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  • Looking good and living lovely: Deion Sanders reenters spotlight focused on leading revamped Colorado team

    Looking good and living lovely: Deion Sanders reenters spotlight focused on leading revamped Colorado team

    FRISCO, Texas — Much mystery has surrounded Deion Sanders’ health, whereabouts and day-to-day involvement as Colorado’s head coach this summer. Still, one constant remains: Whenever Coach Prime appears, the cameras usually follow.

    Sanders, 57, made his long-awaited appearance Wednesday at Big 12 Media Days, ending a months-long absence from the spotlight as he deals with an unspecified health issue. Fittingly, he was the main act, the 14th of 14 head coaches to address reporters at the two-day event, and it didn’t take long for the cameras to spot him when he arrived at The Star, flanked by former Dallas Cowboys teammate Michael Irvin, athletics director Rick George and his creative media team.

    “I’m not here to talk about my health,” Sanders told reporters. “I’m here to talk about my team.” 

    He added: “I’m looking good, I’m living lovely. God has truly blessed me. Not a care in the world, not a want or desire in the world.”

    Deion Sanders at 2025 Big 12 Media Days: Unpacking the best and worst from Colorado’s polarizing coach

    Carter Bahns

    The Colorado coach revealed in May he was facing an unspecified health issue and said he lost 14 pounds. He didn’t offer more clarity at the Big 12’s event. What was clear was that Wednesday was a reunion with his players. Quarterback Kaidon Salter said it was the first time he’s seen Sanders in person since the Buffaloes’…

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  • 49ers WR Demarcus Robinson pleads no contest to misdemeanor DUI after allegedly driving more than 100 mph while impaired

    49ers WR Demarcus Robinson pleads no contest to misdemeanor DUI after allegedly driving more than 100 mph while impaired

    San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge on Wednesday after police say that he was driving more than 100 mph while under the influence of alcohol.

    Per the Orange County Register, citing the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Robinson was sentenced to three years probation and assessed a $390 fine. He’s required to complete a series of programs including a hospital and morgue program and a three-month alcohol program. He’s prohibited from driving while under the influence of any measurable trace of alcohol. He will not serve jail time.

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    As part of his plea, separate charges of driving with a .08% blood alcohol content or higher and driving without a valid license were dismissed, his attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna told the Register.

    The plea stems from a Nov. 25 arrest in the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills when Robinson was a member of the Rams. California Highway Patrol officers say they observed a white Dodge sedan driving more than 100 mph on Highway 101 around 5:13 a.m. on a Monday.

    Per a CHP statement, Robinson was driving the car and identified himself after officers pulled him over. According to the statement, Robinson demonstrated “objective signs and symptoms of alcohol impairment.”

    Demarcus Robinson, who joined the 49ers in the offseason, pleaded no contest to a DUI charge from his time with the Rams. (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)

    (Kara Durrette via Getty Images)

    It’s not clear from reports if Robinson was subject to sobriety tests or a breathalyzer. The arrest took place the morning after a Rams home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, a game in which Robinson caught a touchdown pass.

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    After his arrest, Robinson was “released to a responsible party,” according to CHP. Per the Associated Press, Robinson said after his arrest that it was “a bad look.”

    “I don’t want to bring that type of light, or any type of negative energy, toward the team,” Robinson said. “Things like…

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  • EA Sports ‘College Football 26’ predicts the 2025 season

    EA Sports ‘College Football 26’ predicts the 2025 season

    For the second year in a row, Yahoo Sports is in the lab — er, on the couch — running a simulated season in EA Sports’ new college football video game, appropriately named “College Football 26.” Last year, things were a little wonky to say the least. In the three simulated seasons we ran last July, one had zero SEC teams make the College Football Playoff and all failed to accurately predict either the Heisman Trophy winner or the eventual national champion.

    This time around, we’re mostly sticking to last year’s formula, with the biggest tweak being us running just a single simulated season. It’s more in line with the simulations we’ve run for Madden, NBA 2K and MLB The Show in recent memory, and after seeing the results, it appears as if College Football 26 is more in line with what’s reasonably expected for this coming season.

