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Braeden Fuller of Floresville, the quarterback for the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been named one of eight finalists for the 2024 Harlon Hill Trophy, which goes to the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year. The finalists were chosen from 43 nominees and announced Dec. 4 by the Little Rock Touchdown Club in conjunction with the Great American Conference (GAC). The winner will be announced Dec. 20. A junior kinesiology major, Fuller led the Rams to a 9-3 overall record and a 9-0 mark in the Lone Star Conference as they claimed the LSC title and...Article Link

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NFL Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre joins Justi and DJ in The Zone before his apearance at the Little Rock Touchdown Club. Brought to you by Arkansas Urology.

Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre speaks at the Little Rock Touchdown Club brought to you by Arkansas Urology

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Former quarterback Joe Theismann talks to the Little Rock Touchdown Club.

Episode 994, powered by BetUS!0:00 - Intro2:41 - Pat McAfee going full time on ESPN's College Gameday6:20 - Dabo Swinney gets new contract extension at Clemson for 10 years / $115M9:42 - Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark talks media rights negotiations with ESPN & FOX, and then brings up expansion out west?13:33 - Brian Kelly quips at an LSU beat writer and she snaps back!16:45 - Alabama band not visiting Texas?19:05 - Coach O tells Little Rock Touchdown Club about leaving LSU22:09 - College Football TV Ratings up 2%, while TV viewers down 5%26:25 - Where is ESPN College Gameday going for Week 3?29:12 - CFB Week 2 Preview! most viewers, most exciting, most to gain / lose, most likely 10+ pt underdog winner, G5 game of the week39:50 - College Football Week 2 Picks Against the Spread (Under the Radar games) 40:57 - Southern Miss at Miami 42:30 - UTSA at Army 44:00 - South Carolina at Arkansas 45:21 - North Carolina at Georgia State 47:21 - Memphis at Navy 48:40 - Washington State at Wisconsin 50:53 - Virginia at Illinois 53:10 - App State at Texas A&M 55:18 - Houston at Texas Tech 57:56 - UAB at Liberty 1:00:10 - Kansas at West Virginia 1:02:25 - Boston College at Virginia Tech1:06:12 - Nebraska talk with Ravi Lulla (@ralulla) about Scott Frost, possible Nebraska candidates, and more!----------WCE is powered by BetUS!  https://bit.ly/3TLHn2X

Bomani Jones and Domonique Foxworth discuss the makings of Domonique's upcoming solo podcast The Domonique Foxworth Show (2:05), watching rappers age and parlay their fame and wealth into mainstream businesses (14:24), Jon Gruden apologizing for his racist, anti-gay, and misogynistic emails to a receptive audience at the Little Rock Touchdown Club (26:23), Tom Brady's training camp absence (31:13), and Aaron Rodgers' use of ayahuasca (38:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we finally get out of the Sports Dead Zone, Pt. 2, I've got plenty to get into as we can say 'hallelujah' and embrace a new month as we turn the calendar to September. On deck: (5:36) After a brief rundown, I'll get into how thrilling the Dodgers-Mets series has been so far. Is this an NLCS preview? Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols are within distance of some historic home run milestones (61 & 700, respectively) The sport needs to be on top of this and celebrate it as it's become an afterthought with college football and the NFL back in our consciousness. Are the Yankees in the process of choking away an insurmountable lead in the AL East? The status of Justin Verlander's right calf. White Sox manager Tony LaRussa is out indefinitely due to health issues. (23:32) Serena Williams wins her second round match at the US Open in three sets, which begs the question? Will this propel her to a long tournament run? Or did she leave it all out on the court to where she won't make it out of the weekend? On the men's side, the expected top players are still around (i.e. Nadal, Medvedev, etc.) Nick Kyrgios is trying to make it back to back Grand Slam finals runs. Can he do so? (29:33) College football is back! I'll have a top heavy preview of the few (and likely) teams that will possibly be in the National Championship Game. And if any Cinderella teams (i.e. Cincinnati last year) has a shot to make it to the playoff on New Year's Eve? I'll take a look at three of the bigger matchups over the holiday weekend that could impact the race for the College Football Playoff. (39:47) The NFL season starts a week from tonight. But my focus isn't on that at the moment. One thing I want to get off of my chest is former Raider coach Jon Gruden's shameful speech as he is shooting his shot to get back into football. I'm far from the morality police, but there are a few things that need to be said in light of his lame comments at the Little Rock Touchdown Club a couple of days ago that you won't want to miss. Also, Jimmy Garoppolo stays by the bay as he'll suit up for the 49ers as a backup this season. Why that could potentially cause a huge quarterback controversy down the road? (49:52) LA Clippers guard John Wall revealed that he had contemplated suicide recently because of dealing with the loss of family members and his own physical health, as he's been out of the lineup the past couple of years. I bring this up to shed light that even with the status, big contracts and lifestyle, they are human beings at the end of the day. (52:57) Cameron Smith, the #2 golfer in the world, transitions to the LIV Golf League. Was it a big surprise? Was this the worst kept secret in the sport? Please subscribe, leave a rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, Spotify, Luminary, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. If you'd like to contribute to the production of the podcast, please visit my Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/TheJAYREELZPodcast Many thanks for all of your love and support. Intro/outro music by Cyklonus. LINKS TO SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jayreelz-podcast/id1354797894 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1gkdtgroTFlaqPW1EBjVDr SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-jayreelz-podcast_2 STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jason-s-nazario/the-jayreelz-podcast iHEARTRADIO: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-jayreelz-podcast-43104270/ LUMINARY: https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/jason-s-nazario/the-jayreelz-podcast/f9527dd9-47ea-4ed9-92cf-32af9bfa95ad?country=US SPOTIFY TRAILER: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nZZlvPRAly5irLRSG2qxq?si=rTKCQKnZRNC_VK-_uIWNJA AMAZON MUSIC: https://www.amazon.com/The-JAYREELZ-Podcast/dp/B08K58SW24/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+jayreelz+podcast&qid=1606319520&sr=8-1 SPOTIFY PODCAST LINK: https://open.spotify.com/show/1gkdtgroTFlaqPW1EBjVD

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 Mariners 5, Tigers 3 – Toro’s two-run HR carries Mariners past Tigers, 5-3 Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their fifth win in six games. Toro, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, had two hits. Eugenio Suarez also hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. Seattle starter Marco Gonzales (10-12) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Paul Sewald worked around two walks in the ninth to get his 17th save. Jeimer Candelario drove in two runs for Detroit. Starting pitcher Tyler Alexander allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings, while Alex Lange (4-4) took the loss. White Sox 4, Royals 2 – White Sox end 5-game skid behind Lynn, beat Royals 4-2 Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Lynn (4-5), who was reinstated from the bereavement list before the game, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight for the fifth time this season. The Royals had scored 24 runs in their previous two games. Chicago (64-66) won for the first time under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who served his second game as acting manager while Tony La Russa is on indefinite leave for an unspecified health issue. The Royals (53-78) lost for the third time in five games. Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5 – Reyes, Hoerner help Cubs beat Blue Jays 7-5, avoid sweep Franmil Reyes homered, Nico Hoerner drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Ian Happ and Zach McKinstry each had two hits as the Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak north of the border. Chicago went 15-15 in August, its first non-losing month this season. Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer and Cavan Biggio connected for a two-run shot for the Blue Jays, who are in position for an AL wild card but had their first losing month, going 13-14 in August. Tonight Seattle (Gilbert 10-5) at Detroit (Rodriguez 3-3), 1:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Mengden 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cueto 6-6), 2:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Exhibition games start Feb 24 as MLB hopes for normal spring Major League Baseball’s exhibition season will start Feb. 24 with a pair of games in Arizona. All 30 teams are scheduled to play Feb. 25 as games start in Florida. Spring training was cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and workouts were restricted the following year due to coronavirus protocols and stadium capacity was limited. Spring training workouts in 2022 were to have started on Feb. 16 but were delayed until March 11 by a lockout. MLB – WSox manager La Russa out indefinitely with health issue Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue. The 77-year-old La Russa missed Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors. The team says the Hall of Famer is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians “over the coming days.” Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager while La Russa is out. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Chicago Sky 85, Connecticut Sun 77                                 (Series tied 1-1) Las Vegas Aces 78, Seattle Storm 73                                (Series tied 1-1) Sky 85, Sun 77 – Parker scores 22, Sky beat Sun 85-77 to even the series Candace Parker scored 22 points and the Chicago Sky evened the semifinal series with an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. Chicago coach James Wade said pregame that Chicago was “going to make shots” Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting performance in Game 1. The Sky responded by hitting six of 10 shots to open the game, and finished the night 32 of 63 (50.8%). NCAAFB – College Football – Week 1 Tonight Central Michigan at (12) Oklahoma State, 7:00 p.m. NCAAFB – No. 12 Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan Oklahoma State reached the Big 12 championship game last season and beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. The 12th-ranked Cowboys believe they can accomplish at least that much this season with veteran quarterback Spencer Sanders leading the way. Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan on Thursday night. The Cowboys can’t afford to slip early, and they remember an upset loss to the Chippewas in 2016 that provided an unexpected blemish on a 10-3 season. Central Michigan returns last year’s national rushing leader, Lew Nichols III, from a team that went 9-4 and won the Sun Bowl. NCAAFB – AP sources: Presidents meeting to discuss CFP expansion The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss expanding the four-team format. The presidents hope to accelerate a process that bogged down last year and re-open the possibility that a new model for crowning champion could be implemented as soon as the 2024 season. Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the CFP’s Board of Managers, led by Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, is set to convene by video conference. All the people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the board’s plans were not being made public. NCAAFB – No. 5 Notre Dame faces defensive test against No. 2 Buckeyes No. 5 Notre Dame relishes the Saturday night challenge. It opens the season at No. 2 Ohio State against an offense that led the FBS in total offense and scoring last season and is only expected to get better in C.J. Stroud’s second season as starting quarterback. And if Notre Dame is going to defeat Ohio State for the first time since 1936, first-year coach Marcus Freeman knows what he needs — the defense to come up big against his alma mater. NCAAFB – Born a Buckeye: Ohio State prepared Freeman for Notre Dame Marcus Freeman was born and raised a Buckeye. He played at Ohio State, too, and worked there. Freeman says he wouldn’t be the head coach at Notre Dame at the age of 36 without the time he spent in Columbus, Ohio. Freeman is taking a trip home: The season opener for his fifth-ranked Fighting Irish is Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Freeman’s peers say he’s ready for the challenges that come with being the head coach of Notre Dame. NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved changes to transfer rules and several proposals aimed at enforcement reforms. The proposed changes came from the Transformation Committee as part of the first phase of that group’s work. The changes to transfer rules will go into effect immediately. Sport-specific windows will be set during an academic year when athletes would be required to enter their names in the transfer portal to be eligible immediately to compete the following school year. On the enforcement side, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process will be eliminated. The NCAA’s outside enforcement task force to handle complex infractions cases has mostly slowed down the processing of cases. Tennis – US Open – Serena beats No. 2 seed Kontaveit at US Open to reach 3rd Rd Serena Williams has eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open’s second round to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at least one more singles match. The 40-year-old Williams has hinted this will be the last tournament of her illustrious career. Williams missed about a year of action before returning to the tour in late June at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round there and was 1-3 in 2022 entering the U.S. Open, where she is 2-0 so far this week. She beat Danka Kovinic in the first round before following that up against Kontaveit on Wednesday night in front of a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tennis – US Open – Tiger Woods shows up to support Serena Williams at US Open Serena Williams credits Tiger Woods with offering advice before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence. Woods sat courtside at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night, throwing uppercuts in the stands to cheer Williams on to victory. Williams says Woods is "one of the reasons I’m here.” Woods was in Williams’ guest box at sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium, two seats over from her sister, Venus. NFL – Bears claim OL Alex Leatherwood off waivers from Las Vegas The Chicago Bears have claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers a day after the 2021 first-round draft pick was let go by the Las Vegas Raiders. Leatherwood was the No. 17 overall pick last year. The Alabama product struggled at right tackle before being moved to guard after four games. He had difficulties inside, too, and dropped on the depth chart this summer before Las Vegas let him go. NFL – Bears’ Smith says he’s focused on season, not contract talks Chicago Bears star linebacker Roquan Smith insists his focus is on the upcoming season and not his long-term future after a contract standoff with the team ended with no new deal. Smith says there won’t be any more negotiations with new general manager Ryan Poles on an extension between now and the start of the season. He also says he’s not focusing on whether he will re-sign with Chicago after the season. Smith hoped to strike a new deal, with the contract he signed after the Bears drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick in 2018 set to expire following this season. NFL – Lawyers bash Goodell-led arbitration in NFL racial bias suit Lawyers for three Black NFL coaches alleging racial bias by the league took aim directly at Commissioner Roger Goodell in their latest arguments against arbitrating a dispute they say belongs before a jury. In papers filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers wrote that arbitration, which would be led by Goodell, would allow “unconscionably biased one-sided ‘kangaroo courts’" to decide the outcome of the lawsuit filed in February. They say Goodell could not be fair in overseeing and ruling on the dispute as to whether the league engages in systemic discrimination. They cited the hundreds of millions of dollars he earns from teams and his public statement that the suit is without merit. NFL – Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails that cost him his job Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and hopes to get another chance in football. Gruden spoke publicly about the affair at the Little Rock Touchdown Club for the first time since he resigned as coach of the Raiders last October. The resignation followed the publication by The New York Times and Wall Street Journal of emails he had sent from 2011 to 2018 that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Lake County Captains 2, Great Lakes Loons 0 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Bethel JV, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys soccer St. Joseph 4, Kalamazoo Central 0 Lakeshore 1, Portage Northern 1 – TIE Berrien Springs 3, Michigan Lutheran 1 Brandywine 7, Bangor 