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That’s a long time from now, and we still have a ways to go to get through the abyss that is the offseason. That doesn’t mean we can’t think about all the great games, coaches and players who will dominate college football headlines in 2020. We looked at 20 questions about the schedule last week. MORE: College football 2020: 20 questions for schedule Sporting News is willing to talk about those storylines any time....

The hosts were speaking about a New York Post report that stated an activist investor, Cliff Robbins, has been “prodding” Dolan to sell minority stakes for the Knicks and the New York Rangers. “Robbins, who’s Blue Harbour Group hedge fund owns a 4 percent stake in MSG [Madison Square Garden], said he thinks the Knicks and Rangers combined should be worth $7.2 billion, far higher than the $5.55 billion price tag they have been given by Forbes,” the Post report said....

“The network has accepted the resignation of a photo editor, who joined CNN earlier this year, after anti-Semitic statements he’d made in 2011 came to light,” CNN spokesperson Matt Dornic told Newsweek in a written statement. “CNN is committed to maintaining a workplace in which every employee feels safe, secure and free from discrimination regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion.” The tweets were flagged by Republican strategist Arthur Schwartz, an apparent response to earlier CNN reporting which had uncovered racist comments made by President Donald Trump’s newest Treasury Department spokesperson, Monica Crowley....

Some people were upset with the fact Coach K was trying to coach an opposing player, but many others were upset about the fact he tried to lie about the incident when asked about it after the game, saying he only congratulated Brooks in the postgame handshake line. MORE: 31 great teams that never won NCAA Tournament | Elite Eight photos Well, it turns out the Duke coach has a history of doing this....

Iizuka and Yoshimura revealed as much during a recent interview with GameReactor, with Code Vein’s producer stating that although the development team can’t completely divulge all of the details regarding a potential multiplayer feature, it might work similarly to some sort of co-op mode that would make the AI companion player-controlled. As a matter of fact, Iizuka went as far to say that the studio is focusing on the “buddy system....

Cody did tussle with both MJF and Jericho on AEW Dynamite but was almost choked out by a debuting Wardlow. Now, Cody Rhodes has put out an official statement on his Instagram stating that while this is the biggest loss of his professional wrestling career and he can’t accept it, but he has to move forward and find some vindication along the way. He also took time to thank Dr....

Speaking with Game Rant, Coin Crew Games co-founders Bushnell and Salyh shared their insights on creating compelling, puzzle-driven gameplay informed by their experiences operating a real escape room. Both creators cited environment design as a key focus in Escape Academy, as different themes enable a wider variety of puzzles. But Bushnell and Salyh aspired to do more with their digital platform than simply rehashing what people can do in reality....

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney told Fox Sports that Stoudt will replace Tajh Boyd when the regular season starts and that freshman Deshaun Watson will be his backup. The race became clearer Monday when Swinney announced that Chad Kelly was dismissed from the team. A dual-threat talent, Kelly was in the running for the starting spot, but an incident with coaches at halftime of Saturday’s spring game and an off-campus incident led to his dismissal....

The former 49ers quarterback, who hasn’t played since the 2016 season, sent a message Wednesday when he posted to his Twitter account footage of himself working out. In the video, Kaepernick says, “Five a.m. Five days a week. For three years. Still ready.” The video starts with a graphic that reads: “Denied work for 889 days” before showing Kaepernick lifting weights in the gym, bench pressing and doing push-ups as well as tricep pull-downs and dips....

Payne, the No. 15 pick to the Atlanta Hawks in 2014, was 31 years old. The NBA and college basketball worlds were hit hard by the news. Payne made national headlines due to his friendship with 8-year-old Lacey Holsworth, a cancer patient who died just a few weeks after Michigan State won the Big Ten Championship in 2014. Payne and Holsworth cutting down the nets together remains an unforgettable moment....

Once again, we’re going big with quarterbacks and filling in with some under-the-radar plays at other positions. The early slate is interesting as there are some high-volume quarterbacks to choose from. In the late slate, we can’t pass on TCU’s dynamic duo of Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson. Remember, the full daily fantasy CFB Playbook previewed below is part of Fantasy Alarm’s DFS Playbook PRO package, which includes Playbooks for NFL, NBA and MLB games at all the major DFS sites....

The organization announced during UFC 181 on Saturday night that CM Punk — real name Phil Brooks — had signed a multi-fight deal to compete in the Octagon beginning in 2015. His UFC debut will also be his first professional fight. MORE: CM Punk says McMahon apology was a ‘publicity stunt’ | CM Punk says he will never work for WWE again “This is my new career, 100 percent,” Punk said in making his announcement....

Newsom is the sitting California governor and the first to beat a gubernatorial recall election targeting his office. The Democrat was elected as governor in 2018 and will serve the remainder of his term now that he has defeated the recall effort. If the recall had been successful in removing Newsom from office, he would have been replaced by the recall candidate who received the greatest number of votes. Forty-six candidates qualified to appear on the recall ballot, a list that included 24 Republicans, nine Democrats, two Green Party candidates, one Libertarian and 10 candidates who chose to appear on the ballot with no party preference....

Halo: Combat Evolved’s co-creator Marcus Lehto took to Twitter recently to lay bare his praise for Halo Infinite’s campaign saying that he is really enjoying his time back with Master Chief and that 343 Industries has managed to bring the magic back to Halo in a big way. Lehto then went on to post a picture of Infinite’s Zeta Halo environment, admiring the view and what the team has done with architecture and the mountainous terrain....

Only one of them knows what it’s like to win the biggest prize in world soccer: Marcello Lippi led Italy to the World Cup title in 2006. More recently, Lippi has won Chinese Super League and Asian Champions League titles with Guangzhou Evergrande. But the Italian has an uphill task ensuring a disappointing two-year spell in charge of China ends with silverware before his expected retirement. “The coach has emphasized three points for a successful team,” China defender Liu Yang said....

Murray Energy generated 6 percent all total of America’s energy output last year, according to the Energy Information Administration. It joins Blackjewel Mining in West Virginia and Cloud Peak Energy in Wyoming in having filed for bankruptcy this year. President Trump gave Murray Energy multiple regulatory assists in an attempt at ending the “war on coal,” but a continued preference for renewable energy and gas power in the public and private sectors, as well as a decrease in coal exportation has resulted in the company’s filing for Chapter 11....

After eliminating Madison Keys and Sania Mirza in straight sets in the semifinals, third seeds Gauff and Pegula defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-5 in the title clash. This was the second WTA 1000 doubles title for the pair after having won the Qatar Open earlier this year. In a press conference after the match, the prodigy expressed her happiness but when asked if it was a goal for her to become No....

The themed event for this season of COD Mobile is out, known as Cyber Attack. Players have the opportunity to unlock a ton of free rewards that are available, and all they have to do is grind the various multiplayer and Battle Royale modes on COD Mobile. COD Mobile has also launched a new Battle Royale mode today called Solid Gold. In this mode, players will drop into a regular game of Battle Royale, but all the ground loot on the island will be of legendary rarity....