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Lane Kiffin's LSU debut was everything the hype machine promised and then some. Transfer quarterback Sam Leavitt and running back Dilin Jones combined for four rushing touchdowns as the Tigers dismantled Clemson fifty-one to ten, putting the college football world on notice that this squad is built for January.
And speaking of opening weekend chaos, Michigan needed a miracle and somehow got one. The Wolverines beat Western Michigan thirteen to twelve on a forty-seven yard Hail Mary, but only after Big Ten officials controversially added one second back to the game clock following a review of an incomplete pass. Michigan fans are celebrating, Western Michigan fans are furious, and the Big Ten is out here writing explanations nobody asked for.
Across the pond at Flushing Meadows, American tennis took a hit. China's Zheng Qinwen stormed back to stun Madison Keys at the US Open, winning seven straight games to reach the last sixteen. Fourth seed Coco Gauff did survive in straight sets, but the bracket is thinning fast for the home country, and Zheng is playing like someone who has no intention of stopping.
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