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21-05-2025
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Notre Dame, Wisconsin will have a Sunday kickoff for 2026 Lambeau Field game
Green Bay Packers fans embrace at Lambeau Field before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher) GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Notre Dame's 2026 football game with Wisconsin at Lambeau Field will now have a Sunday kickoff. The two schools announced Wednesday that they'll be facing off at the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers on Sept. 6, 2026, in a game that will be televised by NBC. The 2026 game previously was set for a Saturday kickoff on Sept. 5. Advertisement This is part of a two-game, neutral-site series. Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 41-13 at Chicago's Soldier Field in 2021. The Lambeau Field matchup initially was supposed to take place in 2020, but that game got scrapped due to the pandemic and was rescheduled for 2026. This will mark the first time Wisconsin has played at Lambeau Field since beating LSU 16-14 in 2016. The only other college football game ever to take place at Lambeau Field was a matchup between St. Norbert and Fordham in 1983. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: and
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17-05-2025
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Oilers Western Conference final 50/50 goes live
Edmonton Oilers celebrate after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Defense and goaltending unlikely reasons why Oilers have moved on to Western Conference final
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) makes a save against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Edmonton Oilers right wing Vasily Podkolzin (92) checks Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl (48) during the first period of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Edmonton Oilers right wing Vasily Podkolzin (92) checks Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl (48) during the first period of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) makes a save against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Edmonton Oilers right wing Vasily Podkolzin (92) checks Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl (48) during the first period of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oilers have been the team that didn't seem bothered by giving up four goals because they were more than capable of scoring at least five. And, with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl anchoring the team, Edmonton can still win shootouts. Advertisement But winning a Stanley Cup has been elusive because an uncertain defense and shaky goaltending has largely been the Oilers' undoing. That doesn't appear to be the case anymore as they prepare to face Dallas or Winnipeg in the Western Conference final. The Oilers wrapped up their second-round NHL playoff series by shutting out the Golden Knights over the final six periods of regulation and 7:14 of overtime to win in five games. Vegas, which finished fifth in the regular season with 3.34 goals per game, had trouble generating any kind of offense in those last two games. The Golden Knights had just a combined 15 high-danger chances in those games, according to Natural Stat Trick, and 37 scoring chances overall. 'I think it was our commitment to not giving up odd-man rushes,' Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse said. "Vegas is a very good team when it comes to odd-man rushes and capitalizing off of defensive turnovers. We were very conscious of keeping the five guys between our net and the puck and getting above their good-skating defensemen. Advertisement 'So I think we had a much more conscious effort to get pucks deep and kind of play a simple game and build off that.' That defense made life considerably easier for beleaguered goalie Stuart Skinner, who was benched just two games into the playoffs after allowing 11 goals in the first two games of the opening series against Los Angeles. Journeyman Calvin Pickard entered the crease and helped the Oilers roll off six consecutive victories to eliminate the Kings and take early control against the Golden Knights. But Pickard was injured in Game 2 of the Vegas series, and Skinner returned to the net. His struggles continued in Game 3, allowing four goals to go with an .833 save percentage, and the Golden Knights won their only game — on a Reilly Smith goal with .4 seconds left. Advertisement Just throwing the puck on net against a struggling goaltender seemed like a recipe for Vegas to pull out the series victory. Except the Golden Knights didn't get many such chances, their entries into the offensive zone disrupted and their space to operate once there negated. 'I think the last two nights we defended pretty well in front of (Skinner)," Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said. 'Was it perfect? No. Were there some chances? Definitely. He came up big the last two nights.' Or, as McDavid put it about Skinner, 'Hopefully, it shuts a lot of people up talking about him.' Skinner or Pickard, if he's back, will be tested in the next series and will go against a team with an elite goalie, be it Jake Oettinger of the Stars or Vezina Trophy favorite Connor Hellebuyck of the Jets. Advertisement Maybe these back-to-back performances will serve Skinner well. 'Being able to come back in no matter what the scenario was and being able to have the resiliency in me is something I can be proud of,' Skinner said. 'So much of it has to do with how the guys are playing in front of me. The way they've played ever since I've come back in is impressive.' Not just for Skinner, but for the entire Oilers team, beating Vegas had the added benefit of revenge in what is becoming one of the Western Conference's top rivalries. The Golden Knights kept the Oilers from getting out of the second round two years ago, and it was Vegas that wound up lifting the Stanley Cup. The Oilers made it to the final last year only to lose in seven games to Florida, but they didn't have to get past the Golden Knights. Advertisement This time, Edmonton did and in commanding fashion. 'There's probably a lot of people that thought it was going to go longer than five (games) and probably not a lot of people that thought we would win,' McDavid said. 'It's nice to keep on rolling, to keep on proving people wrong. We've got a lot of belief in this room. It's fun to be part of.' ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
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09-05-2025
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Out-of-bounds plays could be reviewed only by coach challenge under NCAA rules panel recommendation
FILE - In this March 12, 2015, photo, officials review a play during an NCAA college basketball game between California and Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 conference tournament in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee, in an effort to enhance the flow of games, has recommended that video reviews of out-of-bounds calls can only be initiated by a coach's challenge. The NCAA announced Friday that the committee met this week in Indianapolis and addressed concerns about lengthy disruptions, particularly near the end of games. Advertisement In addition to recommending the use of coach's challenges, points of emphasis to improve flow will include directives to address delay-of-game tactics, limit time spent at the monitor, improve game administration efficiency and reduce physicality. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel must approve proposals before they become official. The panel is scheduled to meet June 10. Under the coach's challenge proposal, teams must have a timeout to request a video review challenge. If the challenge is successful, teams would be allowed to have one additional challenge for the rest of the game, including overtime. If the first challenge is unsuccessful, the team loses the ability to challenge the rest of the game. Other than in the last two minutes of a game and in overtime, a coach's challenge also would be necessary to initiate a review of basket interference/goaltending and restricted arc plays. Recent data shows those reviews caused minimal game interruptions. Officials could not initiate video review on out-of-bounds calls at any point in a game. Advertisement Fans have complained about the disruption of game flow as the number of situations when video review can be used has increased over the last decade. Karl Hicks, committee chair and associate commissioner for basketball at the American Athletic Conference, said taking steps to improve flow was the priority of this year's meeting. 'Coach's challenges were deemed to be the most efficient way to accomplish this goal,' Hicks said. 'Data from the NCAA tournament and membership conferences showed a substantial number of reviews were on out-of-bounds plays. The committee looked at other basketball leagues around the world to see what the best solution would be for the NCAA, and the committee agreed with the NBA coach's challenge system and its one plus one process.' Officials still can initiate video reviews to check for timing mistakes, scoring errors, shot-clock violations, 2-point versus 3-point field goal attempts and flagrant fouls. The committee also recommended a modification to the continuous motion rule where an offensive player who ends his dribble going toward the basket and absorbs contact from the defense could pivot or complete the step he is on and finish his shot attempt. Advertisement The committee also asked Division I conferences to create a joint working group to provide feedback on the potential change from halves to quarters. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
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09-05-2025
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Draisaitl scores in OT to give Oilers 5-4 win over Golden Knights and 2-0 series lead
Edmonton Oilers celebrate after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime of Game 2 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
