Although the Colts lost their season opener, they made winners out of Chicken McNuggets fans across the state.
That's because McDonald's of Greater Indiana is giving fans free McNuggets whenever the Colts score a touchdown in an NFL game this season.
Visitors can get a free 10-piece McNuggets order with a minimum $2 purchase through the McDonald's app starting the day after the Colts score a touchdown. The offer is available for up to six days after the game.
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Florida football came into the season opener against Florida Atlantic relatively healthy. While Saturday night's result was ideal, the Gators are now dealing with a few injury concerns to follow heading into Week 2.
Wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. suffered an unconfirmed injury during the game, while defensive backs J'Vari Flowers and Bryce Thornton also appeared to be shaken up at different points. Thornton seemed to injure his wrist after a big hit in the first half. Their statuses moving forward remain unclear. Head coach Jon Sumrall is expected to provide additional information after further evaluation.
The Gators were also without a number of key players before kickoff. Wide receiver Davian Groce, offensive lineman Eagan Boyer, defensive lineman Stive-Bentley Keumajio-Yondju, safety Eric Parks and running back Kelvin Jimenez were not dressed for the opener, according to reports from Gainesville. Before Saturday's matchup, Jimenez was listed as out.
The extent of Singleton's injury will be the most significant storyline as the Gators turn their attention to Campbell.
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With not a ton of news to discuss, it's time to get familiar with our Duke men's basketball team! We do that on Episode 841.
Duke has released a series of posts on Instagram called "Get Familiar" that introduce us to almost all of the players on the team, whether they are returning or new faces. Donald and Jason detail the facts about each player that they enjoyed learning about the most. We have one guy who can bake a delicious banana bread and another who said he would be a F1 driver if he didn't play basketball! It's a fun look into the personalities that comprise the team this season.
We also discuss Caleb Foster's past couple of weeks, where he's worked out with Jayson Tatum and is fostering a puppy named ******* an that is training to be a service dog! We want ******* an content all season long, but we also discuss the importance of CFos' relationship with the CBO. We also discuss CBS Sports' poll to coaches and how many picked Duke as the best team in the country entering the preseason.
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Karen Attiah must be reinstated by The Washington Post and receive back pay after an arbitrator ruled the newspaper lacked sufficient cause to fire the opinion columnist over her social media posts following the ******* assination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa found the Post "did not have good and sufficient cause" to terminate Attiah and failed to establish that she engaged in "gross misconduct," according to a decision obtained by The New York Times. Attiah was fired by the Post in September after posting about Kirk's killing on Bluesky.
"This decision confirms what we've said from the start: I was doing my job as an opinion writer, and this was wrongful termination," Attiah said in a statement, adding that she was "relieved to finally have that record set straight."
Attiah told the Times that she was "willing to go back" to the Post, which she called "one of the world's most storied newspapers." A Washington Post spokeswoman told the Times that the company respects the arbitration process and declined to comment further.
Attiah was fired after posting on Bluesky about the reaction to Kirk's ******* assination. In one post, she wrote, "Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is … not the same as violence."

#times #washington #arbitrator #opinion

Duke Football is close to opening up their season as the defending ACC champions. What's in store for them? On Episode 840, we speak with Anna Snyder of the Fayetteville Observer on where the football team is at as they finish out the preseason.
The biggest question facing the Blue Devils this season: who will start at QB? All signs point to either transfer Walker Eget or sophomore Dan Mahan. Whoever is under center, they will have Nate Sheppard to hand the ball to and Jeremiah Hasley to throw the ball downfield to as they try to put points on the board. Anna takes us through the offense and defense and speaks to what qualities will be the calling card for Duke this season as they seek to defend their ******* le against all doubters.
We also dip a bit into the basketball, asking Anna about the summer and which players have been the ones to stand out in practice. We also see which non-conference games have her the most excited about the season as Duke hopes to add to their banner collection atop Cameron Indoor Stadium.
We end the show with an update on Mike Corey's recovery from a tragic car accident that claimed the life of his son, Teddy. Mike physically is doing much better and appreciates all the well-wishes. Emotionally, that toll will take a bit longer for him and his family to process. A memorial fund has been established in Teddy's honor, and we encourage everyone to share it widely and pay tribute to Teddy's life that was taken far too soon.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars play football today! The Jags are on the road to face off against the New Orleans Saints. Kickoff is at 4:00 pm EST, and you can click here to learn how to watch/listen to the game. You can also find game updates on our X/Twitter, Bluesky, and Facebook.

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Exhale, folks. The trade deadline has come and gone, and the rapid refreshing of Twitter, Bluesky, or wherever you get your news from can cease. The roster you look at now is more or less what you'll see for the rest of the season, save for a well-timed DFAs for cost-cutting purposes, à la Nathaniel Lowe in 2025.
It was an eventful day for Craig Breslow, who successfully executed four trades before the clock struck 6 pm EST:
INF Curtis Mead for Connelly Early
C Adley Rustchman and C Jake Rogers for Anthony Eyanson, Kyson Witherspoon, Carlos Narvaez, Enndy Azocar, and a player to be named later
LHP Erik Miller and prospect Carlos Gutierrez for Marcelo Mayer

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You have been waiting for the Cubs to acquire a starting pitcher, and Sunday night, they have done so (Bluesky link):
Per Josh's pre-deadline ranking of Cubs prospects, those are the No. 13 (Ty Southisene) and No. 19 (Brett Bateman) prospects in the Cubs organization. MLB Pipeline ranks them 13th and 21st, respectively.
This is, I believe, a fair deal for a 35-year-old pitcher who is a pending free agent, so this is a rental. The Cubs would be on the hook for slightly more than $7 million of Gausman's $23 million deal for this year. (This might also account for some of the "cash considerations" in the Jameson Taillon deal with the Jays announced earlier today.)
Gausman has a 4.38 ERA and 1.288 WHIP in 23 starts this year and 127.1 innings. His K rate and walk rate are about the same as they've been the last couple of years, and with 50 games remaining, that means likely 10 starts in a Cubs uniform for him.
His last start was Friday against the Cardinals and he allowed nine hits and one run in 5.2 innings. Interestingly enough, his first start for the Cubs could wind up being against his old team, as the Blue Jays will be playing a makeup game Thursday at Wrigley Field — and it's possible his opponent could be Taillon.

