COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the Gophers’ first Big Ten road game disintegrated into a 42-3 beatdown at the hands of No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday, head coach P.J. Fleck went into his own version of blowout mode at Ohio Stadium.

As the game’s final minutes took excruciatingly long to play out, Fleck covered his mouth to disguise what he said to star safety Koi Perich on the sideline. It was a big-picture chat that he preferred to not have lip-read.

“It was just conversations about leadership and how to respond to this and moving forward,” Fleck said postgame. “It wasn’t about the game. It was about moving forward from here. The demands of the leadership moving forward. It’s critical for any team. You need to be able to respond to the things that. When you do get beat up in a fight, you’ve got to respond to it. I know our guys will.”

Fleck said he had similar talks with a half dozen players as the Gophers (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) will need to pick themselves up before their homecoming game against Purdue (2-3, 0-2) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium.

“We get paid to win, but I do the job to teach,” Fleck said. “Those are great teaching moments. They are not fun. … I will keep my conversation between me and the player. … You want them to know where the head coach’s head is. Where is my mind?”

Fundamentally, Fleck was humbled. “We got our butt kicked,” he said.

The Buckeyes’ defense under new coordinator Matt Patricia has overwhelmed every opponent this year. They have given up 25 total points through five games, the lowest total for a Big Ten team in 40 years.

“We’ve got to move on and flush it,” said quarterback Drake Lindsey, who threw for only 95 yards. “Because at the end of the day, we’ve got a long season ahead of us and we’ve got to go win.

“Our leadership just has to continue to be better. During the bad times and the good times, we’ve got to continue to pick everybody up and hold the team together and be the glue. Other guys (have) got to keep coming along. At the end of the day, it takes everybody, and it’s going to take a lot of empathy and gratitude.”

The Gophers/ defense gave up its most points allowed across 20 games since Purdue put up 49 in West Lafayette, Ind., on Nov. 11, 2022. The defense that day hit rock bottom with its linebacking corps in tatters.

Saturday’s defense didn’t have any position groups decimated, but Ohio State’s prized young quarterback, Julian Sayin, was able to throw it around with ease.

Sayin completed 85% of his passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions nor sacks. Top-notch wideouts Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith ran past the U defensive backs. Tate had a career high 183 receiving yards and one score; Smith had 67 yards and two TDs.

“They exploited us in ways we may not have seen, so credit to them,” said senior defensive lineman Jalen Logan-Redding. “We, at the end of (Saturday), got to get better. One step at a time.”

Logan-Redding said self belief will be a vital resource, when self-doubt could be readily available.

“We are a great (expletive) defense,” he said. “At the end of the day, we’ve got to continue to believe that. If we don’t believe it, it’s not going to work.”

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LONDON — Jordan Addison warmed up with his teammates on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, ran out of the tunnel ahead of kickoff, then didn’t play a snap in the opening 15 minutes of the game between the Vikings and the Cleveland Browns. 

Though it’s unclear why the 23-year-old receiver did not see the field, the Vikings said his absence was not injury related. It appears head coach Kevin O’Connell decided to sit him for some reason.

After pacing around on the sideline with his helmet on throughout the first quarter, Addison returned to the field at the start of the second quarter.

If this is a disciplinary benching for Addison, it wouldn’t be the first time in his career he’s been in trouble. He served a three-game suspension to open this season for his arrest in July 2024, when he was found asleep behind the wheel near LAX.

Coos Bay is one of a trifecta of cities — with Charleston and North Bend — that make up Oregon’s Adventure Coast. Just an eight hour drive north of San Francisco (or a quick flight to the Eugene Airport followed by a two-hour drive west), the Oregon town sits on the rugged southern coastline. In autumn, its landscape is moody, marked by a light mist and subtle fog sliding across the big leaf maple trees and Douglas firs, but the climate remains mild, making year-round exploration easy to achieve.

It’s undeniable that Coos Bay has its own charm, with a kicked-back vibe, even in comparison to the rest of the languid coast. Here, you’ll collect a bit of dust on your boots in a region that’s unpolished in all the best ways.

Outdoor thrills or chill fun

If you came for adventure, don’t shy away from a high-speed sand dune excursion. Coos Bay is adjacent to a long stretch of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area primed for off-roading in utility vehicles and on ATVs. There are 40 miles of dunes in all, but the closest rental spots to Coos Bay will be in North Bend. Pick up your equipment from Spinreel Dune Buggy & ATV Rental and consider a “follow me” tour. Regardless of how you hit the hills, you can fly high on a collection of steep dunes and even take your vehicle out to the beach for a more leisurely venture along the water.

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October ushers in vibrant, changing fall colors with bursts of orange, red and yellow punctuating the dense forest. Glimpse the autumn glow in the South Slough Estuarine Research Reserve by kayak with South Coast Tours. High and low tide make navigating the river a more complicated pasttime, but if you time your trip right, you’ll be able to travel a few miles to the mouth of the ocean before it’s time to turn back. On quick guided trips down the Coos River, experts share details on the area’s flora and fauna, and you’ll likely spot some regional wildlife along the way. Intro tours typically cover 4.6 miles in 2.5 hours, but more difficult excursions are also available to book.

