After watching the tape and re-evaluating the outlook of Sunday's 36-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills, here's everything Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans had to say on Monday about the outcome, what went wrong and where the team can improve entering Week 2.
Question: On how to eliminate explosive plays as a defense
DeMeco Ryans: "To eliminate explosive plays, it starts by simply guys doing their job, being where they're supposed to be. Whether it's coverage, leverage, or being outside, being inside, being on top, where we're supposed to be, how we're rushing, our rush plan, also all that ties in together. We gave up 11 or 12 explosive plays and when you give up that many plays, you're going to give up points. We have to do a much better job of just being where we're supposed to be, finishing how we're supposed to finish."
Q: On trusting the process
Ryans: "You definitely have to trust the process when it just comes to doing what we're supposed to do. The Bills, they made some plays and made some good catches, but when we're not where we're supposed to be, we're going to make it look even better. It always starts with us about just doing the things that you're supposed to do to help you win the game."

#we 're

Last time USA didn't win FIBA Women's World Cup: Revisiting 2006 U.S. team that was upset by Russia originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The United States has embraced the spotlight in the FIBA Women's World Cup, downing more foes than most en route to authoring up the best record in competition history.
That run has largely been decked in gold; the Americans account for more than half of the gold medals handed out in Women's World Cup history.
Team USA's roster has been chocked full of starlight over the years. Contrary to popular belief, though, that group hasn't always finished its campaigns on the top of the podium.
With that, here's a look at the last time the Americans failed to take the stand with gold dangling around their throats.

#World

The Chargers dropped their final injury report of Week One and it's about as clean as you could ask for.
Edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu (hip) is listed as questionable after being a limited participant at practice for most of the week. He dealt with a lower-body injury to begin training camp and it looks like the team is still playing it cautious with him now that the regular season is here.
Cornerback Deane Leonard is the only player listed as out for Sunday's game after missing the entire week of practice. Leonard is the team's fourth cornerback and the best coverage player on special teams. His presence will be missed in the third phase of the game.
game status for week 1 vs. AZ

QUESTIONABLE — Tuli Tuipulotu

OUT — Deane Leonard
With Leonard out, expect Nikko Reed or Kaiir Elam to be elevated for game day. Reed likely gets the nod as he has the greater experience pool in O'Leary's defense over Elam who was just signed following final cuts at the start of the month.

#tuli #tuipulotu #reed #elam

World champion Wu Yize fell in the third round of the English Open as Liam Davies scored an eye-catching 4-1 victory in Brentwood.
Welsh prospect Davies, 20, opened up a 3-0 lead on his way to the first ranking event quarter-final of his career, helped by a break of 105 in the second frame, then completed his victory as China's Wu struggled to find his dynamic best form.
Tantalisingly, Davies will face compatriot Mark Williams, the three-time world champion, in the last eight on Friday evening.
Williams, still a major force on the baize at the age of 51, had breaks of 76, 103 and 63 in a late-night 4-1 victory over England's Barry Hawkins.
Mark Selby, who was runner-up at last week's British Open and won the China Open in August, had his hopes of reaching another final ended by a 4-3 defeat against fellow former world champion Kyren Wilson.

#open #davies #williams #final

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NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Open enters the business end on Tuesday with the quarter-finals where two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz faces another home favourite in Ben Shelton at Flushing Meadows while Aryna Sabalenka keeps her quest for a third straight crown alive.
There are also two all-American clashes in the quarter-finals when Frances Tiafoe takes on Alex Michelsen while Jessica Pegula faces Emma Navarro.
Buzz: Carlos Alcaraz Gets Surprise U.S. Open News Live On Air: 'Really? Oh My God'
TOP MEN'S MATCH: CARLOS ALCARAZ v. BEN SHELTON

#faces

PRAIRIE VIEW - Last year's Labor Day Classic was not decided until the final play. On Sunday at Panther Stadium, Prairie View's Jahbari Kuykendall returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, setting off a range of emotions from both teams and their fan bases.
That is the Texas Southern-Prairie View A&M rivalry in a nutshell. Exciting games are the norm. From start to finish.
Prairie View won last year's matchup on a walk-off touchdown. Sunday's game was not as close. And again, the outcome favored the Panthers.
The Panthers came out firing and did not let up in routing TSU 52-14 in a game that was nationally televised on ESPN2.
After leading 17-7 at halftime, Prairie View (1-1) outscored TSU 28-0 in the third quarter.

