season, Estevao was being talked up as one of the most highly rated young talents in world soccer after making a fast start to life at Chelsea.
Now, after a change of coach, he …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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10/29/26
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March Madness is getting supersized.
The men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament fields are growing to 76 teams this season, up from 68. This marks the first time the men’s draw has expanded …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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10/29/26
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Villanova (24-9, 15-5 Big East)
The Wildcats ushered in a return to respectability last season under coach Kevin Willard, who returned Villanova to the NCAA Tournament after a three-year absence …
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By The Associated Press
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10/29/26
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No. 4 UConn (34-6, 17-3 Big East)
UConn made it to the NCAA Tournament championship game for the third time in four seasons before falling to Michigan. Tarris Reed Jr. and Alex Karaban were taken …
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By JIM FULLER
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10/29/26
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Marquette (12-20, 7-13 Big East)
Marquette is trying to bounce back from a season in which it lost 20 games, one shy of the school record. That represented a major fall for a program that had …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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10/29/26
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Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference:
Game of the week
No. 1 Miami (7-0, 5-0 ACC) at North Carolina (4-3, 2-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
The Hurricanes …
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By AARON BEARD
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10/29/26
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