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• Private club teams have upended youth sports. But are they good for kids? January 27, 2026 1:16 pm Vicky, now a high school senior, had played various positions in her town-run league. In club, she was relegated to the outfield, and only got playing time based on the coach’s whims, the family said. “You’re told that this is a great way for your kid to …
• CIF dodges class action over high school athlete transfers, not NIL January 27, 2026 8:27 am SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has ruled the governing body for California high school sports doesn’t have to face a class action regarding its transfer regulations, but may need to address litigation regarding name, image and likeness compensation for …
• Video Stub for Here & Now for January 23, 2026 January 25, 2026 1:19 am Announcer: The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production. Frederica Freyberg: Wisconsinites braced themselves for the dangerous Arctic chill, while some also brace for the White House to send an influx of ICE agents into the state. I’m …
• Charley Walters: J.J. McCarthy will have to beat out a veteran to be the Vikings’ QB in 2026 January 24, 2026 7:55 pm It was to no one’s surprise that Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell made it public recently that they intend to bring in a veteran quarterback to compete with third-year QB J.J. McCarthy for the starting job next season. That veteran, …
• 4 Takeaways From Indiana's CFP National Championship Game Win Over Miami January 20, 2026 8:57 am HARD ROCK STADIUM (MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.) — The cigar smoke seemed to thicken with each passing second. You could smell it from the hallway outside a raucous Indiana locker room shortly before midnight on Monday night, an hour or so removed from the game- …
• Explaining Miami QB Carson Beck's NIL deals January 19, 2026 2:34 pm When Carson Beck transferred from Georgia to Miami, he solidified his status as one of the highest-paid players in college football. Lured by an NIL package from the Canes Connection collective reportedly worth between $4 million and $6 million, Beck’s …
• Who is Carson Beck's girlfriend after his breakup with Hannah Cavinder? January 19, 2026 2:34 pm There was a time when Carson Beck was one of the undisputed faces of the NIL era. When he announced his transfer from Georgia to Miami, the narrative seemed simple: he was following his heart to "The U." But the move was about more than just …
• 'Let's Just Say They Are Happier This Year than Last Year.' Mark Cuban Increases Indiana University's NIL Funding Amid School's CFP Run January 18, 2026 8:50 pm Billionaire Mark Cuban has made another donation to Indiana University's name, image, and likeness program as his alma mater prepares to compete in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, according to Front Office Sports. " …
• College football has a new position to fill: CFO January 16, 2026 2:54 pm The following is a guest post from Jason Hershman, founder and fractional CFO of Point. Opinions are the authors own. On Jan. 19, the Indiana University Hoosiers play for the College Football Playoff National Championship against the University of Miami …
• OUTERLINE: Shrinking GT GC Talent Pool | Wunderkinds vs Reality | Yates’ Surprising Exit January 15, 2026 4:51 pm As the 2026 professional cycling season gets underway, The Outer Line’s latest AIRmail delivers a deep-dive analysis into the forces shaping the future of the sport — from an increasingly polarized Grand Tour talent pool and the shock timing of Simon Yates …
• Mark Byers grew up with the PIAA, now he's leading the organization  January 15, 2026 10:13 am Jan. 15, 2026, 5:05 a.m. ET Mark Byers grew up in the shadow of the PIAA.  His older sister was an athlete at Carlisle High School, and so was he. But it was their father, Ralph, who brought the PIAA home. Ralph was a coach and hall of fame wrestling …
• Sondheimer: Carson's Chris Fields III continues to build on his success January 14, 2026 12:45 pm In the crazy world known as college sports, where thousands are entering the transfer portal chasing NIL deals guided by agents, imagine what it’s like for high school athletes preparing one day to join the chaos that shows no signs of ending any time soon …
• ‘People would be shocked’: How NBL salaries stack up to NRL, AFL, NBA and the stars on $1m January 14, 2026 1:28 am The NBL is widely regarded as one of the strongest domestic basketball competitions in the world and one of the fastest-growing professional sports leagues in Australia. And as the competition’s stature and credibility has grown in recent years so too have …
• Arkansas NIL FAQ: What Razorback fans need to know about new partner TheLinkU January 13, 2026 12:02 am FAYETTEVILLE — On Dec. 30, Arkansas athletics announced the third iteration of its name, image and likeness operations: A partnership with TheLinkU. About two months prior, the Razorbacks cut ties with Blueprint Sports and shut down the Arkansas Edge …
