Several numbers are out there as far as how big the next expansion of the College Football Playoff could be. The total for Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz, as he said this morning at the podium, is 30 teams playing to be in a field. Drinkwitz was asked for his thoughts on CFP expansion while at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on …
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When Jamie Dimon was fired from Citigroup, his daughters asked: ‘Will we be homeless? Can I still go to college? Can I have your phone?’
It was a Sunday afternoon and Jamie Dimon was hosting a hundred potential candidates in his New York City flat when he was called into a meeting with Citigroup’s Sandy Weill and John Reed. The duo asked him to drive to the office, where they outlined structural changes to the team and ultimately asked Dimon to resign. Reflecting on the …
Read More »College student thinks he won $5K with scratch-off ticket, then mom takes a look – Miami Herald
College student thinks he won $5K with scratch-off ticket, then mom takes a look Miami Herald The Week in Winners: Baltimore Player Wins Bonus Match 5 Seven Times for $350,000 Lottery Score Maryland Lottery $50,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Longstanding Beer & Wine Shop The MoCo Show – Lottery player changed routine to ‘break out of a rut’ in Maryland. It paid …
Read More »Sources: Big Ten refuses College Football Playoff compromise without SEC schedule change
ATLANTA –The Big Ten will not back off its preferred College Football Playoff format, guaranteeing the league four automatic qualifiers, unless the SEC decides to add a ninth conference game, sources told On3. “There’s no way (Big Ten commissioner) Tony (Petitti) moves off four AQs,” a source said. With the Big Ten continuing to support the four AQ format and …
Read More »Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 coaches of the 2000s: Bill Self, Roy Williams top list
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is looking back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in men’s college basketball. Also read the top 25 players and submit your own picks. In college basketball, most coaches are judged by their success in March and April. It’s a slightly flawed way to judge because of the one-and-done tournament setup. Consider …
Read More »MLB draft tracker: Pirates make 17 selections, focus on college bats and a few more prep arms – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
MLB draft tracker: Pirates make 17 selections, focus on college bats and a few more prep arms Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Here are Cubs’ Draft picks from Day 2 MLB.com Pirates Draft Tracker Day 2: Picks and Live Updates Pittsburgh Baseball Now Pirates start 2nd day of MLB Draft by picking Puerto Rican shortstop, Arizona catcher TribLIVE.com Samford pitcher with Auburn ties selected in 2025 MLB …
Read More »Lane Kiffin: College or NFL, I think Nick Saban will be back
Nick Saban’s Alabama tenure came to an end last offseason when the seven-time National Champion head coach elected to retire. But one of Saban’s former assistants thinks the 73-year-old Saban will make his way back to a sideline at some point. Speaking to reporters at SEC Media Days on Monday, current Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was asked if …
Read More »Pirates pick another California prep pitcher, add a pair of college hitters in draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to stockpile starting pitching in the MLB Draft, selecting right-hander Angel Cervantes in the second round, but added a pair of college hitters to finish out the first day. A 6-foot-3, 195-pounder from Downey (Calif.) Warren High School, Cervantes is a UCLA commit who has a four-pitch repertoire with plus command and what has been described …
Read More »Deion Sanders wants NFL-style fines for uniform violations in college football
When he was an NFL player, Deion Sanders was fined multiple times for uniform violations. Now that Sanders is the Colorado head coach, he’d like to see such fines brought to college football. Sanders said at Big 12 media days that he dislikes how many players in college football wear their pants down only to their thighs, with nothing covering …
Read More »Where is Bryan Kohberger now? All about the Idaho College Murders
The 2022 slaying of four University of Idaho students is the subject of a new Amazon Prime docuseries, One Night in Idaho: The College Murders. Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty and submitted a signed factual basis document confessing to the murders in July 2025. All four episodes of the series, directed by documentarians Liz Garbus and Matthew Galkin, are now streaming on …
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