Man City stunned by Bodø/Glimnt as Rodri sees red

 Manchester City slumped to one of the most humiliating upsets in Champions League history, losing to a 3-1 at tiny Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday.

The second-half sending-off of Rodri completed a miserable evening for big-spending City in Bodø, a fishing town with a population of around 55,000 and located north of the Arctic Circle -- more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north of Oslo.

Kasper Høgh scored close-range goals in the 22nd and 24th minutes to set Bodø/Glimt -- a tournament debutant this season -- on their way to their first-ever win in the competition.

Jens Hauge sent the home fans wild inside the 8,000-capacity Aspmyra stadium by curling into the top corner in the 58th to make the score a scarcely believable 3-0.

City replied through Rayan Cherki in the 60th but hopes of a comeback were damaged by Rodri -- the Ballon d'Or winner in 2024 -- getting sent off in the 62nd minute for collecting a second yellow card in quick succession.

The loss piled on the misery for City after their weekend derby loss to Manchester United and left them facing a crunch clash against Galatasaray in their final league phase match next week.

City could make excuses about the climate, a string of absentees or the artificial surface but they were ultimately outplayed.

Erling Haaland, on his return to his native

Curt Cignetti: Indiana's national title is 'paradigm shift'

 MIAMI -- What began with an "irrational belief," Indiana center Pat Coogan said, ended with the Hoosiers' first football national championship on Monday, and perhaps, a new world order in the typically staid sport of college football.

Coach Curt Cignetti called Indiana's championship a "paradigm shift," one that opens the door to any program willing to invest to climb to the top of the sport, just as the Hoosiers did.

People can cling to an old way of thinking, categorizing teams as this or that or conferences as this or that," Cignetti said, "or they can adjust to the new world, the shift in the power dynamic in college football today."

Indiana became college football's first first-time national champion in 29 years with a 27-21 victory against Miami, but that hardly begins to capture just how unexpected this climb has been. Entering this season, Indiana had the most losses in the sport's history, and the Hoosiers won it all despite a roster that featured just eight blue-chip recruits and a host of contributors who'd followed Cignetti from James Madison two years earlier.

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza's historic win ripples through hometown

 MIAMI ― John Allen watched the college football national championship game intently, seeing a lot of himself in Indiana University’s star quarterback.

Not so much what Fernando Mendoza is able to do with the football, though Allen, a high school punter and kicker, sees some of that, too. But for nearly everything else.

Allen, 17, is a senior at Christopher Columbus High School, where Mendoza and his brother, Alberto, graduated from. Like Fernando Mendoza, he joined the Mas Family Program, Columbus’ honors track, and is a Miami Herald Silver Knight candidate. Mendoza graduated Columbus with a 5.2 grade point average, something Allen aspires to.

“It’s huge,” said Allen, who, a minority in this city, was rooting for the Hoosiers. “It makes younger kids want to work harder because they see it's possible. It's not just dreaming big: It's like you're literally watching it happen.”

The highly-anticipated showdown between Heisman-Trophy-winner Mendoza, and the squad’s no-nonsense coach Curt Cignetti on one side, and the once-dynastic University of Miami Hurricanes on the other, led by head coach Mario Cristobal and quarterback Carson Beck, delivered in a game that stayed close all the way to the final seconds. 

Sources: Oscar Bobb gets green light to complete Man City transfer

 Bobb has struggled for game time and form at Man City in the last 18 months, after he suffered a broken leg in 2024 and was restricted to only making four appearances all season.

Sources have told Football Insider that the Citizens could accept a permanent offer for Bobb this month, with Tottenham also named as a potential suitor of his services.

The Norway international has started just five Premier League games so far in this campaign, so a move away from the Etihad Stadium would need to provide him with increased game time ahead of the World Cup.

“He’s injured at the minute, so that might put a question mark over his possible departure in the January transfer window, but I don’t think it’s a serious injury.

“I think for Oscar Bobb himself, he probably needs to be playing regularly after a couple of injuries and seasons which have delayed his development. He’s a top player, there is no getting away from that.

“He’ll be going with Norway to the World Cup in the summer, so he’ll be keen to be playing regular first team football in the second half of season.“

College Football Playoff national championship game, Indiana vs. Miami: Live updates, score, highlights today

 Can Indiana football complete one of the most amazing runs in college football history? The No. 1 Hoosiers (15-0) get their chance against Miami (13-2) in the College Football Playoff national championship game tonight, Jan. 19.

IU was a perennial also-ran before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in late 2023. The Hoosiers qualified for the CFP in 2024 and became a powerhouse this season behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

The Hurricanes were a controversial pick to the CFP field but have won three games for their title shot. Miami has won five national championships, most recently in 2001. Coach Mario Cristobal, a Miami native, played on title-winning Hurricanes teams. Quarterback Carson Beck ran in the winning touchdown in the closing seconds of their semifinal game against Ole Miss.

What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open.

National Parks are still open on MLK Day although they are no longer free this year after President Donald Trump made a change in the two days that will be free this year.

When in doubt, call ahead or look up more specific schedules online for stores in your neighborhood.

Here’s a rundown of what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2026:

MLK Day is an official holiday honoring the civil rights leader's birthday and legacy, so federal and state government offices are closed. Courts and most schools are also closed.

U.S. stock markets and banks are closed Monday but will reopen on Tuesday.

Last month, the National Park Service announced it will no longer offer free admission to parks on King Day and Juneteenth, but instead on Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.

But California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied Trump and ordered more than 200 state parks to offer free admission on Monday.

Most stores and other businesses are open.

As Trump wars with King’s legacy, America must embrace it

 Given the Trump administration’s war on the legacy of the civil rights movement, I was curious about what the White House will say about the holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.  

After all, President Trump has given a high-level job to Paul Ingrassia, who in 2024 used a racial slur in saying the King holiday should be “eviscerated” and “tossed into the seventh circle of Hell.” Trump’s team dropped MLK Day and Juneteenth from the holidays offering Americans free entry to our national parks.

Trump also complained recently that the civil rights movement led to white people being “very badly treated.” That was in line with Trump’s record of stoking racial resentment among white people who feel threatened by the nation’s increasing diversity. Vice President JD Vance follows the same playbook. He recently called diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives a “deliberate program of discrimination primarily against white men.”  

It’s more than rhetoric. The Justice Department has banned disparate impact analysis, one of the most important tools for documenting racial discrimination. The department is abandoning its historic mission to investigate police brutality, such as the recent ICE killing of a protester in Minneapolis. The department’s civil rights division is carrying out Project 2025’s call to punish state and local governments, nonprofits, universities and businesses that have or support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.  

Attacks on the legacy of the civil rights movement have included library purges and demands for censorship in college classrooms, national parks and monuments and museums. The Smithsonian Institution is being pressured to whitewash U.S. history by Trump administration officials, with help from white Christian nationalists.  

Meanwhile, Stephen Miller is using his power to turn longstanding bigotries into policy, urging ever-more aggressive action against immigrant communities and their supporters. The consequences are deadly.  

ICE and Border Patrol agents, emboldened by White House support for lawless behavior and a green light from the Supreme Court majority, engage in blatant racial profiling, targeting citizens and noncitizens alike.