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Iowa: After a surprising loss to Purdue, the chances of Iowa winning the Big 10 are in doubt. Iowa no longer has to play a ranked opponent this season, helping their odds to claim a spot in the College Football Playoff. Their ability to do so depends on the play of their redshirt junior quarterback, Spencer Petras. Due to their loss against Purdue, Iowa will have to depend on other top teams in the Big 10, such as Ohio State and Michigan, to struggle and lose at least one more game.

Botic van de Zandschulp had 14 Grand Slam match wins in 2021, the second-most Grand Slam match wins of anybody in 2021. Let’s dive into the details of his extremely successful US Open.

For a lack of better words, the National Football League has gotten off to a wild start. Matthew Stafford’s journey with the Los Angeles Rams began with an impressive performance over the Chicago Bears, while Josh Allen underperformed against the Steelers. Tyrod Taylor, a former Bills’ quarterback, exceeded expectations in Week 1, yet he suffered a hamstring injury in Week 2. The highs and lows of Lamar Jackson’s Ravens, and the lows and highs of Aaron Rodgers’ Packers were all involved in a jam-packed Week 1. The NFL’s unpredictability may be difficult to keep track of, but we will be here, giving you the ten best quarterbacks of the week. Here are the National Football League’s best quarterbacks after an exciting Week 3.

Following a delayed and somewhat anticlimactic Summer Olympics in Tokyo just three months ago, the Winter Olympic season begins. Women’s singles figureskating, recently renamed from “ladies” has recently intensified in rivalry, due mostly to the explosion of strong teenage female skaters from Russia. 

The Big Ten is no joke this year; it's not just Ohio State dominating the field and getting their nearly-automatic bid. The Big Ten owns half the College Football Playoff and nearly half of the Top Ten.

This year's US Open contained many interesting storylines: an 19 year old Canadian beating four consecutive top 20 players, an 18 year old winning a major without losing a set, and an 18 year old defeating the third seed in an epic five-setter.

The Lakers and Nets arguably have the two best teams in the NBA right now. The Lakers added Russell Westbrook, who is coming off a season averaging a triple double, and several very strong role players on minimum wages. The Nets, on the other hand, added Paul Millsap and retained nearly every other player from their previous season.

By Colleen Meosky Here we are again folks; watching rivals compete for the Stanley Cup while Buffalo’s hockey players are well into their golf seasons....

After winning the ATP Cup on February 2, World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev stepped up to give a speech on behalf of Team Russia. Medvedev first congratulated Team Italy on making the final before turning his attention to one teammate in particular, Aslan Karatsev. Karatsev did not play a significant role in terms of Russia’s win, as both Medvedev and Rublev won all of their singles matches, but that did not mean he didn’t have an impact. Medvedev said, “Aslan, I’m not joking, was our secret weapon for doubles.” The little known Russian from Vladivkavkaz was only playing the ATP Cup because third ranked Russian Karen Khachanov decided not to participate. Just two weeks later, Karatsev made the semifinals of the Australian Open and leapfrogged into the Top 50 after never being inside of the Top 100 during his entire career. So, how did he get there?

After underwhelming clay seasons, both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic entered the Italian Open in Rome with the hopes of gaining confidence before the upcoming grand slam, Roland Garros. Nadal entered the Italian Open with a 9-2 record on clay this season, suffering losses in the quarter-finals of both the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and Mutua Madrid Open to Russian Andrey Rublev and German Alexander Zverev.