- Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly set to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United head coach if the club sacks Carrick after a 1W-5D-4L start and United sit in the relegation zone.
- United would likely pay roughly $10 million to trigger Pochettino’s buyout despite him signing a four-year contract extension with U.S. Soccer in August.
- Pochettino’s first game could be a blockbuster vs. Liverpool on Nov. 22, and his exit would leave U.S. Soccer scrambling for a coach ahead of Nations League quarterfinals vs. Haiti.
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- MLB execs say it feels like a “business-as-usual” offseason even as the CBA expires Dec. 1 — a looming lockout could compress activity and make these GM meetings the main chance for in-person deals.
- The Mets are frontrunners to pursue top free agent lefty Tarik Skubal (the Dodgers are also showing interest), making him the biggest name to watch this offseason.
- The Astros are close to naming a new manager (decision possibly this week), with surprising names like Albert Pujols among the candidates.
- Brewers manager Pat Murphy became the first skipper in either league to win NL Manager of the Year three straight times — and learned it from his hospital bed after having hip replacement surgery the day before the announcement.
- The award capped a banner season for Milwaukee: a franchise‑record 103 wins, a sweep of the Dodgers in the NLCS and the club’s first World Series title, despite being a small‑market team with a modest payroll.
- Will Venable won AL Manager of the Year after engineering a dramatic turnaround for the White Sox — taking them from consecutive 100‑loss seasons (including 121 losses in 2024) to a playoff berth.
- Michigan State upset No. 2 Duke 79-73, holding them to 33% shooting and forcing 13 turnovers.
- Jeremy Fears Jr. was the star — 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds; Jordan Scott added six blocks.
- It’s MSU’s first win over Duke since 2020, coming in the Champions Classic at the United Center.
- Georgia is the new No. 1 in the second CFP rankings (with Utah, Alabama and undefeated UCLA getting first-round byes).
- Blue-blood programs Ohio State and LSU have fallen out of the Top 12 in the latest shake-up.
- Boise State is the lone Group-of-Six team in the projected 12-team bracket — and with only four weeks left, everything can still change.
- The College Football Playoff’s expansion to 24 teams is prompting Power Four conferences to stop holding championship games after this season, sparking debate about the future role of conferences.
- Coaches such as Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz and Wake Forest’s Jake Dickert say removing title games risks devaluing rivalries, traditions and fan interest — and question why teams remain in conferences if championships disappear.
- Going forward, conference titles will be decided by regular-season standings and the Army‑Navy game will take the former championship weekend, marking a major shake-up of tradition.
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