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Chuck CulpepperAug 29, 2026, 09:15 PM ETCloseChuck Culpepper is an Enterprise writer for ESPN. He has written from 10 Olympics and one camel race, four World Cups and one tractor pull, 61 college football playoff or bowl games and one mule-race training ground, 25 tennis majors and one motocross race, 51 golf majors and two taekwondo events, 25 men’s or women’s Final Fours and one round-the-world sailing race, 12 Super Bowls and one croquet pitch.Multiple AuthorsDUBLIN — What might a memory bank retain from America’s funkiest sport making another funky foray over here, where the people prefer their football Gaelic?…

In the deepest of summer, Odysseus came close to throwing Spider-Man off the top of the global weekend box office, but the aranea superhero had the upper hand over the crusty ole warrior, $66.2M to $62.9M. Spider-Man: Brand New Day was in its fifth session taking its global count to $2.33B ($1.44B int’l, $891.5M domestic), the fourth highest movie ever at the worldwide B.O., while Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey stands at $1.55B ($988.7M int’l, $563.8M domestic). Nolan’s best ever rocketed Universal across the $3B mark overseas becoming the first studio in 2026 to do so at the foreign B.O. Triple note,…

Finley, 23, LondonOccupation Planetary scientistVoting record Labour before the last election, where he voted Green, and will stick to Green “if Andy Burnham goes ahead with North Sea oil drilling”Amuse bouche During university, he worked on a project with Nasa on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. He loved it so much he got a tattoo of Europa on his right shoulderGavin, 54, LondonOccupation Retired software engineerVoting record Tory “out of habit and upbringing” until Brexit; ever since then, Lib Dem and sometimes GreenAmuse bouche He and his wife went on holiday to Australia in 2003 and met the actor Rob Lowe…

Ugborodo Community Management Committee, UCMC, has urged the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, to urgently commence the execution of infrastructural projects earmarked for the Nigerian Navy Escravos Ship facility at Madangho in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. UCMC also commended the member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi, for strengthening the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force in the Escravos Division, Madangho. Ereyitomi donated a W19 fibre boat with a 200HP Yamaha engine, a generator, air conditioners, industrial and ceiling fans, a laptop, photocopier, scanner, printer, office furniture,…

The Federal Communications Commission under Trump has tried to target news outlets for spreading ‘fake’ news.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026United States President Donald Trump says he will report a prominent NBC television journalist to the federal agency in charge of regulating broadcast news outlets for “rebuke or punishment”.In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump took issue with Kristen Welker’s characterisation of his endorsements of electoral candidates as having “mixed results” in the primaries leading up to November’s elections.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given…

Dike Onwuamaeze MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), the training and development programme that supports Africa’s creative industry, is marking eight years of investment in Nigeria’s creative industry with a new series of 13 regional masterclasses aimed at film and television practitioners across the country.The programme forms part of MTF’s eight-year investment in developing skills within Nigeria’s creative industry. The masterclasses will be held in partnership with film festivals, guilds and other industry organisations across different regions, with sessions designed to provide practitioners with practical knowledge on current developments and opportunities within the industry.The first masterclass, the International Sales and Distribution Executive…

A US judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration broke the law when it designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk earlier this year, finding that the government had unlawfully targeted the AI firm for refusing to comply with defense department demands.“The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics,” Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision.Lin’s ruling barred the federal agencies named in the lawsuit from enforcing Donald Trump’s order to stop using Anthropic’s tools and overturned the designation of the company as a “supply chain risk” by…

In a social media post on Sunday, President Trump said he would use the oil from his deal in Venezuela to refill the United States’ stockpile of oil, but that’s something of a pipe dream — at least in the short term.The agreement, announced last week, covers some 65 billion barrels of reserves in the oil-rich country, and amounts to a highly unusual foray involving a partnership with a private company. But many of its details remain unknown, and that’s just one complication for a process that Mr. Trump said would “begin very shortly.”For one, the world is short on…

The Ogun State Government has commenced a crackdown on unapproved motorcycle operators’ associations operating across the state, warning them to immediately stop the illegal collection of revenues, levies and other government-related charges from commercial motorcycle operators. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the governor. The government said only three motorcycle operators’ associations—ROMO, AMORAN and ACCOMORAN—are currently recognised and permitted to operate on public roads and parks in Ogun State. It described the activities of unapproved associations as a violation of the state’s regulatory framework, saying their continued…

Aug 30, 2026, 06:57 AM ETRoman Anthony and Trevor Story have rejoined the Red Sox after lengthy injury absences, adding some potential firepower to Boston’s lineup for the stretch run this season.The Red Sox activated Anthony and Story from the 60-day injured list before Sunday’s four-game series finale against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium.Catcher Mickey Gasper and infielder Anthony Seigler were optioned to Triple-A Worcester in corresponding moves, creating spots on the 26-man roster for Anthony and Story.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedAnthony will bat leadoff as Boston’s designated hitter Sunday afternoon while Story will bat eighth and start at shortstop.The…