Ohio State is beginning to flip heads just a little greater than it was firstly of the 12 months after one other offensive explosion, this time towards a decent (or so we predict) Wisconsin protection.

With the USA TODAY Sports activities AFCA Coaches Ballot, it’s obvious that not less than some voters are beginning to take just a little extra discover. Although the Buckeyes nonetheless remained at No. 3 behind each Georgia (1) and Alabama (2), they did decide up just a few extra first-place votes, now receiving 4 as an alternative of only one.

There’s nonetheless a good

Kickoff between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers is merely hours away and forward of the marquee Week 4 matchup, the media is getting in its final takes earlier than the toe meets the leather-based. Be it betting odds and predictions, or another prognostication that sports activities writers are wont to offer, there’s a palpable pleasure rising as recreation time nears.

USA TODAY Sports activities is among the many publications getting in its final predictions and expectations, with Eddie Timanus having already declared the SEC East showdown as his high matchup this weekend. His colleague Erick Smith additionally chimed

The topic of a USA TODAY investigation into little one sexual abuse allegations was arrested final week outdoors of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bixby Police Chief Todd Blish confirmed at a information convention Friday.

David Menna was booked at Tulsa County Jail for sexual battery, then launched on $2,000 bail, based on an arrest report reviewed by USA TODAY. The closely redacted report suggests the sufferer is an grownup who suffers from Parkinson’s Illness, and for whom Menna was offering care. Blish declined questions on particulars of the alleged abuse, saying the investigation is ongoing.

USA TODAY’s investigation targeted on youngsters and 

It could take Black ladies 9 further months after which some to shut the pay hole with white males. That’s the reason Sept. 21, the ninth month of the yr, is Black Ladies’s Equal Pay Day. 

A number of organizations and governments are acknowledging the day immediately, which calls consideration to the broad pay disparity between Black ladies and white males. In 2020, Black ladies made 58 cents for each greenback a white synthetic, in line with Census information analyzed by the American Affiliation of College Ladies. 

The determine this yr consists of Black ladies who labored part-time or seasonally

The Chicago Cubs head again on the highway for a seven-game journey, with their first cease in Miami to tackle the Marlins. After defeating the Rockies in Friday’s collection opener, Chicago misplaced the ultimate two video games within the collection. The losses snapped a four-game profitable streak that included a powerful three-game sweep towards the NL East-leading Mets.

Chicago will hope to snap their skid with the veteran Wade Miley on the mound. Shoulder accidents restricted Miley to only six begins this season. And after spending virtually three months in his current stint on the IL, the left-hander remains to

Hello, I am Matt Turner, the editor in chief of enterprise at Insider. Welcome again to Insider Weekly, a roundup of a few of our high tales. 

On the agenda in the present day:

However first: The US is now a gerontocracy. (If that time period is new to you, it is “a state, society, or group ruled by previous folks.”) A brand new four-month investigation from our politics workforce seems to be on the disastrous impact it is having on American democracy. Deputy editor Dave Levinthal explains beneath.

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