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Drake Maye’s epic Week 1 meltdown raises 3 major concerns for 2026 NFL season

One ugly quarter cost New England a winnable opener and exposed problems that could last much longer.

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Sep 10 • 7:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Oswego Players announce 2026 Don McCann contest winners

OSWEGO — “Undiscovered Country” has taken top honors in the Oswego Players 2026 Don J. McCann Memorial One-Act Play Writing Contest.By Dana Leslie Goldstein of Brooklyn, “Undiscovered Country” examines losing a loved one and how, through memories, lost love can be found. A panel of 15 volunteer judges praised it for its flow of dialog and richly developed characters. Goldstein receives a $250 cash prize. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmv2C?6C:?8 2 S`d_ D64@?5\A=246 AC:K6 :D q6? sH@C t?@F89]” xE’D 2 DE@CJ @7 2 J@F?8 2FE:DE:4 >2? H9@ DECF88=6D E@ 4@?BF6C 9:D :??6C :?D64FC:E:6D 367@C6 2 3:8 2F5:E:@?]k^Am#placement_726068_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid726068 = window.pid726068 || rnd;var plc726068 = window.plc726068 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=726068;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid726068+';place='+(plc726068++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');kAm%96 Sfd E9:C5\A=246 AC:K6 :D 2H2C565 E@ “p== 7@C 2 qF4

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Sep 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • oswegocountynewsnow.com
The 2026 Theo Entertainment & Events Award Winners

A look at this year's Entertainment & Events Theo Award winners.

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Sep 10 • 6:20 AM EDT • Entertainment • riskandinsurance.com
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6 winners and losers from Patriots’ loss to the Seahawks

Who caught our eye, for better or worse, in the Patriots’ loss.

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Sep 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Barça coach Flick: Yamal deserves the Ballon d'Or

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick believes his star winger Lamine Yamal is the clear favourite to win the Ballon d'Or as the planet's best male footballer. The ceremony is on October 26 in London where the Spain World Cup winner will be up against the likes of Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, Rodri and Kylian Mbappé.

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Sep 10 • 4:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Niko Tsakris flashes class as San Jose rekindle winning ways

By Ben SteinerIf absence makes the heart grow fonder, then Niko Tsakris's return to the scoresheet must have felt pretty sweet on Wednesday night.Guiding the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3–2 win over C...

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Sep 10 • 2:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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This shows how ‘serious' the Trump administration is about winning the midterms: Political analyst

Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell discusses the GOP's strategy for the midterm elections and voter turnout efforts on ‘The Bottom Line.’

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Sep 9 • 10:26 PM EDT • Politics • foxbusiness.com
Chinese Distributor Hishow Adds ‘Josephine’, ‘Ah Girl’ & ‘Rec’ Franchise To We Love Cinema Release Slate

EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based producer-distributor Hishow Entertainment is expanding its cinephile ‘We Love Cinema’ brand with a slate of new acquisitions including recent Sundance winner Josephine and Ah ...

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Sep 9 • 9:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Oregon Already Getting Disrespected by ESPN After Week 1 Win

Oregon had a very strange opening game on Saturday against Boise State. I think some are forgetting that Boise State is one of the better teams in the country, and while Oregon could have and should have played better, there's a very good scenario in which Boise State is a playoff team. We have to remember that at the end of the day, especially with Oregon still winning this game, the defense stepped up when needed.

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Sep 9 • 8:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Arsenal: Martin Odegaard new role explained by Mikel Arteta after captain's Champions League winner at Napoli

Martin Odegaard scored his fourth goal in five games this season with the winner in Arsenals 1-0 Champions League victory at Napoli on Wednesday; Gunners captain only scored once in 2025/26 but higher position and fitness have facilitated fast start to the new campaign

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Sep 9 • 7:05 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
'America's Nobel' prizes go to sleep and hemophilia researchers, and to Michael J. Fox for Parkinson's advocacy

The Lasker Foundation has announced the winners of its 2026 awards for basic medical research, clinical science and public service.

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Sep 9 • 5:47 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Odegaard gives Arsenal winning Champions League start at Napoli

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard's sensational late strike broke stern Napoli resistance as the English champions began their bid for Champions League glory with a hard-fought 1-0 win in Naples on Wednesday.It continued a perfect start to the campaign for Arsenal, who began their Premier League title defence with three wins in a row before condemning Massimiliano Allegri's team to a third consecutive defeat.

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Sep 9 • 5:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
JLF Seattle, microcosm of Jaipur Literature Festival, comes to town

JLF Seattle, based on the Jaipur Literature Festival, offers a lineup of local and international award-winning authors.

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Sep 9 • 5:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
THE MAC IS FIGHTING BACK: Michigan Could LOSE Its Win?!

MAC Wants Michigan-Western Michigan Result Changed After Controversial Finish The controversy surrounding Michigan and Western Michigan has taken another dramatic turn. The Mid-American Conference has formally appealed to the NCAA and College Football Playoff, asking that Western Michigan be recognized as the winner of its controversial season-opening game against Michigan. Michigan officially won 13-12 after…

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Sep 9 • 3:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jimmie Johnson | Racing Report

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — This week on Racing Report with Chris Weaver, we’ll take a look at the opening race for the NASCAR Chase for the Championship that kicked off at Darlington Speedway with the Southern 500. We’ll chat with winning driver, Christopher Bell, who got his first win of 2026 and we’ll also […]

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Sep 9 • 1:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nebraska Football: Adjustments to Winning

A tortoise-like blowout of Ohio

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Sep 9 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Taylor Swift becomes bugs

She’s a Grammy Award-winning international superstar, and now, Taylor Swift is also a genus of plant-feeding insects from Australia that were previously unknown to science.

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Sep 9 • 12:44 PM EDT • Science • news.ucr.edu
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Boo! at the Ballpark returning to Gwinnett Field

Boo! at the Ballpark is coming back to Gwinnett Field in late October as the Gwinnett Stripers are again partnering with Dippin’ Dots to host the community Halloween event.

