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Eighteen new members of theDetroit Lionshave chosen their numbers for the 2026 season, with another nine returning players changing their numbers from last year.

The Lionsannounced the number changeson social media on Monday, May 11, with the most notable change coming from returning backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The veteran QB, returning for his third stint in Detroit, opted for his old No. 5 jersey, which he wore with five teams over eight seasons from 2014-21. That number belonged to running back David Montgomery from 2023-25 in Detroit and became available afterMontgomery's March 2 tradeto theHouston Texans.

Bridgewater previously wore Nos. 10 and 12 for the Lions in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Other notable players includenew center Cade Mays, who chose No. 64, andnew running back Isiah Pacheco, who chose No. 10.

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Nine returning players are switching numbers, though none are as high-profile as last year's moves that saw running back Jahmyr Gibbsgo from No. 26 to No. 0and wide receiver Jameson Williams go from No. 9 to No. 1 in 2025. The biggest name of the nine is probably defensive end Tyler Lacy going from No. 78 to No. 93, which was worn last season byrecently-waived defensive end Josh Paschal.

Here's the full list of Lions number changes.

NewDetroit Lionsplayer numbers

• QB Teddy Bridgewater: No. 5.

• WR Greg Dortch: No. 8.

• RB Isiah Pacheco: No. 10.

• LB Damone Clark: No. 11.

• CB Roger McCreary: No. 21.

• S Christian Izien: No. 27.

• LB Joe Bachie: No. 35.

• S Chuck Clark: No. 36.

• DT Jay Tufele: No. 57.

• C Cade Mays: No. 64.

• C Seth McLaughlin: No. 65.

• OL Juice Scruggs: No. 70.

• OL Ben Bartch: No. 78.

• OL Larry Borom: No. 79.

• TE Thomas Gordon: No. 82.

• TE Tyler Conklin: No. 83.

• DE Payton Turner: No. 92.

• DL D.J. Wonnum: No. 98.

New numbers for returning Detroit Lions players

• CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.: No. 2 (was No. 9).

• WR Jackson Meeks: No. 13 (was No. 83).

• WR Malik Cunningham: No. 15 (was No. 80).

• S Dan Jackson: No. 17 (was No. 28).

• RB Kye Robichaux: No. 34 (was No. 25).

• DE Tyler Lacy: No. 93 (was No. 78).

• DE Levi Onwuzurike: No. 95 (was No. 91 from 2023-24).

• DT Myles Adams: No. 96 (was No. 66).

• DE Ahmed Hassanein: No. 99 (was No. 61).

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press:Detroit Lions returning players grab some new numbers

LEXINGTON — Nearly midway through May, a good portion ofKentucky basketball's 2026-27 roster is complete. But coachMark Popeand the rest of his staff still have more work to do.

As of May 11, theWildcatshave filled 13 of their 15 scholarships for next season.

The first order of business: Learning what rising sophomore centerMalachi Morenowill do.Moreno on April 6 announcedhe would go through the NBA draft process while maintaining his college eligibility. If he takes his name out of the the draft,Moreno said he'll return for another season at UK.

What he'll do is still uncertain.

Kevin O'Connor, who writes for Yahoo Sports,reported May 11that "Moreno has garnered intrigue from teams in the mid-late first round range." The deadline to withdraw from the draft is 11:59 p.m. ET May 27.

Moreno aside, four players from last season's roster will be back in 2026-27: forwardsBraydon Hawthorne,Trent NoahandReece Potteralong with guardKam Williams.

UK is adding a pair of high school signees (Zyon HawthorneandMason Williams) and an international big man (Ousmane N'Diaye).Kentuckyalso has signed five players out of thetransfer portal— three in the backcourt (Zoom Diallo,Jerone MortonandAlex Wilkins) and two in the frontcourt (Franck KepnangandJustin McBride).

Six players from last season's squad transferred:Collin Chandler,Mouhamed Dioubate,Brandon Garrison,Andrija Jelavić,Jasper JohnsonandJaland Lowe.

