Ranking college basketball's top five in-season tournaments for 2026-27 as multi-team event landscape shifts
True bracket-style tournaments are more scarce now, but there are some big-time matchups on deck
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Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and Mississippi face pivotal CFP test against Georgia
Georgia coach Kirby Smart knows exactly what kind of challenge Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss presents. He experienced it twice last year, the latter being a 362-yard, two-touchdown Sugar Bowl performance that ended his team's season.
Ball State football vs UMass, MACtion live score, updates, highlights
Ball State football is back on the road to take on UMass in a midweek MACtion game. Follow along here for live scoring updates throughout the game.
Northern permafrost greening masks declining plant resilience, study finds
An international study jointly led by researchers from the Department of Geography and the Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality at the Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has revealed that vegetation resilience across Northern Hemisphere permafrost regions underwent a widespread reversal around 2008, declining broadly despite continued greening.
Gold mining introduces an overlooked threat to wild caimans
Mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining in tropical regions is finding its way into wildlife. A team from the University of Vienna and the Veterinary University of Vienna shows that mercury exposure impairs the glucocorticoid response that helps animals cope with acute stress. This weakened stress response could reduce the caimans' chances of survival and reproduction. The findings, recently…
A24 on Top: With Bigger Budgets, Better Box Office and Splashy IP, Is it Finally Time to Sell?
“Elden Ring,” one of the most popular video games of all time, takes place in a fantasy realm called the Lands Between — a space between life and death where humans battle gods and monsters for power. A24 has just wrapped production on the movie adaptation, representing the company’s biggest swing to date. The action […]
Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2026
Since the turn of the century, Variety has scoped out the next generation of comedy stars through our annual 10 Comics to Watch franchise. The inaugural lineup in 2000 included future industry favorites Zach Galifianakis, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt and Louis C.K. And 15 years later, this magazine identified Nate Bargatze and Nikki Glaser as […]
3 Reasons Why the Chicago Bears Won vs. the Seahawks
Chicago traveled to Seattle and came away with a W against the defending Super Bowl Champs. Here are @BryanOrenchuk’s’ top 3 reasons why.
3 takeaways from Indiana football’s initial CFP ranking
From the Hoosiers’ strength of record to “quality losses,” here’s a few thoughts on that first set of rankings.
2026 WNBA season review: The arrival of Angel Reese has forever changed the Atlanta Dream, and it’s just the beginning
Even as the Game 7 loss still stings, it’s worth recognizing the Dream’s franchise-best season.
Far from being part of ‘Generation TikTok’, Bayern Munich’s Tom Bischof actually touches grass
In fact, he does it every few days.
2026 Staff Pick’em Week 10
The staff won the Bye Week!
Searching for Excitement in the Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy
A Spartan win could salvage MSU’s season and absolutely destroy Michigan’s
Iranians celebrate Democrat victory in US midterms
US President Donald Trump acknowledged the Republicans’ crushing defeat was partly due to the war on Iran.
CVS Health plans to split itself up. Here's why a breakup could make sense now
Analysts say that after a roughly two-year turnaround the company's retail pharmacy business and other units may be strong enough to stand on their own.
Mississippi’s Senate Race Is Close. The State Has No Vote Recount Law.
The race for U.S. Senate is incredibly close in Mississippi, which does not allow for vote recounts in statewide elections.
New Flutter CEO bets on FanDuel promotions to win customers as profits suffer
Flutter's new CEO Dan Taylor issued his first earnings report as CEO on Wednesday.
Eagles to start Joe Milton at quarterback vs. Giants, replacing Tanner McKee
Milton will replace Tanner McKee and become Philadelphia's third starting quarterback of the season when the Eagles face the NFC East-leading Giants
Democratic progressive wing notches win in California Central Valley
Campaign focused on cost of living issues and backlash over ICE raids pays dividends for progressive Randy Villegas.
Progressive beats GOP Rep. Tom Barrett in key Michigan district
The race was one of the most closely watched in the nation.
Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Gets Second Look After Texas Turns Blue: “You Owe Him an Apology”
The near future-set political thriller which depicted Texas and California as wartime allies is being hailed as predicting the midterms.
House Republican who voted to impeach Trump loses reelection
Rep. David Valadao is one of the last remaining House Republicans in office who voted to impeach President Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
How Trump’s Energy Policies Helped Trigger Midterm Rout
The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent.
STAT+: Mass. marijuana consumers, workers high on victory after repeal of recreational weed sales fails in a rout
Massachusetts voters decisively shot down a ballot initiative that would have dismantled the state’s recreational cannabis industry.
Overlooked insects are bucking the trend and becoming more abundant, study finds
Scientists have uncovered surprising evidence that many of Britain's overlooked insects and spiders are becoming more abundant and emerging earlier in the year, according to a new study.