Tide pooling is another year-round activity, and while multiple spots will offer up the ocean’s contents during low tide, the best way to see it all — and learn a thing or two — is to book a guided visit with a marine biologist. Robbie McNulty of Salty Mac Tours has an infectious energy and an impressive amount of knowledge about marine life. He’ll have you feeding sea stars and waxing poetic about color-changing fish before you head home for the day. If you decide to take the adventure on your own, consider a popular tide-pooling area like Cape Arago State Park but beware: The steep trek down can be a bit slippery if it starts to rain. (Expert tip: Be sure to research tide times, looking for minus tides on the charts.)

While you’re in the area, you can combine a hike with your tide pooling trip. Cape Arago has an entire system of trails that weave in and out of the dense forest and slip around the beaches. In the distance, pelicans hunt for breakfast in the water and seagulls scrounge for snacks in the sand. Be aware of weather while you visit. While Coos Bay enjoys mild temperatures all year, some trails can wash out after heavy rainfall.

Tide pooling is another year-round activity, allowing you to few local marine life up close during low tide. (Courtesy of Oregon’s Adventure Coast)

In autumn, visitors get the chance to embrace the seasonal offerings, as well, including mushroom-foraging tours. McNulty can take you on a guided journey to find edible toadstools, but locals warn against going it on your own, as native plant exploration can be dangerous if you’re uninformed.

Rock(fish) and (crab) roll: Eat like a local

One more upside to the fact that Coos Bay’s overall temperature only fluctuates around 20 degrees Fahrenheit, is that its seafood offerings are always abundant. There is no reason to wait until a ’ber month to order up a tray of fresh oysters or gorge on crab legs. And while you’re not here for fine dining, you can get all the best foods fresh from the ocean without the white tablecloth.

Monkey Business Marina Market & Restaurant is just a few miles down the road in Charleston. The casual space has two eating areas and a menu heavy in seafood favorites. The fact that it is built right onto the marina where fishing boats glide in and out daily speaks volumes to the freshness you’ll be able to enjoy — and adds ambiance. While not every plate originates in the ocean, some of the restaurant’s staples include fish and chips, clam chowder in a bread bowl and fish tacos.

A fish taco paired with a beer is a popular lunch option at 7 Devils Brewery and Public House in Coos Bay, Ore. (Courtesy of 7 Devils Brewing Co.)

In Coos Bay, 7 Devils Brewery gives you the opportunity to dine on those PNW Oysters, fried and served with a house-made aioli. Or you can share a plate of fresh rockfish ceviche made with cucumber, red onion, jalapeño and cilantro. For lunch, rockfish and oyster po boys get a lot of attention as do the rockfish tacos. Seafood aside, never leave without eating the panna cotta when it’s on the dessert menu, and oddly enough, 7 Devils has the best french fries in town — perhaps on the entire Oregon Coast.

You’re going to find quite a few casual restaurants here, and all of them have their own take on the local cuisine. SharkBite’s Seafood Café, Fisherman’s Seafood Market and The Boat Fish & Chips are all worthy options. For a bit of variety, consider Blue Heron Bistro or Wildflour in North Bend.

In our opinion, no trip to Coos Bay is complete without a breakfast at Pancake Mill Restaurant & Pie Shoppe. The classic diner serves huge portions of affordable fare that tastes like your grandmother made it, including stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup and omelets crammed with fresh ingredients. You don’t come here to fight bad cholesterol; you come here to satisfy your morning cravings.

Want to see where your food comes from? Get up close and personal with mariculture practices in Coos Bay. The region is home to several oyster farms open to guests, including Clausen and Qualman. You can also book a tour with an expert fisherman to learn how they bring in the best finds or go crabbing with a guide. You can always pick up fresh foods at a Downtown Coos Bay Farmer’s Market, as well.

Land at Bay Point

While there are several accommodation options (including RV spots and campgrounds), we chose Bay Point Landing for its unique charms and cozy amenities. The tiny home park (which also offers Airstreams for rent) provides quaint and private accommodations for guests with a communal camp atmosphere. When you aren’t stargazing on the front porch of your oceanfront cabin perched around your own fire pit, head to the game room to play giant wall Scrabble or swim in the heated indoor saltwater pool. Reception doubles as a camp store that sells s’mores kits, wine and other necessities.

Autumn is the ideal time to visit Coos Bay. The fog still burns off midday, and the weather is mild enough to spend days outside. Hiking trails rarely close, and many activities you can enjoy in October simply don’t exist in summer. Plus, those warm California autumns mean chilly nighttime temperatures are a welcome reprieve instead of an uncomfortable inconvenience.