The two seniors from the 2025-26 club,Denzel AberdeenandOtega Oweh, are out of eligibility; Aberdeen put his name into the portal despite requiring an NCAA waiver to play next season.

Keep this page bookmarked throughout the offseason to see how Kentucky's 2026-27 roster is shaping up.

Which Kentucky Wildcats will return next season?

• Forward Braydon Hawthorne: After redshirting during the 2025-26 campaign, Hawthorne announced April 21 he'll be back in blue next season. He will be a redshirt freshman.

• Forward Trent Noah: A superstar as a high school player at Harlan High, Noah announced April 12 that he'll be back at UK for his junior campaign.

• Forward Reece Potter: A Lexington native who spent his first two college seasons at Miami-Ohio, Potter redshirted in 2025-26 after joining Kentucky. Potter announced April 15 he'd be back with the Wildcats in 2026-27.

• Guard Kam Williams: A rising junior, Williams reportedly reached an agreement April 7 to be part of the UK roster next season.

Incoming Kentucky basketball transfers

Zoom Diallo

A 6-foot-4 guard,Zoom Diallowas a dynamic playmaker for Washington the past two seasons. He averaged 11.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a freshman in 2024-25. Diallo improved on all those figures last season (15.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists). He ranked among the Big Ten's top 10 in field goal percentage and assists per game during the 2025-26 campaign.Diallo committed to UKon April 15

Franck Kepnang

The upcoming season will beKepnang's seventh in the college ranks. The 6-foot-11, 225-pound native of Cameroon started his career atOregonin 2020-21, a year in which the NCAA paused the eligibility clock for all athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic. After appearing in 35 games (with five starts) in 2021-22, Kepnang transferred toWashington. He spent four seasons with the Huskies. Last season, he started 25 times (in 27 games), averaging 6.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.07 blocks in 22.9 minutes per outing. Kepnang finished third in the Big Ten in total blocks (55) and blocks per game (2.07) in 2025-26.He committed to UK on May 9.

Justin McBride

Kentucky will be thefourth school in four yearsfor well-traveled forward Justin McBride. He began his college career atOklahoma Statein 2023-24. McBride then spent a season atNevada(2024-25) andJames Madison, respectively. During his one-year stint with JMU, McBride averaged team highs in points (15.3) and rebounds (5.6) per game.He committed to UKon April 28.

Jerone Morton

It's a return home for Morton, whocommitted to Kentucky on April 29. He graduated fromGeorge Rogers Clark HighSchool before playing two seasons atMorehead State, where he appeared in 62 games, averaging 5.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 20.1 minutes. Morton played atWashington Statein 2025-26, playing in 32 games (29 starts). His 84 assists were second-most on the team. Morton averaged 7.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game for the Cougars.

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Alex Wilkins

Alex Wilkinsdidn't stay long at Furman. In fact, he only played one season for the Paladins. But it was a standout freshman campaign for the Massachusetts native. He was first on the team in points (17.4) and assists (4.7) per game. Wilkins also was efficient from the field, knocking down 46% (220 for 478) of his tries. He made 117 of his 142 free-throw tries, a conversion rate of 82.4%.Wilkins committed to UK on April 18.

Which high school recruits have signed with Mark Pope and UK basketball?

Mason Williams

The son of new assistant coach and NBA veteranMo Williams,Mason Williamsis a four-star guard. He was the first — and as of April 6, only — commitment in the 2026 class for the Wildcats. The younger Williams is theNo. 12 point guard in the countryin the 247Sports Composite rankings. Williams is theNo. 3 prospect in Tennessee.

Zyon Hawthorne

The younger brother of rising redshirt freshman forward Braydon Hawthorne,Zyon committed to UKon April 21. A 6-1 combo guard, Zyon had offers from Arkansas State, Bethune-Cookman, La Salle and Wichita State,per Rivals/On3.

