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Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ,OTC:QQCMF) (OTCQB: QQCMF) (FSE: D910) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Questcorp’) is pleased to announce that it’s Maiden drilling program at the La Union gold and silver Project in Sonora, Mexico, is progressing on track and on budget, with three of the five main targets now having some initial drilling and work continuing toward completion of the current program. This update follows the Company’s August 6, 2025 announcement marking the start of the program and August 19 and September 10 news releases chronicling the progress of the program.

Saf Dhillon, President and Chief Executive Officer, states: ‘The maiden drill program has been indicating consistency with past mining, and targets are progressing with positive exploration drilling so far. The drilling is intersecting more quartzite than expected which is favorable for fracture-controlled mineralization. The property Operator, Riverside operations team is handling the current exploration program working with the local rancher and the drilling company to efficiently complete the first phase of this exploration program.’

The first hole at the Union Mine target was drilled southeast beneath historic workings, cutting through the Clemente and Caborca formations-both key host units for past mining at Union as described in the filed NI 43-101 report on SEDAR+ by Questcorp Mining (https://www.sedarplus.ca/csa-party/records/document.html?id=48299afdea2a73385e0513ce830753e11ddf957ee61888b81d46e76fa281ac17).

The hole ended in the Caborca Formation, encountering the distinctive microconglomeratic carbonate unit that historically hosted mineralization at the bottom of the Union Mine. Samples from this hole have been delivered to Bureau Veritas in Hermosillo, Sonora, for gold fire assay, with pulps to be sent to Vancouver, Canada, for ICP-MS analysis with 4-acid digestion to determine silver, base metal, and multi-element values. This consistent analytical approach has been applied since the outset of the Union program to ensure comparability across results.

Drilling then moved to the northern part of the project, testing two target areas: the El Cobre Mine area and the North Union Mine area. Here, holes were oriented perpendicular to stratigraphy and toward interpreted feeder zones along pre-mineral fault structures, primarily within the Clemente Formation. Drilling in these areas has intersected more quartzite than initially modeled, with extensive hematitic oxides-an encouraging sign for potential gold mineralization, possibly linked to sulfides that have been oxidized through supergene weathering. Historic mining in the district targeted oxides only, leaving sulfide zones untested. Riverside plans to evaluate this potential beneath past workings across four target areas: Union Mine, El Cobre, North Union, and Famosa.

The program has now moved south to the Famosa target, where two initial holes are planned to test beneath and along strike from historic workings toward a steeply west-dipping, north-south-trending fault structure, as well as into host rocks on either side of this major structural feature. Famosa produced gold historically, with reported grades exceeding ½ oz/ton Au in archived records referenced in the NI 43-101 report. The Company is encouraged by the target’s potential and is eager to advance drilling here.

Once this initial campaign is completed, follow-up work will integrate assay results, ongoing surface programs, additional induced polarization (IP) surveys, and refined geological interpretations based on stratigraphy and structure observed in drilling. The greater-than-expected quartzite content in the Clemente Formation supports the evolving model of fracture- and quartz-pyrite veinlet-hosted gold mineralization, which will help sharpen targeting at the Union Project. Core from all drilling has been logged, saw-cut, and half-core samples sent for assay, with remaining halves retained for reference and cataloging.

The Company looks forward to completing the Famosa drilling, receiving the pending assay results, and providing further updates as this program progresses.

Figure 1. Geologic map with the tenure of the Union internal concession shown in pink. Manto and chimney type CRD targets are shown as red polygons. Riverside now controls all mineral tenures on this map. The drill program will focus on the Union Mine and areas north of the Union Mine with the initial drill work.

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Figure 2. Cross section looking west with conceptual drill targets and schematic drillhole traces. Assays from Riverside’s sampling of rock dump materials from the two mine areas are labeled in black. Red areas are interpreted as manto and chimney target bodies that are now well defined and drill ready. Assays shown on figures 1 and 2 have been previously released and disclosed as summarized below the geochemical QA/QC and in published NI 43-101 Report that Questcorp published 2025 on SEDAR+.

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Qualified Person & QA/QC:

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by R. Tim Henneberry’, P. Geo (BC) a Director of the Company and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.

Rock samples from previous exploration programs discussed above at the Project were taken to the Bureau Veritas Laboratories in Hermosillo, Mexico for fire assaying for gold. The rejects remained with Bureau Veritas in Mexico while the pulps were transported to Bureau Veritas laboratory in Vancouver, BC, Canada for 45 element ICP/ES-MS analysis using 4-acid digestion methods. A QA/QC program was implemented as part of the sampling procedures for the exploration program. Standards were randomly inserted into the sample stream prior to being sent to the laboratory.

About Questcorp Mining Inc.

