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Georgia Southern might finish this insane run.

The 10-seed Eagles just beat Marshall, their fifth win in five days, to advance to the Sun Belt title game out of the Gauntlet Bracket.

Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

The Price of Winning: College Hoops GMs Talk Budgets, Superstar Costs Ahead of April Transfer Portal Three high-major general managers discussed budgets, star player compensation and roster management as they prepare for the opening of the transfer portal.

Great read from @ksweeneycbb.bsky.social on how three high-major GMs see April’s CBB transfer portal playing out, the going rate for superstar players and more. www.si.com/college-bask...

Great newsletter to see in my inbox.

@mattbrown.bsky.social with receipts of some HMs Miami (OH) tried to play but were scared.

Example: 😂 Pitt lost buy game on same day anyways

Sally's and Modern are the other big, big ones with a number of other good local spots (Zuppardi's in West Haven, BAR)... white clam pizza is big if that sounds like something you'd like. Will also shout out the super thin bar pies from Colony Grille and Riko's in Fairfield County

Poor Bruce Pearl

Syracuse University names Mike Haynie its 13th chancellor The board of trustees decided to promote Haynie from within after a nationwide search.

Syracuse University names Mike Haynie its 13th chancellor

All of these are BANANAS

Zoran Planinić can't believe this original post

HR complaint alleges Heather Lyke contributed to ‘culture of intimidation’ at SU Heather Lyke, special advisor to John Wildhack and a candidate to be SU’s next director of athletics, had a human resources complaint filed against her on Dec. 1, 2025, according to documents obtained...

Shoutout to @dailyorange.bsky.social for this scoop dailyorange.com/2026/03/syra...

What the 2026 NFL Combine Revealed About College Football’s Power Shift Penn State and Clemson proved talent wasn’t the issue, the Power 2 arms race intensified and NFL teams quietly turned their eyes toward the 2027 QB class.

The NFL Combine is in the books and I had some takeaways on the past season of CFB as a result of all the workouts and testing: www.si.com/college-foot...

Cuse MLax REALLY needed that one. Nice answer on the road after falling way back.

In 2026, I am committed to shining a light on some of the more despicable things social media companies allow, such as paying people overseas to make up quotes attached to celebrities that rile up and divide people.

If you could, please give a read, and if inclined repost

Mets’ budding star Nolan McLean explains all 6 of his pitches and why he throws them McLean posted a 2.06 ERA as a rookie, but an offseason of refining his grips and game plans has him dreaming of bigger things ahead.

Really enjoyed this from @willsammon.bsky.social (and can’t wait for a full season of watching this dude pitch) www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

The White House posting a fake AI video of a gold medal athlete would be an insane scandal in the old times. www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Three Outrageous Stats From Duke’s 44-Point Drubbing of Notre Dame The Blue Devils made some history with their dominant road win in South Bend.

Remember some teams: the 1898 Chicago First Regiment www.si.com/college-bask...

Absolutely love finding out how this deeply silly sausage gets made.

Team USA Honored Johnny Gaudreau’s Memory by Making Him an Olympic Champion The NHL veteran was killed by an alleged drunk driver in 2024. With his family in Milan, his former U.S. teammates dedicated their gold medal to him.

Column: Guy Gaudreau and his family dried their eyes, sang the anthem and then watched Johnny Hockey’s kids take the ice for the team picture.

“He grew up with all these guys. He’s probably here with them right now in spirit, right?”

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Drake hotline bling meme Top Image: Drake with his face covered by an American flag shunning "Uniting around universally held ideals of democracy and equality for all" Top Image: Drake with his face covered by an American flag pointing to "Uniting around handing Canada big fat L"

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Team USA vs. Canada Live Updates: Deadlocked 1-1, Onto Overtime It all comes down to this. After two incredible semifinal wins over Slovakia and Finland, respectively, Team USA and Team Canada will now face off at Milano San

As we head to OT in Milan, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s live blog is a great way to catch up www.si.com/winter-olymp...

These numbers are sick.

Man, shoutout good guy Rony Seikaly

The Olympics, they’re good folks

One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés

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Oof. Like I said before, getting one of the 2 road games coming up would make me feel much better

Women’s Basketball Bubble Watch: Stanford Is Hanging on by a Thread With less than a month until selection Sunday, teams on the bubble are running out of time to make their case for the NCAA tournament.

@blakesilverman.bsky.social has Cuse WBB *just* on the right side of the bubble (🤞). www.si.com/college-bask...

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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