3 Bridgman 4, Watervliet 3 Niles 5, Cassopolis 2 Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Bloomingdale 3 Holland Black River 4, Coloma 0 Parma Western 4, Sturgis 0 Portage Central 6, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Gull Lake 2, Mattawan 1 Vicksburg 4, Harper Creek 0 8-Man Football Bangor (2-0) 58, Vandercook Lake (0-2) 0 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, New Buffalo 2 Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers 3, Edwardsburg 2 Sturgis 3, Vicksburg 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Portage Northern 1 Lakeshore 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Otsego 8, Niles 0 Tonight Football – All games stars at 7:00 unless specified otherwise Non-Conference Hudsonville Unity Christian (0-1) at St. Joseph (0-1)      News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, NFHS Network Lakeshore (0-1) at Kalamazoo United (0-1)                         97.5 Y-Country GR Ottawa Hills (0-1) at Benton Harbor (0-1) Berrien Springs (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0) Buchanan (1-0) at Niles (0-1)         at Berrien Springs South Haven (1-0) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (1-0) Mattawan (0-1) at Marshall (1-0) Decatur (1-0) at Lawton (1-0) Cassopolis (0-1) at Brandywine (0-1) Comstock (0-1) at Allegan (1-0) Plainwell (1-0) at Coldwater (0-1) Centreville (1-0) at Schoolcraft (1-0) Parchment (0-1) at Delton-Kellogg (1-0) Lakeview (0-1) at Saugatuck (0-1) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-0) at River Rouge (1-0) G.R. 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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 Mariners 5, Tigers 3 – Toro’s two-run HR carries Mariners past Tigers, 5-3 Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their fifth win in six games. Toro, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, had two hits. Eugenio Suarez also hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. Seattle starter Marco Gonzales (10-12) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Paul Sewald worked around two walks in the ninth to get his 17th save. Jeimer Candelario drove in two runs for Detroit. Starting pitcher Tyler Alexander allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings, while Alex Lange (4-4) took the loss. White Sox 4, Royals 2 – White Sox end 5-game skid behind Lynn, beat Royals 4-2 Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Lynn (4-5), who was reinstated from the bereavement list before the game, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight for the fifth time this season. The Royals had scored 24 runs in their previous two games. Chicago (64-66) won for the first time under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who served his second game as acting manager while Tony La Russa is on indefinite leave for an unspecified health issue. The Royals (53-78) lost for the third time in five games. Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5 – Reyes, Hoerner help Cubs beat Blue Jays 7-5, avoid sweep Franmil Reyes homered, Nico Hoerner drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Ian Happ and Zach McKinstry each had two hits as the Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak north of the border. Chicago went 15-15 in August, its first non-losing month this season. Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer and Cavan Biggio connected for a two-run shot for the Blue Jays, who are in position for an AL wild card but had their first losing month, going 13-14 in August. Tonight Seattle (Gilbert 10-5) at Detroit (Rodriguez 3-3), 1:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Mengden 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cueto 6-6), 2:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Exhibition games start Feb 24 as MLB hopes for normal spring Major League Baseball’s exhibition season will start Feb. 24 with a pair of games in Arizona. All 30 teams are scheduled to play Feb. 25 as games start in Florida. Spring training was cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and workouts were restricted the following year due to coronavirus protocols and stadium capacity was limited. Spring training workouts in 2022 were to have started on Feb. 16 but were delayed until March 11 by a lockout. MLB – WSox manager La Russa out indefinitely with health issue Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue. The 77-year-old La Russa missed Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors. The team says the Hall of Famer is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians “over the coming days.” Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager while La Russa is out. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Chicago Sky 85, Connecticut Sun 77                                 (Series tied 1-1) Las Vegas Aces 78, Seattle Storm 73                                (Series tied 1-1) Sky 85, Sun 77 – Parker scores 22, Sky beat Sun 85-77 to even the series Candace Parker scored 22 points and the Chicago Sky evened the semifinal series with an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. Chicago coach James Wade said pregame that Chicago was “going to make shots” Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting performance in Game 1. The Sky responded by hitting six of 10 shots to open the game, and finished the night 32 of 63 (50.8%). NCAAFB – College Football – Week 1 Tonight Central Michigan at (12) Oklahoma State, 7:00 p.m. NCAAFB – No. 12 Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan Oklahoma State reached the Big 12 championship game last season and beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. The 12th-ranked Cowboys believe they can accomplish at least that much this season with veteran quarterback Spencer Sanders leading the way. Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan on Thursday night. The Cowboys can’t afford to slip early, and they remember an upset loss to the Chippewas in 2016 that provided an unexpected blemish on a 10-3 season. Central Michigan returns last year’s national rushing leader, Lew Nichols III, from a team that went 9-4 and won the Sun Bowl. NCAAFB – AP sources: Presidents meeting to discuss CFP expansion The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss expanding the four-team format. The presidents hope to accelerate a process that bogged down last year and re-open the possibility that a new model for crowning champion could be implemented as soon as the 2024 season. Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the CFP’s Board of Managers, led by Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, is set to convene by video conference. All the people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the board’s plans were not being made public. NCAAFB – No. 5 Notre Dame faces defensive test against No. 2 Buckeyes No. 5 Notre Dame relishes the Saturday night challenge. It opens the season at No. 2 Ohio State against an offense that led the FBS in total offense and scoring last season and is only expected to get better in C.J. Stroud’s second season as starting quarterback. And if Notre Dame is going to defeat Ohio State for the first time since 1936, first-year coach Marcus Freeman knows what he needs — the defense to come up big against his alma mater. NCAAFB – Born a Buckeye: Ohio State prepared Freeman for Notre Dame Marcus Freeman was born and raised a Buckeye. He played at Ohio State, too, and worked there. Freeman says he wouldn’t be the head coach at Notre Dame at the age of 36 without the time he spent in Columbus, Ohio. Freeman is taking a trip home: The season opener for his fifth-ranked Fighting Irish is Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Freeman’s peers say he’s ready for the challenges that come with being the head coach of Notre Dame. NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved changes to transfer rules and several proposals aimed at enforcement reforms. The proposed changes came from the Transformation Committee as part of the first phase of that group’s work. The changes to transfer rules will go into effect immediately. Sport-specific windows will be set during an academic year when athletes would be required to enter their names in the transfer portal to be eligible immediately to compete the following school year. On the enforcement side, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process will be eliminated. The NCAA’s outside enforcement task force to handle complex infractions cases has mostly slowed down the processing of cases. Tennis – US Open – Serena beats No. 2 seed Kontaveit at US Open to reach 3rd Rd Serena Williams has eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open’s second round to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at least one more singles match. The 40-year-old Williams has hinted this will be the last tournament of her illustrious career. Williams missed about a year of action before