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Washington Commanders bet on healthy Jayden Daniels to bounce back from injury-plagued 2025 season
Head coach Dan Quinn is entering his third season in the District, and dynamic quarterback Jayden Daniels is looking to reclaim his star trajectory; Washington is aiming to prove that last season’s sub-.500 stumble was purely a health-related fluke and that they are ready to contend once again in the NFC East.
The Commanders suffered through an injury-ravaged 2025 campaign, dropping 10 of their final 12 games to finish 5–12 and missing the postseason entirely. Jayden Daniels was limited to just seven starts while battling persistent injuries, missing 10 full games and forcing Washington to lean heavily on backup signal-callers. With an offense operating at half-strength and a defense that surrendered over 6.0 yards per play, Washington finished near the bottom of the league in DVOA and lost quite a few one-possession heartbreakers.
Re-establishing momentum required general manager Adam Peters to prioritize trench depth and defensive reinforcements from January through August. The headlining move came along the front seven, as Washington signed pass rusher Charles Omenihu to bolster the edge rotation and brought in former Michigan safety Sonny Styles via the draft to inject athletic versatility into the secondary. The front office also re-signed key interior trench pieces, keeping offensive guard Sam Cosmi locked up alongside defensive tackle Daron Payne, while adding offensive line depth with veteran additions to protect Daniels.
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This could be a pretty solid offense provided Daniels returns to his rookie year health and production. Terry McLaurin has been awesome and should see a boost with Daniels under center regularly. Stefon Diggs is older, but still a solid option and gives Daniels a good second option. Jacory Croskey-Merritt was productive, and I think he should be one of the better backs in the league. I’d like to see him get 15-20 touches a game instead of the 10-15 he was getting last year.
Defensively, Dan Quinn’s unit features established star power up front with Daron Payne anchoring the interior and Omenihu pushing the pocket off the edge. However, depth in the secondary remains a focal point, as young talent and new additions like Styles will be tested early against division rivals.
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The team features a line of 6.5 for their win total. I think the Commanders should be able to get over that. If you give them essentially the same team as last year, and some of those one-score losses go their way, you are getting over the total. Dallas should be better, and I’d expect the Giants to be improved as well, but I do think the Eagles take a step back. I like the over 6.5, but I’m not sure how much further over they will go. The improved defense, better health, and strong enough offense should make this work.
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WWE NXT champ reflects on tremendous accolades 4 years into pro wrestling career: 'Force to be reckoned with'
WWE NXT star Kelani Jordan added another line to her already impressive pro wrestling resume just four years after she initially signed with the company and reported to the Performance Center.
She was the first NXT women’s North American champion, she won the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Knockouts Championship and, on Sunday at Heatwave, she defeated Kendal Grey to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time in her first opportunity.
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OutKick Dropkick asked Jordan in a recent interview what the accolades meant to her.
"It feels great. Also, it's a good reminder to, like, whenever there's moments where I'm like maybe down or feel like, oh no, I'm like kind of like plateauing or shoot, like what's happening, I think it's a good reminder to like, hey, you were the first ever North American champion, you were a TNA Knockouts champion, now you're the NXT women's champion.
"It just allows me to take a moment to reflect and be like, hey, like you're very talented and you're good. Like you don't have these titles for no reason or had those titles for no reason. So, I think it's a great reminder that Kelani Jordan is a force to be reckoned with."
Over the course of the year, Jordan has demanded respect from fans and the rest of the women’s locker room. She said in May she was better than all the women that were called up to Raw and SmackDown after WrestleMania 42.
Now, Jordan has the belt to prove it.
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"Yes, absolutely," she said when asked about whether she’s earned the respect of her peers. "I mean, of course, I know there's a target on my back, an even bigger one if there wasn't one already because I am the champion. But I think people know when they're in the ring with me that they're in for a tough, tough fight.
"But definitely when you have the title, you automatically get a little bit more respect. You know what I'm saying? Just because I mean it's proven in your work. You're the champion. So you have something around your waist or over your shoulder to like speak for that."
Jaida Parker was the first one to step up to Jordan on Tuesday night.
Parker is coming off a big win in a submission match against Nattie, which also took place on Heatwave. She’s certainly proved to be a worthy contender.