International additions

Ousmane N'Diaye

A 6-foot-11, 210-pound forward from Senegal,N'Diaye committed to UK on April 24. N'Diaye competed in Lega Basket Serie A — a professional league in Italy — last season. He played for Vanoli Cremona, averaging 10.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in 27.3 minutes per game.

Which UK basketball players declared for 2026 NBA Draft?

Malachi Moreno

A freshman from nearby Georgetown,Malachi Morenoannounced April 6 he'd go through the NBA draft process while maintaining his college eligibility. He said if he doesn't remain in the draft, he'll be back for Year 2 in Lexington. Moreno played in all 36 games (30 starts) for Kentucky last season, pacing the team in rebounds (6.3) and blocks (1.47) per game as well as double-doubles (three) and field goal percentage (58.2; 96 for 165).

Jayden Quaintance

After an abbreviated season in Lexington in which he appeared in only four games, forwardJayden Quaintancedeclared for the draft April 14. His short on-court stint with Kentucky centered aroundan ACL injurythat ended his freshman campaign atArizona Statein February 2025. When he finally took the floor for UK, Quaintance ensured his debut was a memorable one: He had 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks off the bench ina 78-66 win over St. John'sin December. But Quaintance played in only three more games after that before his college career ended for good. He averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds per outing in his sole season in Lexington.

Kentucky basketball outgoing transfers

Collin Chandler

Collin Chandlerentered the transfer portal with a do-not-contact tag April 8 after two seasons with the Wildcats. As a sophomore, the 6-foot-5 guard averaged 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He led UK by shooting 41% (73 for 178) from 3-point range. As expected when he announced his transfer, Chandler is heading back to Utah, his home state. He committed to BYU on April 11,revealing the move on his personal Instagram account. Chandler hadsigned with BYU in high school, when Pope still was the Cougars' coach.

Denzel Aberdeen

Denzel Aberdeenhas an uphill battle to play another college season. He's already played four years, and though he was on the floor only 41 minutes (in 12 games) in his freshman season at Florida, he didn't receive a redshirt for an injury at any point as a collegian. He'll hope the NCAA is forgiving and grants him a fifth season. In his lone season at UK, Aberdeen dished out a team-high 3.4 assists per game. His 13.5 points per contest ranked second only to Oweh's 18.6. If Aberdeen's successful, he plans to head back to Gainesville, Florida. On April 10, Aberdeen announced his commitment to the Gators ina post on his personal Instagram account.

Andrija Jelavic

A starter for Kentucky's final 20 games of the season, 6-foot-11 forwardAndrija Jelavićdecided to see what else might be out there for him, entering the portal April 7. In two seasons forMega Superbet(a Serbian team that competes in theAdriatic League), he averaged nearly one triple per outing, sinking 52 3s in 53 games. That accuracy wasn't on display for the Wildcats, as Jelavić converted only 27.1% (21 for 76) of 3s last season. He'll try to showcase his long-range shooting just north of the Bluegrass State:Jelavić committed to Ohio State on April 10, according to Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.

Mouhamed Dioubate

Transfer No. 4 for UK this offseason,Mouhamed Dioubatehad an up-and-down season. He started the first five games before missing nearly a month. Dioubate then moved back into the lineup for five contests in the middle of December through the early portion of January. He returned to the bench, appearing as a reserve in the Wildcats' final 20 games. Dioubate led UK in rebounding eight times and in blocks on eight occasions. He ended the 2025-26 campaign averaging 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal per game. Dioubate stayed in the SEC,announcing his commitment to LSUon April 20.

Brandon Garrison

Brandon Garrisonwas the third player from UK's 2025-26 squad to enter the portal, putting his name in April 3. Garrison never was able to live up to the lofty expectations that accompanied him after arriving in Lexington. He wasa McDonald's All-American in 2023, then had a promising freshman season at Oklahoma State in 2023-24, averaging 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. But in two seasons at UK, he started just five times in 71 appearances. Garrison averaged5.3 points, 4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per gamein his career as a Wildcat. Hecommitted to Alabamaon April 12.