returning to the tour in late June at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round there and was 1-3 in 2022 entering the U.S. Open, where she is 2-0 so far this week. She beat Danka Kovinic in the first round before following that up against Kontaveit on Wednesday night in front of a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tennis – US Open – Tiger Woods shows up to support Serena Williams at US Open Serena Williams credits Tiger Woods with offering advice before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence. Woods sat courtside at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night, throwing uppercuts in the stands to cheer Williams on to victory. Williams says Woods is "one of the reasons I’m here.” Woods was in Williams’ guest box at sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium, two seats over from her sister, Venus. NFL – Bears claim OL Alex Leatherwood off waivers from Las Vegas The Chicago Bears have claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers a day after the 2021 first-round draft pick was let go by the Las Vegas Raiders. Leatherwood was the No. 17 overall pick last year. The Alabama product struggled at right tackle before being moved to guard after four games. He had difficulties inside, too, and dropped on the depth chart this summer before Las Vegas let him go. NFL – Bears’ Smith says he’s focused on season, not contract talks Chicago Bears star linebacker Roquan Smith insists his focus is on the upcoming season and not his long-term future after a contract standoff with the team ended with no new deal. Smith says there won’t be any more negotiations with new general manager Ryan Poles on an extension between now and the start of the season. He also says he’s not focusing on whether he will re-sign with Chicago after the season. Smith hoped to strike a new deal, with the contract he signed after the Bears drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick in 2018 set to expire following this season. NFL – Lawyers bash Goodell-led arbitration in NFL racial bias suit Lawyers for three Black NFL coaches alleging racial bias by the league took aim directly at Commissioner Roger Goodell in their latest arguments against arbitrating a dispute they say belongs before a jury. In papers filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers wrote that arbitration, which would be led by Goodell, would allow “unconscionably biased one-sided ‘kangaroo courts’" to decide the outcome of the lawsuit filed in February. They say Goodell could not be fair in overseeing and ruling on the dispute as to whether the league engages in systemic discrimination. They cited the hundreds of millions of dollars he earns from teams and his public statement that the suit is without merit. NFL – Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails that cost him his job Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and hopes to get another chance in football. Gruden spoke publicly about the affair at the Little Rock Touchdown Club for the first time since he resigned as coach of the Raiders last October. The resignation followed the publication by The New York Times and Wall Street Journal of emails he had sent from 2011 to 2018 that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Lake County Captains 2, Great Lakes Loons 0 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Bethel JV, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys soccer St. Joseph 4, Kalamazoo Central 0 Lakeshore 1, Portage Northern 1 – TIE Berrien Springs 3, Michigan Lutheran 1 Brandywine 7, Bangor 3 Bridgman 4, Watervliet 3 Niles 5, Cassopolis 2 Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Bloomingdale 3 Holland Black River 4, Coloma 0 Parma Western 4, Sturgis 0 Portage Central 6, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Gull Lake 2, Mattawan 1 Vicksburg 4, Harper Creek 0 8-Man Football Bangor (2-0) 58, Vandercook Lake (0-2) 0 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, New Buffalo 2 Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers 3, Edwardsburg 2 Sturgis 3, Vicksburg 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Portage Northern 1 Lakeshore 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Otsego 8, Niles 0 Tonight Football – All games stars at 7:00 unless specified otherwise Non-Conference Hudsonville Unity Christian (0-1) at St. Joseph (0-1)      News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, NFHS Network Lakeshore (0-1) at Kalamazoo United (0-1)                         97.5 Y-Country GR Ottawa Hills (0-1) at Benton Harbor (0-1) Berrien Springs (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0) Buchanan (1-0) at Niles (0-1)         at Berrien Springs South Haven (1-0) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (1-0) Mattawan (0-1) at Marshall (1-0) Decatur (1-0) at Lawton (1-0) Cassopolis (0-1) at Brandywine (0-1) Comstock (0-1) at Allegan (1-0) Plainwell (1-0) at Coldwater (0-1) Centreville (1-0) at Schoolcraft (1-0) Parchment (0-1) at Delton-Kellogg (1-0) Lakeview (0-1) at Saugatuck (0-1) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-0) at River Rouge (1-0) G.R. Forest Hills Central (1-0) at Portage Central (0-1) Kalamazoo Central (0-1) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (0-1), 5:00 p.m. Portage Northern (1-0) at Holland West Ottawa (1-0) White Pigeon (0-1) at Galesburg-Augusta (0-1) Constantine (1-0) at Hudson (1-0) Wolverine Conference Otsego (0-1) at Paw Paw (0-1) Edwardsburg (0-1) at Three Rivers (1-0) Sturgis (1-0) at Vicksburg (0-1) 8-Man Football Wyoming Tri-Unity (1-0) at Twin Cities (0-1) Red Arrow (0-1) at Bridgman (1-0) Marcellus (0-1) at Fennville (1-0) Farwell (1-0) at Bloomingdale (0-1) Gobles (1-0) at Martin (1-0) Wyoming-Lee (0-1) at Mendon (0-1) Friday Football Non-Conference Dowagiac (0-1) at Watervliet (1-0), 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 Mariners 5, Tigers 3 – Toro’s two-run HR carries Mariners past Tigers, 5-3 Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their fifth win in six games. Toro, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, had two hits. Eugenio Suarez also hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. Seattle starter Marco Gonzales (10-12) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Paul Sewald worked around two walks in the ninth to get his 17th save. Jeimer Candelario drove in two runs for Detroit. Starting pitcher Tyler Alexander allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings, while Alex Lange (4-4) took the loss. White Sox 4, Royals 2 – White Sox end 5-game skid behind Lynn, beat Royals 4-2 Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Lynn (4-5), who was reinstated from the bereavement list before the game, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight for the fifth time this season. The Royals had scored 24 runs in their previous two games. Chicago (64-66) won for the first time under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who served his second game as acting manager while Tony La Russa is on indefinite leave for an unspecified health issue. The Royals (53-78) lost for the third time in five games. Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5 – Reyes, Hoerner help Cubs beat Blue Jays 7-5, avoid sweep Franmil Reyes homered, Nico Hoerner drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Ian Happ and Zach McKinstry each had two hits as the Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak north of the border. Chicago went 15-15 in August, its first non-losing month this season. Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer and Cavan Biggio connected for a two-run shot for the Blue Jays, who are in position for an AL wild card but had their first losing month, going 13-14 in August. Tonight Seattle (Gilbert 10-5) at Detroit (Rodriguez 3-3), 1:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Mengden 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cueto 6-6), 2:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Exhibition games start Feb 24 as MLB hopes for normal spring Major League Baseball’s exhibition season will start Feb. 24 with a pair of games in Arizona. All 30 teams are scheduled to play Feb. 25 as games start in Florida. Spring training was cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and workouts were restricted the following year due to coronavirus protocols and stadium capacity was limited. Spring training workouts in 2022 were to have started on Feb. 16 but were delayed until March 11 by a lockout. MLB – WSox manager La Russa out indefinitely with health issue Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue. The 77-year-old La Russa missed Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors. The team says the Hall of Famer is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians “over the coming days.” Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager while La Russa is out. