Some love the idea. Others hate it. Among the latter category are two Connecticut senators who are worried about whether the NCAA has the best interests of the athletes in mind or if the governing body is just looking for “another cash grab.” “The only guaranteed outcome of an expanded playoff field and longer season is more league profit that the players won’t see a dime of – it’s just another cash grab,” said Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn....

The 17-year-old lit up the 2023 World Juniors. Bedard was an integral part in Canada winning back-to-back golds at the tournament. He earned MVP, Best Forward and All-Star honors for his efforts. The performance from the Regina Pats star was historic. His insane point production allowed him to fly up the record books, even setting three different Canadian World Juniors records at the same time when he scored to open Canada’s quarterfinal matchup against Slovakia....

“Of the four (ex-Maple Leafs) players we talked to today, I can tell you both D.J. (head coach D.J. Smith) and I can say that Connor Brown was probably the most excited to be here,” Dorion said at the time. While it seems somewhat odd that a player would be excited about leaving a potential Stanley Cup contender for a club that finished 31st overall in league standings last season, Brown felt stifled in his role with the Maple Leafs....

Spurrier announced the news Tuesday. MORE: SN Top 25 QBs | Bama QB emerging? | SN Top 25 The redshirt sophomore was competing with Perry Orth, Michael Scarnecchia and Lorenzo Nunez. Mitch completed 2-of-6 passes for 19 yards in two games last year backing up Dylan Thompson.

McGregor also wants to make clear that Mayweather needs him more than he needs Mayweather, and that he’s the one who would be dictating the financial terms of the event. MORE: Best UFC villains of all time While TMZ Sports reported Friday that Mayweather has offered McGregor $50 million to fight him, McGregor discussed a much lower figure on Sunday’s SportsCenter. “I hear the boy talking,” McGregor told ESPN’s Kenny Mayne....

Beck made the remarks in a video posted to Twitter Monday, saying it was time to call out “wokeism.” The nationally syndicated talk show host follows other voices who have used the term “woke” as a culture war rallying cry to undermine their political opponents or stances in their own party. Webster’s Dictionary defines “woke” as: “Aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)....

Padron had two co-conspirators, Michael Wibracht and Ruben Villarreal, according to the Department of Justice. All three allegedly conspired to gain government contracts administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for financial gain. The indictment alleges that the three conspired to defraud the U.S. by obtaining funds from 2004 to 2017, using multiple companies owned between them. Villarreal is a service-disabled veteran, and due to this, would let the company qualify for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) funds....

The story that veteran TV reporter Bernie Grace turned in to his editor at KARE in Minneapolis last month was hardly a muckraking expose. He simply reported that several cars had been stolen out of the service lots of a few car dealers. But the piece was killed. The reason, according to reporters at KARE, was that station management feared it might jeopardize advertising from dealers. KARE’s vice president for news, Janet Mason, denies that....

The Blues lost back-to-back top-flight matches to the Reds and Arsenal two months ago to leave many pundits questioning their title credentials. However, Chelsea have responded in devastating fashion, racking up seven straight league wins, while Christian Eriken’s opener for Spurs at Stamford Bridge ended a run of six consecutive Premier League clean sheets. Part of Chelsea’s success has been down to Conte’s switch to his much-trusted 3-4-3 formation and the Italian is revelling in the league leaders’ upturn in fortunes....

Unai Emery and PSG confirmed on Friday the Spaniard will leave the club at the end of the season, despite only needing to beat third-tier side Les Herbiers in the Coupe de France final to depart with a domestic treble. European failures have dogged Emery’s time in Paris, the coach having previously won three consecutive Europa League titles while in charge of Sevilla. Conte is reportedly among the contenders to take over at Parc des Princes, but former Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel is expected to be given the job....