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Sep 9 • 11:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
'Toy Story 5' Secures Third Consecutive No.1 on Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 9

Disney/Lucasfilm’s Toy Story 5 continues its winning streak on the Official Film Chart, securing a third consecutive week at No 1 on the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart through Sept. 9. There were no chart changes among the top six from the previous week. Universal’s Obsession remained at No. 2 in its 10th week … Continue reading "‘Toy Story 5’ Secures Third Consecutive No.1 on Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 9"

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Sep 9 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • mediaplaynews.com
Vrancken has captured imagination of Hearts fans

There was a sense of inevitability about Hearts' late winner against Dundee on Sunday. Much of the credit for Hearts' recent form must go to Wouter Vrancken. The Belgian's style of play has captured the imagination of the Hearts support and, just as importantly, the players have fully embraced his football philosophy.

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Sep 9 • 10:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The 2026 Emmys are almost here. Here's how to watch, what to expect and who's up for the biggest awards.

Can "The Pitt" and "Hacks" continue their Emmy-winning runs, or will new shows like "Widow's Bay" and "Pluribus" claim the top prizes?

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Sep 9 • 10:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Paramount Business Jets Named Best Luxury Private Aviation Company in the USA for 2026

Luxury Lifestyle Awards recognizes Paramount Business Jets for excellence in private aviation and its longstanding commitment to safety, transparency and personalized service Richard Zaher, Founder and CEO of Paramount Business Jets. Paramount Business Jets was named Best Luxury Private Aviation Company in the USA for 2026 by Luxury Lifestyle Awards. Photo courtesy of Paramount Business Jets. ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paramount Business Jets, an award-winning global privat

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Sep 9 • 10:10 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed on 2026 Ballon d'Or finalist list

Cristiano Ronaldo’s unfortunate streak of Ballon d’Or nominations seems to continue. The ghost of a failed Ballon d’Or finalist list has again come at this time of year to haunt Ronaldo for the fourth time in a row. A winner of five Ballon d’Or awards, he has been missing from the list for the last four years and has again failed to make it this […] The post Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed on 2026 Ballon d'Or finalist list appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Sep 9 • 8:57 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
World premiere: Shakespeare’s comeback story debuts in I.C.

Scott Carter's new play 'I, Will' imagines Shakespeare's comeback at age 44. Why is the Emmy-winning HBO producer's world premiere launching at Riverside Theatre? He explains it in a Q&A with The Gazette.

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Sep 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thegazette.com
Hiltzik: Resisting Trump turns out to be a winning business strategy

A study finds that businesses that resisted Trump's anti-diversity pressure paid no price. Are the law firms and universities that capitulated listening?

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Sep 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • latimes.com
California voters can fix a flaw in the state's recall system

Proposition 5 on the November ballot would prevent a governor's replacement from taking office by winning just marginal support. It's the first step toward a badly needed overhaul.

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Sep 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Keltie Knight of E! shares a day in her life ahead of the Emmys

Emmy-winning TV host Keltie Knight juggles a busy schedule in LA, balancing show prep, podcasting, and fashion fittings ahead of the Emmys.

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Sep 9 • 5:05 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Report: Messi plans to buy Spanish second-tier side Eldense

Argentina football great Lionel Messi is set to become majority owner of Spanish second-division club CD Eldense, Spanish sports daily AS reported late on Tuesday. AS said that the 2022 World Cup winner had reached a basic agreement with Colombian investment group TH to take over 100% of the shares.

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Sep 9 • 3:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Slime Molds and a double Ig Nobel Prize winner and a big, great science adventure

” ‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence — Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’…

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Sep 9 • 3:24 AM EDT • Science • improbable.com
Insider Connects Connor Hellebuyck to Carolina Hurricanes

A trade has not materialized for Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck. He made it clear he wants to be moved out of the organization.It’s been two weeks for Hellebuyck and his camp to see a trade come through. However, nothing has happened to this point.A few of his Jets teammates were asked about it before […] The post Insider Connects Connor Hellebuyck to Carolina Hurricanes appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 9 • 12:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dabo takes offense at question about ‘roster construction’

SPARTANBURG, SC(WSPA)-Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney spoke as much about this past Saturday’s rout at LSU, a 51-10 loss, as he did about the upcoming opponent, Georgia Southern (Saturday, 7:30pm, Death Valley) at his weekly Tuesday news conference. The last question he was asked during the session, from Chapel Fowler of The State, centered on […]

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Sep 9 • 12:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New York Yankees clinch 34th straight winning season but have much bigger goals

For the New York Yankees, clinching their 34th consecutive winning season was a milepost rather than a milestone. “We're the Yankees, and we're going to win,” captain Aaron Judge said after New York beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Tuesday night for its 82nd victory. New York’s streak is the second-longest in the four major U.S. professional sports leagues behind the Yankees’ record 39 winning seasons in a row from 1926-64.

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Sep 9 • 12:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mega Man: Dual Override Robot Masters leaked, including winner of design contest

Complete list of Robot Masters in Mega Man: Dual Override has now leaked, including reveal of winner from design contest picked for the game.

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Sep 8 • 11:58 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
JBT Power Coach of the Week: Jonathan Mitchell, LeFlore

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Congratulations to LeFlore Rattlers Head Coach Jonathan Mitchell for winning JBT Power Coach of the Week for the fourth week of Friday Night Football. The Rattlers are off to a hot start as they’re 3-0 overall and 1-0 in region play after defeating the Satsuma Gators 38-0 last Friday night. This is Mitchell’s first […]

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Sep 8 • 10:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Netflix And Teton Ridge Entertainment Partner On New Lonesome Dove Series

Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart to adapt Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning western Lonesome Dove in partnership with Teton Ridge Entertainment and Netflix.

