Washington Huskies football players talked the talk after the team defeated the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff national semifinals on Monday night, 37-31. As players celebrated the Sugar Bowl win, Jaivion Green and Dyson McCutcheon were seen interacting with Longhorns fans and giving them the “horns down” symbol. …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – The Hungarian government says it will complete by Aug. 31 the construction of a fence meant to stop the flow of immigrants and refugees entering through its southern border with Serbia. Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said that Interior Minister Sandor Pinter assured the Cabinet at its meeting …
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ROME – The fight against match-fixing in soccer “will never finish,” Interpol secretary general said Thursday at a two-day conference on the problem. “Illegal betting on football is everywhere in the world, no country is immune to it,” Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said. “It is a hard job, a …
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SAN ANTONIO – DeAndre Kane drove for the game-winning layup with 1.6 seconds left and No. 3 seed Iowa State beat North Carolina 85-83 on Sunday, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000. The Cyclones (28-7) head to Madison Square Garden next week to face No. …
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FIRST ON FOX – In a war-torn part of the Middle East, where corruption and violence often determine who gets to eat and who goes hungry, one woman chose to challenge the system. When much of the world had written off northern Gaza as unreachable, 30-year-old east-Jerusalem resident Sarah Awaidah …
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A trans athlete made a girls’ high school volleyball team in Illinois, igniting chaotic debate among many of the town’s parents. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, saw a parade of angry parents speak out at its school district’s board meeting Wednesday night amid the local controversy involving the …
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Carolina Panthers left tackle Ikem Ekwonu may not be ready for the team’s season-opening game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after he underwent emergency appendectomy surgery last week. Ekwonu, 24, went to the team facility last weekend complaining of stomach pain. He was checked by the team’s medical staff, who recommended …
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Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson has died, the team announced on Tuesday. He was 45. Johnson was a standout running back for the Auburn Tigers before the Bengals selected him in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He spent seven seasons with the Bengals and one …
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Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Cade McNamara learned about phrasing on Tuesday as he conducted his media availability ahead of the team’s game against Western Michigan. McNamara has helped guide Iowa to the No. 25 spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25. He was talking about the Broncos’ defense and his …
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was captured having a heated sideline chat with wide receiver A.J. Brown during Thursday night’s win over the Minnesota Vikings, but he downplayed the interaction after the game, calling Brown a “great friend.” Thursday’s broadcast showed a seemingly frustrated Brown having words with Hurts at …
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