Questcorp Mining is engaged in the business of the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in North America, with the objective of locating and developing economic precious and base metals properties of merit. The company holds an option to acquire an undivided 100-per-cent interest in and to mineral claims totalling 1,168.09 hectares comprising the North Island copper property, on Vancouver Island, B.C., subject to a royalty obligation. The company also holds an option to acquire an undivided 100-per-cent interest in and to mineral claims totalling 2,520.2 hectares comprising the La Union project located in Sonora, Mexico, subject to a royalty obligation.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

Saf Dhillon
President & CEO

Questcorp Mining Inc.
saf@questcorpmining.ca
Tel. (604-484-3031)

Suite 550, 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2V6.

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding completion of survey work at the North Island Copper project. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, September 24th, 2025 TheNewswire – Prismo Metals Inc. (the ‘ Company ‘) (CSE: PRIZ,OTC:PMOMF) (OTCQB: PMOMF) is pleased to report that it has received preliminary assay results for the first batch of twenty-three samples taken at its Silver King project located in Arizona. This assay data highlights the different types of mineralization identified in the Company’s news releases of August 28 th and September 15 th 2025 (Figure 1).

‘These assay results confirm the exploration potential at the Silver King project,’ said Dr. Craig Gibson, Chief Exploration Officer. ‘Three samples with silver values reported as greater than 200 g/t were taken from the Silver King mine dump and from the new polymetallic vein recognized in our recent exploration program. Samples with high copper values, that also exhibit important gold values, are largely from the replacement mineralization which is similar to the type of mineralization at the nearby Magma mine.’

Several of the samples have reported values that are greater than the detection limit for the analytical method used. The analytical laboratory must re-analyze these samples by a different method, and the Company is expecting to receive these overlimit assays for silver, copper, lead and zinc within about two weeks. Upon receipt of the over limit assays Prismo will issue a further news release and use this information to help prioritize targets for the further exploration, including the upcoming drilling program. Additional samples, including samples from the Ripsey Mine are currently being analyzed and results are expected in the coming weeks.

‘Much of the focus of the exploration program to date has consisted of a property wide survey of historic mines and prospects surrounding the direct Silver King workings,’ said Gordon Aldcorn, President of Prismo’. This work has expanded our geological thinking and resulted in the recognition of several new types of mineralization at the project, providing additional targets for exploration. We are presenting the assay results for each of the exploration areas, namely the new mineralized veins (polymetallic and copper), stratigraphically controlled replacement mineralization and the area around the Silver Mine. Each of the areas will be prioritized for further exploration, including drilling.   The initial phase of Prismo exploration on the Silver King project confirmed the exploration potential in several areas. Our upcoming drill program is currently in the permitting stage and is anticipated to be advanced shortly.

Figure 1 . Geologic and land map of the Silver King project showing newly described polymetallic vein in magenta (Ag-Pb-Zn), copper vein in green (Cu-Ag) and stratigraphically controlled replacement mineralization in red.  The strongly altered intrusion with stock work quartz-pyrite veining is indicated by the crosshatch.

New Mineralized Veins (polymetallic and copper veins)

As previously reported in Prismo s news release of August 28, 2025, the Company geologists identified two previously undescribed veins in the area surrounding the historic glory hole developed on the original exposure of high-grade silver at the Silver King deposit.  The assay results confirm the visual inspection and indicate that there are two distinct veins, one with abundant silver, lead and zinc and the other with copper and silver values.

These veins provide additional exploration targets outside of the area of historic mine workings and may provide information on the controls to mineralization in the pipelike mineralized body.

Sample

Au g/t

Ag g/t

Cu %

Pb %

Zn %

Sb ppm

Bi ppm

Ba ppm

Hg ppm

New polymetallic vein

544509

26

0.02

0.17

0.07

562

0.1

140

0.14

544510

0.03

>200

>1.0

>1.0

>1.0

7788

0.3

>10000

12.84

Cu vein

544553

0.005

183

0.31

0.02

0.03

21.6

0.5

157

0.18

544554

0.009

198

0.29

0.01

0.03

24.5

0.6

92

0.02

544504

44

0.10

0.01

0.02

396

0.2

524

0.13

Table 1. Assay results for selected samples from newly identified veins at the Silver King project.

Stratigraphically Controlled Replacement Mineralization

Several samples were taken along the stratigraphic horizon that hosts replacement and skarn mineralization in numerous small workings. Several samples assayed more than 1% copper and generally contain elevated gold values.

Figure 2. Copper assays for samples taken at the Silver King project.

