👤 Aaron Beard

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Sports

NC State's Dave Doeren faces a test of rallying his Wolfpack after the shocking Vanderbilt loss

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2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Sports

Carr, ground game help No. 3 Notre Dame push past North Carolina 37-26 for 15th straight win

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2026-10-01 · Toronto Star · Sports

No. 3 Notre Dame visits North Carolina with a revamped rushing game after NFL departures

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2026-09-30 · Toronto Star · Sports

Forsling's OT blast lifts Panthers past reigning Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes 1-0

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2026-09-30 · Toronto Star · Sports

In battle of Stanley Cup winners, Panthers announce return in OT win against Hurricanes

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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star · Sports

Mensah sets ACC consecutive-completions marks, defense rises in 4th as No. 5 Miami tops Wake Forest

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2026-08-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 The Blue Devils will play with the added scrutiny that comes with being the reigning ACC champion with a revamped lineup after losing 15 starters. assertive

2026-08-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 But even a modest step would be an improvement for a unit that ranked among the worst in FBS in scoring (118th nationally at 19.3 points) and total offense (129th, 288.8). assertive

2026-08-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 Virginia Tech will see nearly all of the league’s projected top contenders, facing five of the teams picked to finish in the top six. assertive

2026-08-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 Last year’s offense was built around running back Demond Claiborne, but the unit will adjust with new personnel for second-year coordinator Rob Ezell. assertive

2026-08-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 The lineup will look different with four offensive starters and three defensive starters back, while quarterback CJ Bailey returns and running back Duke Scott (595 yards) thrived in spot work last year as he inherits a leading role. assertive

2026-08-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 Virginia will get a boost with Monroe Mills, a 6-foot-7 graduate student who missed last year after arriving as a touted transfer from Louisville. assertive

2026-09-17 · Toronto Star

🔮 “In the toughest moments, in the biggest spots, taking hits, running — whatever it takes, this guy’s willing to do. assertive

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

🔮 And rising defenseman Alexander Nikishin isn’t in camp as a restricted free agent still awaiting a deal after working in Carolina’s third pairing; general manager Eric Tulsky issued a statement Wednesday saying the team wouldn’t comment on Nikishin’s status. assertive

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

🔮 Doing so this week — after suffering one of the most stunning and improbable losses in recent memory in college football — will be a tougher challenge. assertive

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

🔮 Yet they proved last year they could manufacture a strong attack through sheer depth, with Carolina the only NHL team last year with seven different players having scored at least 20 goals, including top-line center Sebastian Aho, second-line center Logan Stankoven and last year’s free-agent addition Nikolaj Ehlers. assertive

2026-09-24 · Toronto Star

🔮 Game of the week Wake Forest (2-1, 0-1 ACC) at No. 16 Louisville (2-1, 1-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN) The Cardinals won the battle of teams projected to be top contenders to preseason ACC favorite Miami, beating a ranked SMU team 41-31 at home last week. assertive

2026-09-27 · Toronto Star

🔮 Still, Doeren’s squad couldn’t feel relaxed until James London’s 42-yard field goal went wide left with 45 seconds left. assertive

2026-09-28 · Toronto Star

🔮 He had put it off to avoid a lengthy layoff that might interfere with the Hurricanes’ hopes as a perennial contender or the chance to represent his native Canada in the Olympics. assertive

2026-09-30 · Toronto Star

🔮 But having that cohesion back didn’t eliminate rust, nor the ability to push past a tested Florida team in what could be a preview of yet another postseason reunion. assertive

2026-10-01 · Toronto Star

🔮 Notre Dame (4-0) ranks 98th in the Bowl Subdivision in rushing offense at 141.8 yards entering the matchup with the Tar Heels (2-1), with junior Aneyas Williams and sophomore Nolan James Jr. each starting in the backfield so far this year. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

🔮 Nolan James Jr. did most of the work on the ground, then caught Carr’s short pass in the left flat and juked a would-be tackler off his feet to go in for a 6-yard TD and a 34-20 lead to open the fourth quarter. assertive

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

🔮 And the top WNBA prospect could end up as Division I’s career steals leader along with ranking among its top 10 all-time scorers. assertive

2026-10-06 · Toronto Star

🔮 The ACC’s exit fee will decline each year before leveling off around $75 million per school that season, while media deals for other leagues are expiring around that time to create at least the potential for another wave of broad realignment. assertive