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The SEC Dynasty Is Over and the Big Ten Proved It
The SEC’s dominance in college football may be over as the Big Ten continues to prove it’s the sport’s strongest conference....

UCLA No. 1 overall seed as NCAA baseball regionals set
UCLA was named top overall seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, with 12 teams from the SEC named to the 64-team field.,The tournament begins Friday at 16 regional sites, all hosted by the top 16 seeded teams in the field.,The Bruins went 51-6 during the regular season an...
Five Programs Set to Make Major Strides in the 2026 College Football Season
LSU leads a list of college football programs positioned for major improvement in 2026, alongside Auburn, UCLA, Wisconsin and Boise State....

Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole, SS Jose Caballero off IL, in starting lineup
Former Cy Young Award-winner Gerrit Cole has been activated from the injured list and will return from an absence of more than a year following elbow surgery to start for New York on Friday when the Yankees host the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in an American League East matchup.,Cole spent the past 1...

Rays' ballpark proposal survives initial narrow Tampa council vote
The Tampa Bay Rays received initial permission for a long-awaited, $2.3 million ballpark.,The vote of the Tampa City Council on Thursday was 4-3 -- not exactly the endorsement the Rays would have liked. The stadium issue in Tampa has been stopped and started throughout the years, and the City Counci...

Georgia president Jere Morehead: '24-team playoff is a mistake'
Georgia president Jere Morehead doesn't think expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams is a good idea.,In fact, he said this to The Athletic: "A 24-team playoff is a mistake.",With the Southeastern Conference meetings set for next week in Destin, Fla., Morehead doesn't feel the Big Ten has...

Yankees recall SS Anthony Volpe, place Jose Caballero (finger) on IL
The New York Yankees placed utility man Jose Caballero on the 10-day injured list with a fractured finger on Tuesday and called up shortstop Anthony Volpe from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take his place.,Caballero hurt his right middle finger on Sunday when he dove back to first base to avoid ...

Broncos, Chiefs to kick off 2026 season on MNF
The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos take their AFC West rivalry to primetime in the opening "Monday Night Football" game of the 2026 season.,The location was not yet announced. ,Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is working his way back from a torn ACL and has targeted a return for the Week 1 ...

Lucas Herbert goes wire-to-wire at LIV Golf Virginia, earns U.S. Open spot
Lucas Herbert has won golf tournaments around the world. He finally has his first title on LIV Golf.,The Australian completed a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf Virginia by posting a final-round 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at Trump National DC in Potomac Falls, Va.,Herbert went 24 under par for the wee...

Ex-NFL QB Robert Griffin III leaves USA flag football team
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III is no longer part of the U.S. flag football team as it prepares for the sport's Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028.,The 36-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner announced Friday on X that he had removed himself from the 2026 USA Football selection process ...
College Basketball Teams That Won the Transfer Portal This Offseason
Louisville, Indiana and Providence made major upgrades through the college basketball transfer portal heading into the 2026 season....
Brendan Sorsby Case Highlights Growing Gambling Problem in College Sports
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is under NCAA investigation for alleged sports gambling activity that could end his college football career....