The m ineralization in this area is similar to that at the Magma mine. It is exposed in several historic mine workings with abundant oxide copper minerals, mainly malachite . These were developed along a northeast dipping limestone horizon near the contact with a quartz diorite intrusion and quartzite . It is located along the same structural and stratigraphic trend of the Magma mine located 0.6 to 1.5 kilometers to the southwest. The largest occurrence, at the Black Diamond mine in the eastern portion of the claim block, was developed on a large outcrop of abundant specular hematite and malachite replacing a limestone bed (Fig. 2) .

Table 2. Assay results for selected samples from the replacement area at the Silver King project.

Sample

Au g/t

Ag g/t

Cu %

Pb %

Zn %

Sb ppm

Bi ppm

Ba ppm

Hg ppm

Cu replacement zone

544501

0.01

3

0.01

0.03

1.9

0.4

171

0.13

544502

0.47

7

>1.0

0.02

0.8

71.8

30

544505

0.03

5

0.75

0.01

2.9

3.2

22

0.05

544507

2.26

25

>1.0

0.23

0.4

33.5

12

0.01

544508

0.73

12

>1.0

0.28

0.4

29.1

12

0.03

544552

35

0.14

>1.0

>1.0

114

0.5

24

2.11

Figure 3 .  Map showing Silver King project and nearby mineral deposits. The Silver King deposit is located three kilometers from the Resolution Copper deposit (a joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP) and the high-grade Magma mine, a former copper and silver producer.

Around The Silver King Mine

Two samples were taken of mineralized fragments from the dump around the Silver King workings.  Samples 544514 is composed of selected fragments of quartz vein material with variable amounts of sulfide minerals including stromeyerite (AgCuS), freibergite (CuAgSbS) and base metal sulfides.  Sample 544517 is composed of stockwork veins and breccia with about 50% wall rock fragments.  These two compositions are believed to represent the dominant types of mineralization that will be encountered in and adjacent to the pipelike Silver King mineralized body.

Table 3. Assay results for selected samples from the Silver King mine.

Sample

Au g/t

Ag g/t

Cu %

Pb %

Zn %

Sb ppm

Bi ppm

Ba ppm

Hg ppm

Silver King mine

544514

1.07

>200

0.59

0.44

0.63

337

3

>10000

1.7

544517

0.04

>200

0.09

0.26

0.43

377

0.2

>10000

15.66

Several additional elements are important in characterizing the different types of mineralization.  The high silver in the Silver King mineralization is associated with gold, copper, lead, zinc and antimony as well as barium and mercury.  The copper replacement mineralization contains important gold along with bismuth.

Figure 4. Silver assays for samples taken at the Silver King project.

Figure 5 . Gold assay values for the Silver King exploration program.

Sample

Location

Type/width (m)

E WGS84

N WGS84

544501

Black Diamond

1.0

492,698

3,687,650

544502

Black Diamond

Grab

492,633

3,687,623

544504

Collapsed shaft

Dump

492,217

3,687,916

544505

Replacement zone

0.75

492,318

3,687,521

544507

Replacement zone

Dump

492,054

3,687,431

544508

Replacement zone

0.7

491,986

3,687,334

544509

Polymetallic vein

2.0

491,833

3,687,546

544510

Polymetallic vein

Dump

491,863

3,687,565

544514

Silver King Mine

Dump

491,855

3,687,907

544517

Silver King Mine

Dump

491,855

3,687,907

544552

Replacement zone float

Selected

491,928

3,688,043

544553

Silver King Mine

0.4

492,037

3,687,881

544554

Silver King Mine

0.4

492,037

3,687,881

Table 4. Locations for samples mentioned in the text.

Exploration Next Steps

Prismo has submitted a plan of operations for the drill program with the Forest Service. The drill permit is expected by the end of October. A drill program is planned for Silver King, with a minimum of 1,000 meters initially. This first phase of the drill program is designed to test the upper half of the steeply dipping pipelike Silver King mineralized body as well as potentially mineralization adjacent to the dense stockwork that was the focus of historic mining.  Follow up drilling will expand on the initial program based on the results and also include separate targets outside of the historic mining area, such as the polymetallic vein mentioned above. The discovery of the two mineralized veins and porphyry style mineralization has resulted in Prismo evaluating a larger drill program to test those targets.

QA/QC

Samples were analyzed by SGS, an internationally recognized analytical lab, with preparation at the Tempe, Arizona facility and analyses at the Burnaby laboratory.  Prismo inserts controls samples consisting of standard pulps and coarse blanks in the sample stream for QA/QC purposes and also utilizes the labs internal control samples.

Qualified Person

Dr. Craig Gibson, PhD., CPG., a Qualified Person as defined by NI-43-01 regulations and Chief Exploration Officer and a director of the Company, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosures in this news release. The historic data presented in this press release was obtained from public sources, should be considered incomplete and is not qualified under NI 43-101, but is believed to be accurate. The Company has not verified the historical data presented and it cannot be relied upon, and it is being used solely to aid in exploration plans. References to mineralization at the Magma Mine and Resolution Copper deposit is not necessarily indicative to the mineralization on the Silver King property.