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Sep 8 • 8:05 PM EDT • Entertainment • cowboysindians.com
Why Brandon Marsh's slump will derail Phillies' NL East chances

The Philadelphia Phillies are looking to surpass the Atlanta Braves in the National League East standings. They will need players to step up over the next few weeks amid their pursuit of winning the division. Of course, Philadelphia is hoping its stars can lead the way. Starting pitching is a strength for this Phillies ball club. Zack Wheeler has […] The post Why Brandon Marsh's slump will derail Phillies' NL East chances appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Sep 8 • 6:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The 98 Biggest TV Show Flops, Bombs and Misses in the First Half of 2026

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) In July, I updated my look at how the “streaming bubble” popped since 2023, showing the decline in streaming TV shows over time. But after compiling and analyzing and writing about over one hundred TV show flops in the first half of 2026—I counted 99 “nominees” and there are even more honorable mentions—I couldn’t have told you that the number of shows is going down. When it comes to scripted, English-language TV shows, it feels like we have as many bombs as ever. I don’t keep a specific count, but some streamers probably had as many flops as they’ve ever had.1 That’s right, it’s time for part two of my analysis of the biggest flops, bombs and misses on streaming in the first half of 2026. Two weeks ago, I took a look at films. Today, TV shows. If you want to read the full methodology for how I assemble this list, you can find it at the bottom of this article. In short, this list is… ...scripted and unscripted TV shows,...from the nine major streamers,...in the US (using US-only ratings),...excluding true crime, kids and foreign-language shows,...that got no/poor ratings,...from Jan-2026 to the end of June-2026. Reminder: this article does not represent my personal opinion—many of these shows are great!—but I follow the data, and a miss is a miss and a bomb is a bomb. Also, price matters. If a TV show costs north of $100 million, it needs to get lots and lots of streaming viewership to justify that budget. As with past editions, I ordered this list by streamer, going from best (fewest flops) to worst (the most misses)—taking the size of the flops into consideration—and like the last edition, three or four streamers vied to take the win/loss of having the most flops. (But the actual winner is no surprise.) I try to avoid tooting my own horn too much, but seriously, in just under 5,000 words (including the methodology section) I provide a mostly comprehensive overview of the eight major streamers (Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and Apple TV) for the first half of the year, mentioning most of their hits and all their misses. It summarizes the entire first half of 2026! If you want to support this work, please subscribe. Subscribe Tubi Big Mood Boarders The Freak Brothers Twenty Twenty Six Honorable Mentions: Busted on Bodycam, Deestroying the Pitch, Destination World Cup 2026 I don’t think that Tubi spends all that much making or (mostly) licensing these original TV shows—Big Mood, Boarders and Twenty Twenty Six all come from the UK—but they’re not free and they didn’t chart anywhere. Winner: The Freak Brothers Have you even heard of this show? It’s an animated comedy...that’s on its third season! And Pete Davidson, Woody Harrelson, John Goodman and Tiffany Haddish all provide voice talent for it. Yes, animated shows don’t cost as much as live action shows, but cheap isn’t free! So a show with this level of talent needs to perform better. Disney+ Daredevil: Born Again Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Honorable Mentions: Behind the Attraction, Donna Hay Coastal Celebrations, We Call It Imagineering Disney+ doesn’t make all that many original shows anymore. They had two flops, and one was animated. Their one not-a-miss show, Wonder Man, got just good enough viewership to not be considered a “miss”...but it’s since been cancelled. At this point, Disney has pivoted entirely away from making big budget TV shows for Disney+ to making...almost nothing for Disney+? Sure, Disney’s spending circa 2019-2022 was unsustainable, but now they’re pivoting too far in the other direction. At some point, Disney needs to stop shifting strategies so wildly. Really, Disney should have made fewer shows for Disney+ at launch and the shows they did make at that time needed to be made at more reasonable budgets. And they should adopt that strategy now. Winner: Daredevil: Born Again Daredevil, the Marvel Comics character, is on my personal Mount Rushmore of favorite superheroes, so it pains me to give him the win/loss today, but this show deserves it. I’ll repeat my hot take from last spring: “Based on his popularity, Daredevil should be in movies, and probably ones that cost a lot less than the MCU’s usual price tag. Disney/Bob Iger/Ike Perlmutter (who, based on reporting, made the decision) made a huge mistake selling TV shows to Netflix in the 2010s, thus limiting this character to the small screen. Daredevil could have anchored Marvel’s post-Infinity War plans, and if he did, the MCU would probably be in a better place than it is now.” HBO Max We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… What four streamers had the most misses... HBO’s strong start to 2026… The caveat to Peacock’s turnaround this year... Paramount+’s key man problem… What country isn’t delivering hits for Netflix or Hulu... The cavalcade of stars on a streamer where no one is watching their shows... Across nearly 5,000 words of analysis… And a lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you’d like to read more about why you should subscribe, please read this article about the Streaming Ratings Report, why it matters, why you need it, and why we cover streaming ratings best.

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Sep 8 • 6:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos

After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.

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Sep 8 • 5:43 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Monster Jam coming to Gwinnett this weekend

Long before she made a name for herself on the insanely popular Monster Jam circuit, Kayla Blood approached and cleared her share of hurdles.

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Sep 8 • 5:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
These Companies Made the Inc. Best in Business List. Here’s What Happened Next

Award winners share how they capitalized on the momentum from their Best in Business recognition.

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Sep 8 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • inc.com
MAC now says Big Ten replay officials erred in adding 1 second back for Michigan's Hail Mary, asks NCAA to recognize Western Michigan as the winner
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Sep 8 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Arsenal is watching back to back Champions League winner

Arsenal continue to eye top players who can improve their squad, and several names are on their radar, with Willian Pacho now emerging as one of the stars they want to sign. The Ecuadorian defender ha...

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Sep 8 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that makes you laugh and then think. Science editor Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what the researchers think could be behind the phenomenon, and they explore some of the other awards, including one for a surprising quality we look for in our friends and another for a biomechanical definition of kissing

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Sep 8 • 12:26 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
How is the Ballon d'Or winner decided?

Voting for the Ballon d'Or has undergone some significant change over the years.

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Sep 8 • 11:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Award-Winning Photographers Give Newhouse Students Up-Close Look at Covering Sports

Sony Artisans of Imagery Jean Fruth and Patrick Murphy-Racey provide advice, lead workshops at Syracuse football, Syracuse Mets games.

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Sep 8 • 11:43 AM EDT • Sports • newhouse.syracuse.edu
Cambridge Entrepreneur Wins $25,000 in Business Pitch Competition

CAMBRIDGE, WI – Collaborative 523 Inc., in partnership with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, has announced Jacy Eckerman as the winner of the second cohort of its Business Pitch Competition.

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Sep 8 • 11:13 AM EDT • Business • hngnews.com
Ballon d’Or nominee list revealed

The nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or have been revealed. The winner of the award, organised by France Football, will be announced in Paris on 26th October. Ousmane Dembélé won the award last...

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Sep 8 • 11:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NFL Expert Predicts Patriots Regression After Super Bowl Run

Sporting News predicts the Patriots will surrender the AFC East and fall short of another Super Bowl appearance despite winning a playoff game.