• With historic decision looming, most AHSAA coaches don’t seem to want a split from private schools and worry about a messy divorce January 12, 2026 2:19 am Games such as Saraland against St. Paul’s in the regular season or the playoffs might be a thing of the past when the Alabama High School Athletic Association decides whether to keep public and private schools together or split them apart. Here, Spartans …
• The List: San Diego’s Biggest Movers & Shakers, 2026 January 7, 2026 2:12 am When we talk about a city’s culture, we’re talking about about people. Year-round, SDM editors analyze the flares and shifts and leaps and fissures in the culture of here. Then we find the humans tinkering in the heart of those moments, and we tell their …
• Pups and pop-pops are ready for banner year in 2026 January 6, 2026 12:41 pm Just some kid - One-mile walkers and 5K runners mesh at the end of their endeavors. This little guy saw the banner for the Hair of the Dog 5K winner and decided, “I always wanted to be a banner buster,” and in spite of pleas, “Not for you!” he seized the …
• Keeler: New CU Buffs AD Fernando Lovo said right things Monday. But Buffs donors fear NCAA football’s going wrong direction. January 6, 2026 3:29 am BOULDER — There’s no Lovo lost between Dan Stroh and college football right now. “The student-athletes, we’re very empathetic for them, very supportive of them,” Stroh, a proud CU alum and member of the Buffs Club for 43 years, told me after we watched …
• Meet the Pa.-connected faces (and places) you’ll be hearing about in 2026 January 5, 2026 11:23 am It’s time. Not just for the resurfacing of old New Year’s workout resolutions or the annual helpings of pork and sauerkraut. We speak of the unveling of the Pennsylvania Hot List for 2026. We’ve peered into our crystal ball, consulted the experts and …
• Who might have Washington Huskies hired if Jedd Fisch left? | Mailbag January 4, 2026 2:27 am The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. If Jedd …
• Mailbag: Top stories of '25 include House v. NCAA, Utah PE deal, ACC grant-of-rights change January 4, 2026 12:22 am The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include "mailbag" in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity …
• Top Covers of 2025 January 2, 2026 5:13 am Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday January 15, 2025 By Gregg Reese OW Contributor In 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Day was specifically poignant for some, as it fell on inauguration day (47th and 45th) of President-elect Donald J. Trump. Trump has …
• Not everything will be rosy in 2026, with pro golf’s future in Hawaii at the crossroads January 1, 2026 10:13 am The fun for many island sports fans in 2026 starts today when the University of Hawaii basketball teams play UC Riverside, the women at home and the men on the road. Then, on Friday, the men’s volleyball team — ranked No. 2 in the nation — starts its …
• 25 Best College Football Moments of 2025, From Indiana Fireworks to Big Noon Kickoff December 31, 2025 5:32 pm It’s been a thrilling, dramatic, kooky and flat-out fun college football season. And while we’re in the thick of the College Football Playoff now, we can’t ring in 2026 without looking back at some of the best plays of the 2025 season. From Fernando …
• How UIL basketball coaches are selling elite talent on staying in DFW public schools December 31, 2025 3:34 pm After helping Frisco Heritage to the 5A Division I state semifinals last season, five-star forward Bryson Howard and four-star guard Cameron Lomax weighed their options. They could run it back at Heritage for their senior year, or they could leave for a …
• Will Lane Kiffin show up at Sugar Bowl? Ole Miss' former coach looms large ahead of Rebels' CFP clash with Georgia December 30, 2025 7:51 pm NEW ORLEANS — On Tuesday morning here, Ole Miss football players and coaching staff members spread themselves across a giant ballroom inside the Sheraton Hotel, spending nearly an hour smiling for cameras, chatting into recorders and sliding out and into …
• 'Save college sports'? Texas Tech's billionaire booster has a plan December 29, 2025 2:17 pm LEAN IN CLOSELY. Cody Campbell is surprisingly soft-spoken. On a cool Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas, a night built for high school football, over the din of cowbells and rattling bleachers and Will Smith's "Wild Wild West," it's …
• Deep-pockets boost college football payrolls for Texas Tech, other schools December 29, 2025 12:25 pm As Texas Tech prepares for its College Football Playoff close-up, the man who’s become the face of the sport’s new economic model, billionaire oilman Cody Campbell, surveys the ever-changing landscape and knows the price to compete at the highest level is …
• Texas college football: Will NIL reform help or hurt in 2026? December 27, 2025 2:41 am For many college football players in Texas, the game has moved off the playing field and to a bargaining table. The transfer portal opens Jan. 2, sparking a bidding war sports analyst Eric Kasimov anticipated. AUSTIN, Texas - For many Texas college …
• What ASU football players say makes program stand out December 24, 2025 12:34 pm Dec. 24, 2025, 5:00 a.m. MT College football is becoming more transactional due to NIL deals and the transfer portal. Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has created a unique, family-like culture in Tempe. The team's culture of competition and …