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Early Top 25 college football rankings for 2026 season: Can Indiana repeat? Who’s No. 1?

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How Norway’s ski jumping scandal rocked a proud nation and bedrock Olympic sport

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The extraordinary story of a soccer coach, a kidnapping and a Saudi job that didn’t exist

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Don’t hate on the Dodgers for perfecting an imperfect system

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Indiana’s national title says it all: Curt Cignetti is college football’s best coach

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Does Jimmy Butler’s ACL injury herald the end of Warriors’ dynasty?

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