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Police use pepper spray as Michigan-Ohio State players brawl at end of rivalry game
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Police use pepper spray as Michigan-Ohio State players brawl at end of rivalry game

The Independent  

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UNC’s Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit
3 weeks, 1 day ago

UNC’s Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mack Brown wanted to make it clear after his final game as North Carolina’s coach: he’s not mad at the decision, though he didn’t like how everything was handled. Brown closed his second tenure with the Tar Heels — and quite possibly …

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Missing ingredient: Horns and Aggies renew storied and bitter rivalry after more than a decade
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Missing ingredient: Horns and Aggies renew storied and bitter rivalry after more than a decade

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Part of what, at least in my time at Texas, what made Texas great was beating the Aggies.” And he’s thrilled that the rivalry — one of college football’s greatest — has been reborn. Texas A&M’s “Wrecking Crew” defense was ranked first in the nation and …

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No. 3 Texas and No. 20 Texas A&M renew their rivalry in a clash for an SEC title game spot
3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 3 Texas and No. 20 Texas A&M renew their rivalry in a clash for an SEC title game spot

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think it’s great for college football that this game with us and them is going to matter on a grander scale than what’s just happening in the state of Texas,” Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said. “You hope to get to the last game of the …

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Snubbed by USC, UCLA coach DeShaun Foster is always driven to win rivalry game
1 month ago

Snubbed by USC, UCLA coach DeShaun Foster is always driven to win rivalry game

LA Times  

There was something driving him besides the need to see if he could get out of bed. “After having the type of season that I had my senior year and then being told that I’m not good enough to play running back at this school,” Foster told The Times this week, referring to USC without mentioning it by name, “that’s …

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Rivalry between BYU and Utah has added importance following Big 12 reunion
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rivalry between BYU and Utah has added importance following Big 12 reunion

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s a fun game to be part of and I’m glad it’s back and want our guys to enjoy every second of it,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. Everything’s a little extra for that game.” One unique aspect of the rivalry between Utah and BYU is …

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The curious case of Ruben Amorim, Hugo Viana, their wives and the Manchester rivalry
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The curious case of Ruben Amorim, Hugo Viana, their wives and the Manchester rivalry

The Telegraph  

It will be an emotional farewell at Jose Alvalade Stadium when Ruben Amorim takes charge of his final home game as manager of Sporting. Working quietly in the background in Lisbon while Amorim has delivered two Primeira Liga titles has been director of football Hugo Viana, the former Newcastle United midfielder who has been hugely successful in recent seasons at …

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Big Ten football rivalries: Which matchups rank behind Michigan-Ohio State?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Big Ten football rivalries: Which matchups rank behind Michigan-Ohio State?

New York Times  

From ‘Dotting the I’ in Columbus and the ‘World’s Largest Drum’ in West Lafayette to ‘Jump Around’ at Camp Randall Stadium and ‘The Kinnick Wave’ in Iowa City, there are certain indelible customs that set the Big Ten apart from its contemporaries. Michigan-Ohio State stands unquestioned as the Big Ten’s top rivalry, and it can make a case as the …

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Rivalry game gives Falcons chance to right their season, but can they?
1 year ago

Rivalry game gives Falcons chance to right their season, but can they?

New York Times  

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — A veteran of the AFC North, linebacker Bud Dupree has played in plenty of rivalry games, but Sunday will be his first appearance in the NFC South’s most heated rivalry — Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints. “It’s the Saints, it’s the division lead, there’s a lot going on in this one,” Atlanta safety Richie Grant …

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For Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, what are the stakes heading into UCLA-USC game?
1 year, 1 month ago

For Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, what are the stakes heading into UCLA-USC game?