Coos Bay: If you go

Bay Point Landing: Cabin rentals, 92443 Cape Arago Highway, Coos Bay, Ore., (541) 351-9160, baypointlanding.com

7 Devils Brewery & Public House: Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, 247 S. Second St., Coos Bay, Ore., (541) 808-3738, 7devilsbrewery.com

Monkey Business Marina Market & Restaurant: Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 63516 Kingfisher Road, Charleston, Ore., (541) 778-3650

Pancake Mill Restaurant & Pie Shoppe: Open 6 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, 2390 Tremont Ave., North Bend, Ore., (541) 756-2751, thepancakemill.com

Salty Mac Tours: 91141 Cape Arago Highway, Coos Bay, Ore., (530) 321-6901, www.saltymactours.com

South Coast Tours: 300 Dock Road, Port Orford, Ore., (541) 373-0487, southcoasttours.net

Spinreel Dune Buggy & ATV Rental: 67045 Spinreel Road, North Bend, Ore.,(541) 759-3313, ridetheoregondunes.com

By KIKI SIDERIS, Associated Press

More online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting.

Although choosing secondhand over new is often the more sustainable option, experts say it’s not a license to overconsume. They warn that resale has its limits, since buying more than you need still fuels waste, and shopping online can add emissions from servers and shipping, thrifted or not.

Here’s how industry experts and fashion-forward shoppers shop secondhand sustainably — and how to find quality pieces that last while looking cool, too.

The rise of online secondhand fashion

At eBay’s secondhand runway shows in New York and London, models wore pre-loved designer pieces that guests could shop live. Secondhand items like those make up 40% of the company’s sales, said Alexis Hoopes, eBay’s vice president of fashion.

“One of our big priorities is making secondhand just as good as shopping in the primary market,” she said.

ThredUp and The RealReal have reported record sales this year, signaling that the online resale market is growing quickly. Live-auction apps like Whatnot are giving shoppers more platforms to bid on used clothing.

Shoppers navigating growing online options with an eye toward sustainability can still end up buying more than they need.

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“People who buy secondhand clothing were found to buy more clothing than people who don’t,” said Meital Peleg Mizrachi, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University who researches textile waste. “Not only that, they tend to get rid of those clothes faster than other consumers. So they’re ending up creating more textile waste because they’re buying more and using that clothing for a shorter period of time.”

Less than 20% of clothing donations to charities are resold in their stores, according to the Council for Textile Recycling. The rest is downcycled, exported — often to countries in the Global South — or ultimately discarded in landfills.

Online resale also generates emissions from shipping and packaging, and running massive e-commerce platforms consumes energy, all factors that need to be considered, said Alana James, a fashion professor at Northumbria University. But all of that pales in comparison to the environmental impact of producing a new garment, she said.

Experts say truly sustainable fashion requires breaking away from the fast-fashion mindset — the constant pressure to “buy now” and the manufactured sense of scarcity that fuels overconsumption.

“Haul” culture — the social media trend of showing off massive shopping sprees — shows overconsumption in a new way, said Katrina Caspelich, communications director for Remake, an advocacy group for human rights and climate justice in fashion.

“Responsible secondhand shopping means choosing pieces you’ll truly wear, investing in quality and resisting the pull of endless trend cycles,” she said.

Spotting the best quality pieces

It can be difficult to determine quality when shopping online, but asking the seller about the garment’s composition can help, said Wisdom Kaye, a menswear content creator.

Natural fabrics are a good place to start, said Caspelich.

“Look for silk, cotton, bamboo — things that breathe and last — versus synthetics like polyester or nylon,” she said.

Shoppers should look for items that are lined and make note of the quality of the stitching, said Julian Carter, a menswear content creator.

Other secondhand buyers want to buy heftier clothing made before the mid-1990s, when more U.S. products were made without outsourced labor or a lot of cost-cutting, said Wesley Breed, a fashion history content creator.

From the year to the color, shoppers sifting through hundreds of thousands of search results online should be very specific about what they want, said Aimee Kelly, a fashion content creator.

“It helps you find the cooler pieces,” she said. “And have patience — look around, you’re gonna find it.”

Making your pieces last

Finding the right item is only the first step — caring for it ensures it stays in circulation.

Stuff bags to maintain their shape, keep clothing in garment bags, and use muslin bags and lavender sprays to keep out moths that eat natural fabrics like silk, wool and fur, said Liana Satenstein, host of eBay’s Endless Runway secondhand fashion show.

People can also wear clothes more between washes, spot-clean and air-dry clothes, and learn to sew.

“You’d be shocked how many people just toss a cardigan because a button fell off,” Caspelich said.

Keeping fashion in the loop

Secondhand sustainability isn’t just about keeping clothes out of landfills.

People who try to sell or give away their clothes should be mindful of where they’re going, said Mizrachi, the Yale researcher.

“Try to give them to smaller community stores or shelters — places that you know are happy to get those clothes,” Mizrachi said.

Zara, H&M and other brands have launched recycling programs.

eBay recently partnered with British retailer Marks & Spencer for a take-back program that lets shoppers return items in-store to be resold on eBay.

But the most sustainable choice is simply buying less, Mizrachi said. The only way to make fashion companies change how they do business is to make overconsumption unprofitable — which means buyers need to change their habits, she said.

“We can’t purchase our way out of the climate crisis,” Mizrachi said.

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