#panthers #touchdown #classic

NEW YORK (AP) — Want to know how good ****** Gould's teams were at Stanford? The answer was right there on his shoes.
Gould returned to the U.S. Open on Saturday and was honored during the first match of the night session. The longtime coach, who had John McEnroe among his many future pros, hadn't been back to the event in years but his former players wanted to celebrate him this year.
Gould wore specially designed Nike sneakers that were made for him for the occasion. White and cardinal red, one had a 17 on it, signifying his total of NCAA national championships, with his record of 776-148 on the tongue.
"I loved coaching. I really enjoyed working with the age group, especially the 18 to 22-year-olds," Gould said. "It's the first time away from their parents, and you want to be independent, and the other hand, you can't quite be, and sometimes some poor advice to help navigate things with you in a subtle way."
Gould was at Stanford from 1966-2004. Only four coaches at any level of college, men's or women's, won as many national ****** les, and his players won 17 individual NCAA championships. Some of his best, topped by McEnroe and twins Mike and Bob Bryan, went on to win multiple Grand Slam ****** les.

#gould

By this time next year, athletic contests outside are scheduled to take place at Geneva High School.
Work on the school's new athletic complex is scheduled to start at the end of September, District Superintendent Paul Lombardo said.
"Our goal is to be completed by June 2027," he said. "We want to play our first game at the new stadium."
Renderings of the facility show a turf field, stands which can hold 1,300 fans, press box, lights and eight-lane track.
Lombardo said the anticipation is building toward the new facility.

#lombardo #geneva #september

Coming out of college, Cam Skattebo gave himself one rule.
The hard-nosed Giants running back told Kay Adams on Thursday's episode of Up & Adams that if he ever suffered a major injury he would walk away from football.
Seven games into his career, that exact scenario presented itself.
Skattebo, of course, saw his rookie season cut short as he suffered a gruesome ankle injury during a Week 8 meeting with the Eagles that required season-ending surgery.
The 25-year-old admitted that he did contemplate calling it a quits one month into the recovery, but ultimately decided his time had not yet come.

#skattebo #adams #Eagles

Carolina Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks (undisclosed) is expected to be available for the Week 1 game even though he has missed some practice time this week because of soreness, according to head coach Dave Canales.
SOURCE: Mike Kaye - ESPN
Why It Matters: Brooks will not start this season but should still receive a solid role in the offense and can also be part of the passing game. He can be a No. 3 running back or flex option most weeks if he can stay healthy.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Carolina Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks on track for Week 1

#game #canales #source

An investigation is ongoing after an Arizona State hockey player collapsed on the first day of workouts with the team this fall.
Sun Devils defenseman Matthew Mayich was participating in a workout on Aug. 20, the first day of Arizona State classes for the fall semester, when he collapsed. First responders arrived after calls of a heat-related illness, and Mayich was taken to a local hospital. He has since been transferred to the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.
Temperature at the time was reportedly between 87 and 89 degrees. The workout was being run by an ex-Green Beret soldier, too, who was leading the team through "grueling" drills, his attorney Robert Carey told the Arizona Republic on Monday. Multiple players told Carey that the former soldier, Tim Ziesel, "yelled at them from the get-go … like a drill instructor," and that they were told not to complain. Water, he said, was only available for those who led exercises.
Mayich allegedly showed obvious signs of distress and was unable to complete tasks throughout the workout.
"He was disoriented and struggled well before he collapsed," Carey said.

#mayich #workout

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - LIV Golf signage carries one of several non-performing value propositions (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
The game of golf is one of the oldest sports. As a pastime, it harks back to childhood diversions; as a profession, it dates back to the "Old Course" at St. Andrews, Scotland, where in the 1850s the sport was first played by professionals.
Vulnerabilities of Golf's Present Business Model
Because of the beauty of its venues and the challenge of mastering the game, golf has long been jocularly described as "a good walk spoiled." But over the centuries, professional golf has arguably spoiled more than just a good walk. Its enduring business model has always had some fundamental vulnerabilities:
It is inherently solitary. Individuals play against individuals, even as collaboration and teamwork have become increasingly important features of contemporary life.

