College football's race to hire a general manager and build a front office is well underway in the NIL era. Here are some potential trend-setters.
Once an obvious choice to be fired, Ryan Day is now bulletproof
From you’ve got to fire him, to the top of his profession in 11 months. What a long, strange road it has been for Ohio State's Ryan Day.
Nick Saban throws pity party for James Franklin, but is he right?
Nick Saban says pay-to-play is influencing coach firings. Interesting theory. Is he right?
‘Long overdue’: England players finally follow in footsteps of giants | Aaron Bower
First series against Australia since 2003 starts on Saturday and there is no shortage of motivation for the home side
The pantheon of players who have represented England and Great Britain in the past 22 years is a modern‑day who’s who of the game. Sam Burgess, James Graham, Sean O’Loughlin, James Roby … the list is long, storied and impressive.
You could argue there is plenty dividing those players, not least their ferocious rivalries at club level in Super League. But the one thing they have in common is that they were never able to represent their country in the most intense series of them all, the Ashes. Since 2003 the concept has been on hiatus but, finally, on Saturday it returns in some style.
Continue reading...Wallabies change 13 starters and hand captaincy to two-Test rookie for Japan clash
Nick Champion de Crespigny to captain Australia in Tokyo
No place for Carter Gordon after return to union from league
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has rested a host of stalwart campaigners and changed all but two of his starting side for Saturday’s Test against Eddie Jones’s Japan, which opens Australia’s end-of-season tour.
Schmidt has kept only halfbacks Tane Edmed and Jake Gordon from the starting team that lost to New Zealand at the end of the Rugby Championship with flanker Nick Champion de Crespigny captaining the new-look side in his third Test.
Continue reading...New Zealand v England: final men’s T20 abandoned – as it didn’t happen
England’s T20 series against New Zealand finishes on a rather damp note but the tourists claim 1-0 win
Here we go! That’s tough on the two Tims, who had made a rollicking start.
After three balls: NZ 8-0 (Seifert 8, Robinson 0) Wood’s first ball is an inswinger that swings all the way to the square-leg boundary, with an easy nudge from Tim Seifert. The second ball is a dot, and the third is another four – a full toss, thumped through the covers. But then …
Continue reading...Felipe Mora double leads Timbers over RSL and into MLS Playoffs’ next round
Justen Glad scores for RSL after two from Mora
Kamal Miller header seals result for Phil Neville’s side
Felipe Mora’s first-half brace halted an extended dry spell and helped lift the Portland Timbers to a 3-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference wild-card game on Wednesday night.
Kamal Miller’s late header gave eighth-seeded Portland some insurance as the Timbers sealed a first-round series meeting with Western Conference No 1 San Diego FC. The best-of-three set will begin Sunday in Southern California.
Continue reading...Texas A&M Commit Madden Williams Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Wide receiver Madden Williams (Bellflower, California/ St.
Offensive Lineman Alexander Brewer Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Offensive lineman Alexander Brewer (Canton, Georgia/ Sequoyah High School) was officially honored as a 2026 Navy All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour.
Linebacker Marcus Jennings Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Linebacker Marcus Jennings (Detroit, Michigan/ Cass Technical High School) was officially honored as a 2026 Navy All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour.
Illinois Commit Nasir Rankin Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Wide receiver Nasir Rankin (Chicago, Illinois/ Morgan Park High School) was officially honored as a 2026 Navy All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour.
Punter Lucas Tenbrock Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Punter Lucas Tenbrock (St.
Shilo Sanders facing new complaint in bankruptcy case
The trustee in the bankruptcy case of Deion Sanders' son Shilo has filed a complaint against the former Colorado football safety.
Chicago Fire brush aside Orlando City to win first MLS playoff game since 2009
Hugo Cuypers scores twice to win Wild Card match
Chicago advances to face Philadelphia in Round 1
Hugo Cuypers recorded a second-half brace and the Chicago Fire picked up their first playoff win in 16 years with a dominating 3-1 triumph over Orlando City in an Eastern Conference wild-card match on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Brian Gutiérrez also scored for the eighth-seeded Fire, who ended the longest playoff-victory drought in MLS history. It also was Chicago’s first postseason match since 2017.
Continue reading...Bill Self on G-League players in college basketball: ‘Have no idea what we’re doing’
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is the latest coach to speak out on the NCAA allowing teams to add G-League players to rosters. Here's what he said.