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Chicago Sky 85, Connecticut Sun 77                                 (Series tied 1-1) Las Vegas Aces 78, Seattle Storm 73                                (Series tied 1-1) Sky 85, Sun 77 – Parker scores 22, Sky beat Sun 85-77 to even the series Candace Parker scored 22 points and the Chicago Sky evened the semifinal series with an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. Chicago coach James Wade said pregame that Chicago was “going to make shots” Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting performance in Game 1. The Sky responded by hitting six of 10 shots to open the game, and finished the night 32 of 63 (50.8%). NCAAFB – College Football – Week 1 Tonight Central Michigan at (12) Oklahoma State, 7:00 p.m. NCAAFB – No. 12 Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan Oklahoma State reached the Big 12 championship game last season and beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. The 12th-ranked Cowboys believe they can accomplish at least that much this season with veteran quarterback Spencer Sanders leading the way. Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan on Thursday night. The Cowboys can’t afford to slip early, and they remember an upset loss to the Chippewas in 2016 that provided an unexpected blemish on a 10-3 season. Central Michigan returns last year’s national rushing leader, Lew Nichols III, from a team that went 9-4 and won the Sun Bowl. NCAAFB – AP sources: Presidents meeting to discuss CFP expansion The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss expanding the four-team format. The presidents hope to accelerate a process that bogged down last year and re-open the possibility that a new model for crowning champion could be implemented as soon as the 2024 season. Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the CFP’s Board of Managers, led by Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, is set to convene by video conference. All the people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the board’s plans were not being made public. NCAAFB – No. 5 Notre Dame faces defensive test against No. 2 Buckeyes No. 5 Notre Dame relishes the Saturday night challenge. It opens the season at No. 2 Ohio State against an offense that led the FBS in total offense and scoring last season and is only expected to get better in C.J. Stroud’s second season as starting quarterback. And if Notre Dame is going to defeat Ohio State for the first time since 1936, first-year coach Marcus Freeman knows what he needs — the defense to come up big against his alma mater. NCAAFB – Born a Buckeye: Ohio State prepared Freeman for Notre Dame Marcus Freeman was born and raised a Buckeye. He played at Ohio State, too, and worked there. Freeman says he wouldn’t be the head coach at Notre Dame at the age of 36 without the time he spent in Columbus, Ohio. Freeman is taking a trip home: The season opener for his fifth-ranked Fighting Irish is Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Freeman’s peers say he’s ready for the challenges that come with being the head coach of Notre Dame. NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved changes to transfer rules and several proposals aimed at enforcement reforms. The proposed changes came from the Transformation Committee as part of the first phase of that group’s work. The changes to transfer rules will go into effect immediately. Sport-specific windows will be set during an academic year when athletes would be required to enter their names in the transfer portal to be eligible immediately to compete the following school year. On the enforcement side, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process will be eliminated. The NCAA’s outside enforcement task force to handle complex infractions cases has mostly slowed down the processing of cases. Tennis – US Open – Serena beats No. 2 seed Kontaveit at US Open to reach 3rd Rd Serena Williams has eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open’s second round to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at least one more singles match. The 40-year-old Williams has hinted this will be the last tournament of her illustrious career. Williams missed about a year of action before returning to the tour in late June at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round there and was 1-3 in 2022 entering the U.S. Open, where she is 2-0 so far this week. She beat Danka Kovinic in the first round before following that up against Kontaveit on Wednesday night in front of a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tennis – US Open – Tiger Woods shows up to support Serena Williams at US Open Serena Williams credits Tiger Woods with offering advice before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence. Woods sat courtside at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night, throwing uppercuts in the stands to cheer Williams on to victory. Williams says Woods is "one of the reasons I’m here.” Woods was in Williams’ guest box at sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium, two seats over from her sister, Venus. NFL – Bears claim OL Alex Leatherwood off waivers from Las Vegas The Chicago Bears have claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers a day after the 2021 first-round draft pick was let go by the Las Vegas Raiders. Leatherwood was the No. 17 overall pick last year. The Alabama product struggled at right tackle before being moved to guard after four games. He had difficulties inside, too, and dropped on the depth chart this summer before Las Vegas let him go. NFL – Bears’ Smith says he’s focused on season, not contract talks Chicago Bears star linebacker Roquan Smith insists his focus is on the upcoming season and not his long-term future after a contract standoff with the team ended with no new deal. Smith says there won’t be any more negotiations with new general manager Ryan Poles on an extension between now and the start of the season. He also says he’s not focusing on whether he will re-sign with Chicago after the season. Smith hoped to strike a new deal, with the contract he signed after the Bears drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick in 2018 set to expire following this season. NFL – Lawyers bash Goodell-led arbitration in NFL racial bias suit Lawyers for three Black NFL coaches alleging racial bias by the league took aim directly at Commissioner Roger Goodell in their latest arguments against arbitrating a dispute they say belongs before a jury. In papers filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers wrote that arbitration, which would be led by Goodell, would allow “unconscionably biased one-sided ‘kangaroo courts’" to decide the outcome of the lawsuit filed in February. They say Goodell could not be fair in overseeing and ruling on the dispute as to whether the league engages in systemic discrimination. They cited the hundreds of millions of dollars he earns from teams and his public statement that the suit is without merit. NFL – Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails that cost him his job Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and hopes to get another chance in football. Gruden spoke publicly about the affair at the Little Rock Touchdown Club for the first time since he resigned as coach of the Raiders last October. The resignation followed the publication by The New York Times and Wall Street Journal of emails he had sent from 2011 to 2018 that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Lake County Captains 2, Great Lakes Loons 0 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Bethel JV, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys soccer St. Joseph 4, Kalamazoo Central 0 Lakeshore 1, Portage Northern 1 – TIE Berrien Springs 3, Michigan Lutheran 1 Brandywine 7, Bangor 3 Bridgman 4, Watervliet 3 Niles 5, Cassopolis 2 Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Bloomingdale 3 Holland Black River 4, Coloma 0 Parma Western 4, Sturgis 0 Portage Central 6, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Gull Lake 2, Mattawan 1 Vicksburg 4, Harper Creek 0 8-Man Football Bangor (2-0) 58, Vandercook Lake (0-2) 0 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, New Buffalo 2 Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers 3, Edwardsburg 2 Sturgis 3, Vicksburg 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Portage Northern 1 Lakeshore 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Otsego 8, Niles 0 Tonight Football – All games stars at 7:00 unless specified otherwise Non-Conference Hudsonville Unity Christian (0-1) at St. Joseph (0-1)      News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, NFHS Network Lakeshore (0-1) at Kalamazoo United (0-1)                         97.5 Y-Country GR Ottawa Hills (0-1) at Benton Harbor (0-1) Berrien Springs (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0) Buchanan (1-0) at Niles (0-1)         at Berrien Springs South Haven (1-0) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (1-0) Mattawan (0-1) at Marshall (1-0) Decatur (1-0) at Lawton (1-0) Cassopolis (0-1) at Brandywine (0-1) Comstock (0-1) at Allegan (1-0) Plainwell (1-0) at Coldwater (0-1) Centreville (1-0) at Schoolcraft (1-0) Parchment (0-1) at Delton-Kellogg (1-0) Lakeview (0-1) at Saugatuck (0-1) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-0) at River Rouge (1-0) G.R. Forest Hills Central (1-0) at Portage Central (0-1) Kalamazoo Central (0-1) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (0-1), 5:00 p.m. Portage Northern (1-0) at Holland West Ottawa (1-0) White Pigeon (0-1) at Galesburg-Augusta (0-1) Constantine (1-0) at Hudson (1-0) Wolverine Conference Otsego (0-1) at Paw Paw (0-1) Edwardsburg (0-1) at Three Rivers (1-0) Sturgis (1-0) at Vicksburg (0-1) 8-Man Football Wyoming Tri-Unity (1-0) at Twin Cities (0-1) Red Arrow (0-1) at Bridgman (1-0) Marcellus (0-1) at Fennville (1-0) Farwell (1-0) at Bloomingdale (0-1) Gobles (1-0) at Martin (1-0) Wyoming-Lee (0-1) at Mendon (0-1) Friday Football Non-Conference Dowagiac (0-1) at Watervliet (1-0), 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 Mariners 5, Tigers 3 – Toro’s two-run HR carries Mariners past Tigers, 5-3 Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their fifth win in six games. Toro, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, had two hits. Eugenio Suarez also hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. Seattle starter Marco Gonzales (10-12) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Paul Sewald worked around two walks in the ninth to get his 17th save. Jeimer Candelario drove in two runs for Detroit. Starting pitcher Tyler Alexander allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings, while Alex Lange (4-4) took the loss. White Sox 4, Royals 2 – White Sox end 5-game skid behind Lynn, beat Royals 4-2 Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Lynn (4-5), who was reinstated from the bereavement list before the game, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight for the fifth time this season. The Royals had scored 24 runs in their previous two games. Chicago (64-66) won for the first time under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who served his second game as acting manager while Tony La Russa is on indefinite leave for an unspecified health issue. The Royals (53-78) lost for the third time in five games. Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5 – Reyes, Hoerner help Cubs beat Blue Jays 7-5, avoid sweep Franmil Reyes homered, Nico Hoerner drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Ian Happ and Zach McKinstry each had two hits as the Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak north of the border. Chicago went 15-15 in August, its first non-losing month this season. Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer and Cavan Biggio connected for a two-run shot for the Blue Jays, who are in position for an AL wild card but had their first losing month, going 13-14 in August. Tonight Seattle (Gilbert 10-5) at Detroit (Rodriguez 3-3), 1:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Mengden 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cueto 6-6), 2:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Exhibition games start Feb 24 as MLB hopes for normal spring Major League Baseball’s exhibition season will start Feb. 24 with a pair of games in Arizona. All 30 teams are scheduled to play Feb. 25 as games start in Florida. Spring training was cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and workouts were restricted the following year due to coronavirus protocols and stadium capacity was limited. Spring training workouts in 2022 were to have started on Feb. 16 but were delayed until March 11 by a lockout. MLB – WSox manager La Russa out indefinitely with health issue Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue. The 77-year-old La Russa missed Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors. The team says the Hall of Famer is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians “over the coming days.” Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager while La Russa is out. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Chicago Sky 85, Connecticut Sun 77                                 (Series tied 1-1) Las Vegas Aces 78, Seattle Storm 73                                (Series tied 1-1) Sky 85, Sun 77 – Parker scores 22, Sky beat Sun 85-77 to even the series Candace Parker scored 22 points and the Chicago Sky evened the semifinal series with an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. Chicago coach James Wade said pregame that Chicago was “going to make shots” Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting performance in Game 1. The Sky responded by hitting six of 10 shots to open the game, and finished the night 32 of 63 (50.8%). NCAAFB – College Football – Week 1 Tonight Central Michigan at (12) Oklahoma State, 7:00 p.m. NCAAFB – No. 12 Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan Oklahoma State reached the Big 12 championship game last season and beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. The 12th-ranked Cowboys believe they can accomplish at least that much this season with veteran quarterback Spencer Sanders leading the way. Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan on Thursday night. The Cowboys can’t afford to slip early, and they remember an upset loss to the Chippewas in 2016 that provided an unexpected blemish on a 10-3 season. Central Michigan returns last year’s national rushing leader, Lew Nichols III, from a team that went 9-4 and won the Sun Bowl. NCAAFB – AP sources: Presidents meeting to discuss CFP expansion The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss expanding the four-team format. The presidents hope to accelerate a process that bogged down last year and re-open the possibility that a new model for crowning champion could be implemented as soon as the 2024 season. Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the CFP’s Board of Managers, led by Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, is set to convene by video conference. All the people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the board’s plans were not being made public. NCAAFB – No. 5 Notre Dame faces defensive test against No. 2 Buckeyes No. 5 Notre Dame relishes the Saturday night challenge. It opens the season at No. 2 Ohio State against an offense that led the FBS in total offense and scoring last season and is only expected to get better in C.J. Stroud’s second season as starting quarterback. And if Notre Dame is going to defeat Ohio State for the first time since 1936, first-year coach Marcus Freeman knows what he needs — the defense to come up big against his alma mater. NCAAFB – Born a Buckeye: Ohio State prepared Freeman for Notre Dame Marcus Freeman was born and raised a Buckeye. He played at Ohio State, too, and worked there. Freeman says he wouldn’t be the head coach at Notre Dame at the age of 36 without the time he spent in Columbus, Ohio. Freeman is taking a trip home: The season opener for his fifth-ranked Fighting Irish is Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Freeman’s peers say he’s ready for the challenges that come with being the head coach of Notre Dame. NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved changes to transfer rules and several proposals aimed at enforcement reforms. The proposed changes came from the Transformation Committee as part of the first phase of that group’s work. The changes to transfer rules will go into effect immediately. Sport-specific windows will be set during an academic year when athletes would be required to enter their names in the transfer portal to be eligible immediately to compete the following school year. On the enforcement side, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process will be eliminated. The NCAA’s outside enforcement task force to handle complex infractions cases has mostly slowed down the processing of cases. Tennis – US Open – Serena beats No. 2 seed Kontaveit at US Open to reach 3rd Rd Serena Williams has eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open’s second round to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at least one more singles match. The 40-year-old Williams has hinted this will be the last tournament of her illustrious career. Williams missed about a year of action before returning to the tour in late June at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round there and was 1-3 in 2022 entering the U.S. Open, where she is 2-0 so far this week. She beat Danka Kovinic in the first round before following that up against Kontaveit on Wednesday night in front of a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tennis – US Open – Tiger Woods shows up to support Serena Williams at US Open Serena Williams credits Tiger Woods with offering advice before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence. Woods