Until Mixon was leveled by Clemson defensive end Richard Yeargin. MORE: Orange Bowl updates | Best Orange Bowl photos The play happened when Dede Westbrook took off for an 18-yard run and Mixon was downfield blocking. Mixon stayed down for a couple of minutes and may have been knocked out. He eventually got up and made his way to the sideline, but it looked very doubtful that he’d return to the game....
The Oklahoma quarterback spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time since he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor counts of public intoxication, disorderly conduct, fleeing and resisting arrest. MORE: Way-too-early college football rankings “It’s a special honor to play quarterback here — I messed up,” Mayfield told reporters said after Oklahoma’s first spring practice (via ESPN). “I can’t have any slip-ups. Because not only do I have my teammates looking up to me, I have my coaches counting on me, I have Sooner Nation, all the fans looking up to me, all the little kids — I was once that little kid....
Sooner fans were less than pleased by Riley’s decision, and the program itself lost several key commitments while quarterback Spencer Rattler entered the transfer portal. To make matters worse, Oklahoma president Joe Harroz confirmed in a Monday news conference that the university and Riley had spent the last several weeks working on an extension in preparation of the school’s move to the SEC. He, as well as athletic director Joe Castiglione, also said Riley’s move had little to do with Oklahoma’s trajectory toward the SEC....
Maybe he’ll simply change his T-shirt. Or maybe he’ll see that his players’ issues with the shirt were the tip of the iceberg, and the coach will change what some have described as racist behavior against black players. Maybe the change will fall somewhere in between. But apparently the specifics of change as requested by Gundy’s players are not those that were reported by Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb on Tuesday....
Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on FOX. Oklahoma (9-0) enters a pivotal three-game stretch on the schedule where it will try to get the College Football Playoff committee’s attention. The Sooners are coming off a bye week, and that gave freshman phenom Caleb Williams another week to build around an offense that still averages 42.9 points per game. MORE: Head-to-head debate takes center stage...
The parent took to Mumsnet, under username 4or5, to ask for advice concerning their neighbor’s demands for £100 ($115) over a picture that had fallen. Explaining they have a 20-, 17-, 13-, 5- and 3-year-old, the issue centered around the eldest. Their next-door neighbor claimed “horrendous banging” from their son’s room around 9:30 p.m. had knocked down a picture. The older lady, who lives alone, asked the family to “cough up” money for the alleged damage, even writing a letter....
Early in the third quarter against Alabama on Saturday night, Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly bobbled the snap on a third down play, but he was able to jump and snatch the ball to avoid a fumble with the Crimson Tide defense closing in on him. Kelly threw the ball up for grabs and somehow Quincy Adeboyejo caught it off a deflection for a 66-yard touchdown. MORE: How the Top 25 is faring | College football scoreboard | Alabama QB Cooper Bateman gets crushed...
The investigations that resulted from that 911 call are complicating Olivet’s efforts to stay in business. The university’s New York campus was shut down in June by the state education department, which said Olivet had failed to clean up its act after a previous criminal conviction. The college’s only accreditor of campuses in eight remaining states and the District of Columbia is reviewing its status based on previous reporting from Newsweek that Olivet has dismissed as false....
Colman stars in Empire of Light, written and directed by Mendes, with co-stars including Micheal Ward, Colin Firth and Toby Jones. Set in a coastal British town in the 1980s during a troubling time in U.K. history, Colman’s character is a manager at a movie theater who enters into a relationship with a younger man. Mendes admits he wrote the character of Hilary Small with Colman in mind, but after securing the role, Colman admits there were aspects of the gig that she didn’t want to do....
While on “Conan” on Tuesday, the model/actress revealed that she didn’t know who Aaron Rodgers was when they first met. Even when informed Rogers played football, she figured he was still in college. NOTE: Worst playoff collapses | Pro Bowl uniforms | NFL Mock Draft Munn then said she didn’t care what he did for a living, she just thought he was really attractive. Rodgers: Oh, I play football....
The South African, the two-time defending Olympic champion at 800 meters, had challenged the IAAF’s new regulations regarding athletes with differences of sex development (DSD). The rules in question require athletes with naturally occurring high levels of testosterone to take medication to reduce those levels, in order to compete in women’s track events ranging from 400 meters to a mile. The IAAF stated last year that those distances were selected because the “performance advantage” of having higher levels of circulating testosterone are “most clearly seen....
As it’s been in the case since the sport made its Olympic debut in 1996, one between the USA and Japan will again win the gold medal. The two softball powerhouses will meet in the gold medal match on Tuesday in Yokohama, Japan, the third time they have crossed path in the final at the Olympics after the USA won in Sydney in 2000 before Japan snapped American’s domination eight years later in Beijing....
Andrea Benedetto was floating in an inflatable unicorn with his husband when he fell into the sea, the BBC reported. Because of a medical condition, he couldn’t properly move his arms and legs. BBC Persian journalist Soroush Pakzad, who witnessed the scene, said the couple’s inflatable blew away in strong winds. His husband tried to keep Benedetto’s head above the water as their friends called for help. Luckily, Magnini was in earshot and swam over from the nearby Cala Sinzias beach....
The time difference means Olympics aficionados may need to become somewhat nocturnal in order to enjoy some of their favorite sports. Some events will begin on Day -2, or two days before the opening ceremony on July 23. The Games then continue until August 8, with the closing ceremony coming on Day 16. Here is a full schedule of timings for events. All timings below are in Eastern time....
Hydrogen is believed to be a feasible alternative to fossil fuels because of its affordability and environmental friendliness. It is found throughout the environment, but producing it involves efficiently separating it from the compounds it is contained it. There are currently a number of ways this can be done, but methods can be slow and expensive. However, a team of scientists has now said hydrogen fuel could be generated “on-demand” thanks to a separation process structured around the chemical element bismuth, a team of scientists has said....
Of course, the biggest difference was that sports were actually taking place. Beyond that, Kawhi Leonard was still a member of the Toronto Raptors and the team from up north was still without an NBA championship. Little did we know that one year later, all three of those things would have changed. On May 12, 2019, Leonard hit “The Shot” to send Toronto to the Eastern Conference finals over the Philadelphia 76ers....
Upstairs, the medical staff beds down on cots meant for patients’ families. They run to the windows every time a new fire fight breaks the quiet of a city mostly without electricity. The Iraqis aren’t shooting at Coalition troops any longer; they’re shooting each other, in self-defense, or to loot choice homes or businesses. More taxis show up at the gate, and shouting erupts; this time it’s armed men who claim to be visiting family members....
Pellicano maintains the sex-abuse accusations are an extortion attempt. Dehydrated, Jackson cancels two Bangkok shows, citing doctor’s orders. Jackson turns 35. Liz Taylor and husband Larry Fortensky rush to Singapore. Jackson cancels Singapore concert; says he’s recovering from a migraine. La Toya tells the “Today” show that when she and Michael lived at home “lots of little boys would spend the night.” South Korean government refuses to allow Jackson to perform in Seoul, saying his appearance there would be “negative for Korean culture....
