ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The U.S. women's national gymnastics team will have to make a go of it at the world championships without Hezly Rivera.
The 18-year-old Rivera, the youngest member of the U.S. team that captured gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics and a two-time national all-around champion, withdrew from worlds on Saturday because of a left ankle injury.
Rivera had been dealing with pain in the ankle during training. She told reporters on Thursday she was “day to day." Rivera will be replaced on the five-woman team by alternate Dulcy Caylor.
The U.S. women, who are seeking their eighth straight world team title, are scheduled to compete in qualifying on Sunday.
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FILE - All Around Champion Hezly Rivera waves to the crowd during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
After a weekend never before seen for teams in the Associated Press Top 25, a major shakeup is on tap in the college football poll on Sunday.
Five of the top seven teams in the rankings — No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas — lost on the same day in the regular season for the first time in the history of the poll that began in 1936. It’s the first time Nos. 1 and 2 lost on the same day in the regular season since 2012 and eight Top 25 teams lost in all.
No. 3 Miami (6-0) was among the survivors — barely. The Hurricanes are set to take over the top poll spot for the first time since 2002 after beating rival Florida State 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller.
If they do, the Hurricanes can only hope to do better than the No. 1 team has the last two weeks; Texas and Georgia lost to unranked teams, the first time that's happened in consecutive weeks since 1990.
Also up for possible promotions are No. 4 Ohio State (6-1), which beat the Hoosiers 19-15, No. 8 BYU (6-0), which knocked off Notre Dame 28-24; No. 9 Mississippi (5-1), which routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3; and No. 10 Texas Tech (6-0), which beat Arizona State 53-25.
It could be quite a day for the Big 12, with No. 11 Utah (6-0) among the unbeaten after holding off Colorado 27-24.
The questions include be how far Georgia, Notre Dame and Indiana might fall after close losses. Alabama and Texas now have two losses each and No. 14 Tennessee (6-1) is in line for a step up after beating the Crimson Tide 26-10.
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Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop (18) celebrates with fans after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
