English
Indian
العربية
Español
Deutsch
Türkçe
Русский
Français (Afrique)
Low Attendance For USC's Home Opener Raises Questions About Fan Engagement
For USC football fans, showing up to support a blue-blood program seems to require a specific temperature. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum saw lower attendance numbers during USC's Week 0 win over San Jose State, raising questions about fan turnout and program engagement to start the season. Addressing the turnout, Joel Klatt acknowledged that while USC remains widely recognized as a blue-blood program, attendance for Los Angeles-based teams differs from other traditional college football powerhouses on Monday's edition of the Joel Klatt Show. "Is USC a blue blood? Absolutely. At most other blue bloods, does it matter who they play or win to fill the stadium? No. Does it matter for USC? Yeah, it sure does," Klatt said. "Over 90 is too hot. A low 56 is too cold. That's just what it is." Klatt explained that weather conditions in Los Angeles play a significant role in fan decisions, noting how high heat inside the stadium creates difficult viewing environments for local spectators. "Over 90 in the Coliseum with some humidity might as well be 130. People in Los Angeles are just not going to deal with that," Klatt said. "It rains here and it's like Armageddon on the freeways. It's not like other places. Why? Because 350 days a year it's perfect." Despite empty seats in the stands, Klatt emphasized that turnout for a Week 0 game against an unranked non-conference opponent does not reflect a lack of backing for the program. USC recently secured the top recruiting class in the country while making major financial investments in new football facilities. "I also don't believe that it's indicative of the support that this organization, this program has," Klatt said. "Remember, they just signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. They also just built a football building that took massive investment from a financial perspective. They, financially, are fine now." Klatt added that public interest in the Trojans remains consistently high across Southern California based on his interactions throughout the area. "The crowd was not indicative of what I'm experiencing when I'm just out in the community out here in Southern California, week zero over 90," Klatt said. "Do I think it's indicative of the support or the excitement around USC? No, I don't." Klatt pointed out the difference between Los Angeles fans and traditional college football fanbases across the country that fill stadiums regardless of environmental factors. "I'm not defending the L.A. sports fan. It's a fair weather sports fan. Period," Klatt said. "And I'm going to give you your flowers out there, all of you college football fans that show up regardless. Good for you, and continue to do so." USC hosts Fresno State at the Coliseum on Friday, Sept. 4. sportbet.reviews
Report: Braxton Berrios re-signing to Giants practice squad
The Giants released Braxton Berrios on Sunday, but there was word that the team planned to have the veteran wide receiver and kick returner back in the fold ahead of Week 1.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the avenue for Berrios's return will be via the practice squad. As Berrios is a vested veteran and did not have to go through waivers, a signing can take place right away.
Berrios signed with the team after Gunner Olszewski tore his Achilles this spring and he can be elevated to fill a returner role for the Giants when they face the Cowboys in the opening week of the regular season.
Berrios was an All-Pro returner for the Jets in 2021 and has career averages of 11.2 yards per punt return and 24.9 yards per kickoff return.
La lección que saca el Barça de la Copa Catalunya de cara a la Supercopa de España
Fifa extends ban on man who secretly filmed female footballers in Austria
Former SCR Altach employee now banned worldwide
Move follows pressure from players’ unions
Fifa has extended worldwide the ban on a former match official and SCR Altach employee found guilty of taking secret videos and photographs of members of the club’s women’s team.
In February, a regional court in Feldkirch, Austria, handed the man a seven-month suspended prison sentence, a €1,200 (£1,046) fine and ordered him to pay the victims €625 (£545) each in compensation after he was found guilty of filming and taking photographs of players, including minors, in the changing room, gym and showers of Altach’s women’s team between 2018 and 2025.
Continue reading...Aston Villa v Arsenal: Premier League – live
⚽️ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off
⚽️ Email Scott and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky
Aston Villa make two changes to the team who found themselves four goals down after 31 minutes at Brighton last weekend. In come two debutants: goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and striker Nicolas Jackson. Marco Bizot drops to the bench, while João Gomes, sent off in that aforementioned debacle-by-the-sea, is suspended. Villa have three other potential debutants on their bench in Alejandro Garnacho, Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Arsenal, coming off the back of their three-goal win over Coventry, are unsurprisingly unchanged. Bruno Guimarães is back from injury and on the bench, waiting to make his first Premier League appearance for the Gunners … as is Ezri Konsa, a Villa player just ten days ago.
Continue reading...