sat courtside at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night, throwing uppercuts in the stands to cheer Williams on to victory. Williams says Woods is "one of the reasons I’m here.” Woods was in Williams’ guest box at sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium, two seats over from her sister, Venus. NFL – Bears claim OL Alex Leatherwood off waivers from Las Vegas The Chicago Bears have claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers a day after the 2021 first-round draft pick was let go by the Las Vegas Raiders. Leatherwood was the No. 17 overall pick last year. The Alabama product struggled at right tackle before being moved to guard after four games. He had difficulties inside, too, and dropped on the depth chart this summer before Las Vegas let him go. NFL – Bears’ Smith says he’s focused on season, not contract talks Chicago Bears star linebacker Roquan Smith insists his focus is on the upcoming season and not his long-term future after a contract standoff with the team ended with no new deal. Smith says there won’t be any more negotiations with new general manager Ryan Poles on an extension between now and the start of the season. He also says he’s not focusing on whether he will re-sign with Chicago after the season. Smith hoped to strike a new deal, with the contract he signed after the Bears drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick in 2018 set to expire following this season. NFL – Lawyers bash Goodell-led arbitration in NFL racial bias suit Lawyers for three Black NFL coaches alleging racial bias by the league took aim directly at Commissioner Roger Goodell in their latest arguments against arbitrating a dispute they say belongs before a jury. In papers filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers wrote that arbitration, which would be led by Goodell, would allow “unconscionably biased one-sided ‘kangaroo courts’" to decide the outcome of the lawsuit filed in February. They say Goodell could not be fair in overseeing and ruling on the dispute as to whether the league engages in systemic discrimination. They cited the hundreds of millions of dollars he earns from teams and his public statement that the suit is without merit. NFL – Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails that cost him his job Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and hopes to get another chance in football. Gruden spoke publicly about the affair at the Little Rock Touchdown Club for the first time since he resigned as coach of the Raiders last October. The resignation followed the publication by The New York Times and Wall Street Journal of emails he had sent from 2011 to 2018 that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Lake County Captains 2, Great Lakes Loons 0 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Bethel JV, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys soccer St. Joseph 4, Kalamazoo Central 0 Lakeshore 1, Portage Northern 1 – TIE Berrien Springs 3, Michigan Lutheran 1 Brandywine 7, Bangor 3 Bridgman 4, Watervliet 3 Niles 5, Cassopolis 2 Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Bloomingdale 3 Holland Black River 4, Coloma 0 Parma Western 4, Sturgis 0 Portage Central 6, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Gull Lake 2, Mattawan 1 Vicksburg 4, Harper Creek 0 8-Man Football Bangor (2-0) 58, Vandercook Lake (0-2) 0 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, New Buffalo 2 Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers 3, Edwardsburg 2 Sturgis 3, Vicksburg 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Portage Northern 1 Lakeshore 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Otsego 8, Niles 0 Tonight Football – All games stars at 7:00 unless specified otherwise Non-Conference Hudsonville Unity Christian (0-1) at St. Joseph (0-1)      News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, NFHS Network Lakeshore (0-1) at Kalamazoo United (0-1)                         97.5 Y-Country GR Ottawa Hills (0-1) at Benton Harbor (0-1) Berrien Springs (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0) Buchanan (1-0) at Niles (0-1)         at Berrien Springs South Haven (1-0) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (1-0) Mattawan (0-1) at Marshall (1-0) Decatur (1-0) at Lawton (1-0) Cassopolis (0-1) at Brandywine (0-1) Comstock (0-1) at Allegan (1-0) Plainwell (1-0) at Coldwater (0-1) Centreville (1-0) at Schoolcraft (1-0) Parchment (0-1) at Delton-Kellogg (1-0) Lakeview (0-1) at Saugatuck (0-1) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-0) at River Rouge (1-0) G.R. Forest Hills Central (1-0) at Portage Central (0-1) Kalamazoo Central (0-1) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (0-1), 5:00 p.m. Portage Northern (1-0) at Holland West Ottawa (1-0) White Pigeon (0-1) at Galesburg-Augusta (0-1) Constantine (1-0) at Hudson (1-0) Wolverine Conference Otsego (0-1) at Paw Paw (0-1) Edwardsburg (0-1) at Three Rivers (1-0) Sturgis (1-0) at Vicksburg (0-1) 8-Man Football Wyoming Tri-Unity (1-0) at Twin Cities (0-1) Red Arrow (0-1) at Bridgman (1-0) Marcellus (0-1) at Fennville (1-0) Farwell (1-0) at Bloomingdale (0-1) Gobles (1-0) at Martin (1-0) Wyoming-Lee (0-1) at Mendon (0-1) Friday Football Non-Conference Dowagiac (0-1) at Watervliet (1-0), 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time since his firing, former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden publicly addressed the “racist” emails that led to his exile from the NFL. Speaking to the Little Rock Touchdown Club, Gruden expressed regret over the comments he made in private emails and expressed a desire to one day return to coaching. "Fearless" soldiers Royce White and T.J. Moe unpack the former Super Bowl champion's comments and explore Jason's theory that the Gruden case is an example of the culture's demand for racism far exceeding its actual supply. As the Rachel Richardson story continues to make headlines, we are joined by two BYU students, co-founders of the Cougar Chronicle, who say sources with the athletic department haven't been able to corroborate the Duke volleyball player's allegations of being harassed with racial slurs during a game. Luke Hanson and Thomas Stevenson join Jason to share their reporting and add powerful insight into the culture under assault at BYU. Lizzo is one of the biggest stars on the planet, and most recently, a Video Music Award winner. She used her acceptance speech to decry all the oppression that made her a millionaire. The first lady of "Fearless" Shemeka Michelle helps us “Make It Make Sense.” Wednesday means “Tennessee Harmony.” Pastor Anthony Walker joins Jason and Royce to discuss Steve Harvey's foray into prosperity gospel. We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.com Shout Out from Jason: Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock! Shout Out for Apple:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629 Shout Out for Android:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutapp Get 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!”   Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEC Mike Bratton (@MichaelWBratton) and his Cousin Shane (@BigOrangeVolz) discuss the latest news around the league!We are doing a weekly Twitter Spaces starting this Friday night (1:00), Mark Stoops calls out Shane Beamer (5:15), 5 Must-See SEC games per ESPN (9:15), The real list of must-see SEC games (18:45), Sam Pittman with some potential scheduling news in entertaining appearance at Little Rock Touchdown Club (32:45), LSU QBs Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier discuss the ongoing competition (41:00)All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0UgAdvertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.comDonate to cousin Shane's beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcastShow call-in number: 615-800-5683We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055

SEC Mike Bratton (@MichaelWBratton) and his Cousin Shane (@BigOrangeVolz) discuss the latest news around the league! We are doing a weekly Twitter Spaces starting this Friday night (1:00), Mark Stoops calls out Shane Beamer (5:15), 5 Must-See SEC games per ESPN (9:15), The real list of must-see SEC games (18:45), Sam Pittman with some potential scheduling news in entertaining appearance at Little Rock Touchdown Club (32:45), LSU QBs Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier discuss the ongoing competition (41:00) All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Donate to cousin Shane's beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcast Show call-in number: 615-800-5683 We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this episode, Richard interviews David Bazzel on what it takes to prepare an all-star lineup of speakers for the Little Rock Touchdown Club. Along the way, the Baz shares stories of the club's most memorable guests, including it's most recent headliner Terry Bradshaw.

