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USA Today
2 minutes ago
- Sport
- USA Today
ESPN believes that Notre Dame will have a very early swing game for the 2025 season
If you haven't looked ahead to what Notre Dame football's first few weeks of the 2025 season look like, it's a very front-loaded schedule. The Irish open the season on the road against Miami, then hosting Texas A&M in the home opener. Starting the season against two ranked teams will be a big test for Notre Dame, and ESPN believes that the first game of the year will be its swing game. Mark Schlabach went into details on why this is such an important game for the Irish as he said 'Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman won't have to wait long to learn if his team is a CFP (College Football Playoff) national title contender.' He isn't wrong, and due to the fact that this 'will be a tremendous test for Notre Dame's new starting quarterback, presumably redshirt freshman CJ Carr,' as Schlabach said, it won't be an easy contest. Unfortunately for Freeman, he hasn't done all that well early in the season, in his first the Irish lost the initial two games, then his second was much better, but the competition wasn't nearly at the same level. Last year Northern Illinois knocked off the Irish in the second game, but Notre Dame did win the opener on the road against A&M. There will be a much different focus for the Irish this coming fall, as the expectations for the program have risen significantly due to its impressive 2024 run in the CFP. Don't expect Freeman to ask Carr or even Kenny Minchey to do all that much in the opener, as they'll both still be getting their feet wet at this level. He'll lean on the elite defense, and hopefully the Irish return to South Bend with an early swing game victory. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions. Follow Mike on X: @MikeFChen
NBC Sports
3 minutes ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Dolphins OL Bayron Matos taken to hospital in helicopter after practice injury
The first practice of Dolphins training camp ended on a down note. The team announced that offensive lineman Bayron Matos was transported to a local hospital in a helicopter after suffering an injury near the end of the session. The nature of the injury is not known, but the team said that Matos is in stable condition. Matos was a basketball player at New Mexico and South Florida before making the move to football in 2022. Matos was born in the Domincan Republic and joined the NFL's International Player Pathway Program and signed with the Dolphins last year. He spent the season on Miami's practice squad. We'll have any further updates on Matos's condition once the Dolphins update his status.
Montreal Gazette
12 minutes ago
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
Soccer legend Lionel Messi scores twice in Inter Miami's 4-1 win over CF Montréal
Club de Foot Montreal Lionel Messi put on a show Saturday in Montreal. The Argentine superstar — widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time — delivered two stellar goals and added an assist to lead Inter Miami past CF Montréal 4-1 in MLS play at a raucous Saputo Stadium. Messi scored in the first half with a curling shot into the bottom-left corner. Then he dribbled down the midfield, sliced through several blue jerseys and finished into the top-right corner for a highlight-reel goal in the second half, bringing fans to their feet. Tadeo Allende and Telasco Segovia also scored for Miami (9-3-5), which returned to MLS action after playing in the FIFA Club World Cup. Miami dropped out of the tournament in the round of 16 last Sunday with a 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, was named to Miami's starting 11 alongside fellow former FC Barcelona stars Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Prince Owusu replied with his fourth goal in four games for Montreal (3-13-5). Marco Donadel's side sits last in the Eastern Conference and has just one home win in 10 outings, a 1-0 victory over New York City FC last Saturday. The sellout crowd featured plenty of Argentine blue and Inter Miami pink — one fan even wore a Messi tracksuit and goat mask. Fans chanted 'Messi! Messi! Messi!' throughout the match. And when Messi took a corner kick early on, spectators left their seats and piled into the lower parts of the stands to get a closer look. Hordes of fans also swarmed a downtown Montreal hotel to catch a glimpse of the global icon after he landed in Montreal on Friday night. Many more lined the streets with signs outside Saputo Stadium hours before kickoff to watch Messi step off the team bus. It was Messi's fourth match on Canadian soil, and second in Montreal. The 38-year-old played his first professional game in Canada on May 11, 2024, when he was held off the scoresheet in a 3-2 Miami win over Montreal. Saturday's match looked a little different. Trailing 1-0, Miami equalized in the 33rd minute when Allende scored with a long-range shot after receiving the ball from Messi. Miami's superstar gave the crowd more to cheer for in the 40th by dribbling into the box, cutting to his left foot and curling a shot to give the visiting side a 2-1 lead. Messi even factored into Owusu's opening goal, putting the ball on a platter for Montreal's striker with a costly giveaway in the game's second minute. Owusu only needed one touch to blast a shot past Miami 'keeper Óscar Ustari from the edge of the box. Segovia gave Miami a 3-1 lead in the 62nd minute with a superb shot off the crossbar and in. Two minutes later, Messi danced through the Montreal defence with the ball on a string and buried his second of the night — and 12th of the season. Messi appeared to score a hat-trick goal in second-half stoppage time, but the play was ruled offside. Miami outshot Montreal 15-13 (9-8 on target) and held 58 per cent of possession. Montreal hosts the Canadian Premier League's Forge FC in the second leg of the Canadian Championship quarter-final Wednesday. This story was originally published July 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM.
