Congress returned this week following its July 4 recess, thrusting the controversial, colossal Protect College Sports Act back into the news. The 111-page bill is likely to continue generating headlines as the…
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Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed all the hottest topics Wednesday during his on-stage appearance at ACC football media days in Charlotte, from the conference’s new tiebreaker policy to the Protect College…
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark rarely meets a pitch he cannot sell, a narrative he cannot spin or, it seems, a problem he cannot solve for the conference he serves….
The Big 12 owned the 2026 NBA draft like few conferences in recent years. It produced the top two picks (BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Kansas’ Darryn Peterson), nine first-round selections…
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The Big 12 lowered the legal hammer Monday, with help from three state attorneys general, and Texas Tech caved. Or Brendan Sorsby caved. Or they both did. The details are…
Smack in the middle of a roiling month for college football comes a week unlike any the sport has experienced — a week jammed with three tectonic events that will…
The rebuilt Pac-12 becomes official in a little more than two weeks and returns to competition in a little less than three months. It will feature six new teams, three…
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