AI-assisted summary SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey stated that expanding the college football playoff to 16 teams should be a priority. The Big Ten and SEC have not yet agreed on a format for a potential 16-team playoff. The Big Ten has favored a model with more automatic bids, while the SEC prefers a format with more at-large selections. ATHENS, GA ...
Islam Makhachev did more than beat Jack Della Maddalena for the UFC welterweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, Nov. 15. The 34-year-old Russian also became the 11th UFC fighter to win championships in two divisions, joining the likes of Jon Jones, Amanda Nunes and Conor McGregor. ‘This is a dream,’ Makhachev said during a post-fight ...
KEARNS, Utah — The scary thing is, Jordan Stolz can get better. The American phenom won the 500 and 1,500 meters Saturday and flirted with a world record for the second time in his first three races. Stolz’s time of 1:40.48 in the 1,500 meters was just 0.31 seconds off the record set in 2019 by Kjeld Nuis of the ...
Last season, Alabama’s dreams of a College Football Playoff appearance in its first season under coach Kalen DeBoer was dashed by a 24-3 loss against an Oklahoma team that finished the season 6-7. One year later, the Sooners were again able to vex the Crimson Tide. Despite struggling offensively for much of the afternoon, No. 10 Oklahoma forced three turnovers ...
Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire wants his linebacker, Jacob Rodriguez, to receive the same Heisman Trophy talk as quarterbacks. It’s why the Red Raiders’ coach put his star linebacker under center to run the wildcat format in the first quarter of No. 8 Texas Tech’s (No. 6 in College Football Playoff rankings) win over UCF: in hopes of giving ...
USC kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a comeback win over Iowa on Saturday at a rainy Los Angeles Coliseum. The Trojans rallied from a 21-7 deficit to pull off a 26-21 win. Iowa’s last loss when leading by 14-plus points was Oct. 31, 2020 vs. Northwestern. USC’s last win when trailing by 14-plus points was Dec. 27, ...
Jack Della Maddalena, UFC’s welterweight champion, will make his first title defense against a man expected to take the title away. Islam Makhachev has moved up to the 170-pound division in search of a second division championship after vacating his title at the 155-pound lightweight division. It’s no surprise Makhachev is the betting favorite, considering he’s won 15 matches in ...
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety A Texas State Trooper stationed near the tunnel at Kyle Field has been ‘relieved’ from his game day assignment following an incident with Nyck Harbor and several South Carolina players during the Gamecocks’ Week 12 road game at No. 3 Texas A&M. The ...
LAKE PLACID, NY — Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been doing plenty of winning over the past year. Three-time reigning world champions, four-straight United States titles and back-to-back Grand Prix final victories. But one title they didn’t capture in the 2024-25 season was Skate America, finishing second after winning the event in 2022 and 2023. This time around, the ...
Bronny James will make his second career start when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. James and Jake LaRavia will start for the Lakers after Rui Hachimura (calf) and Marcus Smart (illness) were ruled out for the game. Deandre Ayton, Austin Reaves, and Luka Doncic will round out the starting lineup against the Bucks. Bronny ...