#individuals #good

DETROIT – How are hitters supposed to be able to figure out Tarik Skubal when his pitches sometimes even fool the Hawk-Eye technology that Statcast uses to measure spin and identify pitches?
The initial reading on Max Clark's fifth-inning, RBI triple was 99-mph sinker. It was quickly corrected to a four-seamer.
"His four-seamer was cutting like crazy," Clark said.
That could be the reason for the initial read of a sinker. It had that type of action.
"His sinker was really working," Clark said. "We'd talked before the game about how he'd gotten away from it once he went to LA. I don't know if they didn't like it as much or they were tinkering with it. But I got a couple of them."

#sinker #tarik

Former Florida center Micah Handlogten has found a new home, although his return to college basketball still depends on receiving another year of eligibility.
Handlogten has committed to Ole Miss, according to multiple reports, giving the 7-foot-1-inch big man a chance to remain in the SEC after spending the past three seasons with the Gators. He entered the transfer portal in April following Florida's 2025-26 season.
One question surrounding Handlogten's eligibility is whether he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Utah Jazz. There are conflicting reports on whether Handlogten actually put pen to paper, which could hurt his case for a return to the college ranks.
Before coming to Florida, Handlogten spent his freshman year at Marshall, where he averaged 7.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game and was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year.
He played in all three seasons he was with the Florida Gators, but a gruesome broken leg suffered in the 2024 SEC Tournament championship game kept him out for most of the following 2024-25 season. He gave up his redshirt to return in February and help Florida's frontcourt while Alex Condon dealt with an injury.

#Florida #gators #eligibility

Before impressing at Texas and becoming one of the NFL's best running backs, Atlanta Falcons superstar Bijan Robinson became one of the greatest high school athletes the state of Arizona has ever seen.
Robinson set an Arizona state record at Salpointe Catholic, rushing for 7,036 yards and scoring 114 total touchdowns during his time as a Lancer. On Thursday, the school announced that Robinson's No. 5 jersey will soon be retired:
"We're thrilled to announce that Salpointe will honor Bijan Robinson '20 by retiring his iconic No. 5 football jersey at our next school **** embly," the school announced via Instagram. "Even more exciting, Bijan will be joining us on campus for this special celebration! We can't wait to welcome him back to Salpointe and honor the incredible legacy he's created both on and off the field. Congratulations, Bijan. Once a Lancer, always a Lancer."
Robinson rushed for over 2,000 yards in each of his final three seasons. Earning Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year honors during his senior year, the class of 2020 standout rushed for 2,235 yards and 38 touchdowns while also hauling in 12 passes for 314 yards and three more scores. He averaged over 17 yards per carry that year and averaged more than 13 YPC across his 46-game career with the Lancers.
The 5-foot-11, 215-pounder was no under-the-radar recruit, either. He finished as the No. 16 overall prospect and No. 2 running back in the 2020 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies.

#salpointe #year #running

The Dodgers saw another Atlanta Braves comeback against Tanner Scott on Wednesday, this time walking them off in the bottom of the ninth in a 6-5 final score.
Roki Sasaki was one strike away from completing a perfect bottom of the first inning, but Matt Olson attacked a low slider and struck the foul pole to put the Braves on top for a second consecutive game. Sasaki promptly allowed two consecutive two-out baserunners, but he was able to escape further damage by getting a weak groundout from Ozzie Albies.
The Dodgers had their second leadoff extra-base hit over their last three innings, as Tommy Edman led of the top of the second with a double to right center field. A.J. Smith-Shawver managed to get two consecutive outs, but after a walk to Teoscar Hernández, Hunter Feduccia kept his solid month of August going with an opposite field single to left field, plating Edman and tying the game.
Freddie Freeman made it three leadoff extra-base over the Dodgers' last four innings with a double to begin the top of the third. Smith-Shawver once again retired the next two hitters after being down in the count 2-0, but Edman decided to take the 2-1 pitch for a called strike 1. That decision paid off, as Edman turned on the very next pitch to right field, scraping the outfield wall and giving the Dodgers their first lead of the series. It was Edman's second home run from the left side of the plate and his fourth away from home.
Tommy Tanks! pic.twitter.com/tiVSFph6TP