Jasper Johnson

The second player to portal for Kentucky this offseason,Jasper Johnsonhad a disappointing freshman campaign. Aiming to be a one-and-done NBA draft pick, Johnson struggled to find points or consistent playing time. Though he had a reputation as a bucket-getter in high school, that didn't immediately translate to the college level. In 35 games for the Wildcats in 2025-26, Johnson reached the 10-point mark only five times. He ended his lone season in Lexington averaging 4.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per outing. He's the son ofDennis Johnson, who had a stellar stint as a defensive lineman for Kentucky's football program a quarter century ago. Johnson committed to Oregon on April 18,revealing the move on his personal Instagram account.

Jaland Lowe

The first player to reveal intentions to transfer,Jaland Lowewas supposed to be Kentucky's starting point guard last season. But hewent down with a shoulder injuryin the Blue-White preseason scrimmage in October. The injury lingered into the season, limiting him to just nine games beforeundergoing corrective surgeryin January, after which Lowe didn't take the court again. He averaged 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists in 18.4 minutes per game in his brief stint with the Wildcats.Lowe committed to Georgetown Universityon April 13.

Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal:Kentucky basketball transfer portal moves, Mark Pope recruiting news

The Cleveland Guardians acquired two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants on Saturday in exchange for the No. 29 pick in this year's draft and left-handed prospect Matt Wilkinson.

Bailey, 26, has won a Gold Glove in each of the last two seasons and joins a Cleveland team that features Austin Hedges and Bo Naylor behind the plate. The Guardians promptly optioned Naylor to Triple-A Columbus.

Bailey is batting .146 with one homer and five RBIs in 30 games this season for the Giants. He is hitting .224 with 22 homers and 154 RBIs in 383 career games with San Francisco.

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"From unbelievable defense to unforgettable walk-off home runs, we thank you, Patrick, and wish you good luck," the Giants posted on X.

Wilkinson, 23, is 1-2 with a 1.59 ERA in six appearances (all starts) this season at Double-A Akron. He was selected by Cleveland in the 10th round of the 2023 MLB Draft.

--Field Level Media

AUSTIN, TX – He’s trying to stay out of it, he really is. But we’re long past that futile exercise. It’s not a matter of when he speaks up, but how.

So why not now?

When you’re the head coach at big, bad college sports behemothTexas, when you’re the former coach at another mega program atUSC, when you’ve worked under the greatest coach in college football history atAlabama, someone, at some point, wants your opinion.

“I try my best to not get consumed with how bad it is,” Steve Sarkisian says of college football’s five-year journey down the rabbit hole. ‘It just wears you out.”

OPINION:New CFP expansion plan would kill what college football does best

It’s too late for that.

In a college sports world where money fuels the engine of drastic, unrecognizable change, common sense is tied up and held hostage in the trunk. Right next to the donut-sized spare you better never have to use.

Until the damn car blows a tire.

“We all signed up to be part of the NCAA, and then we all allegedly make the rules,” Sarkisian said, and this interview with USA TODAY Sports began with him wondering aloud why anyone cares what he thinks.

It quickly morphed into buckle up, no one is safe.

“Everyone knows the rules, right?” he says, then says it again in case there’s any misunderstanding. “Thenwe go to our attorney general and say we don’t like that rule, let’s just sue. Right now, no one is afraid of the consequences.”

So now it’s time someone spoke up.

The College Football Playoff, and the selection committee. Free player movement, andprivate NIL. Forgotten academic standards. The systematic breakdown of amateur sports.

Sarkisian doesn’t need to do this, doesn’t need to say what someone must while others running the sport are bickering over millions and eventuallybillions. All in the name of higher education.

He may have the best team in the nation in 2026, and could begin the season on top of the preseason polls for the second consecutive year. He has taken theLonghornsto the CFP semifinals in the two of the past three seasons, and he lacks for absolutely nothing. Financial support, elite facilities, the framework to support players on and off the field.

