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Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket
Read full article: Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracketOregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while the new poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi.
AP Top 25 Extra Points: As 4th team to reach No. 1 this season, Oregon's rise is sign of the times
Read full article: AP Top 25 Extra Points: As 4th team to reach No. 1 this season, Oregon's rise is sign of the timesThis college football season is delivering when it comes to unpredictability and entertainment value.
NCAA closes loophole that allowed Oregon to purposely induce late penalty in win
Read full article: NCAA closes loophole that allowed Oregon to purposely induce late penalty in winThe NCAA football rules committee has issued guidance to close a loophole that allowed second-ranked Oregon to exploit an illegal substitution penalty late in its victory over Ohio State to take time off the clock.
Too many men: No. 2 Oregon purposely induced late penalty in win over No. 4 Ohio State
Read full article: Too many men: No. 2 Oregon purposely induced late penalty in win over No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 2 Oregon had 12 men on the field late in its 32-31 win over No. 4 Ohio State, with the resulting penalty causing precious seconds to wind off the clock.
Ejection of Oregon's Traeshon Holden is third this season in FBS for a player spitting on opponent
Read full article: Ejection of Oregon's Traeshon Holden is third this season in FBS for a player spitting on opponentOregon receiver Traeshon Holden was ejected from the third-ranked Ducks' game against Ohio State for unsportsmanlike conduct after he spit on a Buckeyes player.
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won't race for individual medal at Olympics
Read full article: Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won't race for individual medal at OlympicsJamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Olympics.
Sha'Carri, Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone cruise through early rounds at US Olympic track trials
Read full article: Sha'Carri, Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone cruise through early rounds at US Olympic track trialsSha’Carri Richardson never made it to the start, let alone the finish, of the 200 meters at the last Olympic trials.
Lyles and Snoop help NBC post best track trials ratings in 12 years
Read full article: Lyles and Snoop help NBC post best track trials ratings in 12 yearsThe combination of Noah Lyles, Snoop Dogg and 16-year-old Quincy Wilson running for a spot in the Olympics lifted NBC to its largest audience for the U.S. track trials since 2012, according to Nielsen.
Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 seconds
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 secondsSha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials.
Sha'Carri Richardson overcomes wobbly start for win in first heat at Olympic trials
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson overcomes wobbly start for win in first heat at Olympic trialsSha’Carri Richardson wobbled out of the starting block and raced with her right shoe untied but still won her preliminary 100-meter heat in 10.88 seconds to open her quest to make the Olympics at the U.S. track trials.
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
Read full article: Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US governmentA federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.
Top 10 shuffle in women's AP Top 25 as Stanford and Iowa move up behind No. 1 South Carolina
Read full article: Top 10 shuffle in women's AP Top 25 as Stanford and Iowa move up behind No. 1 South CarolinaNo. 2Stanford and No. 3 Iowa have jumped up behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll.
Oregon weekly newspaper to relaunch print edition after theft forced it to lay off its entire staff
Read full article: Oregon weekly newspaper to relaunch print edition after theft forced it to lay off its entire staffAn Oregon weekly newspaper that had to lay off its entire staff after its funds were embezzled will relaunch its print edition next month.
AP Top 25: No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon move up, give Pac-12 2 in top 5 for 1st time since 2016
Read full article: AP Top 25: No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon move up, give Pac-12 2 in top 5 for 1st time since 2016No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll to give the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season.
AP Top 25: Colorado falls out of rankings after first loss and Ohio State moves up to No. 4
Read full article: AP Top 25: Colorado falls out of rankings after first loss and Ohio State moves up to No. 4Colorado fell out of The Associated Press college football poll after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened.
Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championships
Read full article: Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championshipsGabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event
Read full article: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest eventSydney McLaughlin-Levrone turned in a dominant performance to win the women’s 400 meters at the U.S. track and field championships.
Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100 meters at US championships in 10.82
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100 meters at US championships in 10.82Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100 meters in 10.82 seconds Friday night to capture the U.S. championships title two years after having her national title stripped because of a doping violation.
Oral Roberts claims surprise College World Series bid; Wake Forest, LSU, Virginia also win supers
Read full article: Oral Roberts claims surprise College World Series bid; Wake Forest, LSU, Virginia also win supersOral Roberts will continue its surprising NCAA baseball tournament run in the College World Series after beating Oregon 11-6 in the deciding game of their super regional.
Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
Read full article: Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rulesA federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial.
