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Big Ten notebook: Indiana ready for more after historic '25 season
The Indiana football team got to take quite a victory lap this offseason.,A national championship is always sweet, but it probably tasted that much better coming from a program that was the losingest in college football history at this time last year.,After the Hoosiers reveled in finishing off the ...
Big Ten notebook: Ryan Day focuses on small margins for Ohio State
Ohio State began last season with 12 consecutive victories and ended it with two losses that changed the way the year will be remembered.,Ryan Day is not interested in overreacting to either stretch.,The Buckeyes followed a national championship with a trip to the Big Ten title game last season, whe...
Big Ten notebook: Lincoln Riley very confident in USC's trajectory
After a strong start to his Southern California tenure, coach Lincoln Riley has lost some momentum in Los Angeles.,The Trojans, who reached the top five in the Associated Press poll each of his first two seasons in 2022 and '23, haven't reached the top 10 in either of the past two seasons or won dou...
American notebook: Tim Pernetti wants G6 access to double if CFP expands
To hear Tim Pernetti tell it, elected officials on Capitol Hill don't like to see him coming.,"I've walked the halls in D.C. more than Frank Underwood did in ‘House of Cards,'" the commissioner of the American Conference said Friday at the league's football media day.,"The American has a seat at the...
SEC notebook: Texas motivated by daily work, not exterior expectations
There may not be a team in college football with more exterior pressure entering the 2026 season than the Texas Longhorns.,After Texas lost in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff in the 2023 and '24 seasons, last year's squad ended up just outside the CFP despite a season-ending victory o...
SEC notebook: Greg Sankey softens tone on breaking away from NCAA
Two days after setting the college football world ablaze during his opening remarks at SEC Media Days, commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday clarified his comments -- but made it clear he is not happy with the current state of college football.,As Sankey and the rest of the college football world wa...
SEC notebook: Kirby Smart wants Georgia 'bigger' in biggest moments
Georgia's recent results would satisfy almost any program.,Kirby Smart, however, is not interested in measuring the Bulldogs solely by their consecutive SEC championships.,Georgia has followed both titles with losses in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, leaving Smart focused on producing b...
SEC notebook: Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy cleared after shooting; recovery timeline TBD
Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy has been medically cleared for football activities just over two months after being shot in the upper leg, head coach Eli Drinkwitz announced Monday.,Hardy was shot while attending an outdoor concert on May 10 in Laurel, Miss. ,"We anticipate he will make a recovery...
ACC notebook: Bill Belichick says UNC 'way ahead' of '25 team
Bill Belichick has plenty of reasons to be upbeat about his second season at the helm of North Carolina, including 40 true freshmen entering the program, a new offensive coordinator in Bobby Petrino and a new starting quarterback.,Following a 4-8 campaign last year that featured 70 newcomers, includ...
ACC notebook: Dabo Swinney trusts Clemson's QB options
Clemson didn't bring a quarterback to ACC media days, but the Tigers' most important position battle still followed Dabo Swinney to Charlotte on Thursday.,Christopher Vizzina remains the favorite to replace Cade Klubnik, though Swinney stopped short of formally ending a competition that also include...
ACC notebook: Miami enters 2026 determined to prove title run was no fluke
Miami came within one victory of completing its return to college football's biggest stage last season.,The Hurricanes' message entering 2026, however, is that getting close does not mean they have arrived.,At the Atlantic Coast Conference Kickoff media event in Charlotte on Wednesday, Hurricanes co...
Big 12 notebook: K-State's Collin Klein begins HC tenure at alma mater
As a former Heisman Trophy candidate and Big 12 champion at his new (old) school, Collin Klein would seem to be ideally suited for success as a first-year head coach at Kansas State this fall.,However, at Big 12 media days in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, Klein was quick to acknowledge the advantages...
NASCAR Notebook: Jimmie Johnson surprised by aggression in truck race
SAN DIEGO - It's not precisely fair to say NASCAR racing was a kinder, gentler art form during Jimmie Johnson's most productive years., ,Nevertheless, the NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time Cup Series champion acknowledged being taken aback by some of the rough stuff he experienced in Friday's Navy...
G2 Esports grab final IEM Cologne playoff spot in nail-biter
With one playoff spot left, G2 Esports and Natus Vincere played like two teams on the brink of elimination -- which they were -- providing one of the best matches of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major on Monday in Germany.,And despite dropping the first map, it was G2 emerging with the win, tak...
Indianapolis 500 notebook: Alexander Rossi good to go after Monday crash
Alexander Rossi was in a backup car Friday due to a crash earlier this week and is recovering from minor surgeries on his left hand and right ankle but indicated that he's feeling good heading into Sunday's Indianapolis 500.,The 2016 Indy 500 winner sustained the injuries during Monday's crash in Tu...
Boo Weekley snaps 13-year win drought at Insperity Invitational
Boo Weekley delivered a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 to comfortably win his first Champions Tour event at the Insperity Invitational on Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas.,Weekley didn't live up to the 6-under scores he posted in each of the first two rounds. But he still finished the event with no bogeys ...
NASCAR Notebook: Austin Dillon can’t wait for teammate Kyle Busch to win again
FORT WORTH, Texas -- During a question-and-answer session with reporters on Friday afternoon, Austin Dillon made a comment about Richard Childress Racing teammate Kyle Busch that raised eyebrows.,"I talked to Kyle, and his next win is going to be the biggest of his career, if you think of it the rig...
Caitlin Clark releasing children's book based on life story
Caitlin Clark is releasing a children's book based on her life story titled "EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams!",Clark's chosen title is a nod to the phrase decorating a wall in her childhood bedroom that read: "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little EXTRA.",...
Duke F Cameron Boozer declares for NBA Draft
Standout Duke freshman Cameron Boozer, the 2025-26 Naismith National Player of the Year, declared for the 2026 NBA Draft Friday night.,He announced the news on his Instagram account with the caption, "Thank you for everything @dukeuniversity. Duke Blue forever.",The son of former Duke star Carlos Bo...
NASCAR notebook: Denny Hamlin hasn't forgotten Chase Elliott's Kansas win
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- No doubt a bettor brave enough to take Chase Elliott with one lap left in overtime in last year's Sept 28 race at Kansas Speedway could have gotten long odds.,Elliott took the white flag in fifth place, behind the Toyotas of Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and Christo...