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MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The SEC is done filling up on late-season cupcakes. The conference’s athletic directors voted Tuesday at its spring meetings to all play conference football games on the second-to-last week of the regular season beginning in 2027. It ends the traditional warm-up weekend when  most SEC programs played inferior FCS or lower-tier FBS opponents before their typical rivalry games on the final week of the season. “That’s the end of cupcake weekend,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey joked. “We never got that one sponsored, though.” SEC leaders have discussed moving away…

Bucky Irving “should be ready later this summer” as he recovers from offseason shoulder surgery, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who added that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ running back “is not expected to participate in minicamp in a few weeks, but he is likely to be ready at some point during training camp.”That followed comments from head coach Todd Bowles earlier on Tuesday regarding Irving’s return timeline. “He’s coming along fine,” he told reporters. “He’s working out. He’s rough. We expect him sometime back in the summer or the fall, and you know, we’ll look forward to him when he gets…

Oxford Downs Cricket Club will screen the Britain’s Got Talent final in support of Hawkstone Farmers Choir members appearing on the show.The Standlake club is hosting a public watch party on Saturday, May 30, from 6pm, to back local farmers James Florey and Abbie Conlon, who are part of the choir and have reached the ITV final.Mr Florey, from Northmoor, is also the club’s head of girls and women’s cricket, while Ms Conlon is from Witney.The club said the choir’s message of mental health awareness within farming communities deserves wider local recognition and support.Following an emotional semi-final, the club expects…

Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak SC), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen), Joseph Anang (St Patrick’s Athletic), Solomon Agbasi (Accra Hearts of Oak SC), Paul Reverson (Ajax).Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alidu Seidu (Rennes), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Jonas Adjetey (Wolfsburg), Kojo Oppong Peprah (Nice), Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjaelland), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City).Forwards: Kamal Deen Sulemana (Atalanta), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City),…

The loss of Dexter Foster to Nebraska is going to hurt, as the Central Catholic grad was very durable in the middle of Oregon State’s defense last season. This being said, the Beavers are returning a lot of production at inside linebacker from 2025, and they have a nice room of players with solid college experience. This is probably one of the better position groups on the team. Something to note is that with a lot of quality in the mix, certain guys who aren’t starting will still likely play a lot of snaps, as was the case with Tyree…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Oklahoma City Thunder are just one win away from a second consecutive NBA Finals berth. The Western Conference Finals shifted back to Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, with the defending league champions pulling away in the second half for a 127-114 victory in Game 5.The reigning two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points and nine assists Tuesday night.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder watches during the fourth quarter of Game Five against the San Antonio Spurs in the…

Packers running back Josh Jacobs faces five criminal charges arising from a domestic disturbance over the weekend. Jacobs, through his lawyers, has denied the charges.“Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public,” Jacobs’s Las Vegas-based attorneys said in a statement issued to NFL Media. “We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course.”The charges are serious: battery/domestic abuse, criminal damage to property/domestic abuse, disorderly conduct/domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.Jacobs, 28, was a first-round pick…

Hayden Brough scored his second double century of the season as Uppingham Town stormed to victory in Premier Two of the Leicestershire League on Saturday.The Australian had scored an unbeaten 208 three weeks ago in the victory at Enderby and he was again in the runs as Town triumphed at Shepshed 2nds.The Uppingham skipper smashed 18 fours and four sixes in his 227 not out which came off just 125 deliveries.Hayden Brough scored a double century. Photo: Chris LowndesIt helped Town reach 365-9 from their 45 overs with Harry Cox adding 44 to the Rutland side’s cause.Shepshed were then bowled…

The number of VAR interventions only tells part of the story. What really matters is when they happen, and the state of the game.Assessing impact is subjective, but BBC Sport has identified 29 games where VAR almost certainly influenced the final result. For instance, a VAR advising a red card in the final seconds is not likely to affect a scoreline.In contrast, Manchester United’s stoppage time 3-2 win against Burnley can be put down to a VAR penalty.These are the games that were affected by VAR and had the most impact on the season.The title goes down to the final…

The Southeastern Conference’s athletic directors voted Tuesday at the league’s spring meetings to move conference games into the next‑to‑last weekend of the regular season, a change that will effectively end the long‑standing practice of scheduling weaker nonconference opponents as tune‑ups before Rivalry Week. Commissioner Greg Sankey called it “the end of cupcake weekend.” SEC athletic directors vote to play conference games on next to last week of regular season, starting in 2027. “That’s the end of cupcake weekend,” SEC commish Greg Sankey said — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 26, 2026 The decision follows the SEC’s move to a nine‑game conference…