"Yeah, I'm not surprised that Jaida Parker came out. I had a feeling someone was going to come out, but I'm not surprised that it was her because we have a lot of history and like she said, she feels like she has a chip on her shoulder because we faced each other before.
"But I know Jada is going to bring a lot of fight. I know she's great at talking, but I'm great not only at talking, but I walk the walk. So, I am ready for Jaida's games, her tactics. She can talk, but when she's in the ring with me is, you know, talking — is that going to work?"
Jordan and Parker’s match for the NXT Women’s Championship is set for this coming Tuesday on the CW Network.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire at end of calendar year, ending controversial tenure
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end of the calendar year.
Engelbert was the first-ever WNBA commissioner in league history, serving in the role for seven years. The news was announced by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
"Cathy has presided over the WNBA through the most significant period of growth in the league’s 30-year history," Silver said in the WNBA’s statement. "We are grateful for Cathy’s leadership and unwavering commitment to the advancement of women’s basketball."
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The timing of her retirement comes after a year full of controversy in the WNBA. Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham’s comments about trans athletes in women’s sports and the treatment of Caitlin Clark have been the dominating storylines throughout this season.
"After more than seven years at the WNBA and more than 40 total years in business, I have made the decision to retire as WNBA Commissioner," Engelbert said in a statement.
"In 2019, I had the privilege of being appointed the league’s first commissioner and to lead a league with enormous potential yet untapped awareness and significant undervaluation. Over the years, it has been amazing to watch WNBA players thrive and lead the massive cultural surge around women’s sports."
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Under Engelbert's tenure, the league expanded from 12 to 18 teams while also overseeing the WNBA's media rights and collective bargaining agreement. While she has been highly criticized for not marketing the WNBA's superstars enough, namely Clark, the league has seen tremendous growth under Engelbert.
In the WNBA's statement, the league said Engelbert helped oversee "increases in viewership and historic highs have been reached in digital engagement, game attendance, League Pass subscribers, merchandise sales, corporate partnership revenues and franchise valuations."
The WNBA schedule has drastically changed under Engelbert. In 2021, she introduced the WNBA's in-season Commissioner's Cup tournament. In 2025, she expanded the regular season to 44 games and announced that the WNBA would play a record-high 50 games in 2027.
The 61-year-old said she is retiring with gratitude and optimism for the WNBA's future.
"I retire knowing we have built something bigger, stronger and more enduring than we could have imagined. I am grateful to the WNBA and NBA team owners and staff, players, investors, fans and the powerhouse league office staff, who believed in what this league could become. I retire with immense gratitude and tremendous optimism for the future of the WNBA, with the best yet to come," Engelbert said.
It is not yet known who will replace her.
Fox News AI Newsletter: The network driving fight against data centers, Flock cameras
IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:
- ‘No Kings’ protest network behind fight against AI data centers and Flock cameras
- US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge
- OpenAI's ChatGPT pivots after previously putting Trump alongside Putin as top threats to democracy
CROSSED WIRES: The same hard-left network behind "No Kings" and other protests is leading the battle against data centers and Flock surveillance cameras, according to a Fox News Digital investigation and a new report.
SILICON STANDOFF: China is racing to build the data centers and energy infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence, raising concerns that Beijing’s ability to rapidly construct massive projects could help it get closer to America’s commanding lead in the physical infrastructure underpinning the AI race.
MACHINE VERDICT: OpenAI’s ChatGPT originally rated President Donald Trump as a major threat to democracy when prompted, according to a new study, but the results differed following an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
CITY HALL RIFT: New York City public school students under 9th Grade will be banned from using generative AI for at least one year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday.
'SAME PLAYBOOK': As the development of data centers continues to grow into one of the top hot button political issues in the United States, some experts are sounding the alarm on the various left-wing groups and climate activists who are pouring money and resources into data center opposition campaigns.
GRID ON THE BRINK: Your lights. Your water. Your hospital. Your internet. All four depend on digital systems that foreign hackers are now targeting.
‘BACKWARDS AND POOR’: President Donald Trump took aim Monday at the growing backlash against data centers, warning that communities that shut the door on the facilities risk missing out on the jobs and economic gains of America's AI boom.
