2025 College Football Odds: How Will Star Names Perform This Season?
The 2025 college football season is brimming with second- and third-year breakout candidates. Of course,…
LSU Unveils Jersey Patches, New Revenue Stream for Athletic Departments
In an era when athletic departments are forced to find new revenue streams to stay financially viable, a 4-square-inch jersey patch might offer a solution. Athletic departments on Aug. 1 can begin cashing in on the uniform sponsorship patches that NCAA Division I leaders approved last month. The patches have the potential to generate millions…
Robert Duval, ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement from his publicist and from a statement…
Pentagon threatens to cut Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute: Report
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Pentagon is considering ending its relationship with artificial intelligence company Anthropic over its insistence on keeping some restrictions on how the U.S. military uses…
Freestyle skiers pick their soundtracks at the Winter Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy — Standing atop a makeshift 15-story tower, moments before hurtling down a nauseatingly steep slope for the big air jump at the Winter Olympics, freestyle skier Evan McEachran still needed that little extra burst of adrenaline. So it’s time to crank up the tunes. Earphones snug inside his crash helmet, McEachran got revved…
Men’s CBK AP Top 25: Michigan Claims No. 1 For 1st Time in Over 13 Years
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign. The Wolverines (24-1) claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats, who were unbeaten entering last week before falling at Kansas and at…
Student loan Parent PLUS borrowers face forgiveness deadline
Parents who took out student loans for their child’s education could be excluded from affordable repayment plans and loan forgiveness programs in the coming months if they don’t take certain steps soon, consumer advocates warn. “I’m hearing a lot of anxiety from parents about losing access to income-driven repayment plans,” said Kathleen Boyd, a certified…
Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push
Apple Podcasts on App Store displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on June 5, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple on Monday announced that it will bring a new integrated video podcast experience to Apple Podcasts this spring….
Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sells for record $16.5M at auction
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Logan Paul has set a new world’s record — for the auction price of a trading card. The wrestling and social media star’s rare Pickachu Illustrator PokĂ©mon card, a “Holy Grail” for collectors, sold for $16.5 million Monday at Goldin Auctions after 41 days of bidding. Paul had…
Women’s CBK AP Top 25: UConn’s Auriemma Ties VanDerveer Record With UConn No. 1
Geno Auriemma tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP women’s basketball Top 25 poll when UConn remained No. 1 on Monday. Auriemma has led the Huskies to 654 appearances in the poll during his 41-year Hall of Fame career to match VanDerveer, who retired from Stanford in 2024. UConn has been ranked for…
3 tools used by technical analysts that can give stock pickers a second opinion
If there were ever a time when you needed a “second opinion” on your stock picking research, this market is it. Wall Street is fickle. One day, AI is the greatest thing ever ( Nvidia ), and stocks surge. The next day, AI is going to ruin the businesses of enterprise software ( Salesforce )…