In a striking sign of how far right the tech sector has swung, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will both have seats of honor at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday—and Zuckerberg will host a black-tie ball to honor Trump with Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson. The news, first reported by Puck and NBC Newscaps weeks […]
Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Northern Illinois has an offer on the table from the Mountain West to leave the Mid-American Conference for its league as a football-only school beginning with the 2026 season, per Brett McMurphy of Action Network, who cited industry sources. That decision on whether to stay or go is “imminent.” If NIU does […]
One of the classic blunders of punditry is to write about politics right before the election. So, let’s look at what politics might be like after the election. One prediction is easy: Expect a lot more political inconsistency and hypocrisy. The term “realignment” gets used and abused a lot, because people have agreed to use […]
The Pac-12 filed a lawsuit against the Mountain West on Tuesday taking aim at a pricey “poaching fee.” The suit, filed in the Northern District of California, alleges that the potential penalty is unenforceable under antitrust law. When the Pac-12 entered a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West last year, the MWC added the poaching […]
