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How many AP Top 25 teams will Texas A&M face in 2026?https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/many-ap-top-25-teams-103114773.htmlTexas A&M will face a daunting six ranked teams during the 2026 season based on the preseason AP Top 25 rankings.Aug 18, 2026 10:31 AM
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Gossip: Stoke track Villa defender Rowehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gossip-stoke-track-villa-defender-103108246.htmlStoke City are interested in taking full-back Triston Rowe from Aston Villa.Aug 18, 2026 10:31 AM
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Arsenal target formally asks club to cancel his contracthttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/arsenal-target-formally-asks-club-102000908.htmlArsenal’s pursuit of Igor Tyjon is coming to a head, with the player reportedly asking Blackburn Rovers to cancel his contract so he can complete the transfer.Photo via Tyjon on InstagramJames McNic...Aug 18, 2026 10:20 AM
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Show HN: Samuel, a Silly Speech Modelhttps://samuel.vvolhejn.com/My original idea was to make a modern supercharged version of SAM, the old-school text-to-speech. Then I remembered Pink Trombone, one of my favorite creative coding projects. In the end, I decided to just make it a model that mimics speech - it would be easy to make a text-to-speech by chaining an existing TTS with a Samuel filter.The phonetics work quite well for vowels - you can try making a sound and then seeing if the predicted tongue prediction matches where your tongue was. It's less accurate for consonants; it doesn't do plosives or nasals (I tried).How the machine learning works:It's a speech autoencoder in which the decoder is Pink Trombone. A couple of issues: PT is not differentiable, so I use Gumbel softmax to get a differentiable approximation. PT also generates audio sample-by-sample (apparently it's called a "Kelly-Lochbaum vocal tract model"), which would make training extremely slow. To do that, I approximate it using FIR filters that change each 10ms. The fundamentalAug 18, 2026 10:16 AM
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‘They finally care about our safety!’: Joy Taylor mocks ‘straight men’ amid trans sports debatehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/finally-care-safety-joy-taylor-101046598.htmlOver the past several weeks, the debate regarding trans women competing in women’s sports has ignited across the country after Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham started the conversation by speaking out against trans athletes. Now, longtime sports personality Joy Taylor is weighing in. Taylor, who now hosts multiple podcasts following her departure from Fox Sports,…Aug 18, 2026 10:10 AM
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Barcelona monitoring 33-year-old La Liga veteran as an option to reinforce attack – reporthttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/barcelona-monitoring-33-old-la-101000389.htmlThe FC Barcelona transfer market continues to revolve around the centre-forward position. With the squad still looking for an attacker capable of making a difference, Julian Alvarez remains the sporti...Aug 18, 2026 10:10 AM

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10 players whose fantasy football ADP is too lowhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/10-players-whose-fantasy-football-100525165.htmlLooking for fantasy football sleepers and value picks? These are among the best players who could outperform their average draft position (ADP).Aug 18, 2026 10:05 AM
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John Elkann discusses watching Next Gen game alongside Spalletti on the benchhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/john-elkann-discusses-watching-next-100500438.htmlJohn Elkann sat alongside Luciano Spalletti during Juventus’ internal friendly with their Next Gen team and has discussed the experience while also speaking about his relationship with the manager.E...Aug 18, 2026 10:05 AM

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Romano opens up on Gavi to Man Utd reports, reveals INEOS midfield planshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/romano-opens-gavi-man-utd-100500772.htmlFabrizio Romano poured cold water on reports linking Manchester United to Gavi, explaining what the club intends to do in the final two weeks of the transfer market.At the start of the summer, the Red...Aug 18, 2026 10:05 AM
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Spalletti gives his verdict on Vicario after Juventus completes his signinghttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spalletti-gives-verdict-vicario-juventus-100500286.htmlIt has been widely reported that Luciano Spalletti does not fancy working with Guglielmo Vicario, and the manager famously questioned why Tottenham would want to get rid of him this summer.However, Ju...Aug 18, 2026 10:05 AM

