The 12-team College Football Playoff will again include the five highest-ranked conference champions — a guarantee that expands the pool of candidates to include any team that has a shot at winning its conference. According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, there are 32 teams — the most in the CFP era — with at least…
Bill BarnwellApr 6, 2026, 06:20 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with…
Dividend-paying companies are rapidly closing the earnings growth gap with technology stocks and contributing more earnings momentum to the S&P 500. After a significant increase over the past year on this key earnings metric, the trend suggests that dividend stocks may present an even stronger case to investors seeking income and safety in a volatile…
An airline industry analyst suggested Friday that the impact of flight capacity cuts nationwide is generally small. Increase in delays and cancellations As the government shutdown is getting longer. “Airlines are doing their best to minimize inconvenience and avoid canceling too many flights at the same time to get people where they want to go,”…
Senate is on Thursday ready to vote On legislation that would eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose massive tariffs globally. Senators advance bills with similar goals brazil And Canada Earlier this week. However, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is unlikely to bring any proposal to the floor for a vote. This came as President Trump…
A customer carries a Chipotle bag in San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue that fell short of expectations and cut its same-store sales forecast for the third straight quarter. Shares of the company plunged 13% in…
San Antonio — Anthony Edwards It is estimated that sometime Sunday, eight nights after his left knee bent so far back on a block attempt that it caused a deep bone bruise, he knew it had healed enough to be ready for Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. “I know for a fact that…
Social security is broken. The program has run losses for many years and it will continue indefinitely. The so -called “Trust Fund” is nothing more than IOUS than the federal government and it will end at the end of 2032, and tens of trillion in long -term unpublished liabilities are in trillion dollars. The politician…
Israel has said that he is sending a delegation to Qatar for a ceasefire talks with Hamas about the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday. “In the light of the status assessment, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that the invitation to close a close talk should be accepted and…
Joe LunardiMar 17, 2026, 09:45 AM ET Close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995 Multiple Authors Our men’s NCAA tournament preview has evolved since the first was created 30-odd years ago. It’s how Bracketology began, when a handful of hoop nerds gathered during “Selection…