About the Silver King

Discovered in 1875, the Silver King mine was one of Arizona s most important historic producers, yielding nearly 6 million ounces of silver at grades of up to 61 oz/t.  The Silver King mine sits only 3 km from the main shaft of the Resolution Copper project — a joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP and one of the world s largest unmined copper deposits with an estimated copper resource of 1.787 billion metric tonnes at an average grade of 1.5% copper (1) . The unique land position is fully surrounded by Resolution Copper s claim block, offering strategic upside. Selected samples from small-scale production in the late 1990s returned grades as high as 644 oz/t silver (18,250 g/t) and 0.53 oz/t gold (15 g/t), indicating that high-grade mineralization remains.

(1) https://resolutioncopper.com/about-us/

About Prismo Metals Inc.

Prismo (CSE: PRIZ,OTC:PMOMF) is a mining exploration company focused on advancing its Silver King, Ripsey and Hot Breccia projects in Arizona and its Palos Verdes silver project in Mexico.

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Prismo Metals Inc.

1100 – 1111 Melville St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3V6

Phone: (416) 361-0737

Contact:

Alain Lambert, Chief Executive Officer alain.lambert@prismometals.com

Gordon Aldcorn, President gordon.aldcorn@prismometals.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as intends’ or anticipates’, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results may’, could’, should’, would’ or occur’. This information and these statements, referred to herein as ‘forward‐looking statements’, are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates and forecasts and statements as to management’s expectations and intentions with respect to, among other things: the timing, costs and results of drilling at Silver King.

These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: delays in obtaining or failure to obtain appropriate funding to finance the exploration program at Silver King.

In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that: the ability to raise capital to fund the drilling campaign at Silver King and the timing of such drilling campaign.

Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial outlook that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.

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  • Los Angeles Chargers running back Najee Harris is out for the season after tearing his Achilles.
  • Harris suffered the non-contact injury during the team’s Week 3 victory over the Denver Broncos.
  • Rookie Omarion Hampton will continue in his role as the Chargers’ starting running back.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ initial fears were confirmed Monday.

Running back Najee Harris tore his Achilles and is out for the season, according to Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh.

Harris suffered the Achilles injury during the second quarter of the Chargers’ 23-20 Week 3 victory against the Denver Broncos. He went down with a non-contact injury in the backfield during a pass play and immediately grabbed his lower leg. 

The Chargers initially ruled him out of the game with an ankle injury but Harbaugh updated Harris’ diagnosis after Sunday’s win.

Harris’ injury puts an end to his impressive streak of playing in all of the first 71 regular-season games of his career.

The fifth-year running back was initially drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. He started 68 straight regular-season games for the Steelers.

The Chargers signed Harris in March. He sustained a superficial eye injury during a fireworks accident during the offseason. The injury caused him to miss all of training camp.

Omarion Hampton to continue role as starting running back

The rookie is the top running back on the Chargers’ depth chart. He’s started the first three games of the season.  

Hampton is coming off the best game of his young career in which he produced 129 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown during the Chargers’ Week 3 victory.

“It feels amazing to go out there with the guys and get a win,” Hampton said to USA TODAY Sports after the win versus Denver. “I feel like we all executed well and played to the last whistle.”

The three-yard rushing touchdown Hampton scored Sunday was the first of his career. The Chargers 2025 first-round pick running back told USA TODAY Sports the Chargers saved the football from the rushing TD for him.

With Harris out for the remainder of the season, the Chargers are hoping Hampton builds on his Week 3 performance and reaches paydirt a lot more this season.

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  • Bruce Pearl announced his retirement from Auburn on Monday after 11 seasons.
  • Auburn named Bruce Pearl’s son, Steven Pearl, as his dad’s successor.
  • Steven Pearl served under his dad, Bruce Pearl, at Auburn for several years.

The men’s college basketball world saw a seismic coaching transition on Monday, Sept. 22.

Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl announced that, after 11 seasons with the Tigers and 21 seasons as Division I college basketball coach, he was retiring from coaching. He called his time with Auburn ‘the opportunity of a lifetime.’

Taking over for Pearl at Auburn is his son, Steven Pearl, who has served as the Tigers’ associate head coach the past two seasons. Steven Pearl played for his dad at Tennessee, and signed to a five-year deal with the Tigers after they reached the program’s second-ever Final Four appearance.

Steven Pearl will be the youngest head coach in the SEC this season at 38 years old. However, this won’t be the first coaching transition from father to son in men’s college basketball.

