IRVING, Texas — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Greg Sankey said Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to discuss a “continuum” of ideas to address safety concerns from field forays and courthouse forays. Speaking at College Football’s annual spring meetings, Sankey said the three-member working group tasked with evaluating the SEC’s current event safety policies and potential changes to them had discussed several ideas, including: no penalties, doubling of fines Fines are tripled. , the penalties quadrupled, and the loss of the game for the home team and…
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Kansas vs. Arkansas, Odds, Picks, TV: Expert predictions for the NCAA Tournament Second Round matchup
Saturday’s game between Kansas and Arkansas will be one game between two teams that barely know each other. They haven’t met on the hardwood since the 2005 Maui Invitational, which the Razorbacks won by one point. But when the two teams face off against the field in Des Moines on Saturday, KU will be the heavy favorites. It doesn’t take much for a game to fully swing through the NCAA tournament. For Kansas, that swing came on a four-minute, halftime stretch against Howard on Thursday to extend their lead from…
Read MoreCollege basketball rankings: Illinois out, Miami in. And hey, New Mexico!
Merry Christmas after Christmas! I trust that the holiday treated everyone well, though there were a few precious college basketball games that caught our eye. As a result, there wasn’t much movement on top of the polls. The good news is that there are plenty of great matches to be shown this week, which top the list for Saturday’s packed New Year’s Eve. In the meantime, allow me to spread my usual holiday cheer by presenting the correct ranking of the top 25 college basketball teams, as presented to the…
Read MoreSecurities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Greg Sankey wants to expand the NCAA Championship. Not all of his coaches agree with this view
Birmingham, Ala – We’re really going to do this, huh? During an appearance on SEC Network from Wednesday’s Major League Basketball Media Day, Commissioner Greg Sankey once again said he’s open to the idea of expanding the NCAA’s field beyond its current 68-team format. That thinking “was derived from the fact that I think (Texas) A&M was playing like anybody in men’s basketball last March and didn’t have access,” Sankey said. “Then you look at baseball, where Ole Miss was recognized as the last team in and… won the National…
Read MoreOpin: How Alabama beat Arkansas the way only Alabama can
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Nick Saban paused before answering the question. Will the crime of Alabama change without Bryce Young? “Hmm, I don’t know. I was going to call Jimbo after that and tell him. If he can hear it here at the press conference, no need to call him,” Saban said. Jimbo Fisher, of course, is Saban’s former assistant and head coach for Alabama’s opponent Seven Days From Now: Texas A&M. Fisher had already turned down one call from Saban in the midst of the brief war of words between…
Read MoreCollege football picks against spread: Bruce Feldman’s Week 4 picks
I had the worst week of picks I think since I was at The Athletic in Week 3, going 1-7 against the number, putting me in eighth for the junior season. So, I guess that means I’m due? The good: Pennsylvania’s choice to deal with Auburn on the road. The Bad: BYU’s choice to beat Oregon. The Ugly: Choosing Nebraska to Give Oklahoma a Game. Here are the guesses for this week. (All spreads come from BetMGM, click here For live odds, all kickoff times are Eastern.) Maryland at No.…
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