An Ingham County judge has dismissed the lawsuit over text messages connected to the Mel Tucker sexual harassment investigation.
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As an argument for English soccer to move to playoffs, this is a fine case to make.

I would just add that the title has now come down to the final day five times in the last 12 seasons. Of the previous four, two required City to make a ridiculous comeback to win.

🎮 BREAKING: EA Sports College Football comes out on July 19.

Only on PS5 and XBox Series X/S.

🏆 Standard: $69.99
🏆 Deluxe: $99.99
🏆 Deluxe bundle w/ Madden: $149.99

Full game reveal tomorrow. Here are the covers.

More details here:
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As you try to predict what the player ratings will be in EA Sports College Football '25, remember that the high-rating bonanza of the mid-2000s was gone by the later years of the game.

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Something I hadn't thought about, is this our first time seeing the Texas jersey with the SEC patch?

.David Ubben and I put together the All-EA Sports college football team.

Pat White, Reggie Bush, Rashaun Woods, Dan Connor and more. Tell us what you think.

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Keep an eye on Iowa State in the Big 12.

Good story from Scott Dochterman on the Cyclones being primed to benefit from the new-look Big 12, plus nine returning starters on both sides.

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7️⃣/1️⃣9️⃣/2️⃣4️⃣

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a release date 👀

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The New York Football Canadiens

Tom McMillen stepping down as the CEO of LEAD1, which is a lobbying organization on behalf of FBS athletic directors. Does a lot of work in DC.

NEWS: Arizona State is set to promote Graham Rossini as its vice president of athletics, Doug Haller confirms.

Rossini takes over at a challenging time for the Sun Devils.

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UNC BoT chair John Preyer says there will be NO athletics budget discussion in closed session today. 'A lot of us are very passionate about our athletics program. Concerns about our future have been expressed and ... those come with legal risk... We did not speak w/ precision or…

X-Men ‘97 was incredible, man.

For background, the NFL is not allowed to hold Saturday games from the second Saturday in September to the second Saturday in December as part of a law signed by JFK in 1961.

That's why it starts up on the third Saturday.

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