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Sep 8 • 10:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
I’ve already picked my National Television Awards winners - here’s who I think will be bringing home the trophies

The competition is fierce, but I know who I want to come away from the ceremony with a gong

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Sep 8 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • womanandhome.com
Six decades of politics (but little government)

The first aired episode of “Star Trek,” entitled “The Man Trap,” premiered on September 8, 1966 — 60 years ago today. I’m actually editing a political science fiction issue of The Forum right now, and it’s prompted to me think a lot about the ways that Trek deals with politics and government and what it’s offered us as commentary. The @smotus report is a reader-supported publication. To support this work, please become a paid subscriber. Subscribe The original TV series ran from 1966 to 1969. It had a loyal but modest following, but the audience grew substantially with the series in syndication for years after that. The franchise developed its first motion picture in 1979, followed by five sequels, and then a whole other series of films built around the “Next Generation” series that first aired in 1987. In recent decades, several more TV series have built up around it, including the current “Strange New Worlds,” now in its fourth season. Throughout the past six decades, the franchise has offered us a good many insights into US politics and international relations, although often disguised as science fiction yarns. The original series was largely a Cold War fable, with the United Federation of Planets (a stand-in for the US) perpetually at odds with the Klingon Empire (a stand-in for the USSR). The “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” episode (1969) posited a planet divided into two races, largely indistinguishable to outsiders, but nonetheless constituting a brutal racial hierarchy. “Patterns of Force” (1968) showed a struggling planet where the leader had attempted to construct a benevolent dictatorship — literally Nazism without bigotry — and found that authoritarianism could not exist apart from hierarchy and oppression. (Relatedly, I’d put “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” high on a list of dad films about the end of the Cold War, near “The Hunt for Red October.”) Get 20% off for 1 year Indeed, the original series itself was something of a political statement, with a multi-racial crew running the Enterprise, a diverse and largely peaceful Federation mostly free from want and oppression, and protected by Starfleet, an armed force whose scientific mission was at least as important as its military one. Famously, when Nichelle Nichols wanted to walk away from the role of Uhura on the original series, none other than Martin Luther King, Jr. met with her and urged her to remain on the show, discussing the importance of viewers seeing an intelligent Black woman as part of the command team three centuries hence. Later series in the Trek franchise offered a good deal of political commentary on their own, but probably none as explicitly and incisively as “Deep Space Nine,” which ran from 1993 to 1999. The episodes surrounding the Dominion War, especially the “In The Pale Moonlight” (1998), showed the compromises, sacrifices, and moral rot associated with winning even a just war — probably better than any series would until “Andor” (2022-25). In “Far Beyond The Stars” (1998), Captain Benjamin Sisko is somehow transplanted to the role of a science fiction writer in 1950s New York. The writer is frequently sidelined and his ideas stolen because publishers don’t want to credit a Black writer. Several series have depicted the secretive Section 31 — an unacknowledged black ops security force operating within Starfleet. These episodes often end up using Section 31 as a foil to show the dangers of a lawless group within a lawful society, even (especially) when that group posits itself as essential for everyone else’s freedom to continue. The current “Strange New Worlds” has played with a few political themes. I found the first two seasons of this show among the best that the Trek franchise has produced in decades, but this season and the last have really been struggling for ideas. Yet one interesting thread is the idea that the diplomatic and enlightened leadership style of Captain Christopher Pike will not work in all situations. “A Quality of Mercy” (2022), which I wrote about here, puts Pike in the middle of a battle with a Romulan vessel in an alternate timeline, and finds that Pike’s conciliatory style would actually make a lengthy and deadly war more likely, while a quick and more violent approach might have prevented the war. This season’s opener, “Valles Marineris,” shows a pre-lightspeed civilization locked in a war to the death with a neighboring planet. The idea of an alliance or a federation hasn’t even occurred to them — their ship’s commander is curious but doesn’t see it as an option. For a franchise as political as “Star Trek,” one thing we almost never see is the government. We get occasional glimpses of Starfleet’s council — mostly uniformed people at a rectangular table — but almost no sense of how the Federation is governed. Are there elections? Who is in the legislature? How much power does the president have? What kind of factional divisions do they wrestle with and how? The shows and films are pretty silent on this. We’ve seen a few military tribunals within Starfleet, but little about how civilians deal with crime and injustice. With recent years seeing some of the franchise’s more interesting plot lines and casts, it seems clear that Star Trek is still full of energy and ideas. Given the erosion of American democracy and the reshuffling of the international order, there’s no shortage of material for future shows to comment on. I’m not sure we should toast to 60 more years, but cheers to a show that continues to teach us about ourselves. Share

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Sep 8 • 9:03 AM EDT • Politics • smotus.substack.com
Message for Mbappé? Lamine Yamal: title winners all press

Lamine Yamal has spoken at a press conference ahead of Barcelona-Feyenoord. The Champions League as a challenge"There is no greater motivation for me than winning the Champions League, it’s the most...

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Sherri Shepherd to join Broadway\'s \'Aladdin\' as the Genie, and she\'s \'beyond thrilled\'

Sherri Shepherd plans to join the Broadway musical “Aladdin” as the Genie. The Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show host will take on the role from Oct. 16 to Jan. 3.

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Sherri Shepherd to join Broadway's 'Aladdin' as the Genie, and she's 'beyond thrilled'

Sherri Shepherd plans to join the Broadway musical “Aladdin” as the Genie. The Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show host will take on the role from Oct. 16 to Jan. 3. Shepherd says she’s...

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Kerjota transformative - but has he earned a start?

If Hearts' mentality was in question after that late collapse against Aberdeen just over a month ago, Sunday's stoppage-time winner from Sabah Kerjota offered a pretty emphatic response. This was a side showing the resilience Wouter Vrancken is trying to build. VAR Andrew Dallas intervened in two major incidents missed by referee Chris Graham, while the introduction of supersub Sabah transformed hope into genuine belief.

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Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal – Predicted lineup and team news

Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to stretch their winning run to four matches in a row this season as they welcome Villarreal for their first UEFA Champions League game of the campaign on Tuesday at S...

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Sep 8 • 6:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Korea Toray Science Foundation Names Kim Sang Kyu, Kim Yun Hee as Science Award Winners

The Korea Toray Science Foundation has selected the winners of the 9th Korea Toray Science

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Sep 8 • 6:42 AM EDT • Science • thelec.net
Grammy-winning country music star suffers medical emergency, postpones shows

The country music legend's daughter shared the news on social media.

