Wisconsin gets surprise decommitment in 2026 class
![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/sb_nation_articles_115/df98834c85150091849303cab5dd350d" data-uuid="bf4d6b72-64f7-3d26-a8e9-0d64b5f778a7"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">The Wisconsin Badgers lost their second 2026 in the past month when three-star offensive tackle Maddox Cochrane announced his decommitment from the program on Monday.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Cochrane, a 6’7, 290-pound lineman, is a native of Virginia and had been committed to Wisconsin since April after the Badgers had been interested in him for over a year.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">He was one of two offensive linemen Wisconsin had in the Class of 2026, alongside three-star offensive lineman Benjamin Novak, so the Badgers are in a tough spot at the position late in the cycle.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">This decision came as somewhat of a surprise, as Cochrane hadn’t been seen as a commit actively looking at other schools this fall. He did have interest from both Virginia and Duke prior to his commitment to the Badgers.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Wisconsin had already missed out on several targets in the summer when looking to get a third offensive lineman in the class. Now, that seems uncertain, but we’ll see if the Badgers look to make a late push on players in the class.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">With Cochrane’s decommitment, the Badgers are down to 14 players in their 2026 class with quite a bit of work to do over the final month.</p>)
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Heavyweight champ Usyk vacates WBO title which will go to Wardley
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished his WBO belt, the governing body said on Monday.
The title will go to British fighter Fabio Wardley, who became interim champion by beating Joseph Parker with an 11th-round stoppage last month.
Wardley was mandated to face Usyk but the Ukrainian decided to vacate the belt.
“This is not a farewell but — as expressed by his team — a respectful pause,” the WBO posted on X.
The 38-year-old Usyk became undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time by beating Daniel Dubois in July. He still holds the WBA (Super), WBC and IBF belts.
Wardley will become the sixth Briton to hold the WBO heavyweight title, after Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Henry Akinwande, Herbie Hide and Michael Bentt.
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Dutch beat Lithuania to confirm World Cup spot
![](/<p><strong>UEFA World Cup Qualifiers</strong></p><p><strong>Netherlands 4 - 0 Lithuania FT</strong></p><figure><img alt="The Netherlands celebrate a goal against Lithuania" height="461" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/f16d43af16a1350c427e7ca460adf637" width="819" data-uuid="0e52a60e-cb34-30de-9e8b-57d5b05bc011"><figcaption>The Netherlands scored 27 goals in their eight group games [Getty Images]</figcaption></figure><p>The Netherlands confirmed their place at the 2026 World Cup with a comfortable home victory over Lithuania.</p><p>The unbeaten Dutch were as good as there anyway, going into the final day three points above Poland with a superior goal difference of 13.</p><p>All four of the Netherlands' goalscorers were Premier League players.</p><p>Manchester City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders lashed them into a 16th-minute lead.</p><p>Liverpool's Cody Gakpo added a penalty and Tottenham's Xavi Simons hammered in a third.</p><p>Aston Villa's Donyell Malen scored a fine solo goal to increase their lead further.</p><p>Second-placed Poland won 3-2 away to Malta and will now enter the play-offs.</p><img class="tracking-img" height="1" src="https://a1.api.bbc.co.uk/hit.xiti/?s=598314&p=sport.live_coverage.ckgke81jz54t.page&x1=%5Burn%3Abbc%3Atipo%3Atopic%3Ackgke81jz54t%5D&x4=%5Ben-gb%5D&x5=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flive%2Fckgke81jz54t%5D&x7=%5Boppm%5D&x8=%5Bsynd_nojs_ISAPI%5D&x9=%5BDutch+beat+Lithuania+to+confirm+World+Cup+spot%5D&x11=%5B2025-11-17T21%3A46%3A20.062Z%5D&x12=%5B2025-11-17T21%3A46%3A20.062Z%5D&x19=%5Byahoo.north.america%5D" width="1" data-uuid="dbf22429-d1ba-31f5-b59e-0fea7fa4c0b0">)