You will better understand college sports when you understand this: It is the main marketing and fundraising program for the schools. Donations, applications and brand recognition all go up with football and basketball success. So it’s an investment, not an extra-curricular.

Rizzo’s bib number is perfection for Sunday’s marathon!

suburbs: why is it so hard to find good local contractors or restaurant staff anymore also suburbs: we just banned apartments within five miles of the train station to preserve our historic parking lot

I tend to subscribe to belief that we are living in the best possible time to be alive (indoor plumbing, AC, ubiquitous good food and travel) but it sure does seem like we are at the whim of a greater number of bad people than ever before.

They are not “losing” money. It’s irrational to assert that athletic department spending magically rises to the level of revenue, and does so everywhere. A large portion of athletic revenue is paid to the school. It is a money transfer from one school account to another. Scholarship costs are booked to athletics. Where does that money go? To the school. That not every school can generate revenue or can pay the at the same level means that athletes alone should accept less than market value? No. “Sustainability” has been used for 100 years. Only athletes threaten sustainability? No.

New super group,,, FLAVOR DAVES,!! @foofighters @davematthewsbnd

You didn’t know you needed to hear it… But you do. The Japanese call of Munetaka Murakami’s first career MLB Postseason HR

Not “shockingly,” but good to see a prominent conservative recognize it.

Inflation numbers came out today, and the official story is that inflation went down. What the headline number doesn't tell you is that the government changed how inflation is calculated in the same release. A month ago, they said July inflation was 3.7%. Today, they recalculated July with the new formula and it dropped to 3.36%. If you measure August the same way as the months before it, inflation comes out around 3.8%, which means it went up. They didn't bring inflation down, they just changed how they calculate it. Bessent did something similar with CPI last month. You only modify the way you calculate if they numbers are that bad. They genuinely thought we wouldn't notice...

Imagine cutting off federal student loans for programs leading to careers overwhelmingly held by women. Women make up: • 80% of teaching assistants • 81–84% of social workers • 73–80% of counselors • 79% of elementary/middle-school teachers • 85% of special-ed teachers • 92% of hairstylists/cosmetologists • 93% of childcare workers Yup, just a coincidence.

I came across a post on Reddit that said: “AI’s underlying purpose is to let wealth access skill while taking away the skilled person’s ability to access wealth.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen the economic implications of AI put so incisively.

BOB COSTAS: “God himself helps those who dare" is a phrase we've all pondered over when reading Ovid's Metamorphoses. Today, eight Major League Baseball teams will dare to be great like Daedalus and Icarus did eons ago above Crete. ANTHONY RIZZO: I like the Phillies in 3.

Nintendo: "OK we need an intro for a baseball game, nothing too crazy just something upbeat when you turn on the game" Rare:

Senator Kennedy proposes amendment to the Protect College Sports Act that would cap ticket price increases at 4% each year. Senator Cruz opposes it and calls it price fixing. Kennedy responds by saying the whole bill is price fixing. Amendment gets 42 votes, but fails

This fan POV of Adam Scott’s swing somehow makes it look even better.

Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River. #chicago #weather #ilwx #news

People who locked in a mortgage at 2% in 2021

Uhh…..wow

If there's any NFL team and fanbase that needs to experience the darkness of a bad football team for once its the Packers.

I don’t think it’s talked about enough… PCA has the power He has the speed And he’s quite literally the best in the National League