Here’s a history of notable father-son coaching transitions that Bruce and Steven Pearl are joining:

Father-son college basketball coaching transitions

Dick and Tony Bennett, Washington State

  • Dick Bennett at Washington State (2003-06): 36-49 overall
  • Tony Bennett at Washington State (2006-09): 69-33 overall

With two games remaining in the regular 2005-06 season, Washington State announced that Tony Bennett would succeed his father, Dick Bennett, in Pullman, Washington after Dick Bennett gave his letter of resignation.

Tony Bennett had a successful three-year stint with the Cougars before he was hired away to Virginia in 2009. In his first two seasons at Washington State, the Cougars had back-to-back seasons with at least 26 wins under Tony Bennett and made two consecutive trips to the men’s NCAA tournament.

Bob and Pat Knight, Texas Tech

  • Bob Knight at Texas Tech (2001-08): 138-82 overall
  • Pat Knight at Texas Tech (2007-11): 50-61 overall

Like the Bennetts, Bob Knight had a succession plan that involved his son, Pat Knight, when the legendary college basketball coach reached the near end of his career at Texas Tech. Announced back in 2005 but made official during the middle of the 2007-08 season, Pat Knight took over for his dad in February 2008 after Bob Knight decided to retire midseason.

Pat Knight didn’t come near the level of success that his dad had at Indiana or Texas Tech, as he only had one winning season at Texas Tech, when the Red Raiders went 19-16 overall in the 2009-10 season. He was fired by Texas Tech before the 2011 Big 12 tournament.

Homer, Scott and Bryce Drew, Valparaiso

  • Homer Drew at Valparaiso (1988-2002; 2003-2011): 370-306 overall
  • Scott Drew at Valparaiso (2002-03): 20-11 overall
  • Bryce Drew at Valparaiso (2011-16): 124-49

The Drew Family has a lot of history with the Valparaiso basketball program, largely in part to what Homer Drew built there. The other reason is that both of his sons, Scott and Bryce, replaced their dad in some capacity.

Scott Drew was the first son to succeed Homer Drew at Valparaiso, which was short lived after he was hired away by Baylor after the 2002-03 season. In his lone season at Valparaiso, Scott Drew led the Beacons to a 20-11 overall record and the Mid-Continent Conference regular season crown.

Homer Drew came out of retirement as a result, leading the program again from 2003 through his permanent retirement in 2011.

Bryce Drew built some consistent success at Valparaiso over his five seasons, as the Beacons won four Horizon League regular season titles, two Horizon League tournament titles and made two trips to the men’s NCAA tournament.

Eddie and Sean Sutton, Oklahoma State

  • Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State (1990-2006): 368-161 overall
  • Sean Sutton at Oklahoma State (2006-08): 39-29 overall

One of the all-time great Oklahoma State basketball head coaches, Eddie Sutton took a medical leave after a February 2006 car accident, where he pleaded no contest to drunk driving charges. That led to his son, Sean Sutton, taking over the Cowboys mid-season.

Sean Sutton did not last long in Stillwater after taking over full-time for his dad, as he resigned from his post after two seasons. In his time at Oklahoma State, the Cowboys posted a 39-29 overall record and missed the NCAA men’s tournament in each of those two seasons.

Gene and Murry Bartow, Alabama-Birmingham

  • Gene Bartow at UAB (1979-1996): 350-193 overall record
  • Murry Bartow at UAB (1996-2002): 103-83 overall record

Murry Bartow look over for his dad, Gene Bartow, the winningest coach in Alabama-Birmingham basketball program history, in 1996.

Just the second head coach in UAB history, Bartow guided the Blazers to an 18-14 mark and an NIT appearance in his first season. He followed that season up with back-to-back seasons of at least 20 wins and a tournament appearance in 1999.

Bob and Matt McKillop, Davidson

  • Bob McKillop at Davidson (1989-2022): 634-380
  • Matt McKillop at Davidson (2022-present): 48-49

The last notable father-to-son transition happened in 2022 when Matt McKillop replaced Bob McKillop, who coached Steph Curry for three seasons, at Davidson. Bob McKillop retired in June of 2022 after 33 seasons at the helm of the program.

Entering his fourth season at Davidson, Matt McKillop, who had been an assistant coach under his father 14 seasons, holds an overall record of 48-49. The Wildcats went 6-12 in the Atlantic 10 last season and made it to the second round of the conference tournament.

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While Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí made history by winning the women’s Ballon d’Or for a third consecutive year, France’s Ousmane Dembélé won the men’s award for the first time after helping Paris Saint-Germain claim its first UEFA Champions League title.

The Ballon d’Or awards, given out by France Football magazine to the best soccer players of the year, were presented on Monday, Sept. 22 in Paris.

