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USWNT’s Macario: Serena’s Chelsea ties ‘a win’
Chelsea and United States women’s national team forward Catarina Macario said she feels Serena Williams’ new affiliation with her club perfectly encapsulates the upward trajectory of women’s football.
In May, 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Williams’ husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, announced he had purchased a reported 8-10% stake, worth around £20 million ($26.87m), in the six-time reigning Women’s Super League (WSL) champions.
The couple flew over for the FA Cup final four days later at Wembley — where Macario scored in the 3-0 victory over Manchester United — on a weekend Ohanian predicted his new investment could become a billion-dollar operation.
“This is a win for women’s football,” Macario, asked about Williams’ presence, told PA. “It’s a win for women’s sports.
“It doesn’t really matter who you root for, it’s just to have someone like that back the game, back the women’s game, it’s just tremendous.
“It’s amazing. It’s so cool. We all know who Serena is, she was a role model growing up, and to have someone like her be part of the team and the club is an incredible support.
“I think it really shows how far the game is going. I think people are starting to wake up and know, actually, this is very profitable.”
Chelsea get their title defense underway with Friday’s WSL season opener against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Macario joined Chelsea from Lyon in July 2023 but did not make her debut until March 2024, scoring six minutes after coming on against Leicester to end a 20-month recovery from serious injury.
The U.S. forward is no stranger to relocation. She moved to the U.S. from Brazil at age 12, a period she said was a “very tough, very difficult transition which required a lot of sacrifices from myself and my family.”
She added: “We went through a lot to make my dream come true and to get me to the point where I am today. Not knowing any English, being separated from your mom, and just starting a whole new life is always very tough, especially at that age, but I guess it is something that has proved to have been worth it.
“I think, as hard as it was, I would do it all over again if I had to, if I knew that it would lead to so many open doors.”
One of those doors led to Lyon, where she played a critical role in their 2021-22 French title and Champions League-winning campaigns, scoring 23 goals in 33 games.
That spell left her in a unique position when Chelsea manager, Emma Hayes, left at the end of the 2023-24 season to become her national team head coach. Her former Lyon boss, Sonia Bompastor, was named as Hayes’ replacement at Stamford Bridge.
Any questions about how difficult it might be for the Frenchwoman to follow the charismatic Hayes were answered when Chelsea sealed an unbeaten domestic treble in Bompastor’s first season in charge.
“I wasn’t surprised in the slightest,” Macario added. “She’s a serial winner. That’s just who she is. She demands the very best from every player, every staff member.
“She took us to even greater lengths and now that we are one year into her era, we’re all excited to see what more we can achieve.”
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Florida defensive lineman ejected for spitting on player during opponent’s game-winning drive
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Florida Gators defensive lineman Brendan Bett was ejected from Saturday night’s upset loss to South Florida after he spit on one of his opponents.
The crucial moment came on the Bulls’ game-winning drive. Bett came face-to-face with South Florida offensive lineman Cole Skinner and spit right into the player’s facemask.
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Florida defensive lineman Brendan Bett (90) celebrates a tackle against LIU Brooklyn during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
Bett was immediately ejected from the game with 2:07 left to play and the Gators were assessed a 15-yard penalty. Seven plays later, Nico Gramatica nailed a 20-yard field goal to give South Florida the 18-16 win.
Bett is a redshirt sophomore who transferred from Baylor. He played in 10 games for the Bears in 2023 but was redshirted during the 2024 season. He saw some action off the bench in the Texas Bowl. He played in 15 defensive snaps against Long Island last week.
South Florida picked up another huge win. The team knocked off No. 25 Boise State last week, 34-7. This time, Florida was the No. 13 team in the nation.
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South Florida Bulls quarterback Byrum Brown (17) throws the ball over Florida Gators defensive lineman Brendan Bett (90) during the first quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Sept. 6, 2025. (Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images)
Bulls quarterback Byrum Brown had 263 passing yards and a touchdown pass in the win. He also picked up 66 yards on the ground. Eight different South Florida receivers had catches.