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Music legend considering leaving the U.S. because of Donald Trump: ‘I’m not aboard’

The eight-time Grammy Award winner made the revelation during a recent interview.

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Sep 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
What is the Ballon d'Or? Award history and why it matters so much to soccer players

Every October, the Ballon d'Or is a huge bone of contention for soccer fans around the globe, as the prestigious award prepares to add another superstar to its list of all-time great winners.

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Sep 8 • 4:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jose Mourinho: Will Real Madrid begin their Champions League campaign with a win against Inter?

Jose Mourinho begins his second Real Madrid spell in the Champions League against former club Inter Milan, 16 years after winning the trophy with Inter at the Bernabeu. Will he finally deliver European glory in Madrid?

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Sep 8 • 3:47 AM EDT • Sports • bbc.com
Zverev eases into US Open quarter-finals

Top seed Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open to become the only man to reach the last eight at all four Grand Slams this year. The French Open winner advanced after a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win over Italy's Luciano Darderi on Monday evening.

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Sep 8 • 3:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Giants down Cardinals with walk-off infield single

Shay Whitcomb chopped home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Giants got a 5-4 holiday win

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Sep 8 • 2:36 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WATCH: Vernon College volleyball opens conference play vs Ranger

The Chaparrals started the 2026 season cold - winning just one game in their pre-conference schedule.

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Sep 8 • 12:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Swansea's golden boot winner yet to kick start season

Zan Vipotnik has been backed to return to form for Swansea City, even though he is still not guaranteed to return to the starting side.

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Sep 8 • 12:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Is Champions League three-peat really possible for PSG?

Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain have already secured their status as one of the Champions League's greatest teams by winning the trophy in back-to-back years, and now they have their sights set on a rare treble.- Luis Enrique: still hungry - Hence PSG winning their two titles, and two UEFA Super Cups, despite playing 18 matches against Premier League teams in the last two years.

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Sep 7 • 11:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nearly 8 years after liquor vote, Winnebago sees new business growth

Nearly eight years after Winnebago voters opened the door to liquor sales village-wide, residents and local businesses say the decision helped change where people eat, drink and spend time in the community.

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Where Is the UEFA Champions League 2026?

The 2026 UEFA Champions League final was held at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, 2026. Paris Saint-Germain faced Arsenal in the final, with PSG winning the trophy.The new 2026–27 UEFA Champions League season is different because its matches are being played across Europe. The 36 teams in the league phase play […] The post Where Is the UEFA Champions League 2026? appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 7 • 11:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Thriston Lawrence rallies from 6 behind and beats Paul Casey in a playoff in Switzerland

Thriston Lawrence is a winner for the third time in five years at the European Masters. This one took a final-round 62 and four playoff holes to beat Paul Casey.

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Sep 7 • 10:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Los Angeles Dodgers Announce Shohei Ohtani Decision Before Reds Game

After sweeping the Washington Nationals over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers are beginning a new series in MLB on Labor Day Monday. They are squaring off against the Cincinnati Reds and hope to keep their 4-game winning streak alive against Reds’ starter Chase Burns. The Dodgers lineup has looked a little different over the […] The post Los Angeles Dodgers Announce Shohei Ohtani Decision Before Reds Game appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 7 • 9:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Rosanne Cash postpones shows due to medical emergency

Grammy winner Rosanne Cash has postponed several upcoming shows due to a medical emergency.

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Sep 7 • 7:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
What We Learned: Apple Cup

Takeaways from a frustrating, albeit winning, Apple Cup!

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Sep 7 • 5:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Illinois Football announces sellout for Duke game

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — After winning its opening game Thursday night, Illinois Football’s next game will be played in front of a sold-out crowd. Illinois Athletics announced on Monday that Saturday’s game against the Duke Blue Devils is officially sold out. It’s the first sellout of the 2026 season and the fifth sellout in the […]

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Sep 7 • 1:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
High Impact Awards Announces 2026 Winners Across Four Categories in Partnership With USA TODAY

Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA TODAY has started revealing its High Impact Awards , recognizing leaders whose work is m...

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Sports Illustrated lists Seahawks as "winners" going into 2026

The Seahawks made the necessary moves in the offseason to come away as winners prior to Week 1, despite much competition existing across the NFL.

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Sep 7 • 12:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Home fortress promises winning Champions League start

Bayern begin the league phase of the 2026/27 Champions League with a home game against Bodø/Glimt. The Bavarians boast a proud record of progressing beyond this stage and want to keep that going this...

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Sep 7 • 12:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Random ESPN simulation predicts dream 2026 Detroit Lions season

One simulation has the 2026 Detroit Lions winning the Super Bowl in an absolute dream fashion.

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Sep 7 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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'GMFB' predicts OPOY winner for 2026

"GMFB" predicts who will win Offensive Player of the Year for the 2026 season.

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Sep 7 • 10:02 AM EDT • Technology • nfl.com
Matt Suhey, member of Super Bowl-winning '85 Bears and lead blocker for Walter Payton, dies at 68
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Sep 7 • 9:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Griffin Health Honors Mental Health Worker

The winner lives in New Haven.

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Sep 7 • 8:27 AM EDT • Health • valley.newhavenindependent.org
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“I love duels.” Konsa enjoyed his performance against Chelsea

Ezri Konsa produced a solid performance for Arsenal against Chelsea, snapping into tackles and winning his duels against one of the best attacks in the league at the moment.The Englishman was fantasti...

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Sep 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Josh Allen Has No Words for Wife Hailee Steinfeld’s Announcement

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen enters the 2026 NFL season with high expectations, earning the No. 2 overall spot on the NFL’s Top 100 Players list — a list voted on by players themselves.After winning the MVP award in 2024 and finishing as the third runner-up in 2025, the dual-threat quarterback, who totaled 39 touchdowns […] The post Josh Allen Has No Words for Wife Hailee Steinfeld’s Announcement appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 7 • 5:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Debut winner 'an indescribable feeling' - Maitland-Niles

Scoring a stunning last-minute equaliser against Manchester United on his debut was "an indescribable feeling", says Ainsley Maitland-Niles. The former Arsenal full-back, who joined Everton from Lyon on transfer deadline day, left United goalkeeper Senne Lammens rooted to the spot in the sixth minute of added time when he curled an unstoppable effort into the net. "It's definitely up there with one of my favourite debuts," Maitland-Niles told BBC Radio Merseyside.

