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Over 3,000 athletes to take part in State Games in Mangaluru, Udupi
16 hours, 49 minutes ago

Over 3,000 athletes to take part in State Games in Mangaluru, Udupi

The Hindu  

As many as 3,247 athletes and 599 officials will take part in 23 sports events of the State Games, which will be held in Mangaluru and Udupi between January 17 and 23. Mallya Indoor Stadium, Yemmekere Swimming Pool, Ambedkar Bhavan, Nehru Maidan, the auditorium of the Karnataka State Government Workers Association, and Marena Indoor Sports Complex. Also, the netball matches …

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Ludhiana: 800 athletes compete at State Special Olympics
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ludhiana: 800 athletes compete at State Special Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Around 800 athletes from 60 schools across Punjab and neighboring states are participating in the 25th Punjab State Special Olympics Games and the inaugural North Zone Special Olympics Games, which commenced at Guru Nanak Public School in Sarabha Nagar on Friday. The three-day event, organised by Special Olympics Bharat Punjab in collaboration with the District Special Olympics Association, Ludhiana, will …

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Portland hosts Portland State following Burnham’s 25-point performance
4 weeks ago

Portland hosts Portland State following Burnham’s 25-point performance

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Portland State Vikings at Portland Pilots Portland, Oregon; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland faces Portland State after Maisie Burnham scored 25 points in Portland’s 83-67 victory over the UTEP Miners. Portland State averages 15.0 turnovers per game and is 1-1 when winning the …

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Alabama State faces No. 18 Ole Miss on 3-game road slide
1 month, 1 week ago

Alabama State faces No. 18 Ole Miss on 3-game road slide

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama State Hornets at Ole Miss Rebels Oxford, Mississippi; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State will attempt to break its three-game road skid when the Hornets visit No. Ole Miss scores 76.5 points and has outscored opponents by 25.5 points per game. Ole …

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USC star JuJu Watkins reaches 1,000-point mark faster than Caitlin Clark
1 month, 3 weeks ago

USC star JuJu Watkins reaches 1,000-point mark faster than Caitlin Clark

LA Times  

At the end of a historically dominant week in which records were toppled and women’s college basketball put on early notice, JuJu Watkins pulled up from behind the arc in Friday’s game and bricked. It took Watkins just 38 games to reach the mark, just one game slower than the NCAA record holders, Maree Jackson of Louisiana State, Carol Menken …

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Six Big Ten Teams Make Splash as USC and UCLA Join the Conference's Elite
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Six Big Ten Teams Make Splash as USC and UCLA Join the Conference's Elite

Associated Press  

Six Big Ten teams - USC, UCLA, Oregon, Ohio State, Nebraska and Maryland - will make their mark in the 2024-25 season. Despite losing Caitlin Clark, the conference remains a force to be reckoned with, with teams like USC and UCLA leading the way. The Big Ten will also feature international matchups, including the Aflac Oui Play doubleheader in Paris, …

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How the Class of 2024 quarterbacks are faring in college football
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Class of 2024 quarterbacks are faring in college football

New York Times  

Most of the top quarterbacks in the Class of 2024 have been on campus since January. 56 overall Stats: none Noland was a four-star prospect and looked like he could be Ohio State’s quarterback of the future before Sayin arrived. 68 overall Stats: none Three quarterbacks have thrown a pass for the Fighting Irish this season and Carr isn’t one …

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Iowa's Explosive Rushing Game Threatens Michigan State in Big Ten Showdown
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa's Explosive Rushing Game Threatens Michigan State in Big Ten Showdown

Associated Press  

Iowa is on a roll, riding the momentum of a 40-16 win over Washington to maintain their position atop the Big Ten standings. The Hawkeyes' potent rushing game, led by Big Ten leader Kaleb Johnson, has averaged over 200 yards per game in their last six contests. In contrast, the Spartans' defense has struggled against the ground, giving up nearly …

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What are the most dangerous trap games for college football’s Top 25 teams?
3 months ago

What are the most dangerous trap games for college football’s Top 25 teams?

New York Times  

Trap games in college football are like a faulty switch on your sump pump. With the season’s midpoint this weekend, it’s worth examining every Top 25 program’s remaining trap game based on opponent strength, schedule placement, history and location. There’s some unpredictability with the 4-2 Yellow Jackets, who upset Florida State in Ireland and boast one of the ACC’s top-scoring …

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How Will Howard’s big-game experience helps Ohio State in its biggest test yet
3 months ago

How Will Howard’s big-game experience helps Ohio State in its biggest test yet

New York Times  

Things couldn’t have gone worse for Will Howard when he took the field for the second half of last year’s game at Texas. When Ohio State coach Ryan Day began evaluating Howard in the transfer portal, one of the things he liked was Howard’s experience. While Day said the mobility stood out on the tape, Howard’s accuracy also showed up …

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Big Ten football schedule rankings: The top 5 toughest and easiest slates
3 months ago

Big Ten football schedule rankings: The top 5 toughest and easiest slates

New York Times  

Every team in the Big Ten has played at least two conference games, and six teams have arrived at the halfway point in their seasons. — Sherman GO DEEPER Iowa is losing ground on the Big Ten and CFB's serious contenders Remaining schedule: Wisconsin, UCLA, at USC, bye, Minnesota, at Maryland, Illinois, at Michigan State Scoring a single touchdown in …

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Who’s on upset watch this week? Plus, our Week 6 viewer guide
3 months, 1 week ago

Who’s on upset watch this week? Plus, our Week 6 viewer guide

New York Times  

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. There are four Friday night games this week, but these two have the most intrigue : Saturday’s schedule Here’s a look at the Saturday matchups for every ranked team. It’s odd that Michigan and Washington’s national championship rematch isn’t the most important game here, but both programs just …