OPINION: Very few people disagree. Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will profoundly impact the lives of every man, woman and child in our country. These revolutionary technologies will radically change our economy and, quite likely, eliminate tens of millions of jobs over the next decade.
BIG TECH BATTLE: It’s the fall of 2028. A debate moderator turns to two presidential nominees who spent their governorships fighting over data centers. "China’s AI lead is now a fact," she says. "In 2026, you decided to restrict data-center construction, and the machinist in Youngstown, Ohio, watched his job follow the servers to the Gulf. What do you tell him? Which of your policies would you take back?"
RURAL REBOOT: In central Washington, a farming town of roughly 8,100 people has become an unlikely showcase for America’s data-center boom.
CTRL ALT DECEIVE: America's rivals stand to gain from a growing backlash against the data centers powering the nation's AI boom and foreign money is helping fuel it, Brittany Kaiser warned.
HARD AT WORK: The race to build more data centers for artificial intelligence is driving demand for more than chips and electricity. It also requires vast networks of high-speed optical fiber to move data between servers, putting one of America’s oldest manufacturers at the center of the boom.
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Boo Carter's stellar field goal block seals Colorado's stunning 14-13 road win over Georgia Tech
The college football season just began in the best way for Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
For the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, it was heartbreak on the final play of Thursday night’s game in Atlanta.
Colorado pulled off a 14-13 victory on the road after Boo Carter blocked a game-winning field goal attempt by Georgia Tech from 45 yards out, stunning a sold-out crowd at Bobby Dodd Stadium and starting a wild celebration on the field for the Buffaloes.
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Carter’s heroics would’ve been nothing, though, if it wasn’t for Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis finding tight end Charlie Williams for a 20-yard touchdown with 37 seconds to go in the game.
The touchdown snapped quite the drought of offense for Sanders’ squad, as the Buffaloes were able to find the end zone in the second quarter but couldn’t muster anything else until that game-winning touchdown late in the fourth.
But the Buffaloes’ defense kept them going in the game. They also blanked Georgia Tech in the third quarter and kept it a 10-7 game until Yellow Jackets kicker Aidan Birr hit a field goal to further the lead.
What should be encouraging moving forward for the Buffaloes is how dominant they were in the run game under new offensive coordinator Breanna Marion. Colorado outrushed Georgia Tech, 183-51, but they were unable to convert that positive rush attack into points.
On the other hand, Sanders and the Buffaloes will need to work on special teams despite Carter’s brilliant rush off the edge during that field goal block.
The Yellow Jackets’ only touchdown on the night was a 100-yard kickoff returned for the score by Rahkeem Smith in the second quarter. And despite the connection between Lewis and Williams with just seconds remaining, Colorado had a go-ahead field goal attempt that was blocked in the fourth quarter.
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Of course, it’s just the first game of the season for Colorado, but this is a team looking to turn the tide after going 3-9 last season in Sanders’ third year as head coach.
The details will be worked on, but this is what the Buffaloes needed to get the ball rolling into the new year.
Pro Football Hall of Fame making massive overhaul of its selection process following 2026 Bill Belichick snub
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is making massive changes to its process for picking future Hall of Famers.
The Hall says it is hoping to "improve its selection process" from one that led to the 2026 class not including former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick as one of its "most-deserving" candidates as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
"The Hall continually reviews its bylaws to ensure the selection process reflects the highest standards of integrity and the magnitude of election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame," said Hall of Fame president Jim Porter. "There is no more important task at the Hall of Fame than the election of each new class."
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The Hall has decided to cut the number of selectors from 50 people down to 28. Of that reduced number, three will be non-voting alternates.
That means the days when every NFL team had a representative intimately tied to that team on the selection committee are over.
Some current selectors who are being removed will be asked to participate in various Hall of Fame committees.
The identity of the selectors remaining and those removed is still being decided by the Hall of Fame, according to Porter.
As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation. For decades selectors presented Hall candidates to the rest of the selectors by stating a case for that person using statistics, testimony and endorsements from various respected football sources.
The entire group of selectors would then debate the pros and cons of that candidate before voting.
Under the new system, one voice from a non-selector will introduce each candidate by simply announcing his name and sharing his resume. Then the reduced group of selectors will go immediately into discussion on the merits of that candidate.
So, why is the formal presentation disappearing?
