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4 weeks ago

Weekend of upsets jumbles the College Football Playoff field ahead of ‘Rivalry Week’

CNN

CNN — After a weekend of chaos on the gridiron, the College Football Playoff picture looks markedly different this week. In the CFP format, the five highest ranked conference champions are automatically placed into the 12-team field, with the four highest ranked conference champions receiving a bye straight into the quarterfinals. Ross D. Franklin/AP Rivalry Week Thanksgiving weekend marks the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

Live Mint

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With two defenders closing in and a strained left hamstring to protect, Florida quarterback DJ Lagway's only option was to step up and let it fly. “God blessed that young man.” Lagway returned after missing most of Florida's last two games and delivered enough clutch plays for the Gators to earn their first series victory since 2018. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With two defenders closing in and a strained left hamstring to protect, Florida quarterback DJ Lagway’s only option was to step up and let it fly. “God blessed that young man.” Lagway returned after missing most of Florida’s last two games and delivered …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Who can pull off the college football upsets this week? Plus our weekly viewer guide

New York Times

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. The Gamecocks’ offense fell flat in a 27-3 loss to Ole Miss last week, but the Crimson Tide shouldn’t overlook this game. What could’ve been a top-10 Big Ten matchup lost some fire with USC losing to Minnesota last week. Sure, the Ducks looked vulnerable early on — …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Sports betting roundup: Close games and upsets highlight Week 2 of the NFL season

Associated Press

A crazy Week 2 in the NFL was highlighted by a number of close games coming down to the final seconds and a few big upsets along the way. Trends of the Week Trailing the Houston Texans 19-10 with 2:51 remaining on Sunday Night Football, Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos booted a 54-yard field goal to make it a 19-13 …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dan Evans upsets Karen Khachanov in longest-ever US Open match

The Hindu

Britain’s Dan Evans beat Russian Karen Khachanov 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 in the longest-ever U.S. Open match of the professional era on Tuesday, moving to the second round after an extraordinary fight back from four games down in the final set. The 184th-ranked Evans, once the British number one, beat world number 22 Khachanov in five hours and 35 …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: How Vinesh scripted one of the great Olympic upsets

Hindustan Times

Paris: The strategy is sound in theory. Vinesh, who’d dropped from the 53kg division at the Tokyo Games to 50kg for Paris, remained firm. Not even when she grabbed Vinesh’s right leg in the only move of attack that the Tokyo champions could penetrate through. For a wrestler who knocks off points crafting away attacking moves for fun, Vinesh had …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Julien Alfred upsets Sha’Carri Richardson to win women’s 100 meters at Paris Olympics

LA Times

This was supposed to be Sha’Carri Richardson’s big moment. After testing positive for marijuana and missing out on the Olympics three years ago, the American sprinter was supposed to earn redemption with gold in the women’s 100 meters at the 2024 Summer Games. “It means a lot to me, my coach, my country, which I’m sure is celebrating now.” How …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Singapore Open 2024: Treesa-Gayatri upsets World No. 2 Baek-Lee to reach quarterfinal

The Hindu

Rising Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stunned world number two Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea to enter the quarterfinals at Singapore Open here on Thursday. The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist duo of Treesa and Gayatri kept the Indian flag flying by eliminating Baek and Lee 21-9 14-21 21-15 in close …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Slovakia upsets the US in OT at ice hockey worlds and Finland eases past Norway

Associated Press

PRAGUE — Slovakia upset the United States 5-4 when Milos Kelemen scored with 1:04 left in overtime at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Libor Hudacek, Simon Nemec and Patrik Koch also scored for the Slovaks and goaltender Samuel Hlavaj stopped 39 shots in Group B in Ostrava. Shane Pinto scored the second for the Americans between the pads …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

This March Madness in women’s basketball is producing fewer upsets but closer games

Associated Press

This spotlight season for women’s college basketball isn’t merely creating brighter stars and bigger ratings. The top 16 women’s seeds play at home for the first two rounds while all men’s games are at neutral sites. 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 …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Maryland upsets No. 4 Ohio State 82-61 in Big Ten Tournament to seize familiar spot in semis

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Shyanne Sellers had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Maryland’s upset of fourth-ranked and regular-season champion Ohio State 82-61 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Nebraska and Michigan State took the court for their quarterfinal game right after the Terrapins finished avenging two regular-season losses to Ohio State. After going 137-20 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Group of 5 teams struggling to break into rankings with lack of P5 upsets

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Reality check: Utes found a new offensive weapon, playing starting safety Sione Vaki at running back against Cal, but how far can a team go with one of the worst passing attacks in the country? Reality check: Blue Devils made a statement by methodically burying North …

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1 year, 2 months ago

England become first team in history to achieve unwanted World Cup record after shock loss vs Afghanistan

India TV News

What is a World Cup without upsets, or without the lower-ranked teams showing everyone that they belong? So, Afghanistan decided to pull one out of the hat on Sunday, October 15 in Delhi as they beat the defending champions England in one of the most stunning outcomes in ICC Cricket World Cup history. With this 69-run loss, England became the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Rankings stagnant with few big upsets pushing voters to shake-up the poll

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Reality check: Last week, Reality Check gave a heads up on the Seminoles getting their running game cranked up over the next few week against lesser opponents. Reality check: Return of C Cooper Mays from injury gave the Vols a boost up front that they’ll really …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round of World Championships

The Hindu

All four Indian free-style wrestlers on show on the day one of the UWW World Championships won their opening-round bouts with 70kg grappler Abhimanyu upsetting world number 7 Ukraine’s Ihor Nykyforuk here on Saturday. Abhimanyu, the bronze-medal winner at the U23 World Championships in June and ranked 26th in the world, defeated the Ukrainian 19-9, effecting a victory by fall. …