Amid the Italian’s reported frustration with Chelsea’s performance in the transfer market, Wenger claimed he appreciates his counterpart’s situation at Stamford Bridge, but does not feel sorry for him. Chelsea 15/4 to win the Premier League The Arsenal manager suggested Conte could bring back some of the host of players who have been loaned out if he wants a bigger squad. Kurt Zouma, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Kasey Palmer, Izzy Brown and Tammy Abraham are among the Blues’ youngsters who will play elsewhere in the Premier League this season, while Marco van Ginkel and Mario Pasalic have been temporarily sent elsewhere in Europe....

Conte responds to Willian-Man Utd link The Nigeria international has been a revelation for Chelsea this season after Antonio Conte switched to a 3-4-3 formation, but that has prompted rival clubs to show an interest in his services. Conte wouldn’t be drawn on whether Chelsea would be ready to offer Moses a new deal to ward off interest, but he was emphatic about his desire for his players to not lose focus during their impressive six-match winning run....

If your favorite NFL team is one of the eight that has five losses or more, well, good luck on getting that first pick in the 2015 draft. As for the rest of the league, those 14 teams may be better or worse than they appear in the standings. Call them the muddled middle, and here’s making sense of them just short of the season’s halfway mark: NFC Carolina Panthers (3-3-1, first in South)....

The hypothesis has been heavily criticized by a hypertension and cardiology organization, which says there is no scientific evidence to support it. Diaz also does not suggest people stop taking their medications, but has said more research should be carried out to establish whether his proposed link is viable. Previous research on coronavirus patients has indicated people are at greater risk of severe health effects from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, if they are suffering from certain conditions....

Ponder is one of 400 people who have been charged in the Capitol riot and is accused of assaulting a federal officer with a pole. Emotions were running high that day, according to Ponder, and he was frustrated that former Attorney General William Barr and the Supreme Court didn’t step in to investigate and hear the case of a stolen election. “I really feel as though it was stolen,” Ponder told the FBI, according to court filings....

Matt was 11, and Ted 8, when their parents moved them from a Manhattan childhood full of H&H bagels to the creeks of Charleston, S.C., where they’d dangle chicken necks to catch crabs. After college–Harvard for Matt, Amherst for Ted–and a brief brush with the New York coat-and-tie world of art and publishing, their family joke was: “Well, we can always boil peanuts.” That they did, launching a business, The Lee Bros....

Try indulging in Parisian macarons, which are milk-based snacks containing almonds and other nuts, and are available in 13 flavors, including apricot, almond, coffee and raspberry ($72 for 48 cookies; lepicerie.com). For wedding favors, consider adding a magical twist by writing personalized fortunes on the inside of dark- or white-chocolate-coated Giant Wedding Fortune Cookies. They come with white, gold or silver sprinkles ($100; fortunatebiscuits.com). And next time you’re in New York, swing by Eleni’s for a gift box of Butterflies in Nature cookies....

“An investigation into this incident is being conducted,” the Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia wrote in a statement. “The officer has been placed in an administrative role pending the outcome of the internal investigation.” The video that has went viral across social media, shows the events that led to the officer using a Taser on 22-year-old Kyndesia Smith. As the video begins, Smith and the officer are engaged in a heated argument, with Smith saying, “You’re on our property, we did not call you....

COP27, a United Nations Climate Change Conference, is currently ongoing in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. President Biden attended the conference on Friday, where he argued action to contain climate change is “a duty and responsibility of global leadership.” However, according to a report from Danish engineering company Danfoss, the world needs to pay more attention to surging demands for energy if it wants to limit global warming to 1....

La Seleccion’s 26-year wait for a major trophy will continue at least until next year after it was eliminated 2-0 by Brazil in the semifinals in controversial fashion. Goals in each half from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino saw the host nation reach a first Copa America final since 2007, while Lionel Messi was left fuming over Ecuadorian referee Roddy Zambrano. “The officiating was crazy,” the Barcelona maestro, who is still yet to win a major trophy with Argentina, said after the game....