by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
TEMPE, Arizona — For any international soccer squad (or really a team in any sport at all), hitting the road for games in inhospitable environments is a fact of life. Home-field advantage is real. The flip side of that fact is that it also holds true for opponents....
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
DODGER STADIUM (Los Angeles) – Before they took the field on Opening Day, Dodgers players had a gift waiting in their lockers, courtesy of their best player. Next to a brand-new Seiko watch was a note. “From Shohei Ohtani. Let’s three-peat.” The goal has...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Michigan Wolverines in a Big 10 showdown Saturday in a Week 5 college football matchup on FOX. Head coach Kyle Whittingham and the Wolverines were on the wrong end of a last-second touchdown last week, falling 20-19 to No. 14...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
The Wisconsin Badgers face the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday in a Week 5 college football matchup on BTN. The Badgers are 3-1 for the first time since 2023 after knocking off then-No. 13 Penn State. On the road at Beaver Stadium, head coach Luke Fickell’s team...