The PFHOF is trying to avoid what it calls "unintended biases" in its selection process and one way to do that is to limit the advantage some selectors have had because of their superior oratory skills over others, according to the Hall.
The categories the selection committee will now consider have been cut to three:
Player.
Coach.
Contributor.
The past splitting of players into modern-era players and senior players will end. All players from all eras not currently in the Hall of Fame will all be lumped into one category for nomination.
The Hall is believed to be eliminating the senior category so there is no emotional bias toward trying to select a player, say, in his final year as a modern-era candidate, before he disappears into the so-called senior category abyss.
That abyss, by the way, has spit out 19 seniors being selected to the Hall in the last seven years. So this new approach is like the proverbial pendulum swinging away from a concentration on senior candidates being selected.
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The Hall intends to have a coach and contributor subcommittee each consisting of 11 voting selectors and three alternates. Those will consist of some current selectors not chosen among the overall 28.
Those committees will put forward one coach and one contributor to be considered as candidates by the greater group of selectors.
A contributor, by the way, is someone who added to the game outside of playing or coaching. So broadcasters, owners, executives, commissioners and others are eligible. If contributors also played, coached, or served as an executive, their whole body of work will be considered.
Every year the Hall expects to consider 13 players, one coach and one contributor as its candidates.
The Hall of Fame says its class sizes will range from three to seven inductees every year. The typical number of enshrinees is more likely to be five or six because of the math involved.
The reduced number of selectors will meet in person once a year, with the next meeting scheduled for the first week of Feb. 2027.
Caitlin Clark posts double-double as Team USA opens FIBA Women's World Cup with blowout win over China
Team USA’s dominance on the world women’s basketball stage continued Friday in Berlin and Caitlin Clark had a lot to do with it.
Clark and Paige Bueckers, both making her senior international debut with Team USA, as well as Rhyne Howard each scored 14 points to help lead the Stars and Stripes past China in blowout fashion to kick off their FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup play, 94-61.
Clark may have come off the bench for head coach Kara Lawson to start his game – Team USA veteran Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young got the nod – but she played the most minutes of any player on the team (25) and made the most of them.
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She finished the game with a double-double, scoring 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting, including three three-pointers made, with 11 assists.
Also coming off the bench was Bueckers, the Dallas Wings star whom Clark worked well with and China had no answers for. Over 20 minutes of play, Bueckers was highly efficient with her 14 points, going 6-of-9 from the field with four assists. She perhaps could’ve been the team’s leading scorer if she didn’t pick up two quick fouls, with FIBA rules setting a foul-out at five personals compared to the WNBA’s six.
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Howard was also feeling it when she checked in off the bench, raining in four three-pointers across 18 minutes of work.
Lawson made sure that every single rostered player for Team USA got time on the hardwood on Friday, and they earned it after making quite the statement from start to finish.
Team USA faced this same China team in the 2022 gold-medal game at the FIBA Women’s World Cup, where they came away victorious. They were getting tremendous looks throughout the game, shooting 45% from the field and out-rebounding China, 47-41.
The reason rebounding was a priority in this matchup was due to China’s Han Xu and Zhang Ziyu, who stand at 6-foot-11 and 7-fot-3 respectively. The height gap when they were on the floor was palpable, but it didn’t hurt Team USA as much as it could.
Stellar defense was played by everyone who stepped foot on the court for Team USA, but especially those down low like Napheesa Collier, Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart and more. Team USA tallied nine steals and six blocks, while China shot just 32% from the field and 26% from beyond the arc.
As for rebounding, Reese led the team with nine off the bench, while Stewart had seven with her seven points and Collier picked up six boards.
Finally, young provided some notable scoring early in this game, tallying 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while hauling in three rebounds and dishing out three assists.
Team USA will look to carry this momentum into their next matchup against Italy on Sunday at 2:45 p.m. ET.
Inside a Louisiana courtroom': SEC-LSU legal circus played out like a John Grisham novel in stunning showdown
BATON ROUGE, La. — SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey covertly arrived at a Louisiana courtroom Thursday morning more than an hour before the circus was scheduled to begin, just two days before LSU was set to welcome Clemson to "Death Valley.,"
Around the same time Sankey took his seat, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill stepped out of a government vehicle and made her way inside. Before entering, however, she made her allegiance clear.