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    Here were the parameters for the simulation:

    One season in Dynasty mode was simulated, with pauses before the Bowl Game schedule and after the national title game for data collecting. We needed to select a team at random and received Kansas State for the simulation.

    Quarters were set to 15 minutes, to generate the most realistic statistics possible.

    Recruiting and other settings were set to “simple,” essentially fully automating the experience.

    With all that out of the way, let’s fire up the fight songs and jump into what everyone is really here for — the results!

    Screenshot from EA Sports College Football 26. (Credit: EA Sports)

    Power conference champions

    Things were fairly straightforward when it came to the champions of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC, with two repeat champions predicted for the 2025 season. Clemson and Oregon each won their respective conferences with matching 12-1 records, while Florida took home the SEC title and Texas Tech captured the Big 12 championship…

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  • Biggest remaining need for every AFC team: Jets wide receivers, Bengals edge rushers headline list

    Biggest remaining need for every AFC team: Jets wide receivers, Bengals edge rushers headline list

    Despite the recent trade between the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers, there is usually little movement at this stage of the NFL calendar. Moves that are made this time of year are usually of little consequence to the outcome of the season. However, big names linger on the open market, such as wide receivers Keenan Allen and Amari Cooper, safeties Marcus Williams and Justin Simmons, pass rushers Za’Darius Smith and Jadeveon Clowney and more. Could one of those veterans be the missing piece to a team’s Super Bowl run? 

    The Chargers and Lions will open the preseason July 31 at the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Los Angeles will also be the first team reporting to training camp with rookies set to appear July 12. The Steelers and Falcons veterans will be last to report July 23.  

    Let’s explore the biggest remaining need for each AFC franchise ahead of training camp.

    AFC North

    Cincinnati Bengals: Edge rusher

    Cincinnati selected Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart with its first-round choice, which many presumed would check off a need for the organization. Stewart and veteran Trey Hendrickson have held out of all team activities to this point. Both joining the fold would alleviate concerns about the position. 

    There are still questions about defensive tackle as well. 

    Cleveland Browns: Wide receiver

    Cleveland had five…

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  • Iowa State football’s top stars returned for 2025 run despite revenue gap: ‘We want to win a title’

    Iowa State football’s top stars returned for 2025 run despite revenue gap: ‘We want to win a title’

    FRISCO, Texas — Iowa State had a truly historic season in 2024, setting a program record with 11 wins. The Cyclones played in the Big 12 Championship Game for the first time and went on to defeat Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Around the program, though, it still feels a little unfulfilling. 

    “There’s a lot of guys coming back to a team that feels like they underaccomplished,” offensive lineman Tyler Miller told CBS Sports. “Yeah, it’s a great season in Iowa State history, but at the end of the day, our goal is to win the game in December at the Big 12 championship and we didn’t do that.” 

    A “great season” is selling quite short. The program is undergoing an unprecedented period of success under coach Matt Campbell. The 11-2 campaign was the seventh winning season in eight years, matching the previous 35 years of pre-Campbell Iowa State football. 

    2025 Big 12 football preseason poll: 247Sports expert panel picks Arizona State to repeat as league champions

    Cody Nagel

    But still, for the 113th year in a row, it didn’t end with a conference championship. The Cyclones have not won a conference crown since 1912. 

    To get another chance, Iowa State’s roster did something unusual. According to Campbell, more than 20 players on the roster took less money to return for additional years of eligibility. Despite building a conference title-caliber roster, Iowa State is…

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  • Maxx Crosby happy with the culture Pete Carroll is creating: “Not fake energy”

    Maxx Crosby happy with the culture Pete Carroll is creating: “Not fake energy”

    At 73, Pete Carroll is the NFL’s oldest head coach. But this offseason he was running around the practice field as he has throughout his coaching career, and that’s making an impression on the Raiders.

    Las Vegas defensive end Maxx Crosby says the way Carroll builds a culture is contagious, and there’s excitement brewing in the Raiders’ locker room.

