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2026-08-18 · Toronto Star

Top-ranked Ohio State is loaded on offense and has plenty of questions on defense

🔮 If Ohio State does make it back to the CFP for the third straight year, it will be after navigating a challening schedule that includes road games against No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Indiana, No. 16 Southern California and No. 22 Iowa. assertive

2026-08-21 · Toronto Star

Cincinnati climbing in Big 12, inexperience and tough schedule loom large for Satterfield's team

🔮 Defensive coordinator Nate Woody was brought in from Army and will run a 3-4 scheme charged with rushing the quarterback instead of dropping eight into coverage. assertive

2026-09-06 · Toronto Star

A Sunday night at Lambeau marks Dan Hicks' 35th NBC Sports season milestone

🔮 The 2028 Los Angeles Games will be the ninth time Hicks will call swimming with Rowdy Gaines. assertive

2026-09-14 · Toronto Star

Todd Monken stands by Deshaun Watson after his performance in Browns’ opening loss sparks fan outcry

🔮 For those wondering if Todd Monken would turn to Shedeur Sanders for Week 2 at Tampa Bay, the first-year coach said Monday: “I anticipate Deshaun will be our starter.” assertive

2026-09-15 · Toronto Star

Amid a Reds slide, Terry Francona finds relief as front office expected to return

🔮 Despite losing six of seven and being a season-tying 10 games under .500, Francona was encouraged with reports over the weekend that team president Nick Krall and general manager Brad Meador are expected to return next season. assertive

2026-09-17 · Toronto Star

A late-season rally flips the AL Central race as the Guardians edge ahead of White Sox

🔮 The White Sox have dropped seven of nine and 12 of 17, but manager Will Venable was trying to keep a tight focus. assertive

2026-09-19 · Toronto Star

Smith sets Ohio State career receiving mark as 6th-ranked Buckeyes roll past Kent State 59-3

🔮 He might, right?” Day asked. assertive

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

Gavin Williams dominates with 7 shutout frames as Guardians edge Athletics to stay atop AL Central

🔮 CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central. assertive

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

Stifling defense, Burrow give Bengals a different outlook this season at 2-0

🔮 So again, we’re so early in the season in terms of me identifying what I see, but I think those are some things that I think would describe what we’re doing right now. assertive

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

'So what, now what?': Monken wants to see what Browns, Watson are made of after improbable win

🔮 Passing for 238 yards, two touchdowns and not committing a turnover will suffice. assertive

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

Intrigue surrounds possible reaction by Cleveland fans to Watson as Browns, Panthers look to go 2-1

🔮 The biggest question going into Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns may not be about the on-field matchups. assertive

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

Cavaliers president Altman shrugs off LeBron James' 76ers move, touts his team's 'sustainable' build

🔮 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Koby Altman would have loved for LeBron James to return for a third stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers. assertive

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

Jeremiah Smith ties Ohio State record with 4 TD catches as No. 7 Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19

🔮 Ohio State: Defense will be concern after the Illini rushed for 199 yards and averaged 6.0 yards per carry. assertive

2026-09-27 · Toronto Star

A 4-touchdown day puts Jeremiah Smith in rare Ohio State company against Illinois

🔮 “In the past, he’s so fast sometimes he would run the route and still do a great job, but you’re seeing a little bit more definition on the route. assertive

2026-09-28 · Toronto Star

A tighter group: Mitchell and Harden lean into rare offseason bonding to build Cavaliers' chemistry

🔮 The seven-time All-Star had two seasons remaining on his contract and could have waited to re-sign until next summer, when he would be eligible for a five-year supermax deal worth $350 million. assertive

2026-09-29 · Toronto Star

Monken praises Browns defense for improvement over the past 2 games

🔮 Watson joined Baker Mayfield (four times from 2018-21), Derek Anderson (2007) and Vinny Testaverde (1995) as the only Browns quarterbacks in the past 35 seasons to throw multiple touchdown passes without a turnover in consecutive wins. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

Burrow seeks to stay unbeaten vs Lawrence as Bengals host Jaguars in matchup of 2-1 teams

🔮 The most recent time Burrow faced the Jaguars though is one he would like to forget. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

From 34-10 embarrassment to AFC North leaders: How the Browns quickly turned their season around

🔮 CLEVELAND (AP) — Todd Monken’s faith in what the Browns could do in his first season as coach hasn’t wavered, even when Cleveland was blown out at Jacksonville in the season opener. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

Guardians, White Sox renew AL Central rivalry as Division Series opens in Cleveland