#jays #million #starts

Jeff Pearlman has spent much of the last several years positioning himself as one of sports media's loudest critics, frequently calling out journalists, broadcasters and media personalities over their work and ethics.
Now, the longtime sportswriter and bestselling author finds himself on the other side of that conversation.
Pearlman, a Southern California resident who has taught journalism as an adjunct professor at Chapman University for the past decade, publicly apologized after YouTube creator Velodus accused him of plagiarizing large portions of a 2021 video about former New York Yankees prospect Ruben Rivera. Awful Announcing was the first to detail the scandal.
Velodus published a detailed follow-up video identifying what he said were 23 instances in which Pearlman's video mirrored his original work, including newspaper clippings, archival footage, photographs and editing choices. According to Velodus, several graphics even retained alterations unique to his original edit.
Pearlman's version appeared on his Press Box Chronicles YouTube channel, which has a significantly larger audience than Velodus' channel, and included a sponsored advertisement. After the allegations gained traction, Pearlman made the Rivera video private, deleted his Bluesky account (he had already previously deleted his X/Twitter account) and later released a TikTok video addressing the controversy.

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While the LA Clippers, Leonard and now the Raptors all wait for a conclusion, the investigation has grown in scope since it began, according to multiple sources who spoke to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely. Not only has Wachtell Lipton, the league’s go-to law firm hired to conduct the inquiry, inspected if the Clippers circumvented the NBA salary cap by facilitating a sponsorship deal for Leonard with Aspiration, it has also looked into whether the Clippers improperly covered expenses for Leonard but were not reimbursed for them, those sources said. And the firm has examined if Leonard had a previously unreported endorsement deal with another company, those sources said.
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Doug Smith: Kawhi Leonard sauntering up to mid-court to visit with Larry and Judy Tanenbaum and Bobby Webster might be of note to Raptors fans who absolutely won’t read anything into it — 7/13/2026 Bluesky
Fullcourtpass: Scottie Barnes on the Raptors potential addition of Kawhi Leonard "Seems very dangerous... We’re trying to take candy from a baby essentially." — 7/11/2026 x.com

Four individuals and a state championship team are part of the latest class set to get inducted into the Portland High School Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.
Ryan Snellenberger, Andy Pohl, Andy Pulling, Jon Snellenbeger and the 2012 state championship Portland football team will be inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Portland Knights of Columbus Hall.
Ryan Snellenberger is a 2004 graduate who excelled in football and basketball. Pohl graduated in 2001 and is being honored for his wrestling and football careers. Pullin, a 2003 graduate, was a wrestling standout. Jon Snellenberger is being recognized for his 50 years of coaching.
The Portland football team in 2012 captured the Division 5 state ***** le with a 12-9 win over Grand Rapids West Catholic.
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Lady Vols basketball guard Avery Mills will be "sidelined for an extended period of time" with a right knee injury, Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell announced July 7.
The 5-foot-9 junior suffered the injury during a team skill workout on June 30, according to the school release. Mills was the first of 13 players to commit to the Lady Vols out of the transfer portal this spring, transferring to Tennessee from Liberty.
Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hallknoxnews.com; X: corahalll; Bluesky: corahall.bsky.social‬. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe
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The Florida women's basketball team will travel to the Bahamas in November to participate in the fifth annual Battle 4 Atlantis along with the Davidson Wildcats, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the West Virginia Mountaineers, the program announced on Wednesday.
Battle 4 Atlantis will take place at Imperial Arena at Atlantis Paradise Island from Nov. 24-26. Matchups, game times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
If the Gators are matched up with the Fighting Irish, it would be the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the hardwood, while Florida and Davidson have met just once before, back on Dec. 29, 2019, when the Orange and Blue prevailed at the O'Connell Center, 55-50.
Florida has faced West Virginia five times prior dating back to 1991, with four wins and a loss over that stretch. The Gators dropped the first meeting on neutral court that year, but have prevailed since, with the other four games split between the respective schools' home courts. The last time they played was in 2000, when UF beat WVU in Morgantown, 96-70.
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By David Thomas
June 5 (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from withholding tens of billions of dollars in federal funds from states unless they complied ‌with the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement, transgender people and other issues.
U.S. District Judge Myong ‌Joun granted the preliminary injunction sought by Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia. Joun, appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden to the federal court in Boston, said he would issue a memorandum explaining his decision at a later date.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell celebrated the ruling in a post on her Bluesky social media account, writing, "These grants are a lifeline — I'll always fight to protect food **** istance for families."
Spokespersons for the Justice Department ‌and USDA did not immediately respond ⁠to requests for comment.

Fact Check: This Melania Trump photo is real, but it wasn't taken on Epstein's plane

Claim:
A photo authentically shows future U.S. first lady Melania Trump, then Melania Knauss, posing partially nude for modeling pictures on the late ****** offender Jeffrey Epstein's airplane.
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A rumor that circulated online in November 2025 claimed a years-old photo authentically showed future U.S. first lady Melania Trump, then Melania Knauss, posing partially n*de for modeling pictures on the late ****** offender Jeffrey Epstein's airplane.
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