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What to know about cuts at cybersecurity agency

The White House says federal agencies have until March 13 to present plans for large scale layoffs. Among the targets is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which defends ...

CBS News - Feb. 26

Federal agencies preparing for large-scale layoffs

Government agencies have been ordered to prepare for extensive layoffs as part of the ongoing initiative by President Trump and Elon Musk to slash the federal workforce.

NBC News - 6d

Bad Bunny agency announces deal with Tatis

Rimas Sports, the agency co-owned by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny whose leaders have been suspended by the baseball players' union, announced a management deal with Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.

ESPN - 1d

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

Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexually assaulting Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso

Former president of Spanish football federation kissed player after team won women’s World Cup in 2023. The former president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has been found guilty ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Texas and USC canceling spring football games, joining Nebraska and Florida State

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian isn't citing the transfer portal and tampering like some of his colleagues, but instead blaming the workload his players have endured in two College Football Playoff runs.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

‘We’ve had enough’: anger threatens Zambian football after election controversy

The Zambian FA’s president Andrew Kamanga was re-elected unopposed after eight nominees were disqualified. Zambia’s victory at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon remains one of football’s most ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

European draws and Pep Guardiola on Haaland injury – live football news

Liverpool meet Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Arsenal could face Real Madrid in the quarter-final. A video explains just how the draw works. I was confused ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Shakhtar Donetsk accuse Fifa of failing to support Ukrainian football during war

Chief executive reflects on the three years since invasion ‘Fifa forgot about us … their door is always closed’ Shakhtar Donetsk’s chief executive, Serhii Palkin, has accused Fifa of failing to ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

The New York Giants are at a crossroads: Is it time to draft a quarterback? | Football 301

With the Giants holding the third pick in the draft, the chatter around possibly selecting a new quarterback grows louder. But should they trade down?

Yahoo Sports - 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

Why Guardiola's tactics stopped working amid rise of rapid football

BBC Sport analyses why Pep Guardiola's possession-focused tactics have stopped working amid the rise in rapid, direct football.

BBC News - Feb. 22

European football: Barcelona march on at top of La Liga as Inter scrape by Genoa

Barça beat Las Palmas 2-0 and Atléti stay on their heels Inter move top of Serie A with Napoli to play on Sunday Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres came off the bench to rescue a 2-0 win for ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

USA 2-1 Australia: SheBelieves Cup women’s football international – as it happened

Lynn Biyendolo opens scoring after just 42 seconds Michelle Cooper adds second before Michelle Heyman pegs one back Today’s game will mark Sermanni’s eighth game as interim boss of the Matildas, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

‘It’s important we saved our sport’: Ukraine’s footballers play on in conflict’s shadow

Three years after Russia’s invasion, UPL teams dream of a seat at Uefa’s top table to avoid an uncertain financial future. Last Friday, Kolos Kovalivka opened the second half of this Ukrainian ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

European football: Fiorentina’s Moise Kean discharged from hospital after collapse

Italy striker suffered blow to head on pitch Napoli’s loss at Como lets Atalanta back into title race Moise Kean has been discharged from hospital less than 24 hours after he collapsed during ...

The Guardian - 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

European football: Barcelona and Atlético in eight-goal semi-final thriller

Both sides fight back from two-goal deficits in 4-4 draw Inter sink Lazio in Coppa Italia; Werder Bremen stunned Barcelona and Atlético Madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

Sky calls on Amazon to crack down on illegal streaming of football

Broadcaster accuses company of failing to do enough to tackle piracy, often involving its Fire Stick TV devices

Financial Times - Feb. 26

I’m ashamed of Donald Trump, says Canada’s football manager

Jesse Marsch has said he is “ashamed” of Donald Trump’s “ridiculous rhetoric” towards the country since the US president’s return to the White House.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 26

European football: Endrick shows Real Madrid not toothless without Mbappé

Sociedad beaten in Copa after Mbappé has tooth removed Juve out of Coppa Italia: Longoria handed 15-match ban Kylian Mbappé’s replacement Endrick gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

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 - Feb. 27

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 - Feb. 27

English football ‘paralysed’ by prospect of regulator, warns Crystal Palace chair

Steve Parish tells FT summit the watchdog will not actually help clubs

Financial Times - 6d

Is Ashton Jeanty the next great Cowboys running back? | Football 301

The top running back in the 2025 NFL Draft could be the missing piece for a Cowboys’ offense eager to regain its dominance.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Football fan banned for homophobic slur 'willing to make amends'

A fan who was convicted of shouting a homophobic slur at a football ground tells BBC Sport why he wants to make amends.

BBC News - 6d

European football: Coman seals comeback win for Bayern at Stuttgart

Bayern now 11 points clear of second-placed Leverkusen Robin Gosens’ winner moves Fiorentina up to sixth Bayern Munich fought back from a goal down to maintain their place at the top of the ...

The Guardian - 5d

European football: Atlético capitalise after Betis’ Isco stuns Real Madrid

Atlético 1-0 Athletic Bilbao | Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid Napoli 1-1 Inter | Mourinho’s Turkish suspension halved Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the La Liga title as Isco ...

The Guardian - 4d

Football’s relentless hunt for profits still not matching global popularity

For all the brand awareness, the human element in decision making in the most emotional of sports is undervalued. When William Goldman wrote in his memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade that in ...

The Guardian - 4d

NFL combine: These prospects just became a lot more interesting for fantasy football

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon highlights a key group of prospects who boosted their bottom line at the NFL combine.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

An NCAA conference is embracing women's flag football. Will the rest of the country be next?

The Atlantic East Conference — a collection of small schools in the NCAA’s smallest division — announced it would launch a women’s flag football season.

NBC News - 2d

Could Jalon Walker transform the Cardinals' defense | Football 301

Walker's innate talent makes him a natural fit for the Cardinals.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Spring football preview: Carson Beck, Bill Belichick add intrigue to ACC

As spring practices get underway, we begin our conference-by-conference previews with the ACC.

ESPN - 2d

Standing at the cliff edge: women’s football’s high-stakes relegation scrap

Financial implications of losing Championship status are stark for Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Blackburn. Hundreds of youngsters rush down to the front row of the Tony Currie Stand as the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Football Daily | Will the Gunners sink or swim as they return to the Round of Arsenal?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! . Welcome back, everyone, to the Round of Arsenal, otherwise known as the last-16 of Bigger Cup since the Wenger years, and for us it will ...

The Guardian - 2d