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⚾️ Historic splash: Giants center fielder Heliot Ramos became the first right-handed batter to hit a home run into McCovey Cove. His ninth-inning blast came off a 100.2 mph pitch and traveled 397 feet.
⛳️ $22 million weekend: Jon Rahm signed with LIV for hundreds of millions of dollars. He earned $22 million more on Sunday, when he won the Chicago event ($4 million) and the season points title ($18 million).
🥍 Back-to-back titles: Brett Dobson (17 saves) and the Utah Archers beat the Maryland Whipsnakes, 12-8, to repeat as Premier Lacrosse League champions.
🏎️ Palou wins again: Spanish driver Alex Palou cruised to his third IndyCar title in four years in Sunday’s season finale. He’s the first back-to-back champion since Dario Franchitti won three straight from 2009-11.
🏈 Texas might be back
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For the first time since 2008, Texas is the No. 1 team in the nation after leapfrogging Georgia in this week’s poll.
“Is Texas back?” That’s been a running joke for over a decade. Any small achievement is greeted with “Texas is back” memes, and the phrase is used to mock the Longhorns when they underachieve — as they’ve made a habit of doing since they last played for a national title in 2010. Could this year be different?
All eyes on Arch: Redshirt freshman QB Arch Manning replaced Quinn Ewers (oblique strain) on Saturday and put on a show in front of the home crowd, throwing four TDs and running for another in a 56-7 win over UTSA.
Manning’s 67-yard TD run gave him bragging rights over his grandfather and uncles. Archie’s longest rush at Ole Miss was 64 yards, Eli’s longest at Ole Miss was 15 yards and Peyton’s longest at Tennessee was 13 yards.
Perhaps Cooper was the swiftest Manning then? Not so fast, says Arch. “I credit my mom for that speed, not my dad,” said the 19-year-old. “Don’t…
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Publish date : 2024-09-16 13:00:38
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