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A win will help Oregon (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12) maintain its chances of making the College Football Playoff. The Ducks are led by quarterback Anthony Brown, who has thrown for 2,030 yards with 12 touchdowns and rushed for 551 yards with eight scores through 10 games this season. Running back Travis Dye will look to carve up the Utes’ defense. Dye has become the Ducks’ leading rusher (908 yards, 12 touchdowns on 152 carries) since running back C....

For the Titans, this week has been about licking their wounds after the Houston Texans sent them to 8-3 with a bad case of wounded pride in a 22-13 loss. The bright side for the Titans, however, is that it’s hard to imagine a flukier loss. They outgained the Texans 420 yards to 190, but a ridiculous four interceptions from Ryan Tannehill did them in. It was the first game since Derrick Henry’s injury that they truly let themselves look like a completely different team, so it will be interesting to see if Bill Belichick smells blood in the water....

As the home team and the No. 3 seed in the NFL playoff bracket for the AFC, the Patriots are solid favorites (5 points) over the No. 6-seeded Titans, who snuck into the postseason in the final week. New England, of course, is limping into the postseason after falling out of a first-round bye position and into the wild-card round. WILD-CARD PLAYOFF PICKS:Against the spread | Straight-up predictions New England quarterback Tom Brady, who has led the Patriots to 11 consecutive division titles and six Super Bowl championships, is the postseason’s all-time leader in games played (40), passing yards (11,179) and touchdown passes (73)....

By the same token, an Arsenal victory would see them virtually eliminate the resurgent Red Devils and continue their surprise march toward the title, keeping the likes of second-place Manchester City (vs. Wolves) at bay for one more weekend. At the bottom of the table, two direct relegation zone clashes take place on Saturday with West Ham hosting Everton and Bournemouth welcoming Nottingham Forest. On Sunday, Leeds will be looking to ease the pressure on manager Jesse Marsch with a home victory against a Brentford side that’s cruising in the top half of the table....

A Saudi Pro League representative side, made up of players from Al Nassr and Al Hilal, including new Al Nassr star signing Ronaldo, will take on three of the biggest names in the sport when Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar come to town with the French champions. The game sees Messi and Mbappe back in the Middle East, less than a month since their showdown in the 2022 World Cup final, with Messi’s old foe Ronaldo set to captain the hosts and make his first appearance since signing the richest contract in pro sports....

The two Western Conference teams have traveled overseas to Europe, as the NHL begins this season in the Czech Republic. The first two games of the year will be played in Prague, as the league gives the European fans a chance to experience the NHL in person. Both the Predators and Sharks previously played games in Europe. Nashville played an exhibition match on Monday in Switzerland against the National League’s SC Bern, the hometown team of captain Roman Josi....

So it is with the Olympic Channel. But Sporting News is here to help you figure out how to find the Olympic Channel, which will not only provide hours of coverage, original programming and analysis, but also serve as the hub of Team USA. Here’s everything you need to know to find the Olympic Channel for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics: MORE: Watch the 2021 Tokyo Olympics with fuboTV (7-day trial)...

The opening ceremony will take place at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, which is also referred to as “The Bird’s Nest.” This location previously hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics, a track and field venue and the men’s 2008 gold medal soccer game. However, the stadium will not be hosting any competitions during these Olympics. MORE: When do the Olympics start? Opening ceremony date, time, schedule for 2022 Winter Games...

Riley will make his USC head coaching debut after spending the last five seasons at the helm at Oklahoma. He’ll be joined in his debut by Oklahoma transfer quarterback Caleb Williams, who enters the 2022 season as a Heisman Trophy hopeful. Williams — a five-star recruit and the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2021 — started 11 games for the Sooners last season, throwing for 1,912 yards and 21 touchdowns with just four interceptions....

There will be no shortage of star power, either. Former Warriors teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry rank first and second, respectively, in points per game early on in the season. Durant, who has won four scoring titles in his career, enters the night averaging 29.6 points per game, while Curry, the league’s reigning scoring champ, isn’t too far behind at 28.1 points per game. POWER RANKINGS: Where do Warriors, Nets rank?...

Russian troops seized the plant shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began in February. Since then, it has been a battleground between the two forces. Shelling and combat continues near the plant and concerns are growing that it could cause a nuclear disaster. On September 3, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed in a statement that the site lost its fourth and last main power line due to the conflict....

Madoff’s investment business skyrocketed in the 1970s and 1980s, and he helped weigh in on financial regulatory policy as a member of several National Association of Securities Dealers committees and task forces. However, decades later he was sent to federal prison for being the mastermind behind one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history. “The essence of my scheme was that I represented to clients and prospective clients…that I would invest their money…and upon request, would return to them their profits and principal,” Madoff wrote in a court filing....

Chauvin has denied charges of second- and third-degree murder after footage showed him kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while arresting the 46-year-old Black man in May last year. In the video, which went viral and sparked worldwide protests against racial inequality and police brutality, Floyd can be heard saying: “I can’t breathe” and “I’m about to die” while two other officers pin him to the ground....

For example, if you send a picture of a puppy to your partner, they may respond with “Awww! My heart 🥺” or “AWWW SO CUTE!” For example, if you send a message to your mom saying you aced a test, she might reply with an “Awww! See? I knew you could do it!” “You’re just saying that so I’ll blush 🥰” “I look this good thanks to you. My girlfriend’s the best stylist in town!...

Sometimes the word “Anyone” can be replaced with “Anything” in this acronym, but in general, it’s usually “Anyone” to give reference to an actual person (or at least a living thing, like an animal). Why People Say ‘Bae’ Bae is an acronym that’s typically used to refer to: a boyfriend/girlfrienda spousea lovera crusha childa petanyone considered to be the most important person in another person’s life The trend is particularly popular with teens and young adults — many of which type the lowercase version of bae as a word itself as an alternative to babe or boo on social media....

You: “So how many boyfriends have you had?”Her: “. . . ” You: “. . . So then Kelly told him that she didn’t ever want to see him again, then she stole his car!” Her: “. . . ” You: “A pig that does karate is called a pork chop. ”Her: “. . . ” You: “Wanna go to the football game tonight?”Her: “. . . ”Her: “I guess we could do that…”...

In simple terms, it’s used when there has been no reply to a post and as such the message has disappeared from the thread onto another page. The user replies to the post with ‘bump’ to get it back to the top. It is known to stand for ‘bring up my post’ and alternatives are ‘refresh’ and ‘^’. Tech Advisor’s Reviews Editor, Chris has been reviewing all kinds of tech for over 10 years and specialises in audio....

At the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was the star, winning the GP while holding off both Mercedes cars in a gutsy and entertaining performance in which he showcased both his skill and charisma that makes him a surefire star in the future of F1. This week, the drivers change course and head for Spain, where Verstappen won his first ever GP and set a record for the youngest driver to ever win a F1 grand prix at 18 years, 228 days young....