"Go Tigers," Murrill, wearing a purple outfit, proclaimed before blasting both the NCAA and SEC
If you didn’t realize the courthouse was just minutes from LSU’s campus, the purple-and-gold atmosphere inside and outside the building made it clear.
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Television cameras lined the street as reporters waited for everyone connected to the lawsuit to arrive for the highly anticipated showdown.
While nearly everyone involved entered through the front door, Sankey slipped in through a side entrance, avoiding the cameras and reporters hoping to ask him questions.
Why?
The Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office later released a statement saying Sankey used the side entrance because of threats made against the commissioner before his arrival. Some people associated with the plaintiffs, however, suggested the SEC leader was simply trying to avoid questions.
All of that pregame commotion set the stage for what came next. And to put it mildly, Thursday’s hearing was dramatic.
The conference knew exactly what it was doing Thursday morning.
If you thought Sankey traveled to Baton Rouge empty-handed, you haven’t been following the gamesmanship that unfolded behind the scenes in the days leading up to the hearing.
Just minutes after Greg Sankey took a seat inside the witness box, a noticeable wave of emotions moved through the courtroom.
It was in the early morning hours of Thursday that the Southeastern Conference had initiated a preemptive strike.
The SEC had filed a federal lawsuit in Alabama against LSU, head coach Lane Kiffin and athletic department officials alleging that the school was violating First Amendment rights of the conference just as the hearing in Louisiana was getting underway.
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The SEC’s lawsuit alleges that LSU was actively recruiting NFL players to return to college while also preventing the conference from enforcing its rules against professional athletes participating in collegiate sports.
Simply put, the SEC is furious that LSU has challenged the conference’s attempts to enforce its eligibility rules for athletes returning from professional sports.
"Did you authorize the SEC to sue LSU and coach Lane Kiffin?" attorney Tony Clayton asked Sankey.
When asked why the conference took that step, Sankey pointed to the authority of the presidents and chancellors he represents.
"We established our First Amendment right for freedom of association, so that our conference can make decisions and our members can make decisions about membership," Sankey said.
The timing caught the plaintiffs off guard, with attorneys sharing the news amongst them at the table.
Clayton asked Sankey three separate times about the conference suing one of its own members before Judge Will Jorden moved the proceedings along.
Many expected the hearing to take at least an hour before producing any fireworks. Instead, the SEC’s lawsuit created chaos within minutes of Sankey taking the stand.
At the core of the lawsuit were athletes such as Dae’Quan Wright, who spent more than 10 hours inside the crowded courtroom, and their argument that they were placed in this position because of the NCAA’s decision not to grandfather the 2022 class into its new eligibility rules.
The NCAA recently adopted a five-years-to-play-five-seasons model. However, athletes who would otherwise be eligible under the new guidelines were not included.
The dispute has become even more complicated because some members of the 2022 class pursued professional opportunities after exhausting their eligibility under the previous system.
One of the central issues discussed Thursday was why the SEC created new guidelines in late August prohibiting athletes who had pursued professional careers from receiving another season of eligibility.
The argument against allowing professional athletes to return to college is easy to understand.
Most college sports fans would likely agree that a player who has signed with a professional team or participated in a professional training camp should not be allowed to return to the college ranks.
However, Clayton used the timing of the SEC’s new guidelines to attack the conference’s position. He questioned whether the rules were created in response to Judge Jorden’s initial temporary restraining order in the case.
"That was not re-establishing the rule," Greg Sankey said about the SEC's meeting just over 10 days ago in Brimingham. "The rule was the same rule before and after. The rule was there when I arrived in 2002...What was issued in the memo was consistent with the clarity that was understood by our sixteen universities, and if you have an individual on your roster under that policy, here's the accountability that will be applied."
Most people would agree that the SEC’s policy came in response to the series of court orders allowing athletes with professional experience to return to college sports. The Big Ten had already issued similar guidelines before the SEC followed suit.
But after listening to Jorden’s arguments before he granted the athletes an injunction, it was clear there was an undercurrent of concern that the conferences had coordinated their actions to undermine his initial ruling.
That possibility, however subtle, may have helped drive the legal chaos that unfolded in Baton Rouge just 48 hours before LSU was scheduled to take the field.