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Sep 7 • 4:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Venice 2026 Film 'Ground Floor' Is a Political Parable on Apathy: Clip

Hungary's Gábor Reisz, winner of the 2023 best film award in Venice's Horizons section for 'Explanation for Everything,' returns to the Lido in the Venice Spotlight program with a quixotic tale and dark humor.

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Sep 7 • 3:15 AM EDT • Politics • hollywoodreporter.com
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China's Nvidia rival Moore Threads plunges 20% after share unlock

The selloff is a sharp reversal for one of the biggest winners from China's AI frenzy.

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'Scoring goals always lifts some weight off your shoulders'

Liverpool striker Alexander Isak says scoring twice in Friday's win at Ipswich "lifts some weight" off his shoulders. Lats summer's £125m signing struggled with form and injuries during his first season with the Reds, but fired past Kjell Scherpen twice inside the opening nine minutes at Portman Road to take his tally to three in three at the start of this campaign. "Winning our first game of the season was very important and I'm happy to be on the scoresheet twice," Isak said.

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Michigan’s 50-Minute Offensive Drought Sends Troubling Warning Before Oklahoma

Michigan survived Western Michigan on Saturday night.That might be the least important takeaway from the Wolverines’ 13-12 victory.Buried underneath the controversial ending and Bryce Underwood’s game-winning Hail Mary to JJ Buchanan is a statistic that should be considerably more concerning with Oklahoma coming to Ann Arbor next. Michigan scored on its opening possession with 9:40 […] The post Michigan’s 50-Minute Offensive Drought Sends Troubling Warning Before Oklahoma appeared first on HEAVY

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Sep 7 • 2:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mookie Betts Stays Hot, Leads Dodgers to Sweep Over Nationals

The Los Angeles Dodgers secured a three-game sweep over the Washington Nationals on Sunday, winning the final game by a score of 7-5.

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Wins and Losses Ep: 44

Titus, Jeff, Jackson and Amber are back to discuss court rulings allowing players back in the NCAA, Michigan versus Western Michigan and some of the craziest games they can remember. Plus, who are this week's winners and losers?

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Sep 6 • 11:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SportsZone Top 5 Plays of the Week 9/6/2026

SIOUX CITY, IA (KCAU) – Here is a look at this week’s top 5 plays! 5. Number five takes us to Winnebago. The pass loading for Zzikiya Redhorn, and he doesn’t take his eyes off the ball as he catches the rebound and takes it all the way to the house for the Winnebago score. […]

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ODU Football set to retire Taylor Heinicke’s #14 jersey

NORFOLK, Va. (COURTESY OF ODU ATHLETICS) – Former Old Dominion quarterback and the 2012 Walter Payton Award winner Taylor Heinicke will have his jersey retired by Old Dominion University during halftime of the Thursday night game on October 15 against Georgia Southern, Old Dominion Athletics Director Dr. Wood Selig announced on Saturday. “I can think of no other […]

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Concern Mounts Over Brett Favre’s Health After Packers Legend’s Recent Video

When Brett Favre’s name pops up, fans are teleported back to when he led the Green Bay Packers to a 9-7 record in 1992. How rare was it at that time? Well, only the team’s second winning season in ten years.

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'The Pitt' wins 3 early Emmys including an acting trophy for 73-year-old Ernest Harden Jr.

HBO Max's "The Pitt” has started winning Emmys ahead of the main awards show. The series, which is the year's top nominee with 25 nods, won for prosthetic makeup and

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'The Pitt' wins 3 early Emmys including an acting trophy for 73-year-old Ernest Harden Jr.

HBO Max's "The Pitt” has started winning Emmys ahead of the main awards show. The series, which is the year's top nominee with 25 nods, won for prosthetic makeup and

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2026 Creative Arts Emmys Winners List Night Two

Sunday's ceremony includes the high-profile guest acting categories and the limited series supporting actor and actress awards.

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Sep 6 • 7:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
Jaguars Have 21st-Hardest Strength of Schedule in 2026

Coming off an eight-game winning streak, Jacksonville looks to capitalize on a favorable slate while Trevor Lawrence mirrors a high-octane offense featuring deep threat Brian Thomas Jr.

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Virginia Tech news: James Franklin blasts 'un-American' flag thrown

The James Franklin era at Virginia Tech has begun. Franklin got to enjoy the Enter Sandman entrance for the Hokies for the first time as the head coach. His team was also dominant, winning 73-3 over VMI. In the third quarter, Marcellous Hawkins Jr. scored on a two-yard run, putting the Hokies up 58-0. Hawkins then went up to one of the members of […] The post Virginia Tech news: James Franklin blasts 'un-American' flag thrown appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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The core anti-Pangram constituency is phony writers

