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Teams on opposite ends of the Big Ten standings face off on Friday when the No. 2 Oregon Ducks (6-0, 3-0) visit the Purdue Boilermakers (1-5, 0-3). Oregon stayed perfect after defeating its toughest opponent yet in Week 7, holding off the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes 32-31 to stay perfect on the season. The Ducks visit a Purdue side that almost won its second game of the season in Week 7, but ultimately fell 50-49 to No. 22 Illinois in overtime.Kickoff from Ross-Ade Stadium is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The Ducks are 29.5-point favorites in the latest Oregon…
Video: Oregon’s Dan Lanning on getting Ducks ready to take on PurdueOregon head coach Dan Lanning talks about the Ducks’ big win vs. Ohio State and preparing to take on Purdue in Indiana on Friday night.What is being said and predicted nationally about the Ducks’ upcoming game against the Boilermakers? Not much.Needless to say, No. 2 Oregon vs. one-win Purdue on a Friday night in mid-October isn’t really moving the needle for the college football audience.But Duck fans should hope that’s not been the case inside Oregon’s locker room this week.The Boilermakers might not be good, but they can still…
PROVO, Utah — With an extra week to prepare, Oklahoma State will try to avoid its first four-game losing streak since 2014.The Cowboys have lost more than three in a row just twice during coach Mike Gundy’s tenure, which is now in its 20th year.No. 13 BYU plays host to the Pokes at 9:15 p.m. Friday at LaVell Edwards Stadium as the Cougars try to remain unbeaten. Gundy has yet to name a starting quarterback, and it likely won’t be officially known before kickoff.Here’s a look at our staff predictions for the game:More: Why Oklahoma State football game at BYU is…
Perhaps you’ve heard: Menopause is having a moment. Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Drew Barrymore have begun speaking out about coping with symptoms and self-worth. Halle Berry shouted from the steps of the Capitol: “I’m in menopause, OK?!”As menopause advocates, we have long seen this “moment” as overdue, spurring necessary conversations for millions who would otherwise suffer through menopause in silence and shame. It’s a relief to see the topic discussed openly — even if some of the conversations are sparked by odd viral moments on the campaign trail, such as a recent remark by a Republican Senate candidate…
Cuba’s electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, the energy ministry said. The massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government to implement emergency measures to slash demand, including suspending classes, shutting down some state-owned workplaces and canceling nonessential services.The government announced that one of the nation’s main thermoelectric plants, La Antonio Guiteras, had ceased operations at about 11 a.m. local time, with authorities saying it was only offline temporarily. Cuban officials said that the blackout, which started late Thursday, saw 1.64 gigawatts go offline during peak hours…
Just one day after the former One Direction band member died, the preliminary autopsy report was revealed. Image Credit: Getty Images for iHeartMedia Liam Payne had just been seen greeting fans and spending time with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, in Argentina in early October 2024. But tragedy struck when he was found dead in Buenos Aires. The late 31-year-old singer’s death has broken One Direction fans’ hearts around the world. And although his cause of death was seemingly from falling off a balcony, fans are wondering what happened to Liam in his final moments. Now that the preliminary autopsy report…
The Serenissima Gravel race was called off after just one lap of racing due to wet weather that caused some parts of the course to become impassable, according to Tuttobiciweb.it.The 150-kilometre Italian gravel race, which takes place on a route that is 65% gravel and dirt roads, had already been shortened by one lap to 112.5 kilometres, and ended after a single 37.5km lap. The race website describes the course as having 15km of the route along the Brenta River.According to the report, several portions of the route were impassable for support vehicles so organisers decided to cancel the race…
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No. 13 BYU kicks off the back half of its schedule on Friday night against Oklahoma State. As of this writing, the Cougars are favored by nine points over the Cowboys. Today, we’re pulling out our crystal ball and predicting the outcome of BYU-Oklahoma State.If this game were played last week, I think BYU wins by three scores. The Oklahoma State bye week adds an extra wrinkle to this matchup. Before the by week, the Cowboys were downright dreadful, losing three consecutive games and getting outscored 80-34 in their last two.With an extra week to prepare during the bye week…
Netflix (NFLX) stock finished Friday’s trading session 11% higher, pushing shares to a fresh record of above $760, after the streaming giant beat third quarter EPS and revenue estimates and projected sales for the current quarter that came in ahead of Wall Street’s expectations.Revenue beat Bloomberg consensus estimates of $9.78 billion to hit $9.83 billion in Q3, Netflix reported after the market close on Thursday, an increase of 15% compared to the same period last year. The growth came as the streamer continued to lean on revenue initiatives like its crackdown on password sharing and ad-supported tier, in addition to…