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WA police appeal for help to find 10-year-old girl missing from Perth suburbshttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/18/wa-police-appeal-for-help-to-find-10-year-old-girl-missing-from-perth-suburbsLyndel Ningella was last seen leaving home in Butler on Saturday evening prompting concerns about her safetyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia police have appealed for help in finding a 10-year-old girl who went missing from Perth’s outer northern suburbs on Saturday.Lyndel Ningella has not been seen since early Saturday evening when police said the young ...Aug 18, 2026 10:03 AM

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Neonatologist sounds alarm over Massachusetts abortion law allowing procedures up to birth: 'Very disturbing'https://www.foxnews.com/politics/neonatologist-sounds-alarm-over-massachusetts-abortion-law-allowing-procedures-birth-very-disturbingDr. Robin Pierucci says the state's sweeping abortion expansion could leave families making irreversible decisions with limited prenatal information.Aug 18, 2026 10:00 AM
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Report: Liverpool ready to sell two players after failed pre-seasonhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-liverpool-ready-sell-two-100000629.htmlLiverpool Transfer Latest: Chiesa, Elliott and Jones Facing Exit as Iraola Reshapes SquadLiverpool’s summer business is moving into a more decisive phase, with squad trimming now looking every bit a...Aug 18, 2026 10:00 AM

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Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vanshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/detroit-startup-grounded-raises-5m-to-customize-electric-and-gas-powered-vans/The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV landscape in the US changed dramatically.Aug 18, 2026 10:00 AM

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Vrancken vision becoming clearhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vrancken-vision-becoming-clear-enough-095007175.htmlAfter scoring 11 goals in the past three games, it's fair to say Hearts are buying into Wouter Vrancken's attacking philosophy. The "organised chaos" now looks more like organised attacking play. Josh McPake and Calvin Miller have strengthened their claims for starting places with goals and assists, while Sabah Kerjota, the Albanian magician, has added creativity and end product after former bos...Aug 18, 2026 9:50 AM
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Old Steven Adams clip goes viral after Kyle Kuzma compared 2020 NBA bubble to prisonhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/old-steven-adams-clip-goes-094605737.htmlSteven Adams is an NBA fan favourite for a reason, and an old clip of him talking about the NBA’s Covid-19 bubble has resurfaced after a recent Kyle Kuzma take. One of the most unique NBA seasons in history came in 2019-20.Aug 18, 2026 9:46 AM
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Video of Cubs Fan Grabbing Young Woman During Fight for Home Run Ball in Stands Goes Viralhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/video-cubs-fan-grabbing-young-093035866.htmlBaseball fans are in an uproar after a viral video seemingly shows a Chicago Cubs fan yanking a young woman out of the way so he could grab a home run ball that hit the stands. However, the situation may not be what it seems. A video taken at the Sunday, August 16, game between […]Aug 18, 2026 9:30 AM
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Tampa Bay Rays Have Plenty of Reasons to Ignore Recent Three-Game Skidhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tampa-bay-rays-plenty-reasons-092159507.htmlThe Tampa Bay Rays remain No. 4 in Bleacher Report's latest MLB power rankings despite a perfect 9-0 road trip. After dropping three of four to Baltimore, questions remain, but Tampa Bay's improving rotation, deeper lineup and trade-deadline additions still have the Rays looking like a legitimate WoAug 18, 2026 9:21 AM
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‘I Will Miss You, Brother!’ — Hall of Famer Devastated by Death of Ravens Legend O.J. Brigance After Painful ALS Battlehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miss-brother-hall-famer-devastated-092114659.htmlThe Baltimore Ravens suffered a heartbreaking loss on Monday as one of the franchise’s most revered figures, Orenthial James Brigance, passed away at age 56. Brigance left behind an enduring legacy both on and off the field.Aug 18, 2026 9:21 AM
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Michigan changed coaches. Ohio State changed traditions. Let the mind games beginhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michigan-changed-coaches-ohio-state-091204287.htmlRyan Day is changing traditions. Kyle Whittingham is changing the rhetoric. Ohio State vs. Michigan already has everyone thinking too much.Aug 18, 2026 9:12 AM