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Big 12 lands season-high 5 teams in the AP Top 25, No. 9 Vandy's ranking highest since 1937, LSU out
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Big 12 lands season-high 5 teams in the AP Top 25, No. 9 Vandy's ranking highest since 1937, LSU out

The Big 12 has five teams in the Top 25 for the first time this season, Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday following its third loss in four games. The top six was unchanged, with Ohio State holding the No. 1 spot for a ninth straight week followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon. The idle Buckeyes received 53 first-place votes and the Hoosiers got 11, six more than last week. Texas A&M was No. 1 on one ballot. No. 7 Mississippi and No. 8 Georgia Tech swapped spots, as did No. 9 Vanderbilt and Miami, which is tied at No. 10 with BYU. The Big 12’s five ranked teams are BYU, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 22 Houston and No. 24 Utah. The Big 12 last had five Top 25 teams in the Sept. 22, 2024, poll. Houston, which knocked off then-No. 24 Arizona State 24-16 for its first road win against a ranked opponent since 2017, is in the Top 25 for the first time since the first two polls in 2022. Vanderbilt’s 17-10 win over then-No. 15 Missouri gave the Commodores a 7-1 start for the first time since 1941 and, at No. 9, its highest ranking since it was No. 7 for one week in 1937. Vandy has a program-record three regular-season wins over Top 25 opponents. LSU was ranked as high as No. 3 for three weeks in September and in the top 10 for the first five polls. Road losses to Mississippi and Vanderbilt and this weekened’s 24-point home loss against Texas A&M put the Tigers on the outside looking in. It’s the second straight year the Tigers have taken a fast fall. They were No. 8 a year ago and dropped out after three straight losses. • No. 22 Houston, at 7-1, has its best start since 2021, two years before it joined the Big 12. None of the Cougars’ four remaining regular-season games are against ranked opponents. • No. 23 Southern California, which was idle following its 34-24 loss at Notre Dame, faces a challenging game at Nebraska. • No. 24 Utah hammered Colorado 53-7 with Byrd Ficklin starting in place of injured quarterback Devon Dampier and leading an offense that rushed for 422 of its 587 total yards. • No. 25 Memphis rebounded from its loss to UAB with a 34-31 win over South Florida to pull into a four-way tie for third place in the American behind Navy and Tulane. • South Florida (18), LSU (20), Illinois (23) and Arizona State (24) dropped out. Poll points • The last time Texas A&M received a first-place vote was Oct. 11, 2015. • No. 12 Notre Dame appeared in its 900th poll, tied for fourth-most all-time. • No. 15 Virginia has its highest ranking since it was No. 10 on Nov. 7, 2004. • The top six were unchanged for the first time since Nov. 12, 2023, when the top eight stood pat. Ranked vs. ranked No. 9 Vanderbilt (7-1, 3-1 SEC) at No. 20 Texas (6-2, 3-1): Status of Texas QB Arch Manning uncertain after he banged his head on the turf on the first play of overtime in the win over Mississippi State. No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 24 Utah (6-2, 3-2): Bearcats are on a seven-game win streak. Utes in a must-win situation the rest of season to stay in Big 12 race. No. 18 Oklahoma (6-2, 2-2 SEC) at No. 14 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2): Sooners’ best-in-the-SEC defense gave up a bevy of big plays to Mississippi and now face one of the most explosive offenses in the country. LSU has fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Sunday night because the firing had not been announced. The move comes on the heels of Saturday night’s 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium — a second straight loss, and third in four games for LSU (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference). Kelly was hired away from Notre Dame when his predecessor, Ed Orgeron, stepped down following the 2021 regular season. He has gone 34-14 with the Tigers, even taking LSU to the 2022 SEC title game. But LSU did not qualify for the College Football Playoff in his first three seasons, and was eliminated from contention with its loss to the Aggies. LSU could have to pay Kelly tens of millions not to coach, but the precise figure was unclear on Sunday night. The playoff was expanded from four to 12 teams for the 2024 season.

Rain Spoils India's Tune-Up For Women's World Cup Semi-Final
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Rain Spoils India's Tune-Up For Women's World Cup Semi-Final

Rain once again played spoilsport in the Women's Cricket World Cup as the final league match between India and Bangladesh was abandoned at Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Co-hosts India got some match practise ahead of their semi-final against holders Australia but heavy downpour in the western Indian city left them with a no result. Chasing a revised target of 126 in 27 overs, India were 57-0 in 8.4 overs with Smriti Mandhana (34) and Amanjot Kaur (15) unbeaten when rain had the final say at the DY Patil Stadium. It was the sixth match of the 50-over women's marquee event to be abandoned due to rain, including five washouts in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. Kaur opened the innings for India after regular opener Pratika Rawal limped off the field when she twisted her ankle while fielding. Indian bowlers led by left-arm spinner Radha Yadav and her 3-30 restricted Bangladesh to 119-9 in 27 overs. India opted to field first after rain reduced the match to 43-overs-a-side but after play resumed Bangladesh reached 39-2 in 12.2 overs when a heavy shower again interrupted play. After two hours and 14 minutes, play resumed with overs cut down further and Bangladesh kept losing wickets after skipper Nigar Sultana was run-out by a direct throw from Radha at backward point. Sharmin Akhter (36) and Sobhana Mostary, who smashed 26 off 21 balls, attempted to hit back but Radha broke through to dismiss Mostary and took a wicket in each of her next two overs. Fellow left-arm orthodox Shree Charani took two wickets and combined with Radha to make Bangladesh finish on a below-par total. England will face South Africa in the first semi-final on Wednesday in Guwahati. India, chasing their first World Cup title, and seven-time champions Australia will clash in Navi Mumbai on Thursday ahead of the final at the same venue on November 2.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Aston Villa star declines to take knee two years on from receiving vile racist abuse
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Aston Villa star declines to take knee two years on from receiving vile racist abuse

