College football coaches, World Cup draw, NASCAR trial

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws against the Green Bay Packers during the first half an NFL football game in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Lions and Cowboys need a win in Thursday night matchup to improve position in NFL playoff picture

The Detroit Lions host the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night and the winner will improve its position in the playoff picture while the loser may not have time to recover from the setback over the last month of the regular season. Read More.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers disputes report that Antetokounmpo is talking with team about his future

Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday there have been no talks between team officials and Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding the two-time MVP’s potential exit from Milwaukee. Read More.

NASCAR antitrust trial: Bob Jenkins testifies about $100M loss and ‘insulting’ charter deal

Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins was back on the stand Thursday to testify on the fourth day of the explosive antitrust case that accuses NASCAR of being a monopolistic bully in violation of federal antitrust laws. Read More.

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Beyond the score

New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin pumps his fist to the crowd while leaving the MMR hanger on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 in Baton Rouge, La. (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP)

More angst-filled coaching changes are inevitable unless college football overhauls its calendar

Lane Kiffin’s awkward and angst-filled departure from Ole Miss will happen again. It’s inevitable unless college administrators and football coaches agree to reimagine an imperfect calendar that has been a mess for decades. Read More.

President Trump's immigration message is colliding with his welcome to World Cup fans

President Donald Trump will take center stage at Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington, rolling out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe at a time when his administration is expanding restrictions on travel to the United States for people from 19 countries and he has hardened his rhetoric against immigrants. Read More.

Norris says he won't ask Piastri to move over if needed in F1 title decider

Lando Norris says he won’t ask his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to give up a place to favor him in the three-way Formula 1 title fight with Max Verstappen at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Read More.

 

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Texas Tech running back Cameron Dickey (8) runs with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against BYU, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)

College football picks: Numbers show more sweeps than splits when teams meet twice in same season

Six of the nine Bowl Subdivision conference championship games will be rematches of regular-season meetings, and while coaches often talk about the difficulty of having to beat a team twice in the same year, there have been more sweeps than splits in such situations since 2000. Read More.

The World Cup draw is usually a spectacle. This time, FIFA hopes bigger is better

A record 64 nations will be in Friday’s World Cup draw, more than 30% of FIFA’s members, as soccer’s leaders insist a bigger tournament is better. Read More.

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