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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey stands firm on 16-team CFP, details challenges amid 24-team push
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey stood firm behind a 16-team College Football Playoff expansion Monday, indicating that a disagreement with the Big Ten — which backs doubling the current bracket to 24 teams — is lingering deep into the offseason.
ESPN: ‘College GameDay’ marks 40th season, 500th road show on Sept 5. at LSU
ESPN’s “College GameDay” will achieve a pair of milestones on its first show of the season.
Jon Rahm once fought Scottie Scheffler for No. 1 in the world. A move to LIV Golf changed that
Scottie Scheffler made a Sunday charge that came too late at the PGA Championship, a 65 that wasn’t enough to catch Brooks Koepka at Oak Hill.
Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in stable condition after being shot at a concert
Missouri star running back Ahmad Hardy is in stable condition after being shot at a concert in Mississippi, school officials said Monday.
Trio of EMCC cowboys qualify for College National Finals Rodeo
East Mississippi Community College has qualified three student-athletes for the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team, his agency and the NBA said Tuesday. He was 29.
Ex-Rebel French sentenced to 16-plus years for healthcare fraud
Former Ole Miss star Rufus French was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for “a yearslong a scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs … out of nearly $200 million,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release Friday.
Kiffin tells Vanity Fair his recruiting was hindered at Ole Miss
Football coach Lane Kiffin says some top recruits would tell him they were not interested in coming to Ole Miss while he was running the program there before his move to LSU.
State farmers change way they grow rice
When a system works, there is little reason to change and many reasons to stick with success; any change in that system is often small things to improve efficiency.
Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles.
The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US
U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans.
Trump says he’ll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can’t do it on his own
President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
Wall Street’s record-setting run halts as AI stocks slump and oil prices rise
A sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street’s record-setting run Tuesday.
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton, fired after defending FEMA, to lead the agency
President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a notable comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA’s temporary leader last year after he defended its existence.
From market basket to brunch table
This past weekend was both the grand opening and the 50th anniversary of our very own Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market, and we are so back, y’all!
Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based ship operator and a senior employee of making critical decisions that caused a vessel to crash into the span, killing six people, and covering up what happened.
Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill
The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.
Trump’s redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri’s top court
President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the nation’s U.S. House districts received mixed results Tuesday as South Carolina senators defied his desires but Missouri’s top court upheld a new map that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the November midterm elections.
Trump’s proposed ‘Golden Dome’ estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said
President Donald Trump’s plan to put weapons in space — pitched as a “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program — is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over a 20-year period, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag he gave last year.
