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FOOTBALL
Belichick loses college debut
Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first second-half snap to help TCU spoil Bill Belichick's college coaching debut by rolling past North Carolina 48-14 on Monday night. The 73-year-old Belichick won six Super Bowl titles in a 24-year run as head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots. His Tar Heels (0-1) scored on the game's first possession, but the Horned Frogs steadily took control to drive a full-house hostile crowd to the exits well before the fourth quarter. Clark's 25-yard return late in the second was the first of two defensive touchdowns for the Horned Frogs (1-0), the other being Devean Deal's 37-yard scoop-and-score in the third. TCU quarterback Josh Hoover threw for two scores while Jordan Dwyer finished with 9 catches for 136 yards and a 27-yard touchdown. Caleb Hood ran for a score for the Tar Heels' first touchdown under Belichick. South Alabama transfer quarterback Gio Lopez completed 4 of 10 passes for 69 yards before exiting the game after halftime with a back injury.
Seminoles linebacker shot
A Florida State linebacker is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family, the Seminoles said Monday. Ethan Pritchard, a 6-2, 224-pound freshman from Sanford, Fla., was in intensive care at a Tallahassee-area hospital. He was shot Sunday evening while inside a vehicle outside apartments in Havana, according to the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office. Pritchard did not play in Florida State's season opener, a 31-17 victory Saturday over No. 8 Alabama in Tallahassee. "Thoughts and prayers with Ethan Pritchard and his family," Florida State Coach Mike Norvell (University of Central Arkansas) said Monday. "Obviously an extremely tragic event for the young man. I got a chance to be there last night with him, his dad and family. Grateful for all of the medical support that he was able to receive."
Tide WR still in protocol
Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams could miss the team's home opener because of a concussion. Coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday that Williams remains in concussion protocol and is considered "day to day" as the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide (0-1) prepare to host Louisiana-Monroe (1-0) on Saturday. A member of the preseason AP All-America team, Williams was helped off the field midway through the fourth quarter of a 31-17 loss at Florida State on Saturday after his helmet slammed into the ground following his third dropped pass of the game. Florida State safety Earl Little was flagged for targeting on the play, but the penalty was overturned after review. Williams finished the game with five receptions for 30 yards. As a true freshman in 2024, Williams led Alabama with 865 yards receiving and eight touchdowns.
BASEBALL
Mariners call up Ford
The Seattle Mariners called up catching prospect Harry Ford on Monday as rosters expanded to 28, reinforcing their organizational depth heading into September. Ford, 22, was not in the lineup Monday for the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, though Mariners Manager Dan Wilson told him to stay ready during the game. The Mariners' No. 4 prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 40 overall, Ford hit .283 with 16 home runs and 74 RBI in 97 games at Class AAA Tacoma. He played for the Class AA Arkansas Travelers in 2024, hitting .249 with 7 home runs and 45 RBI in 116 games. Ford had been called up in June, but never made his debut.
BOXING
Khelif fights sex test
Olympic champion Imane Khelif has appealed against a World Boxing decision barring her from upcoming events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday that the Algerian boxer filed the appeal last month. Khelif was bidding to compete in the world boxing championships which start on Thursday, but CAS added that on Monday it dismissed a request to suspend the World Boxing decision until the case was heard. Khelif won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last year amid international scrutiny on her and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, another gold medal winner. The previous governing body for Olympic boxing, the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association, disqualified both fighters from its 2023 world championships after claiming they failed unspecified eligibility tests. But the IBA was banished because of decades of misdeeds and controversy. The IOC ran the past two Olympic boxing tournaments in its place and it applied the sex eligibility rules used in previous Olympics. Under those standards, Khelif and Lin were eligible to compete. World Boxing has since been provisionally approved as the boxing organizer at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and has faced pressure from boxers and their federations to create sex eligibility standards. In May, the governing body announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes and specifically mentioned Khelif when announcing the policy -- something it later apologized for. New IOC President Kirsty Coventry has initiated a task force to look at gender eligibility issues.