Dembélé was a major catalyst for a Paris Saint-Germain squad that won a quadruple during the 2024-25 season. He scored 35 goals in all competitions for PSG, which won the won the French league, the French Cup, the French Super Cup and Champions League in a historic campaign. Dembélé is the sixth French men’s player to win the Ballon d’Or, joining Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983-85), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998) and Karim Benzema (2022).

Bonmatí is the first women’s player to win three Ballon d’Or awards and do so in consecutive years. The Spanish midfielder is also the first player to win three straight Ballon d’Or awards since Lionel Messi did so in 2009-2021. Michel Platini is the only other player to win three in a row.

Bonmatí helped Barcelona win the domestic treble, and led Spain to the final of the 2025 Women’s European Championship, where Spain was defeated by England. Despite the setback in the final, Bonmatí was named the tournament’s best player.

2025 Ballon d’Or award winners

Men’s Ballon d’Or — Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Ballon d’Or — Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)

Men’s Kopa Trophy (best U21 player) — Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Women’s Kopa Trophy (best U21 player) — Vicky López (Spain, Barcelona)

Men’s Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper) — Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper) — Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)

Men’s Gerd Müller Trophy (best striker) — Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, Sporting CP/Arsenal)

Women’s Gerd Müller Trophy (best striker) — Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona)

Men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy (best manager) — Luis Enrique (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy (best manager) — Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)

Men’s Club of the Year — Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Women’s Club of the Year — Arsenal (England)

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  • Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw questioned the hype surrounding Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders.
  • Bradshaw said he would not have drafted Sanders, citing off-field issues and family dynamics as potential problems.
  • Sanders, a projected first-round pick, fell to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Count Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw among those chafing at the hype surrounding Cleveland Browns reserve quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

Speaking to USA TODAY Sports Seriously, the outspoken FOX Sports NFL analyst questioned the Browns’ selection of Sanders, the son of University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders, in the fifth round of this year’s NFL Draft.

Sanders was considered a first-round prospect ahead of the draft, but slid to the fifth round and is now third on the Browns’ quarterback depth chart, behind veteran Joe Flacco and their 2025 third-round pick, Dillon Gabriel.

‘Why is the fifth-rounder getting all this attention? Why? You tell me,’ Bradshaw said. ‘… I wouldn’t have taken Shedeur. Let somebody else have that problem.’

Sanders most recently made headlines last week when a report indicated that he requested to not be selected by the Baltimore Ravens, where he’d sit behind former MVP Lamar Jackson.

In his critique, Bradshaw mentioned the two speeding tickets that Sanders was cited for in June, and that Cleveland’s front office would have to ‘deal with his dad and everything else’ that comes with the Sanders family’s fame and profile.

‘I don’t see it,’ Bradshaw said. ‘It doesn’t shake my tree.’

Sanders has yet to log a regular-season NFL snap. He threw for 4,134 yards and 37 touchdowns in his final year at Colorado, leading FBS quarterbacks with a 74% completion percentage.

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Lou Holtz is making the trip back to Fayetteville.

The 88-year-old coach confirmed, in a Sept. 15 video that was posted by the Notre Dame Club of Arkansas on Facebook, that he will be in attendance at Donald W. Reynolds Razorbacks Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27 for the Week 5 college football non-conference matchup between No. 21 Notre Dame and Arkansas.

Holtz, a well-known and respected college football icon who has had a fiery ‘friendship’ with Ohio State coach Ryan Day the last several years, spent different parts of his illustrious coaching career with both Arkansas and Notre Dame.

After starting his coaching career at William & Mary and NC State, Holtz took over the Razorbacks program in 1977 and led it to an 11-1 record and an Orange Bowl win that season. The Razorbacks would go 60-21-2 overall in the seven seasons that Holtz was at the helm of the program for.

Holtz, of course, rebuilt the Notre Dame program into one of the best in college football during his 10-year tenure in South Bend from 1986 through 1996. The latest coach to lead the Fighting Irish to a national championship, which came in 1988 when they went a perfect 12-0, Holtz is one of three Notre Dame coaches who won at least 100 games with the Irish.

Saturday’s game is the first leg of a home-and-home series between the Fighting Irish and Razorbacks that was announced back in 2017. The home-and-home series was originally scheduled to begin in 2020 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was moved to 2028.

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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Monday (September 22) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.

Bitcoin and Ethereum price update

Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$112,214, a 2.9 percent decrease in 24 hours and its lowest valuation of the day. The cryptocurrency’s price peaked at US$113,384 on Monday.

Bitcoin price performance, September 22, 2025.

Chart via TradingView.

Bitcoin dropped to the US$112,000 range after falling below a key support level, triggering the year’s largest long-liquidation event — over US$1.7 billion in leveraged long positions were closed.

