The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

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Writer Steven Knight, from left, Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher pose for photographers at the red carpet for the film 'Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger' during the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A man searches between the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Arab Salim village, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Reform Party Leader Nigel Farage puts on headphones at a press conference during the Reform party's annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Mourners light candles by the bodies of Palestinians recovered from the rubble of homes demolished during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Texas mascot Bevo is brought on to the field by handlers for an NCAA college football game between Texas and Texas State in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, behind left, listens to speeches during a meeting with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, sitting second from right, Jared Kushner, sitting second from left, and European representatives in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Julia Stiles, left, and Ezra Sosa pose in the press room during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees from inside his car upon his arrival in Dharamshala, India, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Party members celebrate with a sign of AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund after the first results at an election party of the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Performance artist Zoe Ziegfeld, who plays the part of a snake charmer, poses for a portrait with a snake during auditions to select a snake for a part in an adaptation of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A motorboat passes a general cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Buddhist monks offer prayers for the departed soul of the victims of flash flood on the bank of Trishuli river in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, serves the ball to Tommy Paul, of the United States, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Anti-government protesters march against rising diesel prices and fuel shortages in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A general view of the school that was hit by a strike on Feb. 28, is seen in town of Minab in southern Iran, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman knows Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell well enough to realize the Fighting Irish would face a bigger season-opening challenge than the recent results of these two teams suggested.

Freeman's team eventually responded.

CJ Carr threw two touchdown passes, Aneyas Williams ran for 90 yards and two more scores and No. 4 Notre Dame pulled away in the second half to beat Wisconsin 41-13 on Sunday night at Lambeau Field. Notre Dame led just 13-10 at halftime before dominating the final two periods.

“Human nature is maybe you look at somebody else’s record last year — and everybody has expectations on what you should be this year — to think this is how this game should go,” said Freeman, who played for Fickell at Ohio State and coached alongside him at Cincinnati. “I don't know how they thought it would go, but I wanted to make sure at halftime they knew it was going to be a babble and going to be a struggle. I told them that all week. Sometimes you don't believe it until you're in it.”

This was the first college football game at the home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers since 2016, when Wisconsin upset a fifth-ranked LSU team 16-14. Wisconsin also hung around for a while in this one as a three-touchdown underdog as it attempts to bounce back from two straight losing seasons.

Notre Dame's first touchdown came on a 3-yard reception by Green Bay resident James Flanigan, whose father and grandfather (each named Jim Flanigan) both played for the Packers.

“There's three generations of Flanigans who have been on that field and made some plays,” Flanigan said. “That's really special.”

Carr went 19 of 29 for 239 yards. His other touchdown completion was a 28-yarder to Nolan James Jr. with 1:51 left.

The Irish entered this season pledging to leave no doubt about their College Football Playoff worthiness after getting left out of the field last year despite winning their last 10 regular-season games by double-digit margins.

But the Irish’s performance early on created plenty of doubt about how effectively they can run the ball without Heisman Trophy finalist Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price, the only two running backs selected in the first round of this year’s NFL draft. Notre Dame rushed for 111 yards on 32 carries — including just 29 yards on 16 attempts in the first half.

Notre Dame's offense eventually got in gear. The Irish scored touchdowns on each of their three second-half possessions.

“I don’t have a great explanation for the second half,” Fickell said. “I give them a lot of credit. We kind of held the energy and created a lot of momentum in the first half. In the second half, we could do none.”

Williams’ 3-yard touchdown run capped a 70-yard drive to open the second half. Colorado transfer DJ McKinney then intercepted Colton Joseph’s pass and ran untouched for a 55-yard touchdown to make it 27-10.

Gavin Lahm’s second field goal of the night cut Notre Dame’s lead to 27-13 near the end of the third, but Williams capped the Irish’s next drive with a 5-yard touchdown run and James completed the scoring in the closing minutes.

“We prepared for a battle,” Carr said. “We got a battle in the first half. We were really excited, I think, coming out of the second half because Free talks about there’s nothing great that comes from something that’s easy. We knew it was going to be a struggle. It's what we wanted, and (we) ended up finishing really strong."

Wisconsin: After adding 34 transfers, Wisconsin certainly looks better than it has the last couple of years. But the Badgers needed to play mistake-free football to have a shot at pulling the upset, and they instead had two turnovers that led to Notre Dame touchdowns.

Notre Dame: The Irish's defense could face some early adversity. The Irish lost preseason Associated Press All-America second-team safety Brauntae Johnson and defensive lineman Jason Onye to injuries during the game. Freeman had no update on either player after the game. Preseason AP All-America second-team linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa didn't play as he continues to recover from a knee injury that ended his 2025 season early.

One positive development for Notre Dame came from Purdue transfer Spencer Porath, who made field goals of 52 and 26 yards in his Irish debut. Last season, Notre Dame didn’t make a field goal after Oct. 11.

Wisconsin: Hosts Western Illinois on Saturday.

Notre Dame: Hosts Rice on Saturday.

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Wisconsin wide receiver Malachi Coleman, second from left, celebrates scoring a touchdown with teammates during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)w,d