Tax breaks, child care and free college: How a Kansas town is enticing people to move there

Bengals release Cappa to free up more cap room

Ahead of an ambitious offseason, the Bengals cleared up more salary cap room by releasing offensive guard Alex Cappa, the team announced Monday morning.

ESPN - 2d

NFL Power Rankings: The most interesting teams entering free agency

For five teams in particular, nailing their free agent signings when the window opens next week will be critical. Tap in for the full list.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

2025 NFL free agency tracker: Signings, trades, franchise tags, news

NFL free agency season is upon us, and refreshing the PFT rumor mill will be the best way to stay on top of all the news in free agency.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a ‘Free Cuba’ Republican in Congress, Dies at 70

The Florida scion of an anti-communist political family, he served in the House for 18 years at a time when Cuban Americans exerted peak influence on U.S. policies.

The New York Times - 1d

Schefter believes 49ers will lose Greenlaw, Hufanga in free agency

Adam Schefter believes the San Francisco 49ers will lose defensive stars Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hufanga in NFL free agency.

Yahoo Sports - 18h

Want to Go Car-Free? Test the Waters by Renting a Cargo Bike

For around $150 per month, you can see how a cargo bike fits into your life. If you find you prefer two wheels to four, you can even buy your rental at a discount.

Wired - 17h

Texans restructure Nico Collins' contract before free agency

Restructuring contracts is a popular way for teams to create cap space ahead of free agency and the Texans have gone that route ahead of next week's start to the new league year.

Yahoo Sports - 13h

One day, three crises and Trump's free-wheeling foreign policy on display

Supporters say bold moves on Hamas, Ukraine and tariffs are part of the president’s deal-making, while critics say his convention-breaking playbook is dangerous.

BBC News - 2h

Steve Carell surprises high school students with free prom tickets

Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free

ABC News - 1h

SEC, Big Ten to push for seeding changes to 2025 College Football Playoff

The two leagues will push CFP executives to alter the seeding of the upcoming postseason, aligning the seeds based directly on the selection committee’s rankings.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

12 college students killed when bus and truck collide in Brazil

Local television stations broadcast images from the crash scene showing the bus, its left side completely destroyed in the collision.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Why College Athletics Leaders Seem to Be Ignoring a Core Issue

Not addressing the unlimited transfer problem is delaying the inevitable, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

The College Football Playoff Could Get the Change That Everybody Wants

The subjectivity baked into the process of determining a national champion is both maddening and alluring, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump

The future of college student groups based on race or ethnicity could be in jeopardy. As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the ...

The Hill - Feb. 23

Coach of top-ranked college basketball team cheers Trump's Bongino pick

The coach of Auburn University's men's basketball team, currently the top-ranked team in the country, posted in support of President Trump's announcement Sunday that conservative commentator Dan ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

College football coaches weigh in on if new enforcement arm will work

The new entity is poised to implement penalties for those breaching the rules around rev-sharing with players, including fines, suspensions and more.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

College basketball rankings: Top 68 teams according to today's NET update

This is how the NET, which factors in multiple components, ranks teams as of Feb. 25.

CBS Sports - Feb. 25

Want a Top Quarterback Recruit? They Cost Colleges More Than $1 Million.

Elite student-athletes are cashing in and quarterbacks aren’t the only coveted players capable of earning nine figures.

The New York Times - Feb. 26

The Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges

The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.

The New York Times - Feb. 26

With Caitlin Clark in the W.N.B.A., Who’s the Top Women’s College Player?

U.S.C.’s JuJu Watkins, Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo, and U.C.L.A.’s Lauren Betts all have a case to earn the sport’s top award.

The New York Times - 6d

A College Football Video Game Was a Smash Hit. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The success of CFB 25 places increased pressure on EA Sports’s encore.

The New York Times - 6d

The Wall Street C.E.O. Who Made a Triumphant Return to College Football

Joe Moglia’s process of finding “spiritual soundness” has led him on a journey like no other.

The New York Times - 6d

Pro-Palestinian students stage sit-in at Barnard College to protest expulsions

Group storms building with dean’s office over expulsion of two students last month who interrupted a class on Israel. A group of pro-Palestinian student protesters stormed a Barnard College ...

The Guardian - 6d

Students chant support for Palestinians at Barnard College protest in New York

Dozens of anti-war protesters gathered to demand the reinstatement of two students expelled for disrupting a class on Israel. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download ...

The Guardian - 6d

Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism visiting 10 college campuses

The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced Friday it would be visiting 10 university campuses that experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023. The Department of Justice ...

The Hill - 5d

Men charged in 2023 murder of college student hit by stray bullet

Brianna Long, 21, was killed by a stray bullet as she was ending her shift at a bar called at The Pier, in Remerton, Georgia, authorities said.

CBS News - 2d

College basketball rankings: Older coaches heading into March Madness with spring in their step

Coaches like St. John's Rick Pitino, Houston's Kelvin Sampson and Auburn's Bruce Pearl have their teams winning

CBS Sports - 2d

Trump threatens to stop funding for any colleges allowing 'illegal protests'

President Trump said Tuesday that he will seek to block the federal funding for colleges and universities “that allow illegal protests” on their campuses. “All Federal Funding will STOP for any ...

The Hill - 1d

Every College Football Coach Recruits the Same Way, Except for Deion Sanders

Of 136 F.B.S. coaches, Sanders is believed to be the only one who doesn’t make off-campus contact with recruits.

The New York Times - 1d

College hopefuls have a new ultimate dream school — and it’s not Harvard

After unseating Harvard, MIT is this year’s dream school, according to a new survey of college-bound students.

CNBC - 1d

2025 NFL Draft scouting report: Donovan Ezeiruaku, edge, Boston College

Ezeiruaku can get smothered by larger offensive tackles, especially in the run game. While this might limit his every down projection at the next level, everyone loves pass rushers

Yahoo Sports - 6h

Colleges of further education in England will get less funding than promised

Reduction to two-thirds of budgeted top-up payments for additional students a sign of looming government squeezes

Financial Times - 6h

'No threat to the public,' NYPD says after responding to Barnard College bomb scare

The NYPD responded to a bomb threat at Barnard College following a disruption at the Milstein Center on Wednesday.

ABC News - 2h

How to kill the Fed’s independence

If Trump wanted to take control, its constitutional protections are far from secure

Financial Times - Feb. 25

How do tariffs work?

President Trump has followed through on his threat to place tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and he's increased the tariffs already in place against China. CBS News business analyst Jill ...

CBS News - 1d

WATCH: How contagious is measles?

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans, experts say.

ABC News - 1d

The average IRS tax refund is more than 32% lower so far this season, early filing data shows. Here's why

The average IRS tax refund is more than 32% lower so far this season, according to early filing data. Here's what to know.

CNBC - Feb. 26

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.

Wired - Feb. 20

Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death

Charges of criminal negligence dropped against three key defendants over death of British singer in October. A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

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