#Dodgers #edman #Braves #shawver

Borussia Dortmund's U21 team will face Fulham's U21 team on Wednesday evening in the Premier League International Cup. Among those named in BVB's squad, is notably Luca Reggiani, who broke into Die Schwarzgelben's first team towards the end of 2025/26.
Reggiani, who started last season in the U19 league, also featured in the UEFA Youth League before becoming a regular in Niko Kovac's side towards the end of the season. The 18-year-old Italian defender played 513 minutes across eight Bundesliga games, and also completed a full 90 minutes in the UEFA Champions League, featuring in their 2-0 victory over Serie A outfit Atalanta.
In addition to Reggiani, Ruhr Nachrichten report that Justin Lerma, Kauã Prates and Mathis Albert will also bolster Daniel Rios' U21 squad. Additionally, all four are expected to start against Fulham, while a good performance here could make a case for them being in Dortmund's first team. Particularly Reggiani, who is fighting for his long-term future, with Filippo Mane seemingly ahead of his compatriot in the pecking order.
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#team #squad #first #towards

Why Browns are making a massive mistake with Deshaun Watson as QB1 over Shedeur Sanders originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Cleveland Browns had one of the more interesting quarterback competitions of the offseason. Deshaun Watson was initially viewed as the clear frontrunner, but Shedeur Sanders made up some ground and could've been named the starter.
During the preseason, though, it became clear Watson was still the frontrunner, and Sanders didn't have a lot of hope to land this starting job. After the second preseason game, Sanders outplayed Watson, and there was a tiny bit of hope. But it was squashed.
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Browns have gone with Watson as their starting QB. To put it simply, this is a massive mistake for the Browns. Sanders should've been QB1 in Cleveland.
"BREAKING: The Browns are naming Deshaun Watson as their starting QB, per multiple sources," Schultz reports. "Shedeur Sanders will be the backup."

#deshaun #cleveland #massive

The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix sprint race provided McLaren with plenty of data, but it also delivered a sobering realization: Ferrari might currently possess the fastest race car on the grid.
While McLaren continues to fight at the front of the pack, Team Principal Andrea Stella was quick to single out Charles Leclerc's Sprint performance as the ultimate benchmark for long-run speed around Zandvoort.
Ferrari raised eyebrows across the paddock when they sent Leclerc to the Sprint grid on a used set of soft tires, bypassing the standard medium compound favored by the majority of the field.
However, Stella acknowledged that the Italian squad's aggressive strategy was rooted in hard data. "When we saw Leclerc starting on a used soft, we thought that that was quite ambitious, but eventually the information they got through the running in practice will have given them the confidence to do so," Stella told the media.
Leclerc's ability to manage the softer rubber over the course of the Sprint confirmed the ominous pace Ferrari had demonstrated earlier in the weekend. "I think the lap times of Ferrari in continuous laps that they showed during practice one, they were the best, and probably in the race Leclerc was still the best in terms of pace," Stella noted.

#stella #race #grid

Editor's note: Follow live coverage of the Little League World Series with updates, highlights and ******* ysis.
The 2026 Little League World Series is heating up, with some squads having risen to the occasion with commanding wins, while others are now facing the intense pressure of elimination games that will determine whether their LLWS tournament dreams live on or end abruptly.
Saturday promises high drama with four win-or-go-home matchups on the schedule.
The day opens with a clash between the Canada Region, looking to bounce back after a loss to the Asia-Pacific Region, and the Australia Region, hoping to recover from a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Mexico.
Later in the afternoon, all eyes will be on the showdown at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, where Bridgewater, Massachusetts, representing the New England Region, takes on Hamilton, Ohio, the champions of the Great Lakes Region. With first pitch set for 3 p.m. ET, the stakes couldn't be higher; one team will survive for another shot at glory, while the other will face the heartbreak of an early exit.

#little #live #canada

The Athletics opened a three-game series against the Houston Astros, hoping to get back in the win column in the first game of Players' Weekend. In a matchup between two teams desperate for a win, the Astros emerged victorious, winning the series-opener 4-0 in a game where the A's never posed a threat.
After Astros starter Hayden Wesneski worked a scoreless first inning, the hosts immediately threatened to score as A's starter J.T. Ginn failed to retire either of the first two batters he faced. The A's right-hander escaped the jam, leaving Houston unable to capitalize on its golden opportunity to take the lead.
With one out in the third inning, shortstop Donovan Walton singled to record the Athletics first hit of the game. Walton stole second with two outs, putting himself in scoring position. Wesneski escaped the jam by getting Jeff McNeil to pop out, stranding two runners.
A's catcher Jonah Heim threw out Astros runners attempting to steal second to end two consecutive innings.
A leadoff walk followed by a double put the Astros in position to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth. First baseman Christian Walker's sacrifice fly scored Isaac Paredes, putting the Astros up 1-0. Ginn limited the damage by retiring the next two hitters. A's left fielder Carlos Cortes made a nice catch at the wall, robbing Astros catcher Yainer Diaz of a potential RBI extra-base hit.