Vince Young speaks at Little Rock Touchdown Club 9-7-21 by 103.7 The Buzz

Verne Lundquist from the Little Rock Touchdown Club 8-30-21 by 103.7 The Buzz

SEC Mike Bratton (@MichaelWBratton) and his cousin Shane (@BigOrangeVolz) discuss the latest news around the league including LSU vs. USC in Las Vegas to open 2024 & tailgating will be wide open in Baton Rouge (7:30), Sam Pittman delivered some incredible lines to the Little Rock Touchdown Club & the Razorbacks are planning to stripe the stadium for Texas (11:00), Mike Leach provides an update on the QB competition and the progress of his offense and the OL (18:00), Nick Saban must be feeling good as he likes what he's seeing from Bryce Young and he's even cracking jokes (22:15), Week 0 games (30:00) Check out our sponsors: HelloFresh -- For up to 14 free meals www.HelloFresh.com/SECMike14 FanDuel — for 20% bonus on your first deposit www.FanDuel.com/SECMike Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Donate to cousin Shane's beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcast Show call-in number: 615-800-5683 We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/that-sec-football-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We continue our preview of the Arkansas Razorbacks' first four opponents with a look at the Texas Longhorns, courtesy Shehan Jeyarajah of Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Matt Jones and Dudley Dawson also discuss news from Sam Pittman's speech at the Little Rock Touchdown Club and the Razorbacks on the preseason All-SEC team. Subscribe to the podcast by searching "Whole Hog Radio" on Apple or Spotify.

Tuesday's third hour of The Show With No Name LIVE from the Little Rock Touchdown Club.

Tuesday's final hour of The Show With No Name LIVE from the Little Rock Touchdown Club.

SEC Mike Bratton and his cousin Shane discuss Bobby Petrino agreeing to speak at Little Rock Touchdown Club next month (1:30), SEC Network hires officiating analyst for the upcoming season (4:00), Kirby Smart excited to have talkin' season come to an end (9:00), Dan Mullen on getting more explosive plays from his offense this season (12:30), Mullen wants to see more “Alpha Dogs” in Gainesville (17:00), Terry Wilson shares his thoughts on Kentucky's breakout players (20:00), Will Muschamp discusses the addition of Tavien Feaster to the roster (23:00), SC defensive line coach compares DJ Wonnum to the NFL players he has coached (26:00), Chad Morris on the impact he's seeing from freshmen in training camp (30:00), Morris then called out some of his veteran players (33:50), Jimbo Fisher is still pissed (37:30), Jimbo employing some psychological warfare? (40:00), Jimbo doesn't do the internet (41:00), Ed Orgeron gives encouraging update on his offensive tackles and running game (43:00) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/that-sec-football-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

...in which Rex and Paul chew the fat about the fact that Paul is from Imdoden, setting a new Chewing the Fat record—nine seconds—for earliest mention, the Hope Watermelon Festival, the Hempstead County sheriff's otherworldly victory in the watermelon-eating contest, how the boys turned down the offer of a free 150-pounder, despite the generous offer of a burlap sack to carry it with, about the biscuits at Keeney's in Malvern, how Historic Washington has as good a lunch as one could get at any state park in the United States, how Paul likes well-cooked vegetables -- no crispy green beans, please! -- the greatness of catalpa worms for fishing but the grossness of the green goo that comes out when you step on one, Paul's sneaky book-buying methods, discovering Glen Campbell's grave site three days after his funeral, Rex and Paul's funeral fixation, the death of Frank Broyles, how Broyles and Campbell and Johnny Cash gave Arkansas things to be proud of in the 1960s and helped the state live down some of the national embarrassment after the 1957 crisis, Nashville versus Crowley's Ridge peaches, the Fish Net at DeGray Lake, great Arkansas football stadiums, Jeff Root (the Football Doctor), how the reinstituted Lyon College football team uses the school's bagpipe band at games but does not play while wearing kilts, the Little Rock Touchdown Club, the Last Nutt Backer, OBU's streak of winning seasons in football, the Petit Jean plant at Morrilton, SAU and President Trey Berry, Backyard Barbeque in Magnolia, McClard's barbeque sauce, the "half-spread" gut bomb, fresh-cut French fries, Scott McClard's resistance to restoring goat to his menu, the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Paul's need of a tattoo, the three great dairy bars in Hot Springs -- Bailey's, King Kone, and Kreme Kastle -- car-tag improvements, the boys' upcoming State Highway 7 trip, the Grady Fish Fry, the famous Grady hushpuppy machine and how it scares Paul, Rex's surprise for Dr. Tom DeBlack, the fact that the convicts at the fish fry all know Rex, how opening-day dove hunting is a social occasion in Arkansas, the great brunch at the Monroe dove hunt, the fact the Rex and Paul are not exactly crack shots, and how the 1992 Razorback loss to the Citadel and firing of Coach Jack Crowe squeezed Rex's coverage of Bill Clinton's upcoming election as President.