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Sep 23, 2026 - Sports

Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FAMicheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s football manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, after Israel’s football federation accused Hallgrimsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy” over comments about the war in Gaza.“I think those are unacceptable remarks; they should be withdrawn,” Martin told reporters in New York, where he is attending the UN general assembly. “Israel can’t keep denying what the world knows, and what the world understands.” Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 - Sports

Can USC, Michigan finally reach the 12-team postseason? Joel Klatt names his top 10 teams outside the top 10 to reach this year's College Football Playoff.

Sep 23, 2026 - Sports

On 23 September 1926, two of the best heavyweights in American history met in front of 120,000 fans in Philadelphia. The fight drew in a nationThe two fights between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney rank with boxing’s most-storied championship bouts and are among the greatest sports spectacles ever seen in America. Wednesday marks the one hundredth anniversary of their first encounter.Dempsey bridged boxing’s old and modern eras and was one of the most charismatic fighters in history. When Dempsey was young, biographer Randy Roberts recounts, “he lived in mining camps and hobo jungles, rode the rods, and more than once begged for food. What separated him was his willingness, even eagerness, to work. He accepted any type of employment from washing dishes, cutting lawns, and scrubbing floors to the harder work of coal-mining, digging ditches, and picking fruit.” Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 - Sports

No. 1 Nebraska hosts Missouri on Wednesday at Bob Devaney Sports Center, resuming a match suspended earlier this month at Wrigley Field. Here's the TV channel, streaming and start time.

Sep 23, 2026 - Sports

Heeney, Warner, Blakey, Jordon and Bice attend exit meetingsThe five have not been to Swans HQ since August suspensionSydney’s five suspended players have offered an apology to teammates and colleagues after ending their weeks-long exile from the AFL club.Swans vice-captain Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice on Wednesday appeared at Sydney’ base at Moore Park for the first time since being banned for breaching club standards in August. Continue reading...