- Some of college football’s biggest rivalries are missing in 2026 — Florida vs. Tennessee (first time in 37 seasons), Alabama vs. LSU (first time since 1963) and Florida vs. LSU aren’t on the schedule — a surprising change for fans to talk about.
- The SEC scrapped divisions and moved to a nine-game conference slate with three annual opponents (plus a mandated 10th Power-Four nonconference game), reshuffling who plays whom to boost strength of schedule.
- That reshuffle also revives and creates flashier matchups (Arkansas–Texas, Texas–Texas A&M back annually; Oklahoma–Michigan, Ohio State–Texas, Kansas–Missouri) — and the conference says it may tweak annual opponents again before 2030.
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- Spain beat Argentina in the final — La Roja crowned champions at the 2026 World Cup.
- The U.S. experienced a roller-coaster tournament: a rousing 4-1 opening win that captivated fans, then a stunning 4-1 knockout loss to Belgium.
- Lionel Messi’s late heroics to spark Argentina’s comeback against England was one of the tournament’s most unforgettable moments.
- Alex Palou keeps dominating—five wins this season, still No. 1, and looking like a strong favorite for the title.
- David Malukas pulled off an emotional comeback at Nashville—rising from the back to finish P3 despite a badly bruised knee from Saturday’s crash.
- Strategic chaos (cautions and pit cycles) shuffled the order—pole-sitter Kirkwood lost track position and others paid the price, with the series now heading into a two-week break.
- New Jersey found about 6,600 people who marked themselves as noncitizens were wrongly registered to vote because of a Motor Vehicle Commission software error; fewer than 400 reportedly cast ballots, and the governor ordered the registrations removed, the vendor replaced and an investigation launched.
- The announcement heightens a national debate: President Trump and others cite DHS data alleging hundreds of thousands of noncitizen registrations, but officials and audits say such cases are rare and often stem from administrative or tech mistakes.
- Similar DMV-driven registration glitches have occurred in Oregon, Colorado and California, underscoring that automatic registration systems and ID rules — not widespread intentional fraud — are often at the root and need system fixes.
- DraftKings favors at least one last-place 2025 team bouncing back — "Yes" to any team going worst-to-first is -210 (No +170), a neat betting hook.
- The Giants made a splash hire, bringing in John Harbaugh as head coach — a big storyline for NYC and a fresh start for their roster.
- The Jets used a top pick on pass rusher David Bailey to fix a sputtering front that had the fewest sacks and zero interceptions last season.
- Despite never smoking, Summer Farmen was diagnosed with rare ALK-positive stage 4 lung cancer in 2020 — targeted therapies have kept her alive and thriving for six years.
- She turned her experience into advocacy, becoming vice president of Alk Positive Inc., organizing support groups (even art therapy on Zoom) and contributing to research.
- A mom of three who helps care for a son with cerebral palsy, Farmen is celebrating turning 50 while living with ongoing scans and the uncertainty of a chronic cancer diagnosis.
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