    “He’s true to that. It’s not fake energy,” Crosby told Ryan McFadden of ESPN. “And it’s not just him, it’s the assistant coaches, the whole building. It just feels different. . . . Pete creates that culture where everyone knows it’s hard. You’re going to work your ass off, but you’ve got a whole group and an organization of people that all got to be on the same wavelength and go in the same direction. That’s one of the hardest things you could do.”

    Crosby has become one of the best players in the NFL during his time with the Raiders, but he hasn’t experienced a lot of team success. With Carroll in the fold, he’s feeling more confident about winning energy starting from the top and filtering its way through the team.

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  • Pettis Norman, longtime Cowboys tight end and renowned civil rights advocate, dies at 86

    Pettis Norman, longtime Cowboys tight end and renowned civil rights advocate, dies at 86

    Pettis Norman, a trailblazing 12-year NFL veteran who spent the majority of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, has died at the age of 86. 

    Norman spent nine years with the Cowboys and was on the franchise’s first team to reach a Super Bowl — a Super Bowl V loss to the Baltimore Colts. Norman, who played his final three seasons with the San Diego Chargers, served in the Texas Army National Guard during his first seven NFL seasons. 

    Norman was renowned for his work as a civil rights advocate. In the 1990s, he founded the Dallas Together Forum, an initiative that worked with Dallas CEOs to improve minority hiring and awarding of contracts to women and minority-owned businesses by Dallas companies.

    “We mourn the passing of former tight end and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman,” the Cowboys said Monday. “Known for his selfless leadership, commitment to community, and dedication to creating equal opportunity, we were incredibly proud and grateful to share his remarkable story recently.”

    Norman’s work as a civil rights advocate began in college when he was part of lunch counterprotests in an effort to help promote integration. On the field, Norman’s success at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte was noticed by Cowboys scout Gil Brandt, who would go on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Norman was drafted in the 16th round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans, but Brandt was able to sign Norman to the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. 

    In Dallas, Norman helped convinced Cowboys Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry to no longer assign hotel rooms based on race. Off the field, Norman became the first Black official at a bank in Dallas. 

    “Pettis encouraged all of the players to open up bank accounts,” former Cowboys running back Calvin Hill said. “He encouraged us to establish credit. He encouraged us to get involved in the community.” 

    Norman also…

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  • Ohio State coach Ryan Day rating in ‘College Football 26’ revealed

    Ohio State coach Ryan Day rating in ‘College Football 26’ revealed

    Coaches with A+ Prestige According to CFB 26:

    – Kalen Deboer
    – Marcus Freeman
    – Ryan Day
    – Kirby Smart
    – Lincoln Riley
    – Lane Kiffin
    – Dan Lanning
    – Brian Kelly
    – Dabo Swinney
    – Steve Sarkisian
    – James Franklin

    — CFBudge (@CF_Budge) July 7, 2025

    We know some of you already purchased the Deluxe Edition of ‘College Football 26’ and are already enjoying many of the features on the newest release of the game, and battling it out with friends and foes alike across the country. We’re also pretty sure most of you visiting this homer Ohio State site are using the Buckeyes to dominate the competition.

    If so, then there’s no doubt you’ve noticed some of the ratings now visible and available in the game, including where Ohio State ranks, who the top players are in the game, what Buckeye players are rated, and much more. One thing many fans may not know, however, is that the head coaches in the game are also ranked and rated, and that includes OSU head coach Ryan Day. But what does EA Sports think of Day?

    Coming fresh off a College Football national championship, you would expect Day to be highly rated in the game, and that’s definitely the case. In fact, Day is rated as the third best coach in the game behind only Kirby Smart of Georgia and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. All three have a “prestige” of an A+, but Smart and Swinney both have an overall rating of 80, while Day has a rating of 72.

    Rounding out the top ten behind those three are Steve Sarkisian of Texas (68), Oregon’s Dan Lanning (66), Penn State head coach James Franklin (64), Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman (63), Kalen DeBoer of Alabama (62), LSU’s Brian Kelly (62), and Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss (61).

    Of note, Michigan man Sherrone Moore is nowhere to be found. I think there are a lot of folks around the country who would want Day over Swinney because it sure feels like the way things are…

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