Just put your head down and play ball and ignore it all, right? Only he can’t. Not anymore.

He sees the dichotomy of California, arguably the nation’s No. 1 public academic institution, seamlessly accepting 32 players from the transfer portal — some of those players on their third school. One on his fourth.

He’s sees Power conference schools — with Texas among them — spending their way to a championship roster, and big-money boosters with more control than ever. In some cases, they’ve become de facto team owners.

He sees free player movement gutting continuity and roster building and development. Sees players who not long ago couldn’t rub a couple of nickels together, now playing one school off the other for real, foundational wealth. Or others who believe there’s value in their game, only to find out there isn’t — and now they’ve lost their scholarship and they’re sitting with hundreds of others in a purgatory portal and may never get back in the game.

An environment where schools must play this unholy game to survive, and those with the financial wherewithal have an inherent advantage. He knows Texas is at the top of the food chain, but that doesn’t mean he can’t see the carnage below.

A true wild, wild West. No rules, no standards, no fear of being caught.

“It’s like we’ve forgotten about academics, yet less than 5% of these guys will play in the NFL,” Sarkisian said.

It is here where Sarkisian is reminded of the swift move allegedly pulled off earlier this spring by the Ole Miss staff. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney claims Ole Miss coaches were recruiting Tigers linebacker Luke Ferrelli while he was in class — and after he had just transferred from Cal. Sent Ferrelli a photo of a million dollar check, and Swinney has the receipts to prove it.

And NCAA enforcement has done nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Guess where Ferrelli is enrolled? Ole Miss. Which brings up another of the “inequitable” hills Sark is prepared to die on.

“At Texas, we will only take 50% of a player’s academic credit hours,” Sarkisian continues. “You may be a semester from graduating, but you’re going all the way back to 50% if you play here and want a degree. But at Ole Miss, they can take you. All you have to do is take basket weaving, and you can get an Ole Miss degree.”

If you think that’s harsh, we’re just getting started.

Behind the CFP curtain

The latest hot-button issue is the CFP, and the money-driven argu ment of 16 or 24 teams. Those favoring 24 teamssell it as more access, but for whom? Undoubtedly, more Power conference teams.

But Sarkisian has a bigger problem, one he says has yet to be addressed: the selection committee.

This goes beyond how the committee promised last season to focus on strength of schedule, and wound up right back at wins and losses as the determining factor. Beyond the ridiculous conference championship parameters that handcuffed the committee and left a 12-team playoff with Tulane and James Madison — instead of Notre Dame playing at Ole Miss and Texas playing at Oregon.

Is the committee actually watching every game of significance, every fall Saturday?

Not highlights,entiregames. And evaluating based on the entirety of the resume, including strength of schedule.

“The committee doesn’t have the bandwidth to watch that many games,” Sarkisian said. “They see the media and coaches polls, and they copy them. You’ve got a 12-team playoff, and that means there are at least 30 teams that impact it. Now all of a sudden, you want to go to 24? Now the polls become an even greater factor, because now you’re asking (the committee) to watch 40 teams a week — if not 50.”

The enormity of that statement stops Sarkisian mid-sentence: 40 or 50 teams in one weekend. He leans in to make the obvious point that everyone who watches ball Saturday from noon to well past midnight can clearly understand.

“I’m a football junkie,” he continues. “When we don’t play, I’m watching quad-box because it’s what I love. But I can’t keep up. I don’t vote anymore in the (US LBM) coaches poll, because it’s not fair for me to vote. I couldn’t tell you how NC State played against Wake Forest. How could I know?”

CFP executive director Rich Clark says the committee has access to every game played every weekend, as well as previous games. Each committee member has their own iPad, and direct access to games to watch anytime, anywhere.

“I can assure you, they watch the games,” Clark said.

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Six of the 13-member selection committee — nearly half — are full-time FBS athletic directors, including chairman and Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek. Four members are former coaches — Mark Dantonio, Gus Malzahn, Jeff Tedford, Mike Riley — two are former players and one is a writer.

