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Fraser-Pryce Reportedly Set for New Role with Nike-Backed Jamaican Club
Reports say Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a principal behind coach Corey Bennett’s proposed Nike-backed Jamaican track club, though neither side has confirmed it.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s next chapter in track and field may be taking shape off the track.
Reports shared on Oct. 21 indicate the Jamaican sprint legend is among the principals behind a new Nike-backed professional track club being formed by coach Corey Bennett, the highly successful head coach at Hydel High School. According to the reporting, three independent sources have confirmed Fraser-Pryce’s involvement, although her exact role has not been defined, and neither Fraser-Pryce nor Bennett has publicly confirmed the arrangement.
Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic champion and 10-time world champion, ended her competitive career at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. She built her empire at the MVP Track Club after joining coach Stephen Francis in 2006, before leaving the club in 2020.
The timing is significant. MVP has been in upheaval since Francis, its founder and head coach, died on July 4, 2026, and a wave of athletes has been linked with moves away from the Kingston powerhouse. Fraser-Pryce has said in the past that she does not plan to become a coach, which points toward a leadership and athlete-development role — consistent with the young-athlete development work Nike announced for her in September. For now, the move remains unconfirmed, but if it happens, one of the greatest sprinters in history will be helping shape Jamaica’s next generation.
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Saturday of Chaos: Five of the AP Top Seven Fall for the First Time Since 1936
College football has been playing with an AP poll since 1936. It had never seen a Saturday like this one: five of the top seven teams in the country — No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas — all lost on the same regular-season day, and the top two teams lost on the same day for the first time since Nov. 17, 2012. For the second straight week, the nation’s No. 1 team fell to an unranked opponent, something that hadn’t happened since 1990.
The carnage: Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 in Athens on a field goal as time expired, the Tigers’ first win there in 31 years. BYU toppled No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in Provo behind four total touchdowns from Bear Bachmeier, ending the Irish’s 16-game winning streak. Ohio State survived Indiana 19-15 in Bloomington, snapping the Hoosiers’ 22-game winning streak — but lost quarterback Julian Sayin to a shoulder injury. Tennessee’s defense strangled No. 6 Alabama 26-10 in Knoxville, holding the Crimson Tide to 201 yards. And Florida went into Austin and beat No. 7 Texas 27-24 behind first-time starter Tramell Jones Jr.
The survivors: No. 3 Miami needed two overtimes to escape Florida State 43-35 in a rivalry classic. No. 9 Ole Miss routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3, LSU blanked No. 16 Mississippi State 31-0, No. 10 Texas Tech hung 53 on Arizona State, and No. 15 Kentucky rallied to win 21-13 at Oklahoma. Michigan benched Bryce Underwood and still beat Penn State 21-18. Elsewhere, Utah edged Colorado 27-24, UCLA beat Wisconsin 17-7, Houston outlasted Oklahoma State 35-32, SMU topped Virginia 23-13, Wake Forest routed Cal 41-7, Oregon held off Nebraska 17-14, and Washington beat Purdue 38-26 on Friday night.
The new AP Top 25 tells the story of the shakeup: Miami is No. 1 with 40 first-place votes, BYU is No. 2 (20 first-place votes) and Ohio State No. 3 (9). Notre Dame sits fourth, Georgia fifth, Indiana sixth, followed by Ole Miss, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah. Tennessee climbs to No. 11 and Kentucky to No. 12, while Alabama tumbles to No. 13, LSU rises to No. 18, Texas falls to No. 19 and Florida cracks the poll at No. 20. Missouri (No. 22), SMU (No. 23), Northwestern (No. 24) and Arizona (No. 25) round out the rankings.
Week 8 has a lot to live up to.
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