World Indian World Championships Opening Round

1 year, 5 months ago

Wrestling trials for Asian Games: Upsets galore show past has little influence on the present

The Hindu

If there’s anything to be learned following the conclusion of the two-day-long selection trials to pick the Indian wrestling team for the Asian Games on Sunday, it’s that past results don’t necessarily correlate to current performance. With a remarkable number of upsets, the most stunning of which was the shock exit of Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, who was pinned …

Delhi World Wrestling Selection Trials Indian Asian

1 year, 5 months ago

UTT 2023: Puneri Paltan TT edges past Dabang Delhi TTC after Manush upsets Persson

The Hindu

A serve is considered the most vital aspect in an extremely technical and complex game, even at the highest level. Had it not been for Captain G. Sathiyan’s service error in the opening game of mixed doubles rubber, Dabang Delhi T.T.C. would have ended up on the winning side versus Puneri Paltan TT, despite Manush Shah pulling off a heist …

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1 year, 5 months ago

McDonald upsets top-seeded Fritz to reach quarterfinals at Eastbourne International

The Hindu

Mackenzie McDonald advanced to the quarterfinals at the Eastbourne International by upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6, 7-6 on Wednesday. It was a battle out there.” READ | Timeless Venus Williams eyes one more Wimbledon magic spell Gregoire Barrere also scored an upset by eliminating fifth-seeded Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Also, Michael Ymer beat Liam Broady 6-2, 6-4 and eighth-seeded …

Mcdonald

1 year, 6 months ago

National Inter-State Athletics C’ships: Kartik Kumar betters Asian Games qualifying mark; Seema upsets Sanjivani for gold in 10,000m

The Hindu

Long-distance runner Kartik Kumar continued to improve on his timing by smashing the meet record at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships and achieved the Asian Games qualification mark for the 10,000m event here at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday. Bhawana Jat, who took gold with a timing of 1:37:03 in the 20km race walk ahead of Commonwealth Games silver medallist …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament upsets: Bracket Breakers examines Providence, Oral Roberts vs. Duke and the East Region

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of the finale of March Madness and the National Championship game. Here’s the first installment of our first-round analysis for Bracket Breakers 2023, as we take a game-by-game look at the potential for upsets in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. East Region Upset chance: 21.3% Yes, Providence won us over, too, with their …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Sebastian Korda Upsets Hubert Hurkacz to Reach Maiden Grand Slam Quarters

News 18

Giantkiller Sebastian Korda clawed into a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final Sunday with a five set upset of 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz to keep his hopes alive of matching father Petr’s Australian Open exploits. The American 29th seed came out on top of a rollercoaster 10-point deciding tiebreak to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 at Rod Laver Arena. Korda, whose …

Set Seed Hubert Hurkacz Korda Reach Maiden Slam Quarters

1 year, 11 months ago

Unranked USC women’s basketball upsets No. 2 Stanford: Where do the Cardinal go from here?

New York Times

Unranked USC women’s basketball upset No. Here’s what you need to know: Guard Destiny Littleton led the Trojans with 18 points, four rebounds and six assists; Okako Adika added an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double. USC recorded its second win over a top-five program during Lindsay Gottlieb’s two-year tenure Sunday night thanks to its defense. This year, Gottlieb is turning in these …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

The Hindu

The first round of the FIFA World Cup is considered to be the least thrilling in the tournament given the potentially wide gap in quality between the competing teams. Such encounters may also take place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group-stage games. If Saudi Arabia beats Argentina in today’s Group C game, that would count as the second biggest …

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Weekend of upsets jumbles the College Football Playoff field ahead of ‘Rivalry Week’

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

Who can pull off the college football upsets this week? Plus our weekly viewer guide

Sports betting roundup: Close games and upsets highlight Week 2 of the NFL season

Dan Evans upsets Karen Khachanov in longest-ever US Open match

Paris 2024: How Vinesh scripted one of the great Olympic upsets

Julien Alfred upsets Sha’Carri Richardson to win women’s 100 meters at Paris Olympics

Singapore Open 2024: Treesa-Gayatri upsets World No. 2 Baek-Lee to reach quarterfinal

Slovakia upsets the US in OT at ice hockey worlds and Finland eases past Norway

This March Madness in women’s basketball is producing fewer upsets but closer games

Maryland upsets No. 4 Ohio State 82-61 in Big Ten Tournament to seize familiar spot in semis

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Group of 5 teams struggling to break into rankings with lack of P5 upsets

England become first team in history to achieve unwanted World Cup record after shock loss vs Afghanistan

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Rankings stagnant with few big upsets pushing voters to shake-up the poll

Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round of World Championships

Wrestling trials for Asian Games: Upsets galore show past has little influence on the present

UTT 2023: Puneri Paltan TT edges past Dabang Delhi TTC after Manush upsets Persson

McDonald upsets top-seeded Fritz to reach quarterfinals at Eastbourne International

National Inter-State Athletics C’ships: Kartik Kumar betters Asian Games qualifying mark; Seema upsets Sanjivani for gold in 10,000m

NCAA Tournament upsets: Bracket Breakers examines Providence, Oral Roberts vs. Duke and the East Region

Australian Open 2023: Sebastian Korda Upsets Hubert Hurkacz to Reach Maiden Grand Slam Quarters

Unranked USC women’s basketball upsets No. 2 Stanford: Where do the Cardinal go from here?

Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage