1 day ago
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits "something's clearly not working" with the artificial intelligence money that has flooded the midterm elections — and he doesn't expect President Donald Trump's rebrand of the technology to improve his industry's image with the American public, either.
"I get why AI has a really negative perception right now," Altman told Brendan Bordelon in an exclusive interview marking the launch of Decoded by POLITICO. "I don't think spending money on politics is what's going to make people feel better about it. The industry needs to figure out a way to address what the actual concerns are, and right now, a lot of people in the industry are being quite tone deaf."
In the wide-ranging conversation, Altman offered a window into how OpenAI is confronting new political pressures and intensified competition with Anthropic, its corporate archrival run by former employee Dario Amodei.
Altman says OpenAI is more tolerant than Anthropic of less-than-catastrophic harms from AI, drawing out what he sees as a fundamental split in worldview between the two leading labs even as they converge on tougher rules in the wake of high-profile autonomous hacking incidents.
"We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency," said Altman, who characterized those harms as linked to "the lighter touch regulatory stance that we advocate for."
#openai #money #president
"I get why AI has a really negative perception right now," Altman told Brendan Bordelon in an exclusive interview marking the launch of Decoded by POLITICO. "I don't think spending money on politics is what's going to make people feel better about it. The industry needs to figure out a way to address what the actual concerns are, and right now, a lot of people in the industry are being quite tone deaf."
In the wide-ranging conversation, Altman offered a window into how OpenAI is confronting new political pressures and intensified competition with Anthropic, its corporate archrival run by former employee Dario Amodei.
Altman says OpenAI is more tolerant than Anthropic of less-than-catastrophic harms from AI, drawing out what he sees as a fundamental split in worldview between the two leading labs even as they converge on tougher rules in the wake of high-profile autonomous hacking incidents.
"We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency," said Altman, who characterized those harms as linked to "the lighter touch regulatory stance that we advocate for."
#openai #money #president
3 days ago
Christy Carlson Romano is ready for the next chapter of her life, but at one point, her story was nearly cut short.
The Emmy-nominated actress and former Disney Channel star, who pulls back the curtain in her debut memoir "Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star," was dealt a harrowing scare last year after she was accidentally shot in the face.
In February 2025, Romano was shooting clay pigeons in Texas with her husband, Brendan Rooney, for his birthday when someone from the couple's party "unsafely fired in the wrong direction," hitting her in the face, she shared on social media at the time.
The "Even Stevens" alum, then 40, was rushed to the hospital, where she learned that she'd been shot in five places, including a fragment of bird shot getting lodged behind her right eye.
"It's taught me that life goes by in a flash, and not just the flash of a shotgun, but the flash of time," Romano tells USA TODAY ahead of the book's Oct. 6 release. "One of the things that unpacking my life did for me was really showcase just how fast it's gone and how fast it will continue to go."
#life #star #carlson
The Emmy-nominated actress and former Disney Channel star, who pulls back the curtain in her debut memoir "Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star," was dealt a harrowing scare last year after she was accidentally shot in the face.
In February 2025, Romano was shooting clay pigeons in Texas with her husband, Brendan Rooney, for his birthday when someone from the couple's party "unsafely fired in the wrong direction," hitting her in the face, she shared on social media at the time.
The "Even Stevens" alum, then 40, was rushed to the hospital, where she learned that she'd been shot in five places, including a fragment of bird shot getting lodged behind her right eye.
"It's taught me that life goes by in a flash, and not just the flash of a shotgun, but the flash of time," Romano tells USA TODAY ahead of the book's Oct. 6 release. "One of the things that unpacking my life did for me was really showcase just how fast it's gone and how fast it will continue to go."
#life #star #carlson
5 days ago
Russell Wilson and Ciara are preparing to welcome another member into their family.
The Super Bowl champ and Grammy winner announced on Sept. 6 that they are expecting their fourth baby together.
At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Wilson joked about how the parents balance family and busy work lives.
Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, are getting ready to add a new member to their team.
Shortly after the singer, 40, announced she's expecting her fifth baby and her fourth with Wilson, 37, the former NFL quarterback made an appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Sept. 16 in New York City, where he was asked by Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan about balancing family and professional endeavors.
#festival
The Super Bowl champ and Grammy winner announced on Sept. 6 that they are expecting their fourth baby together.
At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Wilson joked about how the parents balance family and busy work lives.
Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, are getting ready to add a new member to their team.
Shortly after the singer, 40, announced she's expecting her fifth baby and her fourth with Wilson, 37, the former NFL quarterback made an appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Sept. 16 in New York City, where he was asked by Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan about balancing family and professional endeavors.
#festival
18 days ago
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday granted Paramount Skydance's request to allow Middle Eastern royal families to hold a substantial stake in a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery.
Foreign investors, including the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, are slated to indirectly own nearly 50% of the equity in David Ellison's proposed mega-studio. That will give them a hefty stake in CBS, CNN, Comedy Central, HBO and two historic Hollywood film studios.
Paramount also asked the commission, led by President Trump's appointee Brendan Carr, to allow the foreign investors to eventually take on an even bigger stake because the company expects that it will need more capital to run the merged entity after closing the highly leveraged deal.
The FCC's Media Bureau granted Paramount's petition. Ellison needed FCC approval because the deal will change the ownership structure of CBS.
As part of the Communications Act of 1934, Congress placed restrictions on foreign ownership of broadcast outlets because of concerns about national security. Current rules prevent foreign investors from owning more than 25% of a company that holds a U.S. broadcast license — unless the FCC determines that foreign ownership would serve a public interest.
#stake
Foreign investors, including the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, are slated to indirectly own nearly 50% of the equity in David Ellison's proposed mega-studio. That will give them a hefty stake in CBS, CNN, Comedy Central, HBO and two historic Hollywood film studios.
Paramount also asked the commission, led by President Trump's appointee Brendan Carr, to allow the foreign investors to eventually take on an even bigger stake because the company expects that it will need more capital to run the merged entity after closing the highly leveraged deal.
The FCC's Media Bureau granted Paramount's petition. Ellison needed FCC approval because the deal will change the ownership structure of CBS.
As part of the Communications Act of 1934, Congress placed restrictions on foreign ownership of broadcast outlets because of concerns about national security. Current rules prevent foreign investors from owning more than 25% of a company that holds a U.S. broadcast license — unless the FCC determines that foreign ownership would serve a public interest.
#stake
20 days ago
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to bar government officials from pressuring private companies to censor speech, citing threats from the Trump administration against late-night talk shows as evidence of efforts to stifle free expression.
The measure would allow citizens to sue federal employees who pressure private companies into suppressing speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees free expression. Both Republicans and Democrats on the committee said the bill was needed to curb government overreach.
The committee approved the bill 18-10. It must still pass the full Senate, where it is unclear when it may be taken up, and the U.S. House of Representatives to become law.
Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the panel, said the bill, if it had been in effect, would have allowed Disney-owned ABC's late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel to file suit after Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr last year pressured station owners to stop airing Kimmel's show following remarks about the ****** assination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
#approved #government #private
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to bar government officials from pressuring private companies to censor speech, citing threats from the Trump administration against late-night talk shows as evidence of efforts to stifle free expression.
The measure would allow citizens to sue federal employees who pressure private companies into suppressing speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees free expression. Both Republicans and Democrats on the committee said the bill was needed to curb government overreach.
The committee approved the bill 18-10. It must still pass the full Senate, where it is unclear when it may be taken up, and the U.S. House of Representatives to become law.
Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the panel, said the bill, if it had been in effect, would have allowed Disney-owned ABC's late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel to file suit after Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr last year pressured station owners to stop airing Kimmel's show following remarks about the ****** assination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
#approved #government #private
22 days ago
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr accused Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico of banking on public confusion over the equal time statute to drive clicks and donations.
Last week, Talarico appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," but the liberal late-night host insisted the interview had to air on YouTube, instead of broadcast television, because the FCC has "threatened" the network.
The White House previously said Kimmel was "play-acting," because the FCC did not threaten him regarding interviewing Talarico, or any other candidate.
Carr responded on Saturday to an account on X that complained Talarico was relegated to YouTube, but Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was allowed to appear on ESPN's "College Gameday." The chairman blasted Talarico, noting that the equal time statute doesn't apply to ESPN and does not prohibit anyone from interviewing anyone on broadcast TV.
Kimmel Reveals He's Interviewing James Talarico Under 'Unusual Circumstances,' Citing Fcc Threats
#kimmel
Last week, Talarico appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," but the liberal late-night host insisted the interview had to air on YouTube, instead of broadcast television, because the FCC has "threatened" the network.
The White House previously said Kimmel was "play-acting," because the FCC did not threaten him regarding interviewing Talarico, or any other candidate.
Carr responded on Saturday to an account on X that complained Talarico was relegated to YouTube, but Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was allowed to appear on ESPN's "College Gameday." The chairman blasted Talarico, noting that the equal time statute doesn't apply to ESPN and does not prohibit anyone from interviewing anyone on broadcast TV.
Kimmel Reveals He's Interviewing James Talarico Under 'Unusual Circumstances,' Citing Fcc Threats
#kimmel
25 days ago
A Miami-area man filed a lawsuit accusing a Canadian heiress and her husband, a former reality TV personality, of borrowing $2 million and failing to repay it.
Named in the suit are Brendan Fitzpatrick, 38, who appeared on Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, and Chloe de Serigny, 31, the granddaughter of late financier Paul Desmarais, according to the Daily Mail.
In the federal complaint, Max Jan Fowles-Pazdro, 46, says Fitzpatrick convinced him in January 2025 to put up a $2 million bridge loan for a real estate project in the United Kingdom.
"Following repeated and increasingly desperate pleas from [Fitzpatrick] — [Fowles-Pazdro's] then-close friend — [Fowles-Pazdro] dug into his and his wife's life savings and funded a $2 million bridge loan that Brendan promised to begin repaying within six weeks," the filing stated, per the Daily Mail. "Two years have since elapsed — and not a penny of the loan has been repaid. With their nest egg gone, [Fowles-Pazdro] and his wife now teeter on financial ruin."
The suit also says the couple has continued to present an image of affluence, pointing to social media photos of them on a yacht in the Mediterranean.
#fitzpatrick
Named in the suit are Brendan Fitzpatrick, 38, who appeared on Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, and Chloe de Serigny, 31, the granddaughter of late financier Paul Desmarais, according to the Daily Mail.
In the federal complaint, Max Jan Fowles-Pazdro, 46, says Fitzpatrick convinced him in January 2025 to put up a $2 million bridge loan for a real estate project in the United Kingdom.
"Following repeated and increasingly desperate pleas from [Fitzpatrick] — [Fowles-Pazdro's] then-close friend — [Fowles-Pazdro] dug into his and his wife's life savings and funded a $2 million bridge loan that Brendan promised to begin repaying within six weeks," the filing stated, per the Daily Mail. "Two years have since elapsed — and not a penny of the loan has been repaid. With their nest egg gone, [Fowles-Pazdro] and his wife now teeter on financial ruin."
The suit also says the couple has continued to present an image of affluence, pointing to social media photos of them on a yacht in the Mediterranean.
#fitzpatrick
1 month ago
The Alabama Crimson Tide have lost a commitment in their 2028 recruiting class. Three-star linebacker Ryquan Butler decommitted on Sunday, according to a report from Brendan Sonnone of 247Sports.
Butler is from Loachapoka, Alabama, and committed to Alabama on July 7. He picked the Crimson Tide over the FSU Seminoles, Ole Miss Rebels, Auburn Tigers, and several other programs.
He is ranked as the No. 521 overall player and No. 34 linebacker in the 247Sports composite. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder is also the No. 19 player from Alabama.
While the loss stings, Alabama's 2028 recruiting class is still in a great place. They still have the top 2028 recruiting class in the country with six commitments overall, including three-star linebacker Dustin Henry. Four-star quarterback Kingston Preyear, the No. 44 player in the country, is their highest-ranked commit and the leader of the group.
Butler was enjoying an excellent start to his junior season before he decided to reopen his recruitment. In two games, he recorded 27 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, and two forced fumbles for Loachapoka High School. He also plays on offense, carrying the ball 11 times for 92 yards and four touchdowns.
#linebacker #crimson
Butler is from Loachapoka, Alabama, and committed to Alabama on July 7. He picked the Crimson Tide over the FSU Seminoles, Ole Miss Rebels, Auburn Tigers, and several other programs.
He is ranked as the No. 521 overall player and No. 34 linebacker in the 247Sports composite. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder is also the No. 19 player from Alabama.
While the loss stings, Alabama's 2028 recruiting class is still in a great place. They still have the top 2028 recruiting class in the country with six commitments overall, including three-star linebacker Dustin Henry. Four-star quarterback Kingston Preyear, the No. 44 player in the country, is their highest-ranked commit and the leader of the group.
Butler was enjoying an excellent start to his junior season before he decided to reopen his recruitment. In two games, he recorded 27 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, and two forced fumbles for Loachapoka High School. He also plays on offense, carrying the ball 11 times for 92 yards and four touchdowns.
#linebacker #crimson
1 month ago
Cody Campbell defends Texas Tech's handling of Brendan Sorsby, calls some Big 12 coaches 'idiots' originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Cody Campbell has never shied away from controversy and his latest comments are further proof why the Texas Tech billionaire donor is seeking retribution in the 2026 college football season.
Campbell was part of the new Paramount+ documentary on the Red Raiders, ******* led 'The Program', which detailed the situation with Brendan Sorsby's gambling saga. The four-part series went behind-the-scenes as the chairman of the Texas Tech Board of Regents aired his feelings on Sorsby getting booted to the NFL.
"Looking back on it, I know that Texas Tech and I handled everything with integrity. And we did things the right way," Campbell says in the documentary. "We're not going to forget about that. And I don't think they'll forget about it either when we're up by 40 and still throwing the ball in the fourth quarter."
It felt like Campbell was blowing off steam. But his comments posted on social media before the Red Raiders took the field on Saturday are a continuation of his frustration with the Sorsby situation.
#raiders
Cody Campbell has never shied away from controversy and his latest comments are further proof why the Texas Tech billionaire donor is seeking retribution in the 2026 college football season.
Campbell was part of the new Paramount+ documentary on the Red Raiders, ******* led 'The Program', which detailed the situation with Brendan Sorsby's gambling saga. The four-part series went behind-the-scenes as the chairman of the Texas Tech Board of Regents aired his feelings on Sorsby getting booted to the NFL.
"Looking back on it, I know that Texas Tech and I handled everything with integrity. And we did things the right way," Campbell says in the documentary. "We're not going to forget about that. And I don't think they'll forget about it either when we're up by 40 and still throwing the ball in the fourth quarter."
It felt like Campbell was blowing off steam. But his comments posted on social media before the Red Raiders took the field on Saturday are a continuation of his frustration with the Sorsby situation.
#raiders
1 month ago
A documentary crew for Paramount followed the Texas Tech football team the past nine months, and now Red Raider fans can see what they got out of it.
"The Program" officially launched on Paramount+ on Friday, Sept. 4, a four-part docuseries taking you inside the whirlwind offseason for the Red Raiders. There's plenty to digest, some of which may be difficult for Texas Tech fans to relive so close to the start of the 2026 season.
Here are some of the most notable things that appear in the series, and whether or not this was a good idea in the long run for Texas Tech.
Dennis Quaid narrates the series, and the intro has very strong "Friday Night Lights" inspiration.
The first episode sets up the narrative, recapping Tech's ascent to its current position and introducing us to some of the central figures, such as Ben Roberts, Terrance Carter Jr. and, of course, Brendan Sorsby. It ends with a teaser about Sorsby being sued by Cincinnati for $1 million. with KAMC journalist David Collier sharing the news on television.
#Friday #fans
"The Program" officially launched on Paramount+ on Friday, Sept. 4, a four-part docuseries taking you inside the whirlwind offseason for the Red Raiders. There's plenty to digest, some of which may be difficult for Texas Tech fans to relive so close to the start of the 2026 season.
Here are some of the most notable things that appear in the series, and whether or not this was a good idea in the long run for Texas Tech.
Dennis Quaid narrates the series, and the intro has very strong "Friday Night Lights" inspiration.
The first episode sets up the narrative, recapping Tech's ascent to its current position and introducing us to some of the central figures, such as Ben Roberts, Terrance Carter Jr. and, of course, Brendan Sorsby. It ends with a teaser about Sorsby being sued by Cincinnati for $1 million. with KAMC journalist David Collier sharing the news on television.
#Friday #fans
1 month ago
The SEC has taken a page out of the Big 12 playbook.
Displeased with unfavorable state-court rulings, the conferences turned to federal court. For the Big 12, a federal lawsuit prompted Texas Tech to abandon a plan to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had won an injunction against an NCAA-imposed gambling suspension. For the SEC, the lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin, and others has a goal of keeping LSU from adding players who have been on NFL 90-man rosters.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Via Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, the complaint alleges that LSU and Kiffin "waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season, including players who had signed NFL contracts with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
The move comes on the same day a pending state-court lawsuit was due to return to court on the question of whether a temporary restraining order allowing LSU to add the former NFL players would proceed. It serves only to add to the current state of college-football chaos, which surely will be leveraged by the powers-that-be into renewed efforts to pass the Protect College Sports Act.
#play
Displeased with unfavorable state-court rulings, the conferences turned to federal court. For the Big 12, a federal lawsuit prompted Texas Tech to abandon a plan to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had won an injunction against an NCAA-imposed gambling suspension. For the SEC, the lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin, and others has a goal of keeping LSU from adding players who have been on NFL 90-man rosters.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Via Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, the complaint alleges that LSU and Kiffin "waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season, including players who had signed NFL contracts with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
The move comes on the same day a pending state-court lawsuit was due to return to court on the question of whether a temporary restraining order allowing LSU to add the former NFL players would proceed. It serves only to add to the current state of college-football chaos, which surely will be leveraged by the powers-that-be into renewed efforts to pass the Protect College Sports Act.
#play
1 month ago
Here are 25 players to watch during the 2026 CIAC boys soccer season:
Jonathan Adadjo, Tolland, Sr., F: Was the 2024 Class M championship MVP, and followed that up with a 2025 season in which he scored 17 goals with five ******* ists, helping to lead Tolland to a second straight state ******* le.
Tyson Brenes, Wolcott, Sr., F: Was CSCA All-State and an All-NVL first-team selection last year after scoring 29 goals with 12 ******* ists as a junior. His 55 career goals are five away from the Wolcott record.
Brendan Burney, Tolland, Sr., M:
A two-time Class M champion, Burney scored five goals and ******* isted on four more last year, but head coach Michael Caccomo said the four-year starter is expected to step into a larger role this year and could be a game-changer.
#scored
Jonathan Adadjo, Tolland, Sr., F: Was the 2024 Class M championship MVP, and followed that up with a 2025 season in which he scored 17 goals with five ******* ists, helping to lead Tolland to a second straight state ******* le.
Tyson Brenes, Wolcott, Sr., F: Was CSCA All-State and an All-NVL first-team selection last year after scoring 29 goals with 12 ******* ists as a junior. His 55 career goals are five away from the Wolcott record.
Brendan Burney, Tolland, Sr., M:
A two-time Class M champion, Burney scored five goals and ******* isted on four more last year, but head coach Michael Caccomo said the four-year starter is expected to step into a larger role this year and could be a game-changer.
#scored
1 month ago
CINCINNATI (AP) — The NCAA has cleared the University of Cincinnati of any wrongdoing in its investigation of former quarterback Brendan Sorsby.
Sorsby played the 2024 and '25 seasons for the Bearcats before transferring to Texas Tech. He was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA in April after he placed thousands of impermissible sports bets over the past four years at Indiana and Cincinnati.
"Earlier this summer, NCAA enforcement staff completed an inquiry into a former Cincinnati student-athlete's prohibited betting activity during his time at the university. The inquiry is now closed and the student-athlete was found to have committed a Level III violation," Cincinnati senior **** ociate athletic director for communications Zach Stipe said in a statement. "Cincinnati worked closely with the NCAA throughout the process, which began when the initial reports of impermissible sports wagering began."
The Cincinnati Enquirer was the first to report on the university being cleared.
The NCAA sent an official letter of inquiry to the school regarding Sorsby in early July. That came after Sorsby's agent, Ron Slavin, said during a radio interview in Dallas that Cincinnati was aware of Sorsby's gambling.
#former
Sorsby played the 2024 and '25 seasons for the Bearcats before transferring to Texas Tech. He was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA in April after he placed thousands of impermissible sports bets over the past four years at Indiana and Cincinnati.
"Earlier this summer, NCAA enforcement staff completed an inquiry into a former Cincinnati student-athlete's prohibited betting activity during his time at the university. The inquiry is now closed and the student-athlete was found to have committed a Level III violation," Cincinnati senior **** ociate athletic director for communications Zach Stipe said in a statement. "Cincinnati worked closely with the NCAA throughout the process, which began when the initial reports of impermissible sports wagering began."
The Cincinnati Enquirer was the first to report on the university being cleared.
The NCAA sent an official letter of inquiry to the school regarding Sorsby in early July. That came after Sorsby's agent, Ron Slavin, said during a radio interview in Dallas that Cincinnati was aware of Sorsby's gambling.
#former
1 month ago
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday he is "happy" Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the United States to return to the United Kingdom, saying he is "not a fan" and "wouldn't have taken them back" if he were the royal family.
Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednedsay he's "happy" Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the United States. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump said he thought Harry and Meghan, who stepped back from their royal duties and moved to California in 2020, "treated the royal family with great disrespect," saying he thought Meghan was "terribly disrespectful to the queen, to King Charles."
"If I were the royal family, I would not have taken them back," Trump said, adding he had a "great" relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022, and King Charles III.
Harry and Meghan returned to the United Kingdom last week, where they are believed to be settling at a private residence outside of London, though they are not expected to return to their royal roles.
#harry #united #family
Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednedsay he's "happy" Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the United States. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump said he thought Harry and Meghan, who stepped back from their royal duties and moved to California in 2020, "treated the royal family with great disrespect," saying he thought Meghan was "terribly disrespectful to the queen, to King Charles."
"If I were the royal family, I would not have taken them back," Trump said, adding he had a "great" relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022, and King Charles III.
Harry and Meghan returned to the United Kingdom last week, where they are believed to be settling at a private residence outside of London, though they are not expected to return to their royal roles.
#harry #united #family
1 month ago
For Dylan Sprouse, growing up on set may have not been the suite life after all.
The actor, 34, made his screen debut when he was just an infant in 1993, with him and his twin brother Cole Sprouse trading appearances on the sitcom Grace Under Fire.
Dylan and Cole Sprouse became Disney favorites when they began starring in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" together (@ Getty Images)
But it would be 2005, when they were 12 years old, when they became America's new favorite set of twins when they began starring as Zack and Cody Martin in Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
They continued with the show's spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck, until 2011, and Dylan continues to act. But on a new episode of his podcast, Wildmen with Brendan Columbus (the son of filmmaker Chris Columbus), he compared his work as a child star to "child labor."
#sprouse
The actor, 34, made his screen debut when he was just an infant in 1993, with him and his twin brother Cole Sprouse trading appearances on the sitcom Grace Under Fire.
Dylan and Cole Sprouse became Disney favorites when they began starring in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" together (@ Getty Images)
But it would be 2005, when they were 12 years old, when they became America's new favorite set of twins when they began starring as Zack and Cody Martin in Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
They continued with the show's spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck, until 2011, and Dylan continues to act. But on a new episode of his podcast, Wildmen with Brendan Columbus (the son of filmmaker Chris Columbus), he compared his work as a child star to "child labor."
#sprouse
1 month ago
CaioBorralho has weighed in on how the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight ***** le picture couldplay out.
"The Natural" is targeting a return for November or December afterrecovering from a rib injury that forced him out of his scheduledbout with Joe Pyfer atUFC330. Ahead of his return, he broke down the championship mix at185 pounds and how he believes it'll unfold.
Borralho has revealed that he is already back to full training andexpects to begin another fight camp in the coming weeks. Hebelieves he needs one or two more victories before challenging forthe championship.
"I think one or two more on the way to the belt," Borralho toldMMA Fighting. "I'm just waiting for the name.But we have Pyfer, we have BrendanAllen. Both of them I can fight. They can fight between two ofthem, or I can fight both of them. I think we're in the top of thedivision, so anyone that wins the next fight may be the one nextfor the ***** le shot."
Borralho is open to rebooking the Pyfer matchup, but he prefers ahigher-ranked contender. As for the current ***** le picture, theBrazilian doesn't believe former champ KhamzatChimaev deserves a ***** le shot as he's coming off a loss.Rather, he claims NassourdineImavov, the only man to beat him in the UFC, should be next fora shot at SeanStrickland's belt.
"I think Imavov deserves the ***** le next," Borralho added. "Healready has a history with Strickland, that he lost in a lightheavyweight fight, in a short-notice fight for Strickland and Ithink he did everything that he needed to deserve the ***** le shot,so I think he needs to be the one next."
#next
"The Natural" is targeting a return for November or December afterrecovering from a rib injury that forced him out of his scheduledbout with Joe Pyfer atUFC330. Ahead of his return, he broke down the championship mix at185 pounds and how he believes it'll unfold.
Borralho has revealed that he is already back to full training andexpects to begin another fight camp in the coming weeks. Hebelieves he needs one or two more victories before challenging forthe championship.
"I think one or two more on the way to the belt," Borralho toldMMA Fighting. "I'm just waiting for the name.But we have Pyfer, we have BrendanAllen. Both of them I can fight. They can fight between two ofthem, or I can fight both of them. I think we're in the top of thedivision, so anyone that wins the next fight may be the one nextfor the ***** le shot."
Borralho is open to rebooking the Pyfer matchup, but he prefers ahigher-ranked contender. As for the current ***** le picture, theBrazilian doesn't believe former champ KhamzatChimaev deserves a ***** le shot as he's coming off a loss.Rather, he claims NassourdineImavov, the only man to beat him in the UFC, should be next fora shot at SeanStrickland's belt.
"I think Imavov deserves the ***** le next," Borralho added. "Healready has a history with Strickland, that he lost in a lightheavyweight fight, in a short-notice fight for Strickland and Ithink he did everything that he needed to deserve the ***** le shot,so I think he needs to be the one next."
#next
1 month ago
The SEC hopes to grab the Tigers by the tail.
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports that the conference is exploring various ways to address LSU's plan to add former NFL players to its team, including "extreme measures."
The possibilities reportedly include boycotting competition against the school, probation, or expulsion. The SEC also is considering filing a federal lawsuit on the issue.
It was a federal lawsuit against Texas Tech from the Big 12 that prompted the Red Raiders to abandon the plan to allow quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this year, after he won an injunction against the NCAA's gambling suspension.
No decision is expected before Thursday's hearing on whether the pending TRO will become a preliminary injunction.
#Tech
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports that the conference is exploring various ways to address LSU's plan to add former NFL players to its team, including "extreme measures."
The possibilities reportedly include boycotting competition against the school, probation, or expulsion. The SEC also is considering filing a federal lawsuit on the issue.
It was a federal lawsuit against Texas Tech from the Big 12 that prompted the Red Raiders to abandon the plan to allow quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this year, after he won an injunction against the NCAA's gambling suspension.
No decision is expected before Thursday's hearing on whether the pending TRO will become a preliminary injunction.
#Tech
1 month ago
The final weekend of August is the cue for many to squeeze in a little late-summer fun. But for football fans, it's time for an early welcome to the fall gridiron action.
College football is back with a broad slate of Week 0 action across the country. Monmouth will help ring in the 2026 season with one of the most exciting matchups on Saturday. The No. 23 Hawks go on the road to face No. 15 Tennessee Tech in one of just two Division I matchups between ranked teams during the opening weekend of action.
The APP will have live updates and ******* ysis of the Monmouth season opener as it unfolds. Stay tuned here for all the latest on the Hawks as they try to pull off a major road upset.
Quarterback13 Frankie Weaver (6-5, 215, R-Fr.)Running Back3 Elijah Jennings (5-9, 180, R-So.)6 Kenny Smith Jr. (5-10, 190, R-Fr.)28 ******* r Treadwell (6-1, 225, R-So.)Wide Receiver0 Gavin Nelson (6-0, 180, R-Sr.)7 Tra Neal (6-1, 180, R-Jr.)14 Christian Harrison (6-0, 195, Jr.)Tight End88 Marcus Middleton (6-3, 235, R-Jr.)84 Shane Garrett (6-4, 240, R-Jr.)Left Tackle73 Matt Fries (6-5, 295, R-Sr.)71 Moses Gakodi (6-5, 315, R-So.)Left Guard61 Collin Goetter (6-4, 295, R-So.)75 Bleek Turner (6-4, 305, R-Fr.)Center65 Kevin Shriner (6-1, 300, R-Sr.)79 Alec Grijalva (6-4, 305, R-Sr.)Right Guard74 Michael Petito (6-2, 325, R-Jr.) OR70 Reed Collins (6-5, 310, Gr.)Right Tackle77 Josh Duran (6-6, 305, R-Jr.) OR60 Brady O'Hara (6-7, 300, R-Fr.)Defensive End4 Hunter Watson (6-5, 260, R-So.)Defensive Tackle8 JJ Lewis (6-3, 280, Sr.)90 Brendan Bigos (6-4, 280, R-Sr.)92 Bryce Rooks (6-0, 295, R-Sr.)Defensive End52 Mounir Keshen (6-2, 245, So.)Linebacker27 Spencer Kishbaugh (6-3, 225, R-Jr.)5 Charlie Sasso (6-0, 230, R-Sr.)1 Ryan Russo (6-2, 230, R-Sr.)Star20 Hasson Manning Jr. (5-11, 190, Sr.)Safety2 Jaeden Jones (6-0, 200, Jr.)26 Donovan Fey (6-2, 205, R-Jr.)Cornerback22 Christian Palmer Jr. (6-1, 185, So.)24 Zac Ricci (5-11, 175, R-Jr.)
Game: No. 23/22 Monmouth vs. No. 15/14 Tennessee Tech
#Tech #christian #right #weekend
College football is back with a broad slate of Week 0 action across the country. Monmouth will help ring in the 2026 season with one of the most exciting matchups on Saturday. The No. 23 Hawks go on the road to face No. 15 Tennessee Tech in one of just two Division I matchups between ranked teams during the opening weekend of action.
The APP will have live updates and ******* ysis of the Monmouth season opener as it unfolds. Stay tuned here for all the latest on the Hawks as they try to pull off a major road upset.
Quarterback13 Frankie Weaver (6-5, 215, R-Fr.)Running Back3 Elijah Jennings (5-9, 180, R-So.)6 Kenny Smith Jr. (5-10, 190, R-Fr.)28 ******* r Treadwell (6-1, 225, R-So.)Wide Receiver0 Gavin Nelson (6-0, 180, R-Sr.)7 Tra Neal (6-1, 180, R-Jr.)14 Christian Harrison (6-0, 195, Jr.)Tight End88 Marcus Middleton (6-3, 235, R-Jr.)84 Shane Garrett (6-4, 240, R-Jr.)Left Tackle73 Matt Fries (6-5, 295, R-Sr.)71 Moses Gakodi (6-5, 315, R-So.)Left Guard61 Collin Goetter (6-4, 295, R-So.)75 Bleek Turner (6-4, 305, R-Fr.)Center65 Kevin Shriner (6-1, 300, R-Sr.)79 Alec Grijalva (6-4, 305, R-Sr.)Right Guard74 Michael Petito (6-2, 325, R-Jr.) OR70 Reed Collins (6-5, 310, Gr.)Right Tackle77 Josh Duran (6-6, 305, R-Jr.) OR60 Brady O'Hara (6-7, 300, R-Fr.)Defensive End4 Hunter Watson (6-5, 260, R-So.)Defensive Tackle8 JJ Lewis (6-3, 280, Sr.)90 Brendan Bigos (6-4, 280, R-Sr.)92 Bryce Rooks (6-0, 295, R-Sr.)Defensive End52 Mounir Keshen (6-2, 245, So.)Linebacker27 Spencer Kishbaugh (6-3, 225, R-Jr.)5 Charlie Sasso (6-0, 230, R-Sr.)1 Ryan Russo (6-2, 230, R-Sr.)Star20 Hasson Manning Jr. (5-11, 190, Sr.)Safety2 Jaeden Jones (6-0, 200, Jr.)26 Donovan Fey (6-2, 205, R-Jr.)Cornerback22 Christian Palmer Jr. (6-1, 185, So.)24 Zac Ricci (5-11, 175, R-Jr.)
Game: No. 23/22 Monmouth vs. No. 15/14 Tennessee Tech
#Tech #christian #right #weekend
1 month ago
Song Yadong delivered as a massive underdog at home in the UFC Fight Night 286 main event.
Song (24-9-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) took out former ****** le challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (20-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) with a big knockout at the 1:48 mark of Round 2. The bantamweight bout was the headliner at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Nurmagomedov struck first with a low kick. Song fired back with one of his own, then landed a body kick. Song threw a low kick, which Nurmagomedov caught to land a takedown. Song grabbed Nurmagomedov's neck to try and cinch in a guillotine choke, but Nurmagomedov popped his head out. Nurmagomedov controlled Song on the ground, but Song eventually got back up with just over a minute left in the round. Song landed a right, but Nurmagomedov shoved him off.
In Round 2, Nurmagomedov threw a couple of leg kicks then went up high. Nurmagomedov shot for a takedown, but Song shucked him off. As Nurmagomedov dipped, Song landed a short right uppercut on the ear, followed by several shots which knocked Nurmagomedov out cold.
In his post-fight octagon interview with Brendan Fitzgerald, Song called for a ****** le shot after pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the year. The Team Alpha Male Fighter has now won three of his past four fights, with his lone blemish being a narrow decision loss to Sean O'Malley in January.
#round #fight
Song (24-9-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) took out former ****** le challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (20-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) with a big knockout at the 1:48 mark of Round 2. The bantamweight bout was the headliner at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Nurmagomedov struck first with a low kick. Song fired back with one of his own, then landed a body kick. Song threw a low kick, which Nurmagomedov caught to land a takedown. Song grabbed Nurmagomedov's neck to try and cinch in a guillotine choke, but Nurmagomedov popped his head out. Nurmagomedov controlled Song on the ground, but Song eventually got back up with just over a minute left in the round. Song landed a right, but Nurmagomedov shoved him off.
In Round 2, Nurmagomedov threw a couple of leg kicks then went up high. Nurmagomedov shot for a takedown, but Song shucked him off. As Nurmagomedov dipped, Song landed a short right uppercut on the ear, followed by several shots which knocked Nurmagomedov out cold.
In his post-fight octagon interview with Brendan Fitzgerald, Song called for a ****** le shot after pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the year. The Team Alpha Male Fighter has now won three of his past four fights, with his lone blemish being a narrow decision loss to Sean O'Malley in January.
#round #fight
1 month ago
Rei Tsuruya looked like the biggest favorite of the UFC Fight Night 286 card against Kevin Borjas.
Tsuruya (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) dove for Borjas' (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) legs and took him down immediately to start the flyweight bout. He controlled his foe on the ground with ease and took the back to score the rear-naked choke submission at the 4:14 mark of Round 1 in Saturday's bout at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Check out the video of Tsuruya's finish below (via X):
After losing to current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van at UFC 313, Tsuruya rebounded with back-to-back first-round submissions. The 24-year-old **** anese fighter called for a ranked opponent in his post-fight interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Rei Tsuruya def. Kevin Borjas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:14
#kevin #fight #bout
Tsuruya (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) dove for Borjas' (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) legs and took him down immediately to start the flyweight bout. He controlled his foe on the ground with ease and took the back to score the rear-naked choke submission at the 4:14 mark of Round 1 in Saturday's bout at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Check out the video of Tsuruya's finish below (via X):
After losing to current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van at UFC 313, Tsuruya rebounded with back-to-back first-round submissions. The 24-year-old **** anese fighter called for a ranked opponent in his post-fight interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Rei Tsuruya def. Kevin Borjas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:14
#kevin #fight #bout
1 month ago
ALLENDALE — Indian Hills football went to the run, went ahead and won a classic.
The Braves scored two touchdowns in a 1:39 span in the third quarter to rally past Park Ridge, 20-14, in the Aug. 28 Jim Grasso Classic at Northern Highlands' Dean A. Moore Field.
Trailing 7-0 at halftime, a nine-minute, 15-play, 65-yard drive (with 13 straight runs) got Indian Hills (1-0) on the board.
Park Ridge fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and four plays after his TD pass to Brendan Godfrey, Matt Kazmierczak scored on a 1-yard sneak to put the Braves ahead for good.
The Owls (0-1) held Indian Hills to 4-of-13 passing for 26 yards in the first half. The Braves, however, defended three passes on the final Park Ridge drive to clinch the win.
#Braves
The Braves scored two touchdowns in a 1:39 span in the third quarter to rally past Park Ridge, 20-14, in the Aug. 28 Jim Grasso Classic at Northern Highlands' Dean A. Moore Field.
Trailing 7-0 at halftime, a nine-minute, 15-play, 65-yard drive (with 13 straight runs) got Indian Hills (1-0) on the board.
Park Ridge fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and four plays after his TD pass to Brendan Godfrey, Matt Kazmierczak scored on a 1-yard sneak to put the Braves ahead for good.
The Owls (0-1) held Indian Hills to 4-of-13 passing for 26 yards in the first half. The Braves, however, defended three passes on the final Park Ridge drive to clinch the win.
#Braves
1 month ago
WEST LIBERTY, W.VA. — A defensive stand at midfield in the final minute helped the Walsh University football team hold off West Liberty 30-27 in the season opener on Aug. 27.
Walsh built 30-13 lead before West Liberty scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Hilltoppers drove 20 yards to the 50 on their final drive, but four straight incompletions closed out the win for the Cavaliers.
Jake Gill ran for two touchdowns and caught a TD pass from Brendan Zurbrugg for Walsh. Brady Gooding also had a 62-yard touchdown completion from Hayden Wickard.
Wickhard finished 12-of-18 for 228 yards. Zurbrugg was 6-of-9 for 46 yards.
Gooding had two receptions for 110 yards. Gill led the Cavs in rushing with 83 yards.