#astros #game #walton #series

As the San Francisco 49ers gear up for another preseason game with the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night, they undoubtedly have bigger fish to fry.
First and foremost at the moment is the ongoing status of superstar running back Christian McCaffrey. The tailback is currently dealing with undisclosed tightness and has missed a week of practice and running heading into Thursday night's exhibition, where he will obviously not play. Head coach Kyle Shanahan had to clarify that McCaffrey's status has nothing to do with dissatisfaction with his current contract, especially after recent monster extensions for Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs.
So, what's the deal? When might McCaffrey actually come back to the 49ers?
For what it's worth, a return seems imminent. Why do I say that? Shanahan maintained that McCaffrey likely would've already practiced earlier this week if the 49ers weren't engaging in joint practices with the Chargers. But because those joint practices with other teams are so physical, the 49ers elected to remain cautious rather than unnecessarily push their arguably best player.
That timeline seems promising! After playing in just four games in 2024, McCaffrey came back and played in all 17 games last season for the 49ers. San Francisco is undoubtedly hoping his 2026 output resembles his 2025, not his disappointing 2024.

#running

Rangers have already made 11 signings this summer with at least another couple likely.
The total number of arrivals since the start of last summer's transfer window stands at an eye-watering 28 - leading to concerns from former Ibrox player Andy Halliday over the club's "scattergun" approach to recruitment.
And Halliday says there is now a "gulf" in quality between Rangers and Celtic.
Speaking on the BBC's Scottish football podcast, he said: "The key word is strategy. I can't describe Rangers' recruitment over the last 12 months as a strategy - more scattergun.
"When you see the amount of players they have brought in over a 12-month period, it doesn't look as if there's much strategic plan behind it.

#halliday #andy #celtic #speaking

Since Toni Kroos's retirement, Real Madrid's attack seems largely like an orchestra without a conductor, unable to find someone to cohesively pull the strings on a pitch filled with talented footballers with distinct skillsets. The de facto leader of Madrid on the pitch in the later years of his career, Kroos attempted over 100 passes per 90 minutes in La Liga in his final season at Madrid, completing nearly 95% of his passes, and 82 pass attempts per 90 in the Champions League. By comparison, Madrid's leading passer from midfield last season was Aurélien Tchouaméni with only 65.5 pass attempts per 90 in La Liga and 55.7 per 90 in Champions. In fact, with Luka Modric's subsequent departure, it was two centre-backs (Antonio Rüdiger in La Liga and Dean Huijsen in the Champions League) that led Madrid in pass attempts per 90 for the first time in nearly a decade.
Two of the criticisms of Madrid post-Kroos/Modric is that the deeper players like Rüdiger and Fede Valverde don't: i) circulate the ball quickly enough or ii) provide sufficient incisive passes to the forward line. We ****** yzed both points to see the validity of these concerns as it relates to Madrid's midfield.
Let's first tackle quick ball circulation. Kroos's final season at Madrid saw him attempt 22.2% of his passes one-touch (fourth percentile amongst midfielders in the top five leagues) and 53.7% within two seconds of receiving the ball (eighth percentile amongst midfielders in the top five leagues) in league play while Modric that same season saw 23.5% of his passes come via first touch (10th percentile) and 52.6% under two seconds (seventh percentile). By comparison, Aurelien Tchouaméni and Valverde last season distributed 26.4% and 26.3% of their passes, respectively in La Liga one-time (higher percentages than Kroos and Modric in 2023/2024) with nearly the identical percentage of quick passes (passes within two seconds of receiving the ball) as the German legend and Croatian maestro had in 2023/2024 (Tchouaméni: 53.8%; Kroos: 53.7%; Valverde: 53.3%; Modric: 52.6%).
It is a popular misconception that being a tempo controller often requires playing the ball quickly and having a significant percentage of one-two touch passes. Kroos was not a great tempo controller because he often passed the ball first touch. As the chart above demonstrates, Kroos actually circulated the ball slower his final season than many of Madrid's midfielders last season. The best tempo controllers know when to play first-time, when to hold on to the ball for several seconds, when to progress the ball and when to value retaining possession, understanding that the scoreline, moment in the match, and positioning of players on the pitch dictate when to move the ball quickly and when to slow the play down. Vitinha, considered by many to be the best deep-lying playmaker in the game today, distributed less than our out of every five attempted passes (18.3%) during live play last season in Ligue 1 from a first