Welcome to The Closing Argument, our verdict on the news, plus everything The Argument published and appeared in this week. The Verdict, by Kelsey Piper A lot of people hate AI for drowning the internet in slop and displacing human creatives. You might think that these people would be thrilled by a program that can identify and flag AI-generated work. But many people who hate AI also hate Pangram, an impressively accurate AI detector that produces very few false positives, according to high-quality independent research. This loathing found its most recent expression in a bizarre Wired article that amplifies a wide range of false arguments from Pangram skeptics: that AI detectors are racist (they’re not) or ableist (they’re not)1 or don’t work (this one does)2. Rather than starting from the premise that it would be really valuable to have a working AI detector and scrutinizing Pangram to make sure it lives up to that promise, the article starts from the premise that Pangram obviously has bad vibes and sets out to discover why. (One answer: The CEO microwaved lunch during an interview!) Why aren’t writers who resent Pangram more eager to distinguish themselves from posters who are having ChatGPT ghostwrite all their work? There are a few different things at play, but I think one key dynamic is this: These are often the same people. A core constituency for arguments like Wired’s is “writers” who are using AI to write their posts but resent this fact being made public. They stand to lose from AI detectors because AI detectors call them out. Share When Substack announced a partnership with Pangram, a sizable fraction of the platform’s authors rose up in outrage. Some people had experience with other AI detectors that didn’t work, and some felt that AI writing ought to be encouraged — both of which are fair enough. But the fury was fueled by authors passionately insisting that Pangram kept wrongly accusing them on almost every post they published. Pangram can be wrong, especially on short passages. But in the overwhelming majority of cases where Pangram looked at a whole blog post rather than a single paragraph, the program correctly detected work as AI. Even if we can’t be 100% sure in any individual case, we can notice the trend in the aggregate. Wired quotes Sam Illingworth, a professor of critical AI literacy at Edinburgh Napier University, who said, “I don’t think [AI detectors] work. … I think that detectors are prejudiced against certain people.” This spring, he said that he used AI for research and editing; this summer he acknowledged that in addition to research and editing, he also uses it “now and then for a turn of phrase I keep.” Pangram informs us that most of his posts are 100% AI-written (some are mixed AI-and-human) and that 100% AI-written posts started appearing last year. The favorable interpretation is that, as someone whose recent work Pangram consistently mistakes for AI, Illingworth sees Pangram’s flaws firsthand. The unfavorable interpretation is that the tool’s credibility trades off against his own, because its account of who writes his posts is not consistent with his. Illingworth is not alone in insisting the detector does not work. “It’s a Monday night in late July, and I’m pasting my own Substack draft into an AI detector for the first time. Not because I’m worried. Because I’m curious. I wrote every word of it myself, the way I write everything, out loud in my head first, in a rhythm that still carries the accent of a language I learned to think in before I learned to write in this one,” begins one Substack post by an author indignant that Pangram flags her writing as AI. “That’s the part I had to sit with before I could write this.” If you, like me, have worked with AIs a lot, you won’t even need Pangram there. The author of that piece is AI. It is obviously AI! I checked 10 other posts on the blog, and they were also obviously AI! “I have spent 22 years as an award-winning author and essayist. And now this bullshit tool that learned from MY writing is going to accuse me of plagiarism,” popular Substack writer Carlyn Beccia wrote in an anti-Pangram post. “For the last and final time, AI DETECTORS DO NOT WORK.” Here’s what her writing sounded like in 2020: “Most success stories revolve around one person who believed enough in you to say — give it a try. We call these people muses, but they are so much more than that. They are the strong man giants whose shoulders we stand on so we can see the horizon. Throughout the editing process, I am sure my editor felt less like a giant of greatness and more like Atlas with the world on her shoulders.” Pangram says it was 100% human-written. (So were other articles of hers in 2020.) And here’s what it sounds like now: “And then there is the reshuffling, which sounds like paperwork until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork. The Trump regime recently moved special education oversight from the Education Department to HHS. That is not a minor bureaucratic transfer. It changes the frame.”3 Pangram says this is mostly AI. I am not convinced that Pangram is wrong. In my own experience, Pangram is very effective on long texts — if it marks a long essay as AI, the essay was either written by AI or deliberately written to sound like AI. On tweet-length or paragraph-length texts, it’s not perfectly reliable. It seems to work just as well for non-native English speakers as for native speakers. While I have seen dozens of claims of pre-2022 text returning a positive result on Pangram, I have tried repeatedly to corroborate those and have never once succeeded. To be clear, I’m absolutely not saying that complaining about Pangram suggests a writer is a cheat. There are plenty of other concerns. Most are mistakenly premised, such as the false claim that Pangram trains on work you put into it, but others are reasonable: It’s unreliable on sufficiently short text segments; it creates an internet witch-hunt mentality when there are defensible uses of AI; people who are open about their AI use are sometimes blamed, when the only people really doing something wrong are the ones who hide it; and it isn’t perfect, so a single positive result shouldn’t be taken as decisive proof of misconduct. I’m happy to concede that Pangram is imperfect and possible to over-rely on. If an author’s posts are mostly non-AI and one scans as partially AI, this could be a mistake. It’s also possible to defeat Pangram with intentional effort. If you think we need something more robust and more reliable, fine! But if you don’t like AI and don’t like Pangram, your attitude really ought to be that it’s a shame that our existing tools for AI detection are imperfect, and it’s important to invent better ones. If your stance is instead that AI is evil and so is looking for AI, then ultimately you’re contributing to the sloppification of the internet. You’re making it harder for people who write their own text to distinguish themselves, and providing cover for authors who are definitely not writing their own text. Subscribe Top stories this week, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs Commentators often worry that the decline of reading could mean the decline of liberal democracy — but deliberative governance actually predated widespread literacy. This week, Maibritt Henkel pointed out that many liberal cultures thrive on a culture of raucous, interactive debate, which can happen in-person as easily, if not more so, than in text. Read on, dear reader, to learn more. It may actually cheer you up: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) [ Reading won’t save liberalism ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) Maibritt Henkel · Sep 1 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) It used to be bad to downplay climate change (if we mean denying its reality). Today, it’s actually good to downplay climate change (if we mean keeping the issue out of political fights so we can make real progress). This counterintuitive view is called “climate hushing,” and contributor Alex Trembath argued that it’s the key to enacting good policy going forward. Get up to speed on the latest in climate politics: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) [ We won’t stop climate change by talking about it ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Alex Trembath · Sep 2 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up for the forces of liberalism against Donald Trump’s assault on our closest ally. So, why is one prominent left-wing commenter attacking Carney? Columnist Matthew Yglesias explains: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) [ When "economic liberty" means central planning ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) Matthew Yglesias · Aug 31 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) 🌟Abundance Wins of the Week🌟 Shout out to my home state of California, whose legislature passed two housing bills this week. One requires a housing density minimum in transit-oriented areas of the state’s most transit-rich cities (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, and