4 Takeaways From Brazil’s Bounce Back Win Over Haiti At The World Cup
On Friday night in Philadelphia, Brazil claimed its first victory of the tournament with an…
The Democratic Party’s new 2028 powerbrokers
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A new set of Democratic power brokers just dropped before 2028
The 2028 presidential race is already playing out in the text threads and phone calls of a new set of Democratic power brokers. A number of would-be White House contenders — including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, former Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and…
Democrats plot their course on national popular vote
Democrats who just triumphed in a number of battlegrounds are facing pressure to make their states just a little less powerful in the fight for the presidency. The party’s sweeping victories present an opportunity for Democrats in states with newly won trifectas to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement between states to…
Wes Moore wants immigration reform. Can he work with Stephen Miller?
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Democrats should work toward bipartisan deals, including on immigration, with Stephen Miller — despite the “well of distrust” he holds for the new White House chief of staff. Moore, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, told POLITICO’s Alex Burns on Tuesday that even though Miller is “the architect of some…
Arch Manning Is Silencing The Doubters, And Texas Is Reaping The Rewards
History has a tendency to repeat itself, and Texas fans are witnessing it firsthand with the play of quarterback Arch Manning. It was just a season ago when Manning was tumbling down projected draft boards following disappointing early-season showings against Ohio State and Florida. The Longhorns fell to 3-2 and head coach Steve Sarkisian was…
Alexi Lalas’ Top UEFA Nations League Stars: Where Kane, Mbappé, Yamal Stack Up
Lamine Yamal. Harry Kane. Kylian Mbappé. Marc Cucurella? International soccer is BACK for the final set of matches before we flip the calendar to 2027. That means we have the conclusion of the UEFA Nations League group stage, with some of the biggest stars from Europe’s best squads in action from Nov. 12-17. And of…
2026 College Football Playoff Rankings: Georgia No. 1, Ohio State Outside Top 10
In the span of just one week since the first reveal of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings, there are shake-ups everywhere. There’s a new No. 1 team. Two teams fell out of the Top 12. Blue bloods Ohio State and LSU have fallen out of the playoff picture. After the second edition of the…
QB Stock Market Week 10: Examining Jordan Love’s Masterpiece; Caleb Williams’ Outlier?
The shine is starting to come off Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, once heralded as the rising QB guru. Not long ago, he coaxed productive seasons out of Kirk Cousins and Sam Darnold — and there was so much to like about O’Connell’s coaching résumé. Now? It’s complicated and, frankly, less than impressive. After Vikings backup QB…
All-In Jaguars Were Smart To Pounce At Trade Deadline To Give Them Title Shot
The NFL takes great pride in its parity, in the any-given-Sunday belief that no lead is safe and the biggest underdog has a shot to win. The NFL trade deadline seeks the exact opposite. The deadline wants to split the league into clear buyers and sellers — teams so close to a championship they’ll give…
With Bob Chesney, UCLA Isn’t Scared Of A 12- Or 24-Team College Football Playoff
LOS ANGELES — It sounded like coachspeak to me. “Doesn’t matter. Get better,” Bob Chesney said. Inside his office, overlooking a practice field bathed in 84-degree warmth on a Monday in November, the UCLA coach sat in patented black shorts and a black shirt with a Bruins-blue Air Jordan logo. He kept to the talking…