That brings us all the way back to strength of schedule vs. wins and losses. Because anyone can watch games, but can it be done through the lens of strength of schedule?

The selection committee began last season with stricter guidelines to heighten strength of schedule. It was all part of an unwritten you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours deal between the SEC the the CFP executive committee.

The SEC wouldmove to nine conference gamesand agree to a 16-team format beginning in 2026, and the committee would use strength of schedule as a significant factor in the selection process. They even added new strength of schedule metrics to the equation.

Yet the difference between Texas and Miami in 2025, Sarkisian says, was one loss — not strength of schedule.

Texas lost road games at Ohio State, Georgia and Florida, the latter likely preventing the Longhorns from earning a spot in the playoff. That one loss, Sarkisian said, shouldn’t have negated three Top 10 wins: No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 9 Vanderbilt.

Miami finished 10-2 in the ACC, and like Texas, failed to reach its conference championship game.

“(Miami coach) Mario Cristobal is a friend of mine, and they had a tremendous season’” Sarkisian said. “Miami lost to two unranked teams last year. What would their record have been if they played our schedule? What would our record have been if we played theirs? But there’s scheduling inequity.”

Cristobal has a simple response: “We beat the three SEC teams we played, including the team (Texas) lost to.”

Miami beat Florida in the regular season, and beat Texas A&M and Ole Miss in the CFP. The Canes had one Top 10 win in the regular season, at home against Notre Dame.

“Everyone talks about NIL. But my biggest gripe is the selection committee,” Sarkisian said. “There’s no transparency on what exactly the committee is doing. We have to figure that out.”

Now Sarkisian is getting lathered up, the former star quarterback at BYU allowing his competitive fire take over. Who among us believes Congress, the biggest do-nothing body next to the NCAA, could get on the same page and make an impact?

So you throw more garbage at the problem. Garbage in, garbage out.

“I’d go back to a four-team playoff, and have your own conference playoff to get the four teams if you want more inventory for your television partners,” Sarkisian said. “We have to think outside the box. Just adding teams and going to 24, that’s a very spastic view, thinking that’s going to solve the problem. Forever in college athletics, we don’t think about the unintended consequences of decisions we make. It’s all knee-jerk reactions. Look where it has gotten us.”

Rules, what rules?

Big-time college football and the NCAA. These two were never really made for each other, the former always finding workarounds for the rules of the latter. Sometimes legal, other times not.

When Sarkisian was the coach at USC in 2013, the school found a unique workaround for the problem of serving breakfast bagels to players. You could serve bagels, per NCAA rules. You could just couldn’t serve them with any spread — because it was considered an “excessive meal” instead of a “snack.” Hand on the bible truth.

So Sarkisian came up with the idea to buy a peanut grinder. Giving peanuts to players was legal, and if you threw the peanuts in the grinder, you had peanut butter. Legal peanut butter, not the illegal stuff bought at grocery stores.

From peanut butter as an excessive meal, to ignoring blatant tampering. Some things never change with the sport's governing body.

“Think about where we are today, and that was not that long ago,” Sarkisian said. “Then I get to Texas in 2021, and the entire world changes. Conference realignment — of which we were a major player — NIL, free player movement, 12-team playoff, revenue sharing, and now we’re talking about a 24-team playoff. No one takes a breath to reset. It's all reactionary.”

He stares out the large window from his meticulous office in the south end zone of Memorial Stadium, and there’s a painting crew on Campbell-Williams Field. They’re painting the logo of a supplement company that agreed in 2025 to a multi-year deal, described by Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte as one of the most lucrative on-field signage in all of college sports.

Texas has the largest athletic budget in all of college sports, generating more than $270 million annually. And the school is always searching for more revenue drivers, more ways to stay ahead of the ever-changing financial landscape.

