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Kentucky is a title contender! Duke is doomed? Judging five early-season overreactions

Two weeks into the 2024-25 season, we're seeing potential championship contenders, hot seat names and more -- or are we? Will these trends last?

Sports - ESPN - 3 hours ago

Elite eight: Reintroducing the NBA's true title contenders

The goal for every team is to win a championship, but that doesn't mean every team is championship-ready. This group is. Here's the case for, and against, them winning it all.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

College Football’s Most Fascinating Title Contender

Indiana has risen from a 3-9 team to a relentless bulldozer flattening everything in its path, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 6

Duke, UConn, KU top men's basketball title odds

Duke, UConn and Kansas are favored by sportsbooks as men's college basketball title favorites entering the 2024-25 season.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

No. 9 Clemson is rolling as it contends for ACC title and a return to the College Football Playoff

What a difference a year makes

Sports - ABC News - October 22

Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season

The Celtics are strong candidates to repeat as championships, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 30

'They didn't think I was good enough': Previewing the sounds and big matchups ahead of Week 10

Our college football experts preview big matchups, conference title contenders and sound ahead of Week 10.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Behind the Warriors' sudden rebirth — and why they look like legit title contenders again

Golden State's start to the season has served as an emphatic reminder of just how dangerous a fully operational version of the Warriors can really be.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 hours ago

Week 8 takeaways: SEC title logjam, Duke's historic win, Army and Navy keep rolling

From a historic win to quarterback movement, here are key takeaways from Week 8.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Duke's national title hopes hinge on Cooper Flagg, freshman formula that hasn't worked for a decade

Can the Blue Devils buck recent trends for roster composition and break through for the 2025 national title?

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

SEC title contenders, tiebreaker scenarios: Texas a heavy favorite, but plenty of teams still in contention

Almost half of the conference still has a realistic path to Atlanta

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Texas still looks destined for CFP, but Longhorns have been exposed as iffy title contender in just two weeks

Saturday's uncomfortably close win over Vanderbilt exposed more of Texas' imperfections

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

Texans WR Stefon Diggs out for season with torn ACL in blow to their hopes to contend for title

Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach DeMeco Ryans said Tuesday.

2025 NCAA Tournament champion contenders by tiers: 20 teams with realistic chance at winning national title

Which teams are no-brainers, on the doorstep or dark horses to be cutting down the nets in April

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Title contenders, Final Four front-runners and where they'll fall short: Predicting the Top 25's ceiling and floor

How far can the best teams go this season? Where might they fall short? We predict the best and worst case for ESPN's preseason Top 25.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Christian Eckes wins Truck race at Martinsville to propel into Championship 4; title contenders set

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Christian Eckes wasn‘t about to lose a race he had dominated, even if it meant using the front bumper on his No. 19 Chevrolet — twice. After a restart with five laps left in ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

NASCAR: How the four title contenders stack up at Phoenix ahead of Sunday's championship race

Can Team Penske win its third straight title? Joey Logano won the championship in 2022 and Ryan Blaney got his first in 2023.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Scheyer: Duke's continued cramping 'concerning'

After another one of his star freshmen dealt with cramping issues, Duke Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said after Tuesday's 77-72 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats the recurring issue was "concerning," ...

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Who are the contenders for Trump's next administration?

On the Friday after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump and his team are racing to staff the incoming administration. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports on the names being floated for ...

Duke freshman star Flagg inks Gatorade deal

Duke freshman superstar Cooper Flag becomes the first men's basketball player to sign with Gatorade, adding to his portfolio before the season begins.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Henderson the 4th top-35 player headed to Duke

Shelton Henderson, one of the top-10 small forwards in the 2025 class, committed to Duke on Saturday giving the Blue Devils their fourth top-35 commit in the cycle.

Sports - ESPN - November 2

Source: Amorim leading contender for Man Utd job

Ruben Amorim has emerged as the leading contender to take over from Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, a source has told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Divided Arizona contends with Trump's sweeping border plan

The state is likely to be on the frontline of the president-elect's immigration policies.

The Super Bowl contender hiding in plain sight

After starting 2-2, the Eagles — behind QB Jalen Hurts and RB Saquon Barkley — have won four straight heading into the second half of the season.

Here are the top contenders for Trump's next Pentagon chief

President-elect Trump is quickly lining up Cabinet nominees for his next administration, including China hawks and hard-line Israel supporters in key national security and foreign policy roles. But ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Why these four Oscar contenders go the musical route

Sometimes a song is the only way to express the highs and lows of human emotions, say these film directors

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

From 'beached whale' to contender: Inside Tulane's turnaround

After years of irrelevance, Tulane has found itself having steady success and is now vying for the Group of 5's playoff spot.

Sports - ESPN - 8 hours ago

Duke-Zona, IU-Kansas to play '27 Vegas twinbill

College basketball powers Duke and Arizona as well as Indiana and Kansas will face off in a Hall of Fame Series twinbill at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2027.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Gatorade signs Duke basketball's Cooper Flagg to NIL deal

Flagg is one of many players capitalizing on their NIL opportunities in this new era of college sports.

Business - CNBC - October 29

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

Raise the Flagg: How Duke's super-freshman became the Maine man

Maine is hardly a hoops hotbed, but Cooper Flagg's Duke debut, and likely No. 1 NBA Draft pick status, has kids in his home state "dreaming bigger because of him."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

After Hurricanes, Duke Energy Estimates $2.9 Billion in Restoration Costs

After hurricanes Debby, Milton and Helene, a leading energy producer in the South puts a price tag on replacing lost equipment and turning the lights back on in affected areas.

Business - Inc. - November 7

Duke vs. Kentucky: How to watch tonight's college basketball game

Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils play the Kentucky Wildcats tonight, here's how to catch the NCAA basketball game on TV and where to stream.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Duke Is Leaning on a 17-Year-Old Star, and Eventually, It Might Pay Off

Cooper Flagg is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 N.B.A. Draft. For now, he has more learning to do in college, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Playing out this Sunday: A tale of two QBs nobody wanted

Sam Darnold, a former No. 1 draft pick now on his fourth team, has Minnesota undefeated through six weeks.

Contenders or pretenders: do Liverpool and Slot have what it takes?

After a favourable start, Klopp’s successor faces first proper test with seven tough games coming over the next 21 days. It cannot be media hype to herald Chelsea’s visit to Anfield on Sunday as ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Arsenal’s sloppiness calls into question whether they are serious contenders | Jonathan Wilson

Fans may feel aggrieved over perceived injustices, but reality is that title hopefuls make too many shoddy errors. This was not, for all that Arsenal fans will whine about conspiracies, about the ...