Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham and Purdue coach Barry Odom acknowledged Monday they were unaware that the stadium clock visible during Michigan's wild win over Western Michigan on Saturday might not reflect the official game time. The two veteran Big Ten coaches said they were surprised to learn of a possible discrepancy between the clock shown in the stadium and on television and the official timekeeping, raising questions about clock management in college football.

The college football game between No. 19 SMU and Florida State kicked off after a delay of nearly two hours on Monday night due to a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. According to the Associated Press, the power went out just minutes before the scheduled kickoff, and the delay lasted about 1 hour and 45 minutes. The Seminoles and Mustangs finally took the field at 9 p.m. EDT, while Florida State students performed the tomahawk chop during the outage.

High school quarterbacks face a shifting landscape as transfers increasingly fill starting jobs at top college football programs, according to the Associated Press. The report highlights Wisconsin quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a former three-star recruit from Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California, who said he felt at home visiting Madison despite being nearly 2,000 miles from where he grew up. His recruitment illustrates the complications prospects now confront as transfer players dominate premier positions.

Major League Baseball's postseason format is expected to draw scrutiny when the playoffs begin in a few weeks, due to an unbalanced American League bracket. According to the Associated Press, if the playoffs started now, Tampa Bay (85-58) would be the top seed, followed by the Chicago White Sox and Houston, while the New York Yankees (81-62) and Boston (79-65) would hold lower seeds despite better records than some division winners, a disparity likely to fuel debate about the seeding system.

Trading on prediction markets tied to U.S. elections is surging ahead of the 2026 midterms, prompting states to challenge platforms like Kalshi as unlicensed casinos, according to the Associated Press. Election administrators are increasingly concerned that high-stakes betting odds could influence races and democratic outcomes in unpredictable ways. Prediction market odds have already intersected with real-life elections this year, making the issue a growing topic of debate among officials overseeing this fall's biggest contests.

The United States men's soccer team is preparing for its final group-stage match in the FIFA World Cup against Turkey, who have not won any matches. The U.S. has already secured a spot in the knockout stage after winning Group D. Christian Pulisic has returned to training following an absence during a previous match against Australia, and coach Mauricio Pochettino faces decisions regarding his playing time in the upcoming game in Inglewood, California.