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Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

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College Football Playoff management committee to consider expanding to a 12-team bracket

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on College Football Playoff management committee to consider expanding to a 12-team bracket

After saying in April it would consider different playoff models, the CFP management committee expected to announce it will consider 12-team bracket.

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Opinion: Naomi Osaka’s shocking French Open withdrawal offers lessons for all involved

May 31, 2021June 1, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Naomi Osaka’s shocking French Open withdrawal offers lessons for all involved

Naomi Osaka’s well-being is more important than any tennis match, but the way this has played out has done no favors for anyone involved.

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Opinion: Phil Mickelson thrills us all with improbable PGA Championship win

May 23, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Phil Mickelson thrills us all with improbable PGA Championship win

There was little to suggest Phil Mickelson still had this kind of run in him, but he surprised us all with a history-making PGA Championship win.

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Opinion: Horse racing can breathe a sigh of relief as Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown bid ends

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Horse racing can breathe a sigh of relief as Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown bid ends

Horse racing avoids more controversy as Medina Spirit finishes third in the Preakness Stakes to end its Triple Crown bid.

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Analysis: New Pac-12 commissioner promises fresh path for conference beset with problems

May 13, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Analysis: New Pac-12 commissioner promises fresh path for conference beset with problems

George Kliavkoff – whose name sent people throughout college sports straight to a Google search when it first surfaced – has ideal background for job.

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Opinion: As another excuse arises, Pimlico won’t hold Bob Baffert accountable for Medina Spirit’s positive test

May 11, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: As another excuse arises, Pimlico won’t hold Bob Baffert accountable for Medina Spirit’s positive test

Days after revelation of positive test for Medina Spirit, the will of horse racing to hold Bob Baffert accountable already looks like it’s teetering.

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Opinion: SEC football should require COVID-19 vaccination to attend games, help turn corner in lagging South

May 4, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: SEC football should require COVID-19 vaccination to attend games, help turn corner in lagging South

By having football coaches promote vaccines and requiring fans be vaccinated to attend games, the SEC could help the South turn a corner in pandemic.

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Opinion: Tommy Tuberville gets it wrong again with advice to NFL draft prospects

April 29, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Tommy Tuberville gets it wrong again with advice to NFL draft prospects

Although Tommy Tuberville was a college football coach before becoming a U.S. Senator, he says athletes should avoid getting involved in politics.

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Opinion: Dubai ruling family desperately wants Kentucky Derby win, and may get it Saturday

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Dubai ruling family desperately wants Kentucky Derby win, and may get it Saturday

Sheikh Mohammed and his two late brothers have spent more on horse racing over the past 40 years than anyone and still haven’t won the Kentucky Derby.

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Opinion: NCAA has essentially made Mark Emmert king for life, and he hasn’t earned it

April 27, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: NCAA has essentially made Mark Emmert king for life, and he hasn’t earned it

If the NCAA president’s job is to be the piƱata through crises, Mark Emmert has served his purpose. Actual leadership? That’s not really his thing.

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