That’s why Mike Holder is making a pitch for teams to strength their nonconference football schedules. Getting fat on cupcakes isn’t the diet Big 12 schools need to get into the College Football Playoff field. MORE: Reasons to watch all 39 bowl games | CFP bowls are tests of the best | Conference to blame for snub Baylor and TCU will watch while four teams play on Jan. 1 in games whose winners will play for the national title....
They struggle to convert their chances. They concede easy goals. They do not win away games against the top sides. There are only about half a dozen players who will definitely still be at the club next season. Hazard inspires Chelsea to win over City All were in evidence at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea won 2-1 and strengthened their grip on the title after a weekend wobble. As Guardiola discussed his side’s mentality in the build-up to this match, he bemoaned the fact that they “forget to play” - they stop playing on the front foot, as he demands - when they are in the lead in a big game....
Many of Nintendo’s employees are working from home, including Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and this transition has made it so that first-party software has needed additional time in development. Nintendo has specifically reached out to its partners to communicate that this is the case, according to VentureBeat and Eurogamer. RELATED: Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2’s Map Changes Should Be for One Specific Reason Fans have wondered what kind of impact the cancellation of E3 2020 would have on the industry, or at least on announcements to that specific time of year....
The Big Ten and Big East announced on Monday the creation of another inter-conference challenge series, to begin in the 2015-16 season, according to various media reports. While the Big Ten-ACC Challenge is held in late November/early December, generally right after the conclusion of Thanksgiving week non-exempt tournaments, the new series will be held in the opening week of the season. It will be called the Gavitt Tipoff Games in honor of former Providence coach and Big East founder Dave Gavitt....
Was this a set of dream-killer Bs for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals? Minnesota entered this game against the Wisconsin Badgers uncertain of what it might need to accomplish to be selected to participate in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, but absolutely sure that a victory over a No. 1 seed candidate would help a whole heck of a lot. That meant having to deal with Brust, though, and lately that just has not been a good deal for the Gophers....
At least nine teams will make the NCAA Tournament, and those nine teams all have odds of 10-1 or less to earn the Big Ten’s automatic bid into March Madness. MORE: Get the latest March Madness odds from Sports Insider 2020 Big Ten Tournament odds Michigan State +250 Maryland +425 Michigan +600 Wisconsin +600 Iowa +800 Ohio State +800 Rutgers +800 Illinois +900 Penn State +1000 Purdue +2000 Minnesota +2800 Indiana +4000 Nebraska +15000 Northwestern +15000...
However, Breath of the Wild is so big that it is no surprise there are some secrets most players never come across. While many players take the time to hunt down all of Link’s memories in Breath of the Wild, there are still secrets many players don’t know they should be hunting for. Thankfully, the game’s community has come together to share their discoveries across the game so that new and returning players who want to see everything Breath of the Wild has to offer can see as much of it as they can on their next playthrough....
Under the Electoral College system, each state is granted a certain number of electoral votes in proportion to its population. In 2016, Clinton garnered nearly 3 million more individual votes than Trump, but the president won by a significant margin in the Electoral College due to a series of wins in battleground states. Trump won 306 electoral votes while Clinton only garnered 232. Several of the key battleground states – including Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida and Pennsylvania – had gone blue for former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 before flipping red for Trump....
“I am not concerned about my safety, security or the inauguration,” he told reporters Wednesday, just hours after an armed siege at the Capitol forced Vice President Mike Pence and other top leaders to be whisked away to safety. “I’m not concerned. The American people are going to stand up, stand up now. Enough is enough is enough.” Biden condemned the riots that took over the U.S. Capitol as an assault on democracy “unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times....
Republicans have called on Biden to visit the border amid an increase in migrants, largely from Latin American countries, seeking political asylum from their home countries. Republicans have framed the increase in migration as a blunder by the Biden administration, which has sought to strike a balance between border security and a more humanitarian-based approach to immigration. Facing mounting scrutiny for not visiting the border two years into his presidency, Biden visited El Paso, Texas, on Sunday to view the growing humanitarian crisis at the border....
As gas prices surge to all-time highs, Biden reached out to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the U.A.E.’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, but was denied, the Journal reported. “There was some expectation of a phone call, but it didn’t happen,” a U.S. official told the Journal regarding a call between Biden and Salman. “It was part of turning on the spigot [of Saudi oil].” Saudi officials say their relationship with the U....
The storyline statuses of Aleister Black and Andrade have witnessed drastic changes ever since Paul Heyman was removed as the Executive Director of WWE RAW, and it’s no coincidence. The WWE boss is not a fan of Aleister Black and Andrade Dave Meltzer revealed on the latest post-RAW edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio that Vince McMahon doesn’t see a lot in Aleister Black and Andrade when compared to what Paul Heyman saw in the two WWE RAW Superstars....
Squads to pick from: Melbourne Renegades: Cameron Boyce, Dan Christian, Tom Cooper, Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Richardson, Usman Khan Shinwari, Will Sutherland, Chris Tremain, Beau Webster, Cameron White, Jack Wildermuth Hobart Hurricanes Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Tom Rogers, Clive Rose, D’Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade...
Snake rescuer Nick Evans received a call form an electrician who had spotted a mamba in the basement area of a block of flats in Pinetown—an urban area located around 10 miles west of Durban, according to a Facebook post. The black mamba is a large snake native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa know for its size, speed and extremely potent venom. It is considered to be one of the most dangerous snakes in the world....
The most significant changes, which ESPN reported are expected to be announced Thursday, include: — Increasing active rosters from 25 players to 26 from Opening Day through Aug. 31, and reducing the roster maximum from 40 to 28 from Sept. 1 through the end of the regular season. Clubs will not be able to carry more than 13 pitchers on their rosters before Sept. 1, or more than 14 pitchers from Sept....
Fans should take this information with a massive grain of salt, but it’s gaining traction on Reddit and elsewhere online. The leak claims to reveal a lot of details about Grand Theft Auto 6, claiming it will use a Chapter system like in Red Dead Redemption 2, with the first two chapters set in the 1970s, presumably followed by a time jump. This matches previous Grand Theft Auto 6 time period leaks that have suggested that the game will take place in more than one decade....
Although the Senate blocked the legislation after it passed in the House last year, the new balance of power in the high chamber—coupled with the blessing and advocacy of career union partisan President Joe Biden—make the PRO Act’s passage a serious threat in this Congress. Biden even included this power grab in his massive “infrastructure proposal” unveiled earlier this week. The bill’s signature provision is its repeal of every right-to-work law in the country....