Nigerian Amusan gets world record on wild night in hurdles
Read full article: Nigerian Amusan gets world record on wild night in hurdlesNigeria’s Tobi Amusan set a world record in the semifinals, then ran an even faster, wind-aided time in the final to take the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles at world championships.
US women win relays in upset, while men flounder again
Read full article: US women win relays in upset, while men flounder againThe U.S. women pulled a shocking upset in the 4-by-100 relay at world championships while the men finished second after a sloppy baton exchange that has become a ritual for that star-crossed team.
Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying
Read full article: Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifyingNoah Lyles celebrated his 25th birthday by running the fastest time in 200-meter qualifying at world championships, a 19.98-second romp that he punctuated by playfully wagging his finger at the six other sprinters straggling behind.
Gebreslase of Ethiopia finishes strong, wins world marathon
Read full article: Gebreslase of Ethiopia finishes strong, wins world marathonGotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia patiently tucked behind her Kenyan rival until late in the race before surging ahead and sprinting to the win in the women’s marathon at the world championships.
Coe: 'Inconceivable' Russians would be allowed at worlds
Read full article: Coe: 'Inconceivable' Russians would be allowed at worldsThe leader of global track and field said it would have been “inconceivable” to have allowed Russians into this week’s world championships given the country’s war against Ukraine.
Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6
Read full article: Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6Defending national champion Baylor has maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise.
Settlement talks fail in Oregon youths' anti-US climate suit
Read full article: Settlement talks fail in Oregon youths' anti-US climate suitOregon-based youth climate activists say settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice have failed six years after they first filed a federal lawsuit in Eugene.
Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in return
Read full article: Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in returnJamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.
Throwing strikes: Track athletes outline job in simple terms
Read full article: Throwing strikes: Track athletes outline job in simple termsA simple question of describing one's track and field event led to some creative comparisons that might help the casual track fan better understand precisely what they do at the Tokyo Games.
Smith, Carlos, Berry demand change in Olympic protest rule
Read full article: Smith, Carlos, Berry demand change in Olympic protest ruleTommie Smith, John Carlos and Gwen Berry are among the more than 150 educators, activists and athletes who signed a letter Thursday urging the IOC not to punish participants who demonstrate at the Tokyo Games.
In letter, USADA says it can't change marijuana rules alone
Read full article: In letter, USADA says it can't change marijuana rules aloneU.S. Anti-Doping Agency leaders are pushing to further mitigate “harsh consequences” for marijuana if it’s not intentionally used to enhance performance, though they cannot unilaterally change the rules, they wrote in a letter to members of Congress critical of the agency in the wake of sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s ban from the Olympics.
EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sports
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sportsThough pro leagues are slowly adjusting to the reality that marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, it remains squarely on the banned list for Olympic sports.
Ryan Crouser goes big, breaks 31-year-old shot put record
Read full article: Ryan Crouser goes big, breaks 31-year-old shot put recordRyan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.
The Latest: Crouser breaks 31-year-old shot put WR
Read full article: The Latest: Crouser breaks 31-year-old shot put WRRyan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.
‘Home Improvement’ actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in Oregon
Read full article: ‘Home Improvement’ actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in OregonEUGENE, Ore. – Zachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement” was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault. The Eugene Police Department said officers were dispatched to a North Eugene apartment Friday night on a report of a physical dispute. Bryan reportedly assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and took her phone away when she tried to call 911, police said. A message left with a possible agent for Bryan was not immediately returned. It wasn't immediately known if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
Pandemic-proof: Fall college football revived on West Coast
Read full article: Pandemic-proof: Fall college football revived on West CoastFILE- In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, a PAC-12 logo is displayed on the field before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Oregon in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)A major college football season that was in peril six week ago as conferences succumbed to concerns about COVID-19 is reconstituting. Not even a pandemic could stop college football at the schools that play it at the highest level. This every-conference-for-itself college football season looks like it will have five different start dates. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards
Read full article: A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards(The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)LOS ANGELES – “Schitt's Creek,” the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday's Emmy Awards with a comedy awards sweep, something even TV greats including “Frasier” and “Modern Family” failed to achieve. The awards for Pop TV's “Schitt's Creek” included best comedy series and trophies for its stars, including Catherine O'Hara and father-son Eugene and Daniel Levy. Moments later, his son won the award for comedy writing for “Schitt's Creek” episode, then shared a directing award and captured the supporting actor comedy trophy. As “Schitt’s Creek” gobbled up comedy awards, that left acclaimed “Insecure” and its creator Issa Rae empty-handed. But Black stories, Black performances and Black Lives Matter,” he said, urging Kimmel to shout with him.