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AP Top 25 Extra Points: As the fourth team to earn the No. 1 ranking this season, Oregon's rise is a sign of the times

Not to mention that a faction of fans lament college sports' transition from amateurism to supreme professionalism. This football season delivers when it comes to unpredictability and entertainment value. It is reflected week after week The Associated Press college football poll. Oregon became the fourth team on Sunday to keep first place. No team has […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for the first time since 2012; Vanderbilt takes part in the election and Michigan is eliminated

Oregon became the fourth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season The Associated Press college football polland moved back to the top spot for the first time in 12 years on Sunday after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt was making its first appearance since the 2013 season at No. 25, and […]

By Andrew Jack

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

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“South Pacific” star Mitzi Gaynor has died at the age of 93

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the sultry dancer and actress who played Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film “South Pacific” and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor was one of the last survivors of the so-called golden age Hollywood musical, died of […]

By Andrew Jack

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

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The undefeated Hoosiers and their coach and quarterback dominate the AP's Big Ten Midseason Awards

First-year coach Curt Cignetti promised a new and improved Indiana and has given the undefeated Hoosiers their best start since 1967. The Hoosiers have already doubled their win total from last season, earning four of the 10 Associated Press Big Ten Midseason Awards. Nine AP writers who cover the conference picked Indiana at No. 16 […]

By Andrew Jack

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

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AP Top 25: Texas returns to No. 1, Alabama falls to No. 7

It was a week of upheaval The Associated Press college football pollwith Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a week-long absence Vanderbilt's Monumental Surprise from Alabama. The Commodores' victory as underdogs by more than three touchdowns resulted in the Crimson Tide falling from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top team to […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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Chaos enters the AP Poll with 4 teams in the top 11 losing to unranked opponents

Vanderbilt's stunning surprise of No. 1 Alabama, which resulted in crazed fans marching the goalposts through the streets of Nashville, was just the preview. Saturday turned out to be one of the wildest days in the world AP poll in years. According to Sportradar, four teams ranked in the top 11 in the last poll […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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Biden's student loan cancellation can easily move forward

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden last attempt Student loan cancellation is free to proceed – at least temporarily – after a Georgia judge ruled that a legal challenge should be handled by a Missouri court. Biden's plan has been on hold since September after seven Republican-led states challenged it in federal court in Georgia. […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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Bills' first loss of the season

BALTIMORE — Josh Allen crawled around, looking for someone — anyone — who might be open. Once it was a big win, but more often than not it ended with the Buffalo quarterback on the ground. Many of the Bills' shortcomings, masked by an undefeated start, came to the surface in a 35-10 loss to […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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Review of “The Substance”: Brilliantly disgusting and disturbed

In the first two hours “The substance” is a well-made, entertaining film. Screenwriter and director Coralie Fargeat treats the audience to a good portion of biting Social commentary on ageism and sexism in Hollywood, with a spoonful of sugar and glitter-soaked body horror. But the film is wonderfully crazy, blood-soaked and inevitably polarizing The third […]

By Andrew Jack

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

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Film review: Coon, Olsen and Lyonne await the death of their father in “His Three Daughters”

Death is not like in the movies, explains a character in “ His three daughters. “Christina, played by Elizabeth Olsen, tells her sisters Katie (Carrie Coon) and Rachel (Natasha Lyonne) a story about their father, who became particularly agitated one evening after the death of his wife while watching a movie on television. It is […]

By Andrew Jack

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024