#yards #liberty #walsh #final
Walsh built 30-13 lead before West Liberty scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Hilltoppers drove 20 yards to the 50 on their final drive, but four straight incompletions closed out the win for the Cavaliers.
Jake Gill ran for two touchdowns and caught a TD pass from Brendan Zurbrugg for Walsh. Brady Gooding also had a 62-yard touchdown completion from Hayden Wickard.
Wickhard finished 12-of-18 for 228 yards. Zurbrugg was 6-of-9 for 46 yards.
Gooding had two receptions for 110 yards. Gill led the Cavs in rushing with 83 yards.
#yards #liberty #walsh #final
1 month ago
The Texas Tech football program has been a major topic of discussion during the offseason.
Whether it was the whole Brendan Sorsby situation or spending a lot of money on its roster, the subjects got a lot of fans and other schools talking. People weren't happy with the way Texas Tech went about things, but according to head coach Joey McGuire, that is just fine.
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He and the rest of the team will use the ammo directed at them to their advantage.
"We have a lot of stuff banked because there was a lot of universities in our conference, whether it be their AD or their president, or it was one coach that had a lot to say about the Sorsby situation. I always look for ***** ons to push. These ***** ons are going to be a lot easier to push because I can find a lot of comments from a lot of different people," McGuire said on SiriusXM. "It was directed at us, and I totally understand because he was part of us. He's still part of us. He was at our scrimmage, our first scrimmage. He's been out here twice since we started camp, and he's still a part of this family, and he always will be."
#texas
Whether it was the whole Brendan Sorsby situation or spending a lot of money on its roster, the subjects got a lot of fans and other schools talking. People weren't happy with the way Texas Tech went about things, but according to head coach Joey McGuire, that is just fine.
MORE: Air Force football unveils epic uniforms inspired by unreleased B-21 Raider aircraft
He and the rest of the team will use the ammo directed at them to their advantage.
"We have a lot of stuff banked because there was a lot of universities in our conference, whether it be their AD or their president, or it was one coach that had a lot to say about the Sorsby situation. I always look for ***** ons to push. These ***** ons are going to be a lot easier to push because I can find a lot of comments from a lot of different people," McGuire said on SiriusXM. "It was directed at us, and I totally understand because he was part of us. He's still part of us. He was at our scrimmage, our first scrimmage. He's been out here twice since we started camp, and he's still a part of this family, and he always will be."
#texas
1 month ago
A Sheffield boxing trainer is to be inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame.
Glyn Rhodes MBE began his career in the ring aged 19 under the tutelage of legendary coach Brendan Ingle and now runs Sheffield Boxing Centre, which has produced numerous champions.
Rhodes will be honoured at a ceremony next year which celebrates figures in the boxing world who have made a lasting contribution to the sport.
The 66-year-old described the news as both "tremendous" and "surreal", adding: "This is voted for by people in boxing, your peers in the game. That makes it special."
Rhodes trained alongside the likes of Herol "Bomber" Graham and "Prince" Naseem Hamed in what he said was a "golden era" for the world famous Ingle Gym in Wincobank.
#boxing #ingle
Glyn Rhodes MBE began his career in the ring aged 19 under the tutelage of legendary coach Brendan Ingle and now runs Sheffield Boxing Centre, which has produced numerous champions.
Rhodes will be honoured at a ceremony next year which celebrates figures in the boxing world who have made a lasting contribution to the sport.
The 66-year-old described the news as both "tremendous" and "surreal", adding: "This is voted for by people in boxing, your peers in the game. That makes it special."
Rhodes trained alongside the likes of Herol "Bomber" Graham and "Prince" Naseem Hamed in what he said was a "golden era" for the world famous Ingle Gym in Wincobank.
#boxing #ingle
1 month ago
Dylan Sprouse had barely started his question before warning the two theater people sitting across from him that they might not like where it was going.
During the August 25 episode of Wildmen, Sprouse told cohost Brendan Columbus and comedian Gianmarco Soresi that moving from California to New York exposed him to a theater culture he initially struggled to understand. "It took me a while to get along with any theater person because I do...find them intensely nerdy," he said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
His problem had a soundtrack. At NYU, some of Sprouse's new theater friends would suddenly break into show tunes during ordinary conversations. He was coming from California and listening to Avenged Sevenfold, which he readily admitted was "equally as nerdy."
The judgment did not last. Sprouse said moving to New York eventually changed his understanding of people who deeply love theater, even if he still does not routinely seek out Broadway shows himself.
Sprouse introduced the subject by asking Columbus and Soresi, "Can I ask you both this as theater people?" He then acknowledged that his reaction to theater enthusiasts was not particularly charitable when he first encountered more of them.
#theater #york
During the August 25 episode of Wildmen, Sprouse told cohost Brendan Columbus and comedian Gianmarco Soresi that moving from California to New York exposed him to a theater culture he initially struggled to understand. "It took me a while to get along with any theater person because I do...find them intensely nerdy," he said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
His problem had a soundtrack. At NYU, some of Sprouse's new theater friends would suddenly break into show tunes during ordinary conversations. He was coming from California and listening to Avenged Sevenfold, which he readily admitted was "equally as nerdy."
The judgment did not last. Sprouse said moving to New York eventually changed his understanding of people who deeply love theater, even if he still does not routinely seek out Broadway shows himself.
Sprouse introduced the subject by asking Columbus and Soresi, "Can I ask you both this as theater people?" He then acknowledged that his reaction to theater enthusiasts was not particularly charitable when he first encountered more of them.
#theater #york
1 month ago
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Well-traveled quarterback Tommy Castellanos plans to play this season for No. 12 Texas Tech, the Big 12 favorite that is set for returner Will Hammond to be its starter after transfer Brendan Sorsby was declared ineligible this summer because of gambling.
Castellanos told ESPN on Wednesday he had committed to the Red Raiders. On the quarterback's verified X account, in which the bio included the phrase professional athlete, there was a photo posted later in the day with him in a Texas Tech uniform.
The decision came after Castellanos last Friday was among 10 athletes granted a temporary restraining order by a Kentucky judge to get a fifth season of college football. The NCAA announced a rule change in June allowing players who began college in 2023 or later to have five years to play five years of sports in college.
Castellanos, a freshman at UCF in 2022, went undrafted by the NFL four months ago before a tryout as a receiver with the Miami Dolphins during their rookie minicamp.
