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Round of 16 picks: PSG a nightmare draw for Liverpool

The path to the Champions League final is now mapped out, and none of the heavyweights have an easy round-of-16 as they bid to be in Munich on May 31.

ESPN - 2h

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 - 2d

One caveat lies between Warriors and their lofty playoff goals

The Golden State Warriors must break their worst, most self-harming tendency if they want to reach the Western Conference's No. 6 seed.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

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 - 1h

6,000 IRS Employees Fired in Latest Round of Trump Cuts

Labor unions have sued to try to stop the mass firings, but this ruling has allowed them.

Inc. - 1d

Can the Philadelphia 76ers overcome their injuries and make a playoff run? | The Kevin O'Connor Show

Joel Embiid's injury history reads like a medical encyclopedia. Yet, he still believes if he can get healthy for the playoffs, the Sixers can challenge anyone.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Raducanu approaches the umpire in tears and a man is ejected during a second-round match in Dubai

Concern over a man who’d exhibited fixated behavior caused Emma Raducanu to approach the chair umpire in tears and take an unscheduled break in her second-round match at the Dubai Championships

ABC News - 3d

2025 NFL mock draft roundup: Patriots should bolster d-line in Round 1

The 2025 NFL Draft is loaded with quality edge rushers and defensive tackles, so it makes sense for the Patriots to take one of those players in Round 1.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

UEFA Champions League bracket predictions, picking every knockout round match: Can anybody stop Real Madrid?

Will it be an El Clasico final, or will Barcelona's side of the bracket get thrown into chaos?

CBS Sports - 1d

Champions League round of 16 draw set with Madrid Derby, Liverpool vs. PSG; USWNT top Colombia at SheBelieves

Elsewhere on the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, the MLS regular season kicks off this weekend