College Football Playoff picks after Week 4
Next week, the college football calendar flips to October — meaning roughly a third of the season has been played, but even less has been settled.
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Ticats DB Randle's tests come back negative, set to return to Hamilton
Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Rodney Randle Jr.'s tests have come back negative and is set to return to Hamilton, according to TSN CFL insider Dave Naylor.
Hudson-Smith's stunning athletics summer set to inspire next generation, reckons Johnson
Matthew Hudson-Smith's glittering summer of success just a year after he tried to take his own life can serve as a beacon of hope and get more people into athletics, claims Michael Johnson. British 400m star Hudson-Smith, 27, won bronze at the World Championships in Oregon in July before revealing he had endured «three years of absolute hell» after a torrid time with injury and Covid lockdown culminated in a suicide attempt in 2021.
Johnson: Wightman can emulate inspirational exploits of Farah and Ennis-Hill
Jake Wightman can spearhead the next generation of superstar British athletes after a sensational summer of middle-distance running saw him crowned world champion, claims Michael Johnson. Wightman, 28, shocked the field in July by storming past Norway's Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take 1500m glory in Oregon having finished a distant 10th in Tokyo last year.
CFB Week 4 betting cheat sheet - The conundrum of betting USC
The betting market keeps fading No. 7 USC, and I am enjoying my courtside seats to the weekly stare down between respected and public money. The Trojans are six-point favorites at Oregon State on Saturday after the spread opened as a consensus full touchdown. Respected wagers arrived throughout the week on the Beavers, which is why oddsmakers lowered the line. The same exact sequence of events occurred with USC's two most recent opponents, Fresno State and Stanford, and that action turned out to be more dull than sharp.
Tiger-Cats DB Randle Jr. carted off with apparent neck injury
Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Rodney Randle Jr. was carted off the field with an apparent neck or head injury in the third quarter of their game against the Montreal Alouettes on Friday.
Bettors flock to Oregon State after sportsbook's initial line favors USC by nearly two touchdowns
An outlier opening line on USC-Oregon State prompted a flood of bets on the underdog Beavers this week and left one sportsbook with more money at stake on the Pac-12 tilt than any of the week's NFL games.
Gary Neville and Paul Scholes disagree on Ruud van Nistelrooy debate at Manchester United
Former Manchester United duo Gary Neville and Paul Scholes admitted they disagreed over Ruud van Nistelrooy's suitability to the club's style of play during his time at Old Trafford.