On Sunday, I felt flattened by Southampton's defeat at Watford.
When recording Goin' Home With Adam and Jo on the way back, Jo Tessem and I could hardly raise our spirits and delivered a thoroughly miserable half-hour.
Since then I have been reflecting on how the game unfolded at Vicarage Road and whether we were overreacting on Sunday.
Should we have said "well, it's only the first game" and "it's early in the season, they will get better"? As I write this, the answer is still no.
Saints have set very high standards under Tonda Eckert and we all expected that they would hit their stride early and swat Watford aside. It never happened.

#goin #home #since #vicarage

Teams Might Not be 'Incentivized' to Trade for Patriots' Kayshon Boutte originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
NFL teams will have to make cuts sooner rather than later, including the New England Patriots.
As the Patriots and other teams make those decisions, it could directly affect what New England wants to do with Kayshon Boutte.
Boutte has impressed throughout his career and is far from a bad player, but he might not have a great spot on this team right now.
There's reason to believe he can be a very good player elsewhere if given the opportunity, but the Patriots might not have room to give him that role. With cuts coming up, other teams may also not want to trade for Boutte now, hoping to cut players they want and land them for a much lower price.

#Patriots #nesn

The Rhode Island high school football season officially starts on Monday, Aug. 17, and before you know it everyone will be getting ready to crown champions at Cranston Stadium.
But who will those teams be?
The Providence Journal will have no problem telling you who we think will be in contention and who will be our picks to win once camps get going and we do our due diligence.
That doesn't mean you can't start talking about it now. We want to know who our readers think will end up with Super Bowls in each respective division, so we're offering a chance to make your opinion heard in our poll.
You can vote as many times as you'd like between now and when the poll closes. Don't be afraid to start social media campaigns, creating as much excitement as possible for the program closest to your heart.

#think #start #Monday #providence

Cameroon have won their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations with an emphatic 3-0 victory over tournament debutants Malawi on Sunday evening at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
A brace from Marie Ngah Manga and a goal from Naomi Eto, all scored in the first half, secured the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon's first continental trophy. They previously made the WAFCON final in 2004, 2014 and 2016, but lost all three to Nigeria.
Cameroon will receive $2 million in prize money from the Confederation of African Football, double the prize pot from 2025 WAFCON. Malawi will receive $750,000 as finalists.
Despite expectations of a dual Malawian threat of Chawinga sisters Temwa and Tabitha, the Scorchers were unable to match Cameroon's technical precision in the midfield nor their tenacity in front of goal.
Cameroon's unique and wholly unexpected journey to the WAFCON final began long before their first match. They did not initially qualify for the tournament but were admitted last November as the result of a spontaneous decision by CAF to expand the WAFCON format from 12 teams to 16 for the first time. Mali, Ivory Coast and Egypt were also admitted by way of expansion due to their high FIFA rankings.

#first #cameroon #final

The Steelers made it official on Saturday: they signed a key player on their defense to a new five-year contract.
Defensive tackle Keeanu Benton will reportedly get at least $72 million, making him the highest-paid defensive end in Steelers history.
Benton is the third player from the Steelers' 2023 draft class to get a new contract. That's the most for the team since 2011.
If Joey Porter Jr. gets his extension, that will be the most since 2002.
Benton talked about the bond the Class of 2023 shares.

#steelers #since

Welcome back to Rays Reacts. We asked, you voted. This time, we inquired on your confidence in the Rays starting rotation, which as a question conjures playoff considerations.
Practically, many teams skate by with just three plus starting pitchers, so personally I'm not too worried about how the rotation shakes out down the stretch. Despite losing Griffin Jax to injury — he recently got an injection in his elbow, and has resumed throwing at 120 feet — Rasmussen and Martinez are solid, Sugar Shane just pitched three clean innings in Durham on a rehab start, the Rays are settling Peralta into the Rays way, and Seymour is over-achieving expectations for a pitcher with 14 career starts at the MLB level.
I'm confident, but more importantly, how did y'all feel?
Minor concerns is fair!
Jax and McClanahan are indeed injured, Seymour was recently in the bullpen, and Peralta is new. It's reasonable to be concerned at least a little bit.

#seymour #recently