He had declared for the NFL draft last December after dropping his appeal for another year of college eligibility. The NCAA had denied his waiver request to play another season at Florida State
#texas #Tech #later
Castellanos told ESPN on Wednesday he had committed to the Red Raiders. On the quarterback's verified X account, in which the bio included the phrase professional athlete, there was a photo posted later in the day with him in a Texas Tech uniform.
The decision came after Castellanos last Friday was among 10 athletes granted a temporary restraining order by a Kentucky judge to get a fifth season of college football. The NCAA announced a rule change in June allowing players who began college in 2023 or later to have five years to play five years of sports in college.
Castellanos, a freshman at UCF in 2022, went undrafted by the NFL four months ago before a tryout as a receiver with the Miami Dolphins during their rookie minicamp.
He had declared for the NFL draft last December after dropping his appeal for another year of college eligibility. The NCAA had denied his waiver request to play another season at Florida State
#texas #Tech #later
1 month ago
Mariners huge 'red flag' involves two infield positions amid injuries, poor play originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Seattle Mariners have won the series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Cal Raleigh looks to have finally come alive, hitting four homers in a two-game span.
But the issue for the Mariners is at a different spot on the roster. Instead, it revolves around two infield positions at shortstop and third base.
Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report called out the Mariners' "red flag" as how the entire left side of the infield is either hurt or simply can't hit right now.
"Seattle Mariners: Left Half of the Infield Can't Hit/Stay Healthy," Miller writes. "... But with J.P. Crawford on the IL for a second time and Brendan Donovan on it for a third time, Seattle's shortstop and third base situation has been a season-long struggle."
#infield #Seattle #positions
The Seattle Mariners have won the series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Cal Raleigh looks to have finally come alive, hitting four homers in a two-game span.
But the issue for the Mariners is at a different spot on the roster. Instead, it revolves around two infield positions at shortstop and third base.
Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report called out the Mariners' "red flag" as how the entire left side of the infield is either hurt or simply can't hit right now.
"Seattle Mariners: Left Half of the Infield Can't Hit/Stay Healthy," Miller writes. "... But with J.P. Crawford on the IL for a second time and Brendan Donovan on it for a third time, Seattle's shortstop and third base situation has been a season-long struggle."
#infield #Seattle #positions
1 month ago
Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire was hoping to have quarterback Brendan Sorsby for the 2026 college football season, but that didn't happen.
Sorsby admitted to gambling, including placing bets on his own team while he was at Indiana. He placed thousands of bets over four years.
There were several legal battles throughout the year, but in the end, Sorsby and Texas Tech agreed to part ways. He will be eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft.
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Despite that, McGuire still isn't happy that Sorsby has to sit out the 2026 college football season.
#Tech
Sorsby admitted to gambling, including placing bets on his own team while he was at Indiana. He placed thousands of bets over four years.
There were several legal battles throughout the year, but in the end, Sorsby and Texas Tech agreed to part ways. He will be eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft.
MORE: ESPN 'College GameDay' location announced for Week 3
Despite that, McGuire still isn't happy that Sorsby has to sit out the 2026 college football season.
#Tech
1 month ago
The Big Ten is trying to control the chaos.
Via Pete Thamel of ESPN, the conference is expected to pass a rule on Tuesday barring anyone who has been on an NFL team from being on a Big Ten roster.
It's unclear whether the rule will be enforceable. If the players have secured an injunction that allows them to return to college for a year, collective action to ban them from a group of college programs would potentially amount to the same kind of antitrust violations that have created the current ripple effects.
Of course, the Big Ten may not care. With the return of NFL players to college programs instantly becoming a widely unpopular development, the dynamic becomes an opportunity to try to build more momentum to get the Protect College Sports Act passed — thereby giving the NCAA the antitrust exemption it craves, along with the ability to partially pick the pockets of players who have leveraged the reckoning into revenue that would otherwise go directly to the schools.
In other words, it's more performative than substantive. Like the outcry after Brendan Sorsby won an injunction to play at Texas Tech. People don't like the idea of NFL players returning to college programs (never mind the fact that Nick Saban invited former NFL players to practice with current Alabama players), and that disdain can be used to help the system get what it so badly wants.
#rule #injunction
Via Pete Thamel of ESPN, the conference is expected to pass a rule on Tuesday barring anyone who has been on an NFL team from being on a Big Ten roster.
It's unclear whether the rule will be enforceable. If the players have secured an injunction that allows them to return to college for a year, collective action to ban them from a group of college programs would potentially amount to the same kind of antitrust violations that have created the current ripple effects.
Of course, the Big Ten may not care. With the return of NFL players to college programs instantly becoming a widely unpopular development, the dynamic becomes an opportunity to try to build more momentum to get the Protect College Sports Act passed — thereby giving the NCAA the antitrust exemption it craves, along with the ability to partially pick the pockets of players who have leveraged the reckoning into revenue that would otherwise go directly to the schools.
In other words, it's more performative than substantive. Like the outcry after Brendan Sorsby won an injunction to play at Texas Tech. People don't like the idea of NFL players returning to college programs (never mind the fact that Nick Saban invited former NFL players to practice with current Alabama players), and that disdain can be used to help the system get what it so badly wants.
#rule #injunction
1 month ago
The offseason story that dominated the Big 12 will turn out to not matter a single bit during the season.
Defending champion Texas Tech added Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby in one of the biggest transfer portal moves of January. But after Sorsby transferred, it became public that he had been betting on sports while in college. Those bets included Indiana games when he was a member of the Hoosiers.
As Sorsby (and, unofficially, Texas Tech) successfully pushed to remain eligible for the 2026 season, the rest of the Big 12 was up in arms.
All that consternation worked. Amidst the blowback, Sorsby said he'd explore his supplemental NFL Draft options and not play for the Red Raiders in 2026. The NFL, meanwhile, said that it wouldn't have a supplemental draft this summer and Sorsby will now effectively sit out both the 2026 college football and NFL seasons.
Got all that? Here's what you need to know about the Big 12.
#brendan
Defending champion Texas Tech added Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby in one of the biggest transfer portal moves of January. But after Sorsby transferred, it became public that he had been betting on sports while in college. Those bets included Indiana games when he was a member of the Hoosiers.
As Sorsby (and, unofficially, Texas Tech) successfully pushed to remain eligible for the 2026 season, the rest of the Big 12 was up in arms.
All that consternation worked. Amidst the blowback, Sorsby said he'd explore his supplemental NFL Draft options and not play for the Red Raiders in 2026. The NFL, meanwhile, said that it wouldn't have a supplemental draft this summer and Sorsby will now effectively sit out both the 2026 college football and NFL seasons.
Got all that? Here's what you need to know about the Big 12.
#brendan