The decline came even as some investor accumulation showed through surging exchange outflows and rising longs on platforms like Bitfinex, which added pressure from both sides.

Bitcoin dominance in the crypto market is 56.74 percent, showing a slight rise week-on-week.

Ether (ETH) was trading at US$4,141.26, down by 7.9 percent. Its lowest valuation as of Monday was US$4,138.92, while its highest was US$4,213.42.

Altcoin price update

  • Solana (SOL) was priced at US$217.12, a decrease of 8.7 percent over the last 24 hours to its lowest valuation of the day. Its highest value was US$223.83.
  • XRP was trading for US$2.83, down by 5.2 percent in the past 24 hours, also reaching its lowest valuation of the day as markets wrapped. Its highest level was US$2.86.
  • Sui (SUI) was valued at US$3.32, trading at its lowest valuation of the day and down by 8.8 percent over the past 24 hours. Its highest price point on Monday was US$3.40.
  • Cardano (ADA) was priced at US$0.8156, down by 8.2 percent over 24 hours to its lowest value of the day. Its highest was US$0.832.

Crypto market insights

Total cryptocurrency liquidations have reached US$132.07 million in the past four hours, with long positions accounting for US$81.71 million and short positions reaching US$50.36 million. This activity signals bearish pressure in the derivatives market, as forced selling of longs often reflects market downside pressure.

Conversely, the BTC perpetual futures funding rate sits at 0.0081 percent, an indication of bullish sentiment.

Ethereum shows similar dynamics, with a funding rate of 0.002 percent; however, bullishness for Ethereum is milder versus Bitcoin. Open interest for BTC and ETH futures stands at US$81.91 billion and US$57.95 billion, respectively.

Anticipated regulatory hearings on crypto oversight, tentatively scheduled to be held by the end of the month, as well as key macroeconomic data releases and remarks from US Federal Reserve policymakers at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce 2025 Economic Outlook Luncheon, are expected to influence market direction this week.

Existing US home sales data is also due on Wednesday (September 24). It will give insight on the state of the housing market, one of the key components of consumer spending and overall economic health.

Fear and Greed Index snapshot

CMC’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index has remained firmly in neutral territory over the past week.

The past week’s negative funding rates on perpetual futures and long/short ratios suggest slight caution, but strong exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and recent whale buying show underlying bullish conviction.

CMC Crypto Fear and Greed Index, Bitcoin price and Bitcoin volume.

Chart via CoinMarketCap.

Today’s crypto news to know

Coinbase launches Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) announced the launch of Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures, a monthly, cash-settled futures contract that offers equal exposure to 10 assets:

  • Coinbase’s own shares.
  • BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

The index follows an even-weighting methodology, with all 10 components representing 10 percent each, and will be rebalanced quarterly. It marks the first US-listed derivative combining traditional equities with crypto.

Strive to acquire Semler Scientific

Strive (NASDAQ:ASST), a former asset manager led by former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, has agreed to acquire Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR), a former healthcare tech firm that shifted its strategy by adopting Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset in 2024. Strive itself became a Bitcoin treasury company in 2025 through a merger with Asset Entities, going public to pursue its Bitcoin accumulation strategy.

The all-stock deal is valued at about US$1.34 billion. According to Reuters, the combined entity will hold over 10,900 BTC, making it one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders globally.

Strive announced a significant US$675 million Bitcoin purchase alongside the acquisition, boosting its Bitcoin holdings from about 70 BTC to almost 6,000 BTC before the acquisition closes. The deal also includes a 210 percent premium offer to Semler shareholders, exchanging each Semler share for 21.05 shares of Strive Class A stock.

“We are proud to announce this exciting strategic merger combining two pioneering Bitcoin treasury companies to form a scaled, innovative and accretive Bitcoin acquisition platform,” said Matt Cole, chairman and CEO of Strive.

Metaplanet becomes fifth largest corporate Bitcoin holder

Tokyo-based Metaplanet (TSE:3350,OTCQX:MTPLF) has cemented itself as a heavyweight in corporate crypto holdings, announcing the purchase of 5,419 BTC worth US$633 million.

The acquisition boosts its total stash to 25,555 BTC valued at nearly US$3 billion, making it the fifth largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net. The buy came at an average of about US$117,000 per Bitcoin, leaving the firm temporarily down almost 4 percent as spot prices hovered closer to US$112,500.

Despite the purchase, Metaplanet’s share price has struggled to keep pace. The company has tumbled by more than 30 percent over the past month, even as shares rose modestly this week.

London prepares for US$7 billion Bitcoin fraud trial

The UK is bracing for one of its most significant crypto trials as Zhimin Qian, a Chinese national accused of orchestrating a US$7 billion Ponzi-style fraud, faces charges in London starting on September 29.

