Author: IQ TIMES MEDIA
Whether it’s spam or reminders about veterinary appointments, I get a lot of unknown numbers calling my phone.It reached the point in May when I installed a third-party call filtering app that sent suspicious calls straight to voicemail. So, as an iPhone user, I was excited when Apple said it was releasing its own feature to monitor calls in its iOS 26 update.I deleted my third-party call filtering app on Tuesday after updating my iPhone 15 to iOS 26. I was looking forward to testing out a new way to filter my calls, but first, I had to learn how Apple’s…
TOKYO (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles blasted through the anchor legs of back-to-back wins in the rainy 4x100s Sunday night to close out world championships with a relay sweep for the U.S. Richardson received the baton with a .01-second deficit against Jamaica, but made it up and then held on for a .04-second margin. The winning time was 41.75 seconds. It handed teammate Melissa Jefferson-Wooden her third gold medal of the meet and sent 38-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce home with silver — her 17th medal from the worlds in a career she says is ending this year.Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone anchored…
TOKYO (AP) — The failure of Michael Johnson’s attempt to transform track and field with the Grand Slam Track league hovered over big swaths of the sport’s world championships over its nine-day run in Tokyo.Dozens of athletes who competed but didn’t get paid adjusted their 2025 schedules so they could run in the league’s four events, which turned out to only be three after the final meet in Los Angeles was scrubbed.Those who struggled at worlds — distance runners who participated in the GST stood out — could look at the need of trying to peak three or more times…
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Max Verstappen cruised to victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday as championship leader Oscar Piastri’s first-lap crash allowed Lando Norris to trim his points advantage.Verstappen was in control from start to finish after taking pole position in a chaotic qualifying session Saturday and had a vast lead by the time he made his only pit stop. “The car was working really well,” Verstappen said. “It was pretty straightforward. Of course, it’s not easy around here, very windy today.”George Russell was second for Mercedes after battling illness through the week and Carlos Sainz, Jr. was…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma got away with one on a second-quarter touchdown against Auburn on Saturday.Before Isaiah Sategna’s 24-yard touchdown catch from John Mateer, he appeared to be running off the field. Instead, he stopped, ran a pattern and ended up wide open for the score. It was a crucial play in No. 11 Oklahoma’s 24-17 win over the 22nd-ranked Tigers.The Southeastern Conference mentioned the play on its SEC Officiating X account, saying simulated replacements or substitutions cannot be used to confuse opponents.“The officiating crew did not properly interpret the action as a hideout tactic. If properly officiated, the…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Barring some bowl or playoff matchup, there likely won’t be another Miami vs. Florida game again for many years.That means the Hurricanes will have bragging rights for a long time — after a defensive performance that rendered Florida as inept as it has been at moving the ball in more than a quarter-century.Mark Fletcher Jr. rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, Marty Brown rushed for a pair of scores and No. 4 Miami struggled at times before beating Florida 26-7 on Saturday night.Brown had a 2-yard rush to cap the first drive of the…
Six AP Top 25 teams, all within the top 15, watched college football from the comfort of their dormitories or homes with an early bye week. Nineteen ranked teams and plenty of hopefuls took the field on Saturday in a slate featuring three ranked matchups.No. 17 Texas Tech won the turnover battle in a 34-10 road victory against No. 16 Utah. Texas Tech made a convincing argument to move up in the poll. The highest-ranked Big 12 team, No. 12 Iowa State, had a bye week, giving Texas Tech a shot to leap over the Cyclones in the rankings.No. 11…
DENVER (AP) — A difficult season for Mike Trout and his Los Angeles Angels team came with a historical benchmark Saturday.The three-time American League most valuable player and 11-time all-star hit his 400th career home run in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies.The 485-foot solo shot to left center field off a 98-mph sinker from Rockies reliever Jaden Hill extended the Angels’ lead to 3-0 as the club tries to snap an eight-game losing streak.The homer was the 10th-longest in famously hitter-friendly Coors Field history since the advent of Statcast in 2015.He became the 59th player in MLB history…
Hiring skilled foreign workers through America’s H-1B program now comes at a steep price.President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday requiring US employers to pay a $100,000 application fee for the visa program. The order takes effect on September 21 at 12:01 a.m. ET.The White House told Business Insider on Saturday that the new fees would apply only to new applicants. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday, however, said it would also apply to renewals. The executive order itself does not specify.Trump and Lutnick said the executive order was needed to prevent abuse of the H-1B visa program.Workers…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — John Mateer passed for 271 yards and a touchdown, and No. 11 Oklahoma beat No. 22 Auburn and former Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold 24-17 on Saturday.Mateer, who transferred from Washington State to replace Arnold, scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 9-yard run with 4:54 remaining. The score closed out a six-play, 75-yard drive that came right after Auburn took the lead for the first time.“As a quarterback, to be able to do that drill — two-minute drill or game-winning drive — that’s what you dream about,” Mateer said. “And doing it in the first SEC game…