Call it Louisiana politics or home-field advantage, but LSU now faces a decision about how to proceed Friday afternoon — a decision that will only heighten the hostile atmosphere around campus throughout the weekend.
Now, everyone is waiting to see whether the Tigers will follow through on the chaotic effort to strengthen their roster before the season begins.
Or, as we now call it in college athletics, another Friday afternoon courtroom decision.
Deion Sanders takes multiple swipes at his critics after Colorado stuns Georgia Tech
Let's all hop back in a time machine and travel back to 2023, because the Colorado Buffaloes are, apparently, good again.
At least for this week.
Deion Sanders and the Buffs stunned Georgia Tech in Thursday night's opener, 14-13, thanks to a late touchdown and blocked field goal in the waning seconds.
The game marked Sanders' first time back in Atlanta as an FBS head coach, and helped the Buffaloes avenge last year's season-opening loss to Georgia Tech in Colorado.
Of course, it also marked the return of cocky Deion Sanders, which we haven't seen in quite some time. Makes sense, given Colorado has been pretty awful since Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter left for the NFL.
The Buffs went 3-9 last season, including 1-8 in the Big 12, and have completely fallen out of the national spotlight. Remember a few years ago when CU was on ESPN every single week?
Yeah, things have changed ...
That being said, following last night's stunner, Sanders made sure to let the haters know he was allllllll the way back:
Lordy.
"We rushed for 183 (yards), my God. They rushed for 51. I thought we were small?"
"I'm back."
"I think this is the first sellout they had in how long?... I think we had a little something to do with that."
Yeah, I'd say Deion Sanders is fired up today. Haters can hate all they want, but they don't have a leg to stand on today. Colorado went into Georgia Tech — playing in its first sellout home-opener in 20 years — and ripped their hearts out.
All of that came AFTER a tough summer in which the team was ruthlessly mocked for appearing "small" in now-viral pictures from camp.
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Nobody gave the Buffaloes much of chance — which was fair given how bad they were last season — but they were the better team all night.
Quarterback Julian Lewis finally put it all together on the final drive, throwing an absolute dart with 37 seconds left to give Colorado the lead:
Amazing. This kid couldn't complete a pass to save his life for 3.5 quarters, and then he put together a masterful final drive.
It's what makes college football the best.
The Yellowjackets quickly move down field on their final drive, but Colorado blocked the field goal as time expired to complete the upset.
And, of course, give Coach Prime all the ammunition he needed for the rest of the season.
Welcome back!
(For now).
Trump commutes sentence for former Philadelphia union official, attorney says
President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty, a former union business manager, according to Dougherty's lawyer George Bochetto.
Bochetto confirmed to Fox News Digital during a Friday morning phone call that the president had inked the commutation on Thursday.
He said that Dougherty would be "released any hour now."
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the lawyer indicated the move will also release Dougherty from needing to pay around $1.6 million for restitution, and that the man will not face monitoring or house arrest, but will be "a free man."
Regarding those details, Bochetto confirmed to Fox News Digital, "It's all true."
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He said the "compassionate release" was "remarkable in its humanity," indicating that it was "equally as remarkable" that a Republican president granted it to the Democratic political figure.
He said that it demonstrates that "doing the right thing" can be an endeavor that is "bipartisan," noting that he is "so proud" of Trump.
Bochetto added that he is "so happy for John, and particularly" for Dougherty's "gravely ill wife, who will now have her husband by her side."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Friday.
Dougherty, a former business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98, was sentenced in 2024 to six years in prison.
The U.S. Justice Department said at the time that Dougherty had been sentenced in connection with embezzling funds from the union as well as in connection with payouts provided to a Philadelphia City Council member.
"John Dougherty held himself out as Local 98’s biggest booster," then-U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Romero said in a statement. "But while he was backslapping his electricians with one hand, he was ripping them off with the other. He cheated Philadelphians, too, through his corrupt quid pro quo with Bobby Henon."
"Our city and its workers deserve so much better than union bosses and politicians whose true priority is looking out for number one," Romero, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, added at the time. "I want to thank all of the investigators, analysts, prosecutors, and staff who partnered on this case, and, in doing so, stood up for integrity and the rule of law in Philadelphia."