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley, left, and UCLA coach Chip Kelly talk before last year’s game between their schools at the Rose Bowl. The word around Westwood this rivalry week suggests the same fate could befall UCLA’s Chip Kelly if the Bruins are humiliated at the Coliseum in the wake of back-to-back losses to Arizona and Arizona State. “The first time …

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Big Ten 2024 football schedule: 10 thoughts on travel concerns, rivalry weekend and more
1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten 2024 football schedule: 10 thoughts on travel concerns, rivalry weekend and more

New York Times  

There’s a numerical symmetry attached to the Big Ten’s 2024 football schedule, which was unveiled on Thursday afternoon. “Normally, we don’t get out of the late 20s or 30s when it comes to football schedules,” said Kerry Kenny, the Big Ten’s chief operating officer. “We felt like through the lens of both individual schedules, it was an equitable outcome in …

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Michigan-Ohio State rivalry check-in: Connor Stalions, Playoff rankings and endless drama
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry check-in: Connor Stalions, Playoff rankings and endless drama

New York Times  

With Michigan at the center of the biggest story in college football and Ohio State atop the initial College Football Playoff rankings, the rivalry between the Buckeyes and Wolverines is packed with more intrigue than one game can hold. As we all know, losing to Michigan the past two years weighed heavily on Ryan Day, and there’s intense pressure on …

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ICC World Cup | Afghanistan coach Trott hopeful of win against under-pressure Pakistan
1 year, 2 months ago

ICC World Cup | Afghanistan coach Trott hopeful of win against under-pressure Pakistan

The Hindu  

Head coach Jonathan Trott is hopeful Afghanistan can keep their World Cup campaign alive by pulling off a win against an under-pressure Pakistan, having come agonisingly close to defeating them earlier this year. Pakistan had defeated Afghanistan 3-0 in a three-match ODI series in August with Babar Azam and Co. eking out a narrow one-wicket win in the second match. …

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‘Five times the Super Bowl’: Why India vs Pakistan is a sporting rivalry like no other
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Five times the Super Bowl’: Why India vs Pakistan is a sporting rivalry like no other

CNN  

New Delhi and Islamabad CNN — In October 1952, five years after the Indian subcontinent won independence from its British colonial rulers, a young Pakistan cricket team stepped foot in the newly formed Republic of India. And when Pakistan’s cricket captain, Babar Azam, gifted his country’s jersey to a ground worker at one of the stadiums, it was hailed by …

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Final act for century-old rivalry as Baylor hosts No. 3 Texas in Longhorns’ Big 12 farewell tour
1 year, 3 months ago

Final act for century-old rivalry as Baylor hosts No. 3 Texas in Longhorns’ Big 12 farewell tour

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I can’t tell you how many times this offseason it’s been, ‘Hey Dave, just win one game please,’” Baylor coach Dave Aranda said. “We’re definitely going to talk about the history and just some of the bigger games of the past, because I think that’s way …

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Greenberg: With Justin Fields pitted against Jordan Love, Bears-Packers is must-see TV
1 year, 3 months ago

Greenberg: With Justin Fields pitted against Jordan Love, Bears-Packers is must-see TV

New York Times  

This game should be under the lights. The Bears, led by new quarterback Jay Cutler, invaded Green Bay for the 2009 season opener against Aaron Rodgers, the second-year starter trying to fit into Brett Favre’s shoes. Love said he “kinda got a feel” for how Rodgers “spoke about it, the way he played in those games.” But he’s not Rodgers. …

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WATCH: Virat Kohli meets Pakistan's pace gun Haris Rauf with big smile ahead of Asia Cup 2023 clash
1 year, 3 months ago

WATCH: Virat Kohli meets Pakistan's pace gun Haris Rauf with big smile ahead of Asia Cup 2023 clash

India TV News  

India and Pakistan are set to face off in the world's biggest cricket rivalry in the Asia Cup 2023 encounter on Saturday, September 2. All eyes will be on star cricketers Virat Kohli and Babar Azam as their performances will be crucial in the match's result at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Fans developed a Kohli-rauf rivalry after the game and …

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El Tráfico showcases special rivalry between LAFC’s Ilie Sánchez, Galaxy’s Víctor Vázquez
2 years, 5 months ago

El Tráfico showcases special rivalry between LAFC’s Ilie Sánchez, Galaxy’s Víctor Vázquez

LA Times  

Just 10 of the more than 800 players in MLS were born in Spain, so those who have made the journey here tend to be close. Earlier this season Vázquez’s Galaxy twice beat LAFC, the team who employs Ilie Sánchez. When Sánchez joined LAFC in January after five seasons with Sporting Kansas City, he said he wasn’t prepared for the …

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