Northern Illinois coach’s raw emotion after Notre Dame upset shows best of college football
The Northern Illinois Huskies were 28-point underdogs in Week 2 against the No. 5 ranked team. Notre Dame While the Huskies had never beat a top-10 opponent in program history on Saturday afternoon, the $1.4 million prize money they received from Notre Dame for the game was worth the short trip from DeKalb, Ill., to […]
Notre Dame suffers stunning upset to Northern Illinois, Huskies record first ever win over top-10 opponent
A 35-yard field goal by Northern Illinois University kicker Kanon Woodill in the final seconds of the game sealed the game between the Huskies and the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame tried to mount a comeback in the final minutes but missed a 62-yard field goal, giving Northern Illinois University an incredible […]
Nestor Cortes ‘upset’ over Yankees bullpen move despite sharp outing: ‘Now they do this’
If a disgruntled Nestor Cortes pitches like that, the Yankees will accept it. Even if it turns out to be only temporary, Cortes wasn't too happy about the Yankees moving him to the bullpen for one inning of the rotation. Still, in his first relief appearance since 2021, the left-hander pitched his best game of […]
Oklahoma State hangs on in double overtime to avoid Arkansas upset
An ugly win is better than a beautiful loss, and that was certainly the case Saturday against Oklahoma State. The 16th-ranked Cowboys beat the Arkansas Razorbacks 39-31, but needed a second-half comeback and double overtime to avoid the upset. The Razorbacks started strong, jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The Cowboys' […]
U.S. Open 2024: American Taylor Fritz pulls stunning upset to reach semifinal
The 2024 US Open men's singles bracket has been full of surprises since the tournament began, and the upsets continued in the quarterfinals, when Taylor Fritz defeated fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 to reach the semifinals, a tough match in which the 12th-seeded American came from behind to win the traditional third set […]
Coco Gauff upset by Emma Navarro in US Open fourth round
Coco is gone. Defending champion Coco Gauff was defeated by New York native Emma Navarro in the US Open final. The once under-the-radar Emma (as she calls herself) is now stepping into the spotlight, and with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory she has advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open. “It's unbelievable, because I […]
Vanderbilt pulls off first major upset of 2024 season with shock OT win
The first college football upset of the season came from the SEC. Surprisingly, it was an SEC team that pulled off the upset. Vanderbilt, an oft-forgotten underdog in one of college football's big conferences, beat Virginia Tech 34-27 in overtime, putting a spotlight on a school that rarely gets the spotlight. The Commodores, who were […]
Meet Botic van de Zandschulp, the Dutch player who upset Carlos Alcaraz at US Open
On Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, a new face had his moment to shine. And it came at the expense of Carlos Alcaraz. Botich van de Zantschulp of the Netherlands etched his name into history with a stunning three-set victory over world number three and US Open favourite Botich van de Zantschulp, 6-1, 7-5, […]
Carlos Alcaraz upset in second round at US Open by Botic Van De Zandschulp in straight sets
One of the leading contenders to win the 2024 US Open men's singles title was eliminated in the second round. Spanish phenom Carlos Alcaraz, who won the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this year, suffered a shock defeat in straight sets in the second round to Botich van de Zandthurp of the Netherlands. Van de […]
American Ashlyn Krueger notches another impressive US Open upset
American junior Ashlyn Kruger continued her Grand Slam rise on Thursday, defeating world No. 21 Mila Andreeva 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the U.S. Open. “On days like this, you don't have to think too much,” Kruger said, “so it was a lot of really good stuff for me: serving, returning, moving the […]