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana opted not to take the knee ahead of his team's Premier League match against Manchester City . Premier League players have been performing the gesture this weekend as part of the No Room for Racism initiative, though it remains the choice of individuals whether to do so. Onana previously decided against taking the knee when he was at Everton , and did the same before Villa's game against Tottenham last weekend. His personal decision this time comes two years after he was subject to personal abuse while on the books of the Merseyside club. After playing for Everton against Villa in 2023, the Belgian international highlighted the racist abuse he had received. “Everton Football Club strongly condemns any form of racist and discriminatory abuse towards our players," his club at the time wrote in a statement. “The club is aware of a racist post targeted at Amadou Onana. Such abuse is vile and will not and should not be tolerated. The club is conducting an investigation to identify the individual responsible and will also be supporting Police with any investigation they conduct. “We must all take a zero tolerance stance by reporting such behaviour to social media platforms and the authorities. Racism has no place online, in our stadia or in our communities.” On the pitch, Onana played the full 90 minutes as Villa claimed a 1-0 win over City. Matty Cash scored the only goal of the game, lashing an effort home midway through the first half, and City had a late leveller ruled out for offside. Unai Emery's Villa failed to score in any of their first four league games, but are now unbeaten in six. The run includes four wins on the spin in the Premier League, though they suffered a Europa League defeat against Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday. “Very proud of how the supporters transmitted us the energy,” Villa boss Emery told club media after the latest victory brought his team within a point of City. “Positive, always helping us, and the players they were feeling, ‘wow’, like our fortress, and like our power to show – after this positive energy – their skills, their wishes, their commitment tactically to do everything we planned. “And against one team like Manchester City, we needed tactically, their wishes. We needed their commitment, their effort, and of course, the supporters how they helped us here, creating this atmosphere, so positive, to help and to be together here as a feeling to defend our fortress strongly like we did.” Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.

‘Narco-banners’ reportedly threaten Americans in vacation hot spot where cartels rule like mafia: expert
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‘Narco-banners’ reportedly threaten Americans in vacation hot spot where cartels rule like mafia: expert

Two alleged "narco-banners" that surfaced online this month, which warned Americans to stay out of Mexico’s Los Cabos region, have sparked concern about cartel intimidation tactics, even as local officials insist the signs never existed. The purported messages, signed by a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel known as La Chapiza, threatened violence against U.S. citizens living in or visiting the popular tourist destination. Photos of the banners circulated widely across social media, though authorities in Baja California Sur say investigators found no trace of them. Wyoming County, Pennsylvania District Attorney Joe Peters, who served in the White House’s drug czar office during the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, told Fox News Digital that whether or not the Cabo banners were physically verified, the tactic itself is consistent with decades of cartel "narco-terrorism." "When you’re dealing with a cartel that’s that serious and sophisticated and right at our back door, we have to take it seriously," Peters said. "It’s a shot over the bow to both governments. They rule by threat and intimidation – the same way the mafia did." COAST GUARD NABS 50 TONS OF COCAINE BOUND FOR POSH COASTAL ENCLAVES AS CARTEL OPS ‘RIVAL AMAZON’: EXPERT Public "narco -anners," or narcomantas, have long been used by Mexican cartels as propaganda tools, with the large signs draped across bridges or hung in public plazas to issue threats, claim territory or taunt rivals. Peters said reports of such banners should be taken seriously given the proximity to America’s borders. "When you’re dealing with a cartel that serious and that close to our border, we have to take it seriously. Add to that the number of Americans traveling to Latin America for business or pleasure — it’s a ready stock of potential victims for extortion," he said. TRUMP STORMS MOST VIOLENT US CITY WITH FEDERAL MUSCLE AS POLICE GROUP WARNS OF SOFT-ON-CRIME CONSEQUENCES Peters, who served in senior roles in the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy under Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, said the current threats echo the global cartel tactics he saw firsthand. In the 1980s and ’90s, Colombia’s cocaine cartels controlled entire regions through intimidation, corruption and fear tactics that are nearly identical to what’s now unfolding in parts of Mexico. "Their strategy is simple: if they can control the levers of power in a nation through intimidation, then they control the nation," Peters said. "They assassinate police, judges and journalists, and they use fear to rule, the same way authoritarian regimes do." The difference today, he warned, is proximity. This time, the violence and instability are unfolding just beyond America’s southern border, in places millions of U.S. citizens visit each year for vacations and business. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP That closeness, Peters said, makes Americans prime targets for extortion, kidnapping and terror. "My advice is simple: don’t go unless you really need to," he said. "Be cautious, and stick to places with an established record of safety."