NEW ORLEANS — The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference commissioners on Wednesday said they will push for something closer to “straight seeding” in the College Football Playoff next season to give less of a break to lesser-ranked conference champions and better reflect how teams are ranked by the playoff selection committee. “I’m prepared to vote for seeding change,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “But it has to be unanimous.” At least for next season, anyway. Sankey and Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, speaking after joint meetings in New Orleans with their conferences’ 34 athletic directors, acknowledged that their leagues ultimately…
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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell is receiving a one-year extension on a contract that will now run through the 2031 season. The school’s athletic board approved the extension recommendation Wednesday. Fickell originally agreed to a seven-year contract paying him an average of $7.8 million per year when Wisconsin hired him away from Cincinnati in November 2022. That contract calls for him to get an annual review that would result in a one-year extension based upon satisfactory performance, the athletic director’s recommendation and the athletic board’s approval. Fickell has received a one-year extension after each of his two seasons…
WASHINGTON — It’s been a burning political question for weeks: How long will President Donald Trump — who doesn’t like sharing the spotlight — be able to do just that with Elon Musk, a billionaire also overly fond of attention? In a joint Fox News Channel interview that aired Tuesday, both insisted they like each other a lot and would stick with their arrangement despite what Trump said were attempts by the media to “drive us apart.” At times, Trump sat back as Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity heaped praise on Musk in an attempt to counteract a Democratic narrative…
A look inside 2025 Chicago White Sox spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. Get more news from White Sox camp here — and sign up for our White Sox Insider newsletter here. Chicago White Sox outfielder and first baseman Joey Gallo runs drills on a practice field during spring training at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) From left, Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi outfielder and first baseman Joey Gallo, and Chicago White Sox and outfielder Michael A. Taylor warm up during spring training at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday, Feb. 18,…
Top storylines after CCS boys, girls basketball brackets revealed Wednesday night Archbishop Mitty’s Ze’Ni Patterson (22) takes a shot against St. Ignatius’ Hayley McGee (4) during the third quarter at St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) BOYS: RIORDAN IS TOP DOG To no one’s surprise, Archbishop Riordan earned the section’s top seed in the Open Division. The Crusaders not only won every West Catholic Athletic League game, they did it in historic fashion. Riordan went a perfect 14-0 and defeated league opponents by an average of 38 points. Riordan’s…
Steve Kerr said he also believes the Warriors can win the championship after Draymond Green’s bold prediction. Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green shoots in the NBA All-Star Game Skills Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr isn’t worried about Draymond Green giving the rest of the league even more bulletin-board material on the Warriors than they already have. Green, the bombastic Warriors star, made headlines over the All-Star break by declaring that the Warriors are going to win the championship. Nevermind that they’re 28-27…
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Top storylines after CCS boys, girls basketball brackets revealed Wednesday night Archbishop Mitty’s Ze’Ni Patterson (22) takes a shot against St. Ignatius’ Hayley McGee (4) during the third quarter at St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) BOYS: RIORDAN IS TOP DOG To no one’s surprise, Archbishop Riordan earned the section’s top seed in the Open Division. The Crusaders not only won every West Catholic Athletic League game, they did it in historic fashion. Riordan went a perfect 14-0 and defeated league opponents by an average of 38 points. Riordan’s…
Results from the opening round of the North Coast Section boys, girls basketball playoffs. Moreau Catholic coach Frank Knight, shown here in a file photo, helped guide his team to a victory over Head-Royce in the first round of the NCS Division II playoffs on Wednesday night. (Joseph Dycus/Bay Area News Group) Boys basketball Open Division Thursday’s opening round No. 1 De La Salle (25-4), bye No. 2 Salesian (25-2), bye No. 4 Dublin (23-5) at No. 5 Liberty (24-2), 7 p.m. No. 6 California (23-5) at No. 3 San Ramon Valley (19-8), 7 p.m. Division I Tuesday’s opening round…
The Memphis music studio where some of America’s most recognizable songs were recorded decades ago is now a museum. But next door, trumpets blare, drums boom, and singers craft the soulful sounds of Stax Records’ biggest hits. At Stax Music Academy, young musicians rehearse the unmistakable intro to “Theme from Shaft,” the Isaac Hayes tour de force that won an Oscar in 1972 and tantalizes listeners with its pulsating bass line, crisp hi-hat and funky guitar. There’s an air of professionalism among the students as their teacher hands out sheets of music and words of wisdom. “Here we go. Read…
President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to America’s biggest adversary — China. From the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development to quitting international groups, Trump’s drastic “America First” moves have raised concerns among some lawmakers and experts about whether the U.S. is ceding global influence to its rivals, especially at a time when Washington is fretting over Beijing’s growing clout at the cost to American interests. Foreign assistance offered the U.S. a source of “soft power” — allowing it to cultivate…
The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on Thursday, preserving a tradition at the same time that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs has disrupted its observance elsewhere. The ceremony comes as Trump has called DEI programs “discrimination” and pushed to eradicate diversity programs from the government, directed that DEI workers eventually be laid off and exerted similar pressure on the private sector to shift to an exclusive focus on merit. The sweeping effort has sown discord and confusion across federal agencies, which have variously interpreted the…
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that they said occurred following a “domestic disturbance” in Lighthouse Point on Wednesday evening. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Lighthouse Point police officers responded to a call just before 5:15 p.m. near the 2600 block of Northeast 49th Street. Upon arrival, officers said they found the victim with a gunshot wound. BSO said medics transported the man to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities said BSO homicide detectives have taken over the investigation. They believe the shooting was an isolated incident and no arrests have been made at this…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune teed up a vote this week on a budget plan that sets the stage for a massive boost in defense and border security spending, and leaves a looming tax cut fight for later this year. The move is designed to give President Donald Trump an early policy win and put pressure on House Republicans to join rather than pursue a separate, more comprehensive effort that also risks taking far longer to pass, if at all. Trump undercut the Senate GOP’s efforts on Wednesday, calling on both chambers to pass the House budget resolution. “The House…
German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years. Europe’s biggest economy is the 27-nation European Union’s most populous nation and a leading member of NATO, as well as the second-biggest weapons supplier to Ukraine, after the United States, following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Germany’s next government will be central to Europe’s response to an assertive new U.S. administration. Here’s a look at what to expect for Sunday and beyond. What happens on election day? Polls are due to open at 8 a.m.…
A year had passed since Doneysha Smith suffered a stillbirth and the memories of her loss lingered in 2023. The cremated remains of her child were kept in a tiny urn in her house and on a necklace she wore, and a memorial service had marked her family’s loss with mourners releasing blue, white and yellow balloons into the sky. But the FBI had reached out to the Arkansas woman with shocking news: The urn and necklace didn’t contain her child’s ashes and the body had been sold as part of a multistate scheme that bought and sold human remains.…
Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the company has been hoping will revive demand for its most profitable product lineup. iPhone 16e (Apple) The iPhone 16e unveiled Wednesday is the fourth-generation of a model that’s sold at a dramatically lower price than the iPhone’s standard and premium models. The previous bargain-bin models were called the iPhone SE, with the last version coming out in 2022. Like the higher-priced iPhone 16 lineup unveiled last September, the iPhone 16e…
The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor. The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor. The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor. President Trump and his new transportation secretary, Sean P. Duffy, made it sound as if their power to pull the plug on New York City’s…
The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor. The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor. The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor. President Trump and his new transportation secretary, Sean P. Duffy, made it sound as if their power to pull the plug on New York City’s…