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CFP Bracket Watch: Texas, Ohio State, Miami, Utah are top seeds as SEC hoards 1st-round home games
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CFP Bracket Watch: Texas, Ohio State, Miami, Utah are top seeds as SEC hoards 1st-round home games

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The top four seeds remain locked into The Associated Press’ College Football Playoff bracket projection as Miami and Utah move up the Top 25. 1 seed as the projected Southeastern Conference champion, followed by Ohio State as the second seed out of the Big Ten. ___ …

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No. 3 Ohio State looks ahead to Big Ten schedule after rolling through nonconference games
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 3 Ohio State looks ahead to Big Ten schedule after rolling through nonconference games

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Right now, I feel like we’re in a decent spot,” said receiver Emeka Egbuka, who led the team Saturday with five catches for 117 yards and a TD. “So we’ll just go with what we see and grow from it from there.” Ohio State’s offensive weapons …

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Madhya Pradesh adds street sport Pittu in sports calender of all colleges for its ‘revival’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh adds street sport Pittu in sports calender of all colleges for its ‘revival’

Hindustan Times  

Efforts to revive Pittu received a boost with Madhya Pradesh introducing it as a sport for all colleges in Madhhya Pradesh for the academic year 2024-25, according to a government circular issued on September 6, although the motivation behind this has less to do with the game than the fact that it is believed to have been played by Lord …

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Saina Nehwal has arthritis in the knee, 'thinking about retirement': 'How will you challenge best players in the world?'
4 months ago

Saina Nehwal has arthritis in the knee, 'thinking about retirement': 'How will you challenge best players in the world?'

Hindustan Times  

Ace Indian shuttler and former Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling arthritis and will have to decide on her future in badminton by the end of this year as the ailment has made it impossible for her to train the usual hours. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist said she can …

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Paris Olympics: China's state media, netizens rally around Pan Zhanle after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: China's state media, netizens rally around Pan Zhanle after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'

Firstpost  

Pan Zhanle smashed his own 100m freestyle world record, shaving 0.40 seconds off the previous mark, for China’s first swimming gold at Paris 2024 China’s state media, athletes and netizens rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle after critics including an Australian swim commentator said his world record swim in the 100 metres freestyle was not “humanly possible”. Pan …

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As India gears up for Paralympics 2024, PCI organises special event, body president in attendance
6 months, 3 weeks ago

As India gears up for Paralympics 2024, PCI organises special event, body president in attendance

India TV News  

The Paralympics 2024 are not much far away from now. Ahead of the Games, the Paralympic Committee of India organised a special event called "The Paralympic Story 7" on Thursday, June 3, shedding light on the story of athletes and the efforts put in to bring the laurels to the country. Asian Para Games 2023 medallists Rakesh Kumar and Pradeep …

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Here’s why the Golden State Warriors really are better than they were last season
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Here’s why the Golden State Warriors really are better than they were last season

New York Times  

This season: Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis. In fact, they got better — just practically, measured against the most recent full result, which was last season’s team. Starting with … Draymond’s two suspensions destabilized this season, but even that was not comparable to his punching of Poole in training camp last season. Then when Poole was traded for …

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Close encounters of the college kind
9 months ago

Close encounters of the college kind

China Daily  

This season's NCAA women's tournament has been a huge ratings hit in North America thanks to breakout stars and increasing levels of competitiveness. Eleven lower seeds won in the first round of the men's tournament, with Middle Tennessee the lone first-round winner among lower seeds in the women's division. The underdogs The women's tournament doesn't have any Cinderella stories to …

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Mandel’s Mailbag: Is NCAA really to blame, what are college football’s ‘what if’ moments?
10 months, 1 week ago

Mandel’s Mailbag: Is NCAA really to blame, what are college football’s ‘what if’ moments?

New York Times  

I passed on writing a mailbag last week because I had my hands full covering first the potential College Football Playoff expansion mess, then the bombshell Tennessee NIL ruling. Whereas every football fan knows about Caleb Williams, Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix and Marvin Harrison Jr. • It doesn’t help that college basketball is almost entirely detached from the NBA. …

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No. 3 North Carolina holds off Florida State 75-68 to extend win streak to 10 games
11 months, 1 week ago

No. 3 North Carolina holds off Florida State 75-68 to extend win streak to 10 games

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — North Carolina had won seven straight Atlantic Coast Conference games by double digits. 3 North Carolina rally from an eight-point deficit early in the second half and beat Florida State 75-68. Cadeau shot 8 of 9 from the free-throw line and had six assists as North Carolina extended its win streak to 10 games. BIC PICTURE North …

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Mississippi State plays Vanderbilt after Smith’s 26-point showing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi State plays Vanderbilt after Smith’s 26-point showing

Associated Press  

Vanderbilt Commodores at Mississippi State Bulldogs Starkville, Mississippi; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State takes on the Vanderbilt Commodores after Tolu Smith scored 26 points in Mississippi State’s 90-77 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. Mississippi State is shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 43.9% Vanderbilt allows to opponents. Vanderbilt has shot …

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Big Ten’s No. 10 Penn State to have top-ranked defense tested by SEC’s No. 11 Ole Miss in Peach Bowl
1 year ago

Big Ten’s No. 10 Penn State to have top-ranked defense tested by SEC’s No. 11 Ole Miss in Peach Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! WHAT’S AT STAKE Penn State is looking to complete its list of wins in all of the New Year’s Six bowl games. KEY MATCHUP Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart vs. Penn State’s No. FACTS & FIGURES This will be Penn State’s first Peach Bowl appearance.. Penn …

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