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The Direction of College Athletics Hangs in the Balance. Here’s How.

Where has realignment taken college sports, and where could it be heading in the future? Our writer roundtable tackles six pressing issues.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 5, 2022

Rishi who? Sunak says Stanford business school changed his life, but few remember him

Teachers at Tory leadership contender’s alma mater say they have no recollection of the man who would be prime minister

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022

Commentary: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures

The recent discovery by Stanford scientists that wastewater in Palo Alto, Sacramento and other cities in the Bay Area contains monkeypox DNA means that the outbreak has gained traction in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a monkeypox emergency on Monday.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022

Facing Unprecedented Instability, the Pac-12 Is Pressing Onward

A fiery media day displayed rising tensions toward rival leagues and departing schools. But it also showed the conference isn’t backing down.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 30, 2022

Stanford AD: ‘No Formal Overture’ From Other Conferences

After UCLA and USC left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in June, it was reported that various schools spoke with other conferences.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 29, 2022

CFN Preseason All-Pac-12 Football Team, Top 30 Players: Preview 2022

Who are the best players in the Pac-12 going into the 2022 college football season? They're highlighted in the CFN 2022 Preseason All-Pac-12 team and top 30 players.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 29, 2022

Big Ten Looking At Many Schools As Expansion Options, Per Report

Big Ten Looking At Many Schools As Expansion Options, Per Report Kevin Warren looking at the big picture Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire More realignment? Ever since the Big Ten came in the middle of the night to steal USC and UCLA from the ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 27, 2022

Five Head-Turning College Football Commitments You May Have Missed

From a commitment sight unseen to a legacy saying 'no thanks' to the national champs, some decisions were hard to miss.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 26, 2022

Stanford linear accelerator probes: Did Gutenberg really invent printing?

The printing press, one of the most important inventions in human history, was developed around the same time by two very different cultures, separated by vast distances.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

White Sox win out over Vanderbilt for top draft pick Noah Schultz

“The day of the draft, I still didn’t know if he was going to be drafted, or if he was going to attend Vanderbilt until the Sox picked him,” Larry Schultz, Noah’s father, revealed Monday. “We weren’t quite sure what was going to happen.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2022