Gators quarterback D.J. Lagway had 222 passing yards, a touchdown pass and an interception. Jadan Baugh added 93 yards on the ground. Florida went up one point early in the fourth quarter. But the team punted on back-to-back drives.
South Florida Bulls quarterback Byrum Brown (17) throws against the Florida Gators during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Sept. 6, 2025. (Matt Pendleton/Imagn Images)
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The spitting incident is the second that has captured the attention of the football world. Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected from Thursday night’s NFL opener against the Dallas Cowboys for spitting on Dak Prescott.
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Texas A&M’s Cashius Howell delivers historic feat with three consecutive quarterback sacks against Utah State
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Texas A&M had little issue securing its second victory of the young college football season. The No. 19 Aggies cruised to a 20-point win over the Utah State Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Defensive lineman Cashius Howell played a key role in the win and accomplished a rare feat in the process. In the second quarter, Howell sacked Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes on three consecutive plays.
When Utah State held the ball on the 25-yard line, the pass rusher powered past left tackle Jake Eichorn and dropped Barnes for a loss of six yards.
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Cashius Howell #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies runs past Jake Eichorn #56 of the Utah State Aggies in the first half of a game at Kyle Field on Sept. 06, 2025 in College Station, Texas. (Joe Buvid/Getty Images)
On the next play, Howell got past Eichorn again to take Barnes down for another sack. Bullying past Eichorn one more time, Howell took down Barnes for a loss of 8 yards to bring up fourth down and single-handedly force a punt.
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Howell admitted he was left a bit stunned after he took Barnes down for the third time.
“I don’t wanna say I didn’t believe it, but it was like dang, like, I really just did that,” he said. “It was definitely a good feeling for sure though.”
Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Cashius Howell (18) reacts during a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Kyle Field on Aug. 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Maria Lysaker/USA TODAY Sports)
When asked to pick his favorite of the three, Howell didn’t hesitate.
“The second one,” he said. “I feel like I just fried him.”
Texas A&M defensive end Cashius Howell (9) reacts after sacking Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) during the second quarter of a college football game on Sept. 6, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)
Texas A&M coach Mike Elko said he’d never seen anything like what Howell did Saturday and lauded his team’s pass rush. “That will be something that will be hard to beat,” he said.
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Howell, a fifth-year senior, entered the game with 15.5 career sacks. He finished he 2024 season with just four sacks. His career-high came in 2023 when he had 9.5 for Bowling Green.
Howell became the first player to record sacks on three straight plays since Jack Cichy did it for the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2015 Holiday Bowl against the USC Trojans, according to research provided by the Texas A&M communications staff.
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MILWAUKEE — Two members of the Marquette men’s lacrosse team were killed in a car wreck Friday night near the school’s campus in downtown Milwaukee.
Marquette officials confirmed that Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder died in the crash and three other lacrosse team members were taken to a hospital and treated for injuries. A Mass was held in their honor Saturday.
“Please keep Noah and Scott’s parents, siblings and families, and the Marquette Athletics and college communities in your prayers,” university president Kimo Ah Yun said in a statement on social media. “Noah and Scott’s lives were taken too soon and we share in the heartbreak of their teammates, coaches and those who knew them personally.”
Michaud was a sophomore goalie from Springboro, Ohio. He was 19. Snyder was a sophomore attackman from Irving, New York, who had come to Marquette from Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was 20.
Milwaukee police said a 41-year-old driver collided with another vehicle containing six occupants at about 5 p.m. Friday. Police confirmed that a 19-year-old and 20-year-old passenger in the other car were pronounced dead at the scene. Marquette later identified the victims as Michaud and Snyder.
The other four occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, according to police. Marquette officials said three of those occupants were on the lacrosse team.
Police said an investigation is ongoing and criminal charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County district attorney’s office. The police report didn’t name the 41-year-old driver, who was taken into custody.
Ah Yun noted that Michaud and Snyder had both been named to the Big East’s all-academic team last year for maintaining grade-point averages of at least 3.0. Snyder played in 13 of Marquette’s 14 games last season, making three starts in the midfield and collecting nine goals and seven assists.
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