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Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

A woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election

World - ABC News - 2 hours ago

Saturday shockers continue season of upsets

A trio of ranked teams -- Alabama, Ole Miss and Colorado -- fell to unranked opponents Saturday.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Brutal Budget is likely to stoke some upset

Departmental spending to increase by only 1.7%, with little going towards tackling poverty at home and overseas

World - Financial Times - October 30

Ranger scores as Kettering upset local rivals Northampton

Watch highlights as Kettering Town secure a famous upset against local rivals Northampton Town, winning 2-1 in the first round of the FA Cup at Sixfields Stadium.

Wrexham upset by League Two Harrogate Town

League Two Harrogate Town pull off one of the upsets of the round, beating League One Wrexham 1-0 to reach the second round of the FA Cup at Exercise Stadium.

Players upset as influencer starts Argentine game

A top flight team in Argentina fielded a social media influencer in a league match on Monday, in a move that upset rival players.

Sports - ESPN - November 12

'Just getting started': Gators dash Rebels' hopes

DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff ...

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Notre Dame authors 'complete game,' upsets USC

In what felt like a potential Final Four preview, No. 6 Notre Dame played spoiler to a crowd of 7,894 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, defeating No. 3 USC 74-61 to hand the Trojans their first loss ...

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Ranking Every N.F.L. Team From First to Worst After a Week of Upsets

The Ravens, Jets and Vikings all suffered surprising losses.

Sports - The New York Times - October 30

How Kennesaw State pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season

After a rocky start to the year, Kennesaw State delivered a stirring victory over Liberty.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

College football scores, results: No. 10 Texas A&M blown out by South Carolina, No. 11 Clemson falls to Louisville

Three undefeated teams fell on Saturday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

Boneyard to bourbon: NIU commemorates 125 years, historic Notre Dame upset

The Huskies' 16-14 upset over Notre Dame was the first win over a top-five ranked opponent in program history.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

CFP Anger Index: Why essentially everyone not in the Big Ten should be upset

Unpacking which teams should be most upset with the first CFP rankings of the year.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

This chart pinpoints the moment American voters started getting upset about the economy

MarketWatch ran a regression of key economic variables, against the long-running University of Michigan consumer-sentiment index, to see if attitudes had changed.

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn retires from competitive breaking after Olympic upset

Australian was hounded online for performance in Paris Carrying on ‘seems a really difficult thing for me to do’ Breaker Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

College football live updates: Alabama dominates LSU in critical SEC showdown

Jalen Milroe ran wild at Tiger Stadium to boost the Tide's College Football Playoff hopes. Follow all the night games right here.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

Winners and losers from an upset-filled college football Saturday

Ole Miss whipped No. 3 Georgia as the SEC title race got even muddier, while No. 4 Miami suffered its first loss of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 10

What a Chaotic Day of Upsets Means for the College Football Playoff

Miami, Georgia and Iowa State are three of the ranked teams that lost on Saturday.

Sports - The New York Times - November 10

Ranking 134 College Football Teams After a Week of Major Upsets

Losses by Georgia and Miami have opened up two spots in the top five.

Sports - The New York Times - November 11

Deebo explains why Purdy was upset after 49ers' win vs. Bucs

49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel revealed why San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy was upset after Sunday's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14

More than brute force is needed to upset Hezbollah's financial network

Hezbollah’s support network isn’t just facilitating mayhem in the Middle East — it’s also endangering American lives.

Politics - The Hill - November 19

If Army upsets Notre Dame, it could upend the entire playoff structure

Army is 9-0 despite not being able to take advantage of NIL and the transfer portal. Saturday's showdown at Yankee Stadium has major CFP ramifications.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

College football scores, results: Chaos rules in Week 13 as several ranked teams suffer upset losses

The penultimate week of the 2024 regular season delivered in a big way.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Colorado-Kansas: Takeaways, highlights from KU's third straight ranked upset

The Buffaloes can clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game and the Jayhawks can play spoiler again.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

How a Day of Chaos and Upsets Changes the College Football Playoff Picture

Four of the top 16 teams lost to opponents that entered Saturday’s games without winning records, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

With upset loss to Cowboys, Commanders at risk of falling into Kliff Kingsbury trap

Kingsbury deserves a share of credit for the remarkable rookie year of Jayden Daniels. But the coordinator also can’t escape the reality that has followed him from Arizona to Washington.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

Feast Week guide: UConn loses (twice!); rest of week preview

Two days in, there have been two big upsets in Maui. What else should we expect?

Sports - ESPN - 1 hour ago

Predicting the College Football Playoff After a Week Full of Upsets

Losses by Georgia and Miami are expected to create movement in the rankings.

Sports - The New York Times - 23 hours ago

CFP Anger Index: The teams and conference that should be most upset in Week 14

After a weekend of chaos, the committee is throwing ideas against the wall and reporting back what stuck.

Sports - ESPN - 2 hours ago

Kevin Stefanski confirms Jameis Winston will remain Browns starting QB after upset win over Ravens

Winston led an upset win over Baltimore in Week 8

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

NFL Week 9 picks: Jets stun Texans on Thursday, Browns shock Chargers for second straight upset

Here's your weekly dose of John Breech's NFL picks

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

AP PHOTOS: Ali's upset victory over Foreman in 'The Rumble in the Jungle' echoes 50 years later

Fifty years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman met in a boxing ring in Africa

Sports - ABC News - October 30

Miami's dizzying second-half run leads No. 5 Hurricanes past upset-minded Duke, former coach Manny Diaz

The Hurricanes went on a 36-3 run over the final 22 minutes of game time

Sports - CBS Sports - November 2

Behren Morton leads late TD drive as Texas Tech posts 23-22 upset for No. 11 Cyclones' first loss

Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 yards for the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left and the Red Raiders denied No. 11 Iowa State its best start in program history with a 23-22 upset

Sports - ABC News - November 2

South Carolina upsets No. 10 Texas A&M to further tighten SEC title game race

Each of the 16 teams in the SEC has at least one conference loss with four weeks to go in the regular season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

SEC fines South Carolina $250K after fans storm the field to celebrate upset win over Texas A&M

This is South Carolina's second offense of the year following a similar incident after a basketball upset

Sports - CBS Sports - November 3

Ole Miss' defense flummoxes USC as Yolett McPhee-McCuin's squad nearly pulls off season-opening upset in Paris

The Rebels forced 26 USC turnovers in a valiant losing effort

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Opening day takeaways: How South Carolina, USC overcame early struggles to win

Olivia Miles tallied a triple-double, JuJu Watkins and USC held off Ole Miss, and South Carolina escaped Michigan as the 2024-25 season opened.