7+ hour, 16+ min ago (390+ words) November 24, 2025, 6:09 PM The College Football Playoff and ESPN are giving conferences nearly eight more weeks to figure out what the next version of the postseason tournament will look like. The CFP on Monday announced the extension of the deadline from Dec. 1 to Jan. 23 with the clear hope that the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences can come to some sort of agreement on their vastly differing proposals. Next season marks the beginning of a six-year, $7.8 billion deal that ESPN made to televise the CFP games. The deal brings with it an opportunity to expand the postseason from the current 12-team format. Under provisions that established the playoff, the SEC and Big Ten will decide on its next iteration, but they are far apart. The SEC has been pushing for a bracket heavy with at-large berths chosen by a selection committee. Over…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago (398+ words) The College Football Playoff and ESPN on Monday agreed to extend the deadline to determine if there will be any changes made to the playoff format for 2026 and beyond. The new deadline for completing the format and related structural decisions will move from Dec. 1 to Jan. 23, 2026. With no decision in sight, the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua now have more time to see if Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey can reach an agreement on the future format. If not -- and they have been at a stalemate for months -- they have both said publicly the current 12-team format can remain in place for another season. One possible model that has been considered is four guaranteed spots for each of the Power 4 conferences, two for what will become the Group of 6 when the…...

20+ hour, 9+ min ago (380+ words) The College Football Playoff and ESPN are giving conferences nearly eight more weeks to figure out what the next version of the postseason tournament will look like. The CFP on Monday announced the extension of the deadline from Dec. 1 to Jan. 23 with the clear hope that the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences can come to some sort of agreement on their vastly differing proposals. Next season marks the beginning of a six-year, $7.8 billion deal that ESPN made to televise the CFP games. The deal brings with it an opportunity to expand the postseason from the current 12-team format. Under provisions that established the playoff, the SEC and Big Ten will decide on its next iteration, but they are far apart. The SEC has been pushing for a bracket heavy with at-large berths chosen by a selection committee. Over the summer,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (976+ words) ROCHESTER " A track and field guy, through and through. That was Dick Norman, the longtime track and field head coach at Rochester Mayo High School who died on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at the age of 90. "What I think of most of all was his desire to make the track and field world easier for people," said his daughter, Signe Walker. "He was always thinking of new ideas. He'd always be saying, "Why didn't someone think of this before? There had to be an easier way to do this.' That started in the 1970s." Dick Norman, married to Gloria Norman, who died in 2018, and the father of three boys and a girl, was born on a farm in Granite Falls, Minn., two hours to the west of the Twin Cities. He later attended and graduated from St. Olaf College, where he played football…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (299+ words) LOS ANGELES -- Skyy Clark scored a season-high 22 points and Donovan Dent added 14 plus five assists as No. 19 UCLA remained perfect on its home court with an 86-46 victory over Presbyterian on Friday night. Brandon Williams had 11 points and seven rebounds as the Bruins (5-1) dominated without leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau, who sprained his left knee in practice this week. UCLA shot 62.7% from the floor, its best mark in seven seasons under coach Mick Cronin. The Bruins improved to 5-0 in home games, with their lone loss coming to then-No. 5 Arizona at Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. After sitting four of his five regular starters at the outset of Tuesday night's victory over Sacramento State because of poor performances in practice, Cronin went back to a more typical starting five in this one " minus Bilodeau. Williams made his second start of…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago (305+ words) November 21, 2025 / 10:22 PM PST / AP Skyy Clark scored a season-high 22 points and Donovan Dent added 14 plus five assists as No. 19 UCLA remained perfect on its home court with an 86-46 victory over Presbyterian on Friday night. Brandon Williams had 11 points and seven rebounds as the Bruins (5-1) dominated without leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau, who sprained his left knee in practice this week. UCLA shot 62.7% from the floor, its best mark in seven seasons under coach Mick Cronin. The Bruins improved to 5-0 in home games, with their lone loss coming to then-No. 5 Arizona at Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. After sitting four of his five regular starters at the outset of Tuesday night's victory over Sacramento State because of poor performances in practice, Cronin went back to a more typical starting five in this one " minus Bilodeau. Williams made his second…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (394+ words) ESPN's Mina Kimes Identifies Possible Roadblock To Patriots' Super Bowl Hopes Two Japanese Stars Join MLB Free Agency As Possible Red Sox Fits How Patriots' Josh McDaniels Reacted To Stefon Diggs Calling Him 'Genius' Cam Newton Doubles Down On Calling Patriots 'Fool's Gold' National sports pundits have said plenty about the New England Patriots throughout their eight-game winning streak, but no commentary has received more attention than Cam Newton's. After the Patriots improved to 9-2 with a Week 11 win over the New York Jets, Newton called his former team's success "fool's gold" on "First Take." The ESPN analyst claimed New England has benefitted from an easy schedule and would lose its first playoff game. The soundbite took on a life of its own, leading Newton to double down on Thursday after Drake Maye addressed his idol's opinion. Maye's teammate, wide receiver…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago (146+ words) South Carolina Upstate visits the West Georgia Wolves after Carmelo Adkins scored 22 points in the Spartans' 88-84 loss to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Friday's meeting is the first this season for the squads. West Georgia is 2-0 at home, and South Carolina Upstate is 1-2 on the road. South Carolina Upstate Spartans (3-3) at West Georgia Wolves (3-2) Carrollton, Georgia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Data Skrive. React to this story: - Woodrow Wilson finishes climb, wins Class AAAA state cheerleading championship - Change in state cheerleading met with overwhelming support - Prep football playoffs: Midland Trail punishes Petersburg, advances to quarterfinals - Prep football playoffs: Upset-minded Trail travels to No. 2 Bluefield...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago (776+ words) The Statesboro Blue Devils are one win away from their deepest playoff run in 15 years, but to get there, they'll have to take down one of the most consistent postseason programs in Georgia high school football. Statesboro travels to College Park on Friday night to meet the Woodward Academy War Eagles in a Class 5A second-round battle that pairs momentum against experience. Friday marks just the third all-time meeting between the two programs and the first in 23 years. The series is tied 11, with Statesboro winning the most recent matchup in the 2001 first round, 357. Much has changed since then, but the stakes this time are just as high: the winner advances to the quarterfinals, where both schools hope to return for the first time since 2023. Statesboro enters the game fresh off a 3628 road win over Habersham Central, a performance defined by physical…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago (379+ words) Bruins Will Depend On Young Talent During Four-Game Road Trip Rookie Reveals Why He Declined More Money From Bills To Stay With Patriots Patriots Defense Must Improve In This Key Area Before Playoffs How Jaylen Brown Inspired Young Celtics Guard To Step Into Bigger Role Cam Newton has been putting his name in the news cycle this week with comments he's made about the New England Patriots. It started with a simple declaration that this year's Patriots team was "fool's gold." Drake Maye was asked about the former Patriots quarterback's remarks during a WEEI radio spot earlier this week. Maye responded with a now-viral claim that he had not heard Newton's criticism and wouldn't know where to find Newton on the air. While Newton's "First Take" coworkers accused Maye of being a liar, he doubled down on the fool's gold…...