College Sports
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CFP Bracket Watch: No. 12 Illini would be bumped from 12-team field based on preseason pollAug 12, 2025 12:07 pm - Texas, Penn State, Ohio State and Clemson would be the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll with Georgia, No...
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Texas is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time, edging Penn St, Ohio St; 10 SEC teams ranked
Aug 11, 2025 12:28 pm - For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns hardly have a mandate in the poll released Monday...
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The Big Ten and private equity: Why college sports’ richest conference is doing its homework
Aug 06, 2025 12:28 pm - With revenues likely to soar past $1 billion this fiscal year, the Big Ten’s deep pockets give its membership advantages well beyond its competition. But even for college...
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Texas tops preseason college football coaches poll
Aug 04, 2025 5:02 pm - The SEC landed nine teams in the USA Today 2025 preseason college football Coaches Poll to lead all conferences, with Texas holding off two Big Ten powerhouses to open as the preseason No. 1.
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NCAA Tournament staying at 68 teams for 2026
Aug 04, 2025 3:22 pm - The NCAA Tournament for men’s and women’s basketball is staying at 68 teams for the 2026 postseason.
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Coach Deion Sanders' return to Colorado lifts team spirits after his battle with bladder cancer
Jul 30, 2025 10:14 pm - BOULDER, Colo. — To Colorado defensive back Carter Stoutmire, Deion Sanders is more than just a coach. He's like an uncle who's been in his life since pretty much the day...
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‘You keep fighting’: After decades competing in football, Jeff Thorne is in the battle of his life against cancerJul 30, 2025 4:50 pm - Jeff Thorne, Wheaton Warrenville South Athletic hall of famer and former Division III championship football coach at North Central College in Naperville, is in a battle against stomach cancer.
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One thing is clear after Big Ten media days: The conference is in la-la-landJul 24, 2025 6:38 pm - Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, whose background is in professional sports, not college, doesn’t just want to expand the postseason. He wants to alter the sport fundamentally. He wants it to look less like college football and more like the NFL.
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NIL promises made to recruits, now coaches wait for key decision to learn whether they can keep themJul 23, 2025 5:48 pm - LAS VEGAS — Next week, college football coaches can put the recruiting promises they have made to high school seniors on paper. Then the question becomes whether they ca...
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Wisconsin promotes West Aurora alum Lauren Carlini to assistant coachJul 23, 2025 2:46 pm - Wisconsin volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield has announced Lauren Carlini, the West Aurora High School graduate who served as an offensive analyst and strategy consultant last season, has been promoted to full-time assistant coach.