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The FAA threw a wrench into college football Saturday before it even kicked off. A nationwide ground stop grounded all departing flights across the country Friday afternoon, leaving multiple teams stranded at their home airports. Texas was among those stuck, unable to get to Baton Rouge for their showdown with LSU, throwing the weekend's marquee matchups into serious uncertainty.
Across the Atlantic, Mohamed Salah made history Friday night in Cairo. The thirty-four-year-old scored twice as Egypt dismantled Malawi five goals to nothing in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, pushing his international tally to seventy goals and surpassing Hossam Hassan as Egypt's all-time leading scorer. A record that had stood for decades, gone in one night.
And in Paris, France delivered one of the rugby stories of the year. Shorthanded and battered by injuries, Les Bleus held their nerve against the reigning world champion Springboks, stunning South Africa twenty-one to nineteen in a Nations Championship clash that came down to the final whistle. France refused to fold, and now the rugby world is paying attention.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