🔮 CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Vogt and Will Venable don’t need to pore over extra scouting reports as the Cleveland Guardians get set to host the Chicago White Sox in Saturday’s Game 1 of the AL Division Series. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

🔮 Cleveland — which won its third straight AL Central title by one game over the White Sox — had the bases loaded with two outs the third and fourth innings, but couldn’t get any runs across. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

Barstool's Dave Portnoy pulled from Fox's 'Big Noon Kickoff' appearances, AP source says

🔮 Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer make appearances on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame college football show, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. assertive

2026-10-04 · Toronto Star

Murakami’s 2-run homer sparks White Sox to 3-0 win in Game 1 of AL Division Series vs. Guardians

🔮 “That’s what playoff baseball is about, is your big dogs going out there and making big plays,” manager Will Venable said. assertive

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Burrow stays calm with Bengals at 2-2, but injuries to Chase and Higgins will impact game plan

🔮 The veteran quarterback might have second thoughts in a couple of days if he is without star wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins for this week’s game at Miami. assertive

2026-10-06 · Toronto Star

Guardians' bats go cold again, wasting Gavin Williams' 11 strikeouts in Game 2 loss

🔮 And when they made those mistakes, we just weren’t able to capitalize maybe in the way we wanted to, but that’s part of the game,” outfielder Jo Adell said. assertive

2026-10-06 · Toronto Star

White Sox one win away from ALCS after surging past Guardians in Game 2

🔮 “They’ve been waiting 120 years, so maybe we can do it this year,” said Grant Taylor, who worked 1 1/3 innings and allowed one hit as he got his second straight save. assertive

2026-10-11 · Toronto Star

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in five-game AL Division Series

🔮 CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams had 12 of a record 21 strikeouts by Cleveland pitchers, José Ramírez hit a go-ahead home run on a pitch just above home plate and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Saturday night to complete a comeback from an 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five AL Division Series. assertive

2026-10-11 · CBC News

Williams, Ramirez lead Guardians past White Sox in Game 5 to cap ALDS comeback

🔮 Williams, Ramirez lead Guardians past White Sox in Game 5 to cap ALDS comeback assertive

2026-10-11 · Toronto Star

José Ramírez has big moment for Guardians with home run on pitch just above home plate

🔮 “With the way he performed the last two, you could tell he’s just like, ‘I got you.’ assertive

2026-10-13 · Toronto Star

Bengals embrace an early bye after a win in Miami

🔮 So I’m happy our guys will be able to recover and get their legs back under us and start getting ready for some colder weather, which we’re very familiar with and as the season gets going. assertive

2026-10-13 · Toronto Star

The Browns' offense looks exposed after fourth-quarter magic runs out vs. Jets

🔮 And until we do that, we will struggle,” coach Todd Monken said. assertive

2026-10-16 · Toronto Star

Browns coach Todd Monken faces his old team as Ravens visit Cleveland, likely with Huntley at QB

🔮 Huntley is expected to make his second straight start because Lamar Jackson is still recovering from an ankle injury. assertive

2026-10-17 · Toronto Star

ALCS Game 4 postponed by rain; Rays and Guardians to resume series Saturday

🔮 Major League Baseball was hoping there would be a three-hour window of dry weather to get the game in, but the showers never let up. assertive

2026-10-18 · Toronto Star

Rays capitalize on Guardians errors, win 7-3 to tie ALCS at 2-2

🔮 “It looked like it may have snaked on him or just skipped by him, took his eye off of it,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. assertive

2026-10-19 · Toronto Star

Rasmussen shines as Rays beat Guardians 3-1 to take 3-2 ALCS lead

🔮 The Rays will try to capture their third AL pennant and first since 2020 on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. assertive

2026-10-19 · Toronto Star

Guardians need 2 road wins to overcome deficit against Rays, just like they did against White Sox

🔮 The biggest question is which pitcher will start Monday. assertive

2026-10-20 · Toronto Star

Monken says Browns' offense could be 'smoother,' but his 4-2 team has come through late in games

🔮 CLEVELAND (AP) — Todd Monken didn’t expect there would be as many growing pains with the Cleveland Browns’ offense as there have been through six games. assertive

2026-10-21 · Toronto Star

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin out indefinitely after injuring throwing arm

🔮 Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Tuesday night that quarterback Julian Sayin will be out indefinitely after injuring his throwing arm in the fourth quarter Saturday against Indiana. assertive

2026-10-28 · Toronto Star

Ratings for small-market Brewers-Rays World Series down only 6% through 2 games

🔮 I think very few people, including me, would’ve guessed that we’d be down 6% through two games. assertive

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