Why General Manager Is the Hottest Job Title in College Sports

FirstFT: The hottest year on record

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Financial Times - 27m

Tech Employers: Please Get Smarter With Your Job Titles

Vague job descriptions and titles are making hiring even harder.

Inc. - 3h

Notre Dame makes college football history with Sugar, Orange Bowl wins amid run to national title game

The Fighting Irish will return to South Bend, Indiana, with two bowl game trophies

CBS Sports - 7h

Earth records its hottest year ever in 2024 and passes major climate threshold

ABC News - 8h

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows . Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target ...

The Guardian - 9h

Why General Manager Is the Hottest Job Title in College Sports

With players being paid and routinely changing schools, universities increasingly need someone besides a coach to put together a team.

The New York Times - 12h

Las Vegas Raiders fire general manager Tom Telesco after just one year

The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Tom Telesco, just a year after he was hired

ABC News - 15h

Hottest year on record in 2024 breached global warming threshold, scientists say

Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.

NBC News - 2h

Raiders fire general manager Tom Telesco, 2 days after firing coach Antonio Pierce

That's a clean sweep for the Raiders at the top, which might help them land a head coach who either wants personnel power or can come in with a general manager he has worked with before.

Yahoo Sports - 17h

Amateur hour: We need to fine-tune post-COVID changes in college sports

The transfer portal and names, images and likeness (or NIL) endorsement deals together have created a formula for disaster in college sports.

The Hill - 20h

Breaking down the Jets general manager candidates as their search continues

This won’t be quick. The Jets plan to hold a thorough search for their next general manager.

Yahoo Sports - 22h

How Nigeria’s biggest city became the world’s hottest winter party destination

Yahoo News - 22h

Why this fund manager is fighting higher inflation with dividend stocks

These high-quality, dividend-paying stocks in 3 sectors stand to benefit from rising prices.

MarketWatch - 1d

AI-generated ‘slop’ is slowly killing the internet, so why is nobody trying to stop it? | Arwa Mahdawi

Low-quality ‘slop’ generated by AI is crowding out genuine humans across the internet, but instead of regulating it, platforms such as Facebook are positively encouraging it. Where does this end?. ...

The Guardian - 1d

Why are gen Z shunning ‘hustle’ culture in favour of long-term jobs? Here are three good reasons | Oli Mould

Unlike previous generations of workers, young people are prioritising stability over chaos and community over churn. For decades, we’ve been told that the modern workplace is a playground of ...

The Guardian - 2d

Buffalo will be hottest housing market in 2025: Zillow

Buffalo, N.Y., will for the second year in a row be the hottest housing market in the country due to its job market stability and affordable home prices, according to a report released Tuesday by ...

The Hill - 2d

College Football Playoff prediction: Why Ohio State's monster postseason run should end with a national title

The Buckeyes are the betting favorite to win the College Football Playoff and here's why they can do it

CBS Sports - 2d

Don’t Call It a Gym. It’s a Sporting Club.

Some fitness centers are trading in the minimalist industrial aesthetic for midcentury nostalgia and country-club preppiness.

The New York Times - 2d

Titans fire general manager Ran Carthon after two seasons, including 3-14 finish in 2024

Tennessee is making a front-office change

CBS Sports - 2d

College Football Playoff prediction: Why Texas can overcome inconsistencies, win national championship

The 5-seed Longhorns have only the third-best odds despite being the top seed remaining

CBS Sports - 2d

Nicki Minaj accused of assaulting manager in lawsuit

Nicki Minaj's former manager has accused the rap superstar of berating and hitting him multiple times while she was on tour in Detroit.

NBC News - 3d

'Beat Liverpool and Forest are in the title race'

When Nottingham Forest face Liverpool at the City Ground next week it will be a top-of-the-table match that barely anyone could have predicted back in August.

BBC News - 3d

College Football Playoff prediction: Why No. 7 seed Notre Dame is prepared to reclaim the throne

The Fighting Irish are just two wins away from their first national championship in almost 40 years

CBS Sports - 3d

College basketball rankings: Michigan State, Illinois, UCLA and more contending in tight Big Ten title race

The race for the Big Ten title looks like it will be tight this season

CBS Sports - 3d

College Football Playoff prediction: Why No. 6 seed Penn State can win first national title since 1986 season

The Nittany Lions have the tools to emerge from first-ever 12-team CFP as national champions

CBS Sports - 3d

Giants announce Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen will return as head coach, general manager for 2025 NFL season

East Rutherford may be divided over the news

CBS Sports - 3d

How the sports media world is undergoing a seismic shift

Sports clubs, social media platforms, rights holders, and traditional broadcasters are being forced to adapt.

CNBC - 4d

Chelsea's missed chances vs. Palace show why they're not in title race

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca claims his side isn't ready to challenge for the title. He might be right.

ESPN - 5d

College football turns upside down, but this final four is a collection of the sport's big programs

In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won

ABC News - 5d

Is It Time for the Giants to Move On From Their General Manager?

Joe Schoen and the head coach, Brian Daboll, came to New York from Buffalo as a “package deal.” That may no longer be the case.

The New York Times - 5d

What Is the Most ‘Perfect’ Achievement in Sports?

From a hole-in-one to a soccer hat trick, every game has its own version of nirvana.

The New York Times - 6d

College football turns upside down, but this final four is a collection of the sport’s big programs

The semifinals are set: In the Orange Bowl, it will be No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame. Then, in the Cotton Bowl, it will be No. 5 Texas vs. No. 8 Ohio State.

Yahoo Sports - 6d