Long Beach). Another bill closes two common loopholes used by third parties to delay housing projects, including an opportunity to challenge maps of a given lot created by the developer after a project has been approved. Shout out to our big-state rival, Texas, where pro-housing SB 785 took effect this week. The new state law requires municipalities to have at least one district permitted for manufactured housing without a special permit. This will promote zoning changes in 44% of municipalities. The company Fervo Energy signed a deal with Google for what is set to be the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility, proving a technology can work at a scale that could be crucial to a decarbonized, energy-abundant economy. Share Worth watching… This week, forecasting legend Nate Silver joined Jerusalem, Matt, and Jeremiah on a crowded episode of the pod. It was a party. And speaking of parties, our round table debated the factional lines within the Democratic Party: Is it possible to be center-left and also anti-establishment? Watch or listen to find out: The Rio Grande Valley in Texas is one of the areas that swung hardest toward Trump in 2024, but musician Bobby Pulido is running to flip it back. Right now, The Argument/Split Ticket’s model has him running 1.1 points behind his Republican opponent in a district Trump won by 18 points. Tune in to find out how he differs from national Democrats and what he thinks he can to do win this seat. On Thursday, Bernie Sanders was among the first politicians to call for a ban on superintelligence. My guest this week, Andrea Miotti, has been lobbying to ban superintelligence for several years, most recently in the U.K., U.S., and Canada. I asked him how he gets legislators to take speculative risks seriously, and we dug into what plans might look like to actually pass a ban. Listen to learn more: What’s News with The Argument The Argument recommends, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs If we ever lose track of Justin Zuckerman, I’ll have the team split up and check all the movie theaters in the city. I’m shocked (and a little jealous) at how often he gets out to see good cinema. This week, he brings us It Ends, a “horror-ish movie,” which he described as a “Gen Z Waiting for Godot.” I was intrigued before he added that it was “funny, dark and existential” — at which point I was fully locked in. I guess I also had existential themes on the mind this week. One morning, a single line from a poem I read long ago just came to me: “Is death a stretch of time in which a life is just a flash?” The poem is called “From 20,000 Feet” by Heather McHugh. I suggest the version in The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, which, by tradition, my best friend and I always bring backpacking, extra weight be damned. We’ll stay thematically dark for just one more rec from senior editor John Robert Thomason, whose upcoming trip to Baltimore reminded him to suggest Michael Clune’s memoir White Out (about being addicted to heroin in Baltimore in the 1990s). Ben Lerner’s blurb called it _“_Disturbing, brilliant, hilarious—it’s as if Proust had written Jesus’ Son.” John told me this “seems accurate, with the caveat that I’ve never read Proust.” I, personally, have also shelved Proust until retirement. At this point, I was a little concerned for the team since all of us tossed out such psychologically grim material — maybe we’re all down about the end of summer — but thankfully, at least a few of us were into more upbeat selections. Milan Singh recommended Made In’s 5-quart stainless clad saucier, suggesting he had some fun in the kitchen. Jeremiah Johnson asked if he could recommend yet more Carly Rae Jepsen. Once denied, he offered up Game Changer instead_,_ calling it “the most wildly creative game show, maybe in the entire history of the genre.” Eli Richman mentioned _Lucky, “_a B-tier show with an A-tier cast and an S-tier theme song.” I suppose he was recommending the song, Horns of a Bull. Still, despite these cheerier recs, I couldn’t help but be concerned that we were subconsciously worried about racing toward summer’s end — the end of swim trunks and splashing around. Then a message landed reminding me of the three-day weekend to come. A whole extra day for sunshine. One more swim in the lake. I was grateful this called to mind yet another line from a poem, one by Mary Oliver, the patron saint of every gorgeous summer day (and about whom a documentary is now out). Speaking to God in the poem “Thirst,” she wrote: grant me, in your mercy,a little more time. Love for the earthand love for you are having such a longconversation in my heart. We have merch! We have quarter-zips, keychains, hats, and stickers. Each one is a great conversation starter in its own way. Buy them here. Subscribe More to read: [ The Opening Argument ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite)[ Seeing like an elite ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) Kobe Yank-Jacobs · Sep 4 What do Americans hear when they watch Sen. Bernie Sanders or Vice President JD Vance rail against the elite? Are they thinking of right-wing tech billionaires? Imperious college professors? Liberal magazine writers? [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) [ The Weekly Scroll ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline)[ God is back on the timeline ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) Jeremiah Johnson · Sep 5 This week, we’re talking about Substack’s new religious debates, the continuing MAGA influencer scandal, how to retire from YouTube, and aura battles. [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) 1 This was a legitimate thing to worry about, but doesn’t seem to be a problem given the actual technology: Marijke Van Vlasselaer, Filip Van Droogenbroeck, and Bram Spruyt’s 2026 paper looks at whether Pangram is less accurate when evaluating the work of non-native speakers of English. It isn’t. That’s because Pangram isn’t really looking at how “unusual” a piece of writing is but whether it has the characteristic patterns of LLMs. The Wired article makes an odd gesture at a different Pangram-is-racist argument. There were several controversies this summer during which upcoming books were canceled after being discovered to be AI-written: “The three novels mentioned earlier — Shy Girl, Daggermouth, and Call Me, easily publishing’s biggest AI-detection scandals — were all written by writers of color.” But come on! As Zvi Mowshowitz put it: “They were not primarily written by people of color. They were primarily written by AIs.” That’s the whole problem! And as my colleague Jeremiah Johnson recently observed with respect to Cambridge’s Arday scandal, a community being unwilling to call out fraud if it’s perpetuated by people of color is not an anti-racist tendency; it is ultimately quite racist. 2 Many non-Pangram detectors don’t work, but many possible airplane designs also don’t work, and no one considers this a general argument against aviation; the thing that matters is whether any detection works. 3 The phrase “empires have always loved” mysteriously became all the rage in the last few years. See here, here, here, here and here. Before 2025, the only use of that phrase I have been able to find is a single Tweet. The logic of the sentence, too, is incoherent in an AI-characteristic way. “...sounds like paperwork, until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork”? Does remembering that make it sound less like paperwork? It’s a craft-ful sentence, but what is it actually saying??

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Sep 6 • 6:05 PM EDT • Technology • theargumentmag.com
White Sox Announce Munetaka Murakami Move Before Twins Finale

The Chicago White Sox are getting ready for their finale with the Minnesota Twins, looking to bounce back after a tough loss on Saturday.So far, the two teams have split the first two games, with Chicago winning on Friday and the Twins taking the game last night. Entering the rubber match, the White Sox will […] The post White Sox Announce Munetaka Murakami Move Before Twins Finale appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 6 • 5:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Winning Smart Victory Post #118

The first game of the season……some people want to see it at a neutral site, against a top-tier opponent. Some want to have it at home, whether the opponent is top-tier or FCS. There are pros and cons to both, and personally, it doesn’t make much difference to me. The biggest difference is when the […]

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Sep 6 • 5:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Winners from Memphis’ 22-point victory over Arkansas State

Memphis picked up its second win of the season Saturday night against Arkansas State. After a slow start to the game, the Tigers got the run-game going and recorded a 42-24 win over the Red Wolves.

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Sep 6 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com