If the rule is he with the most money wins — and it clearly is — why wouldn’t all involved be chasing cash? Don’t blame Texas or Ohio State or USC or LSU for throwing around financial weight, or elite players for using financial leverage. They aren’t the problem.

College football is racing toward copying the NFL in every way imaginable — with the exception of how it’s structured. Rules aren’t enforceable, and enforcement is more unpredictable than ever.

Because enforcement leads to legal wrangling, which leads to millions in legal fees and lost suits ― and invariably no more sacred cows with litigation.

From arguing private NIL deals, to player movement, to eligibility, to finally and frighteningly,judge shopping to avoid consequences for gambling.

Just last week, two people close to the situation told USA TODAY Sports that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby will sue the NCAA in Lubbock County, Texas to gain eligibility — if Sorsby and his attorney and the NCAA can’t work out a deal that gets Sorsby on the field in 2026.

The NCAA has voluminous evidence of Sorsby gambling on multiple sports with $1 and $2 bets, including gambling on Indiana to win in 2022 — when Sorsby was a freshman quarterback for the Hoosiers. Sorsby did not play in the game he bet, multiple people told USA Today Sports.

“There’s a reason in the NFL, when you get caught tampering, you get drilled. You lose draft picks,” Sarkisian said. ‘You don’t practice the right way, you lose practice days, coaches get fined. There are a lot of things in place to protect their rules and guardrails. Right now in college football, there’s no fear. People do whatever they want.”

SEC super league

We all know where this thing is headed if the NCAA, or whatever governance structure is eventually formed, can’t get its arms around the myriad problems.

If the federal government and/or the Oval Office can’t push through legislation to control the now uncontrollable.

But it’s not about finding an association of schools willing to start their own league. The pie-in-the-sky idea of the strongest in college football pulling away from the weak, thereby splintering and sucking the life from the sport.

It may be as simple as the SEC taking care of itself.

“There’s lot of sentiment for breaking away and having your own rules. That’s realistic,” Sarkisian said. “You’re going to sign up or you don't, but if you do, here’s our rules. Here’s how this thing is going to work.”

There’s nothing futile about that exercise of dramatic change.

And maybe it’s not a matter of when it happens, but how.

Matt Hayesis the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at@MattHayesCFB.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian rips CFP committee, NCAA enforcement

The Washoe County School District has postponed two major agenda items related to Wooster High School and the future of a new administration building.

Both items, which were on the agenda late last week, will not be discussed at the Tuesday, May 12 school board meeting.

“They will be brought back at a later time,” School Board President Adam Mayberry told the Reno Gazette Journal on Monday night. He said the items were removed because they are “complex issues that need more time to be considered.”

The decision comes after theRGJ's story last weekon the district's change in direction from a complete rebuild of Wooster to renovating the existing building. Also being considered was a $108 million administration headquarters with a possible location on the Wooster campus being considered.

Some trustees have publicly expressed surprise at the change in direction proposed by district staff.

“We had originally planned for a rebuild,” Trustee Beth Smith said at an April board meeting.

She said the Wooster community believed a new school was coming and described a new building as “as close to a promise as one could be.”

Members of the district capital funding oversight committee, including Reno City Councilman Devon Reese, accused the district of misleading the public by scaling back plans for a new building at Wooster while continuing to move forward with a new administration building.

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The committee, formed under WC-1, includes elected officials from Washoe County, Reno and Sparks, along with representatives from construction and gaming.

The committee voted against the district’s proposal to reduce the scope of the Wooster project while advancing an administration building.

While the committee can make recommendations, final decisions on capital projects rest with the district’s seven elected trustees.

The district confirmed it is removing the agenda item for the May 12 meeting. The item said staff was planning to ask the board to approve a full, phased reconstruction of Wooster High School at an estimated cost of $354 million. That figure was about $140 million more than an earlier new-build proposal and more than $270 million higher than what staff said in April the district could afford.

Last month, staff recommended $70 million to $80 million for Wooster upgrades rather than the full rebuild, citing reduced enrollment, construction costs and less money than previously projected coming in from tax dollars earmarked for construction.

Also removed from Tuesday’s agenda was an item addressing the administration building. The latest proposal by staff put on the May 12 agenda ended consideration of locating the building on the Wooster campus and instead directed staff to spend six months searching for vacant commercial property.

If no suitable location was found, the district was proposing the board approve keeping the administrative offices at their current site at 425 E. Ninth St., south of the University of Nevada, Reno.

The removal of both items was not mentioned in a press release the district sent Monday previewing the meeting, which will include consideration of hiring a new superintendent.

This article originally appeared on Reno Gazette Journal:WCSD postpones controversial Wooster, admin building proposals

Golf's second major is rapidly approaching, as the108th PGA Championshipfeatures defending champions, breakout talents, and seasoned veterans all vying for the Wanamaker Trophy at Aronimink Golf Club in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

This year’s tournament boasts a star-studded field of 156 players, headlined by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, last year’s PGA Champion at Quail Hollow Club. Scheffler has been in outstanding form this season, notching six top-five finishes, including arunner-up at the Mastersand a recent strong showing at the Cadillac Championship.

Joining Scheffler in the spotlight is two-time defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy, who returns to the PGA Championship riding high aftercapturing his second green jacket. Also aiming to capitalize on impressive Masters performances are Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley and Justin Rose. Each of these players enters Aronimink with momentum, looking to translate recent success into a run at the season’s second major championship.

With a stacked field, all eyes turn to Aronimink Golf Club for the PGA Championship. Here’s how to catch all the action:

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More:See who's qualified so far for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink

When is the 2026 PGA Championship?

The 2026 PGA Championship is set for May 14-17 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. This will be the first time the tournament is held at Aronimink since 1962.

How to watch the 2026 PGA Championship

The 2026 PGA Championship will be broadcast on CBS and ESPN, with streaming available on ESPN+ and Paramount+. Broadcast schedule according topgachampionship.com:

Thursday, May 14: First Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 6:45 a.m. ET

• Main Broadcast on ESPN starting at noon ET -7 p.m. ET

• Main Broadcast moves to ESPN2 from 7 p.m. ET- 8 p.m. ET

Friday, May 15: Second Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 6:45 a.m. ET

• Main Broadcast on ESPN starting at noon ET -7 p.m. ET

• Main Broadcast moves to ESPN2 from 7 p.m. ET- 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 16: Third Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m. ET

• Main Broadcast on ESPN starting at 10 a.m. ET -noon ET

• Main Broadcast moves to CBS from 1 p.m. ET- 7 p.m. ET

Sunday, May 17: Final Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m. ET

• Main Broadcast on ESPN starting at 10 a.m. ET -1 p.m. ET

• Main Broadcast moves to CBS from 1 p.m. ET- 7 p.m. ET

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:When is 2026 PGA Championship? Dates and TV details

TheTexas Tech softball teamwill soon find out where its seeded in the 2026 NCAA tournament with the selection show set for tonight.

Just a few hours away from finding the answers, a final round of projections shed a bit of light on the potential matchups for the Red Raiders as they look to get back to Oklahoma City and the Women's College World Series.

Softball America'sfinal projections released Sunday morninghas the Red Raiders as the No. 11 seed hosting the Lubbock Regional. The outlet has Tech hosting Ole Miss, Michigan and Akron.

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Tech's potential super regional matchup is most intriguing here as SA has Tennessee as the No. 6 national seed, which would put the Red Raiders in Knoxville for a spot in the WCWS if both teams make it out of their respective regionals.

There's no shortage of storylines with this one. It started when former Tech head coach Craig Snider left Lubbock to become an assistant with theVolsand escalated this summer when Taylor Pannell transferred from Tennessee to Tech, which kickstarted the offseason campaign to blacklist the Red Raiders.

USA TODAY released itsfinal projections on Saturdayand has Texas Tech as the No. 9 overall seed with a potential super regional matchup at No. 8Florida.

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