USA Today
32 minutes ago
- Sport
- USA Today
BetMGM places Notre Dame's season win total at 10.5
There is plenty of national buzz surrounding Notre Dame football as we get closer to the start of the 2025 college football season, so it's no surprise that BetMGM has placed a high win total on Marcus Freeman's squad. The Fighting Irish are one of four teams to lead the way at 10.5 wins, per the sportsbook. Also at 10.5 are Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State. The next tier of teams sit at 9.5: Alabama, Boise State, Clemson, Georgia, Liberty, Miami and Texas. The Irish open the new season at Miami on August 31, a critical game that could set the tone for the entire season. But after that tough contest, the schedule is doable: another road game against Arkansas, but Texas A&M, Boise State and USC have to come to South Bend. Would you take the over or under on ND at 10.5 wins? Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions. Follow Dave on X: Miller_Dave
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Carnival Corporation Executive Vicky Rey Appointed to Champions 12.3 Global Coalition
Cruise industry executive joins global initiative dedicated to reducing food loss and waste through cross-sector collaboration MIAMI, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced that Vicky Rey, vice president of government affairs for Latin America, has been appointed to the Champions 12.3 coalition, a global group of leaders dedicated to advancing Target 12.3 of the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030. A respected industry leader with more than four decades at Carnival Corporation, Rey is known for building trust-based partnerships across sectors to create shared value, opportunity and tangible benefits that align with local needs. Her appointment to Champions 12.3 reflects her role in shaping scalable, impact-driven solutions that are generating lasting change for communities while supporting the company's commitment to reduce food waste and maximize the use of safe, surplus food across its operations. This includes spearheading the expansion of the company's meal donation program to new destination communities across Latin America ensuring surplus meals reach families and organizations in need. The program, which donates high-quality meals to a growing network of food banks, is part of the company's Less Left Over strategy focused on cutting food waste while maximizing the use of safe, high-quality surplus food to help address food insecurity. As part of a broader effort to minimize food waste, the strategy has helped the company slash food waste by 44% per person in 2024 compared with 2019 levels, surpassing its 2025 interim goal a full year early – all while continuing to offer world-class food and dining experiences. "This appointment is deeply meaningful to me," said Rey. "It represents the collective effort of so many partners, including governments, port teams, nonprofits and dedicated colleagues, who believe in the power of collaboration to develop new solutions that are tackling food loss and waste not just for our business but for communities globally. I'm proud to represent our region and our industry as part of this important global coalition." Liz Goodwin, senior fellow and director of food loss and waste at World Resources Institute, which serves as the secretariat for Champions 12.3, welcomed Rey's appointment: "I am delighted that Vicky has agreed to join Champions 12.3. She's passionate about responsibly using every ounce of natural resource, investment and labor behind the food on our plates. We need global leaders such as Vicky to champion the very best ideas and solutions, so that food is used to feed people – never landfills," said Goodwin. As Carnival Corporation continues expanding its food recovery and waste reduction efforts, Rey has played a central role in aligning cross-sector partnerships around locally approved frameworks that support safe and effective surplus meal recovery and donation. Her leadership has shaped flexible, trust-based models built on food safety, compliance and community collaboration – which are now being explored in new regions and contexts around the world. As a member of Champions 12.3, Rey will bring these valuable insights to the coalition of executive leaders from various business, government and civil sectors, helping to develop actionable, replicable surplus meal donation frameworks in partnership with even more destinations. About Carnival Corporation & plc Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn. For more information, please visit and To learn more about Carnival Corporation's purpose and our positive impact worldwide on people and the planet, go to View original content: SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc
