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Oct 21, 2026 - Sports

What happens to conference title games? Should more home playoff games be implemented? Joel Klatt shares his pros and cons of the 24 team College Football Playoff format.

Oct 21, 2026 - Sports

Across college football, many teams have turned to their backup quarterback. Here's how it's impacting their seasons.

Oct 21, 2026 - Sports

Jonathan Bukabakwa gets extra five-year ban from FifaDR Congo’s FA must improve education and complianceA coach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was banned from football for 20 years by Fifa for sexual abuse of a minor has had his ban extended by five years to 2048 by the world governing body.Jonathan Bukabakwa, known as Messi, has also been ordered to pay an additional fine of $15,000 (£11,200) after the Guardian revealed he had continued to work with young players despite his suspension. Continue reading...

Oct 21, 2026 - Sports

As women’s sprinting enters a golden era in the run-up to LA 2028, controversy surrounding a top coach threatens to overshadow the sport’s biggest starsWhen Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas came second at the recent track and field World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, she tried her best to be diplomatic: “I am an equal-opportunity doping hater,” she said. “If you are actively doping in sport, I do take issue with that. I’m not saying any names, no names are mentioned. But if you look at yourself and you think that’s what you’re doing, then so be it.”Thomas then went out of her way to congratulate her compatriot Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who finished ahead of her that day, aware of the territory into which she was straying. Continue reading...

Oct 21, 2026 - Sports

The duo have carved out lucrative and successful careers as TV audiences elsewhere are falling. It seems they won’t be together for much longerTroy Aikman knew when it was time to go. His aching body made the decision for him when he ended his NFL career in 2001. A quarter of a century later, with one of the top quarterbacks of the 1990s established as half of the pre-eminent broadcasting duo in American sports, his potential exit from the booth is not so clearcut.Aikman clearly feels his voice remains in fine working order, but his bosses at ESPN may not agree. The color commentator’s Monday Night Football play-by-play partner, Joe Buck, is reported to have agreed a new deal with the network worth $108m over six seasons (his previous deal was for five years at $15m a season), yet Aikman has claimed ESPN does not want to renew his contract. Continue reading...