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White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros in Game 1
Colson Montgomery hit a solo homer and Sam Antonacci drove in two runs to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros 6-3 in Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday.
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Now that it has passed the Senate, what comes next with the Protect College Sports Act?
It took more than four months for the Senate to pass a bill that backers concede is far from perfect, but still the best chance to control runaway spending and a raft of other problems across college sports.
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Humphreys seeing the other side of Georgia-Vandy game
Georgia senior receiver London Humphreys scored the first touchdown the last time the Bulldogs played Vanderbilt.
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Kalshi halted, for now, in Tennessee gambling ruling
A federal appeals court ruled that prediction market Kalshi's sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee's sports-wagering laws, reversing a lower-court ruling.
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Vols vastly improved defensively through season’s first month
Tennessee has entered the meat of its 2026 football schedule, and the Volunteers have done so having yet to allow 25 points in a game.
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Prep football surprises: Cleveland continues to climb
Surprises happen every week on the high school football field, and the Times Free Press staff is all over them. Here are five notable surprises from this past week's action:
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Braves put trust in Sale to anchor depleted rotation in NL Wild Card Series against Phillies
The Atlanta Braves battled through a long list of pitching injuries that left their rotation depleted for their National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.
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Saleh backs Cam Ward after late pick drops Titans to 0-3 with doubts growing
Another season, another new coach, another 0-3 start for Tennessee.
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At NBA media days, plenty of teams in the league find no shortage of reasons for optimism
After being on opposite sides of an NBA Finals that ended just 3 1/2 months ago, New York guard Jalen Brunson and San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama found themselves with the exact same mindsets on Monday.