Qian allegedly ran Tianjin Lantian Gerui Electronic Technology, a scheme that lured nearly 130,000 investors in China with promises of triple-digit returns between 2014 and 2017.

After China’s crypto ban, she fled to Britain and converted proceeds into Bitcoin, some of which were later seized in UK money laundering probes linked to her associate Jian Wen, already convicted in 2024. Prosecutors have avoided direct fraud charges, instead focusing on offenses tied to the possession and transfer of illicit cryptocurrency.

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Perth, Australia (ABN Newswire) – Altech Batteries Limited (ASX:ATC,OTC:ALTHF) (FRA:A3Y) (OTCMKTS:ALTHF) is pleased to announce that the latest research and development efforts for the CERENERGY(R) cell and battery pack have resulted in the design possibility of a higher-capacity battery system. Development has focused on an expanded module concept that delivers greater energy within the same casing. By shifting from the current 48-cell configuration to a beehive arrangement of 72 cells per module, each pack-comprising five modules-now achieves an energy capacity of 90 kWh (from 60 KWh) while maintaining the existing battery casing structure.

Highlights

– R&D work developed an expanded CERENERGY(R) module concept, increasing capacity from 48 to 72 cells per module in a beehive arrangement

– Each five-module pack now delivers 90 kWh (from 60 KWh) of energy while retaining the existing casing and factory setup, requiring no infrastructure changes.

– System-level benefits include higher energy and power density, improved thermal behaviour, and cost reductions of ~30% at module and pack level

– Thermal modelling confirms uniform heat distribution with no excessive build-up, resulting in lower internal resistance and stable performance

– Engineering refinements-simplified cell contacting, optimised welding, repositioned sensors, and a redesigned frame-improve layout, assembly efficiency, and long-term reliability

– The redesign enhances competitiveness in EUR/kWh and strengthens scalability towards full industrial production

– No final decision on final design as yet – further modelling work

– R&D work on incorporation into a grid pack has commenced

Importantly, this innovation requires no modification to the established factory design and setup. At the system level, the improvements deliver higher energy and power density, enhanced thermal performance, and cost reductions of approximately 30% at both the module and pack levels.

The redesign reduces inactive or unheated areas within the battery, with R&D efforts focused on analysing thermal distribution and heat accumulation during operation. Thermal modelling confirms that effective heat management is achievable, showing no excessive build-up during charging and discharging. Results demonstrate a uniform temperature profile, leading to lower internal resistance and more stable performance under load.

From an engineering perspective, the new module concept also resolves practical design challenges. It introduces simplified cell contacting, creating additional internal space and a cleaner layout. Further refinements include optimised welding techniques, repositioned temperature sensors, and a redesigned frame-collectively enhancing assembly efficiency, structural robustness, and long-term reliability.

At the system level, these advancements deliver higher energy and power density, improved thermal behaviour, and cost reductions of around 30% at both the module and pack levels. This results in a more competitive EUR/kWh and strengthens scalability towards full industrial production.

A final decision on the design has not yet been reached, as additional modelling work continues alongside ongoing R&D focused on achieving seamless integration into a grid-scale battery pack, ensuring optimised performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency for future commercial deployment.

Group Managing Director, Iggy Tan said ‘We are very encouraged by the outcome of our latest CERENERGY(R) development program. Achieving a 72–cell beehive module design that lifts pack capacity to 90 kWh-without any change to the existing casing or factory setup-is a significant milestone. Not only does this innovation increase energy density, it also simplifies engineering, enhances thermal management, and reduces cost by nearly 30%. These results strengthen the commercial competitiveness of CERENERGY(R) and confirm its scalability towards full industrial production. With each step, we are moving closer to delivering a next-generation, high-performance battery solution for the global energy storage market.’

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About Altech Batteries Ltd:

Altech Batteries Limited (ASX:ATC,OTC:ALTHF) (FRA:A3Y) is a specialty battery technology company that has a joint venture agreement with world leading German battery institute Fraunhofer IKTS (‘Fraunhofer’) to commercialise the revolutionary CERENERGY(R) Sodium Alumina Solid State (SAS) Battery. CERENERGY(R) batteries are the game-changing alternative to lithium-ion batteries. CERENERGY(R) batteries are fire and explosion-proof; have a life span of more than 15 years and operate in extreme cold and desert climates. The battery technology uses table salt and is lithium-free; cobalt-free; graphite-free; and copper-free, eliminating exposure to critical metal price rises and supply chain concerns.

The joint venture is commercialising its CERENERGY(R) battery, with plans to construct a 100MWh production facility on Altech’s land in Saxony, Germany. The facility intends to produce CERENERGY(R) battery modules to provide grid storage solutions to the market.

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