Defense. Toughness. “Punting is winning.” Iowa’s football team thrives on physicality, and for that, it’s unsurprising that head coach Kirk Ferentz takes a page out of the Hawkeyes’ dominant wrestling program in his recruiting efforts. “The theory I developed was that if a guy was a great wrestler, it didn’t mean he was going to … Read more
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz arrives for the weekly federal government cabinet meeting on Oct. 11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Michele Tantussi | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to spend 2% of the national gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, this year and … Read more
Bear is choosing the Tree. Class of 2025 star quarterback Bear Bachmeier, from Murrieta Valley (Calif.) High School, announced his commitment to Stanford on Monday. Ranked as the No. 11 quarterback on the 247Sports Composite, Bachmeier chose the Cardinal over 18 other schools that offered him, including Oregon, Arkansas and Michigan State, according to 247Sports … Read more
Tennessee football is keeping an important player in-state with the commitment of George MacIntyre on Monday morning. MacIntyre is a five-star quarterback and will be the foundation of Tennessee’s recruiting class. He is a class of 2025 recruit from Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tennessee). MacIntyre is ranked the No. 15 player in the nation in the … Read more
Technical director James Allison has committed his long-term future to Mercedes, the F1 team have confirmed. Allison joined Mercedes in 2017 as technical director, overseeing four drivers’ title and five consecutive Constructors’ Championships. After a period as chief technical officer, Allison returned to the role of technical director in April as part of a reshuffle … Read more
Trever Jackson gave a commitment to Florida State on Wednesday, adding yet another four-star talent to a top-10 class for the Seminoles. A class of 2024 quarterback from Jones High School (Orlando, Florida), Jackson completed 55.4 percent of his passes for 916 yards his senior season. He had seven passing touchdowns. Jackson also had 855 … Read more
Jide Abasiri committed to USC on Thursday morning. The Minnesota defensive lineman gives the Trojans some legitimate size in the trenches. That Abasari comes from Big Ten country ahead of the move by USC to the Big Ten next year seems fitting. Abasari, a class of 2024 athlete, is a four-star recruit according to On3. … Read more
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference, attends a press conference following the opening session of the conference on November 30, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates on Friday said it would contribute $30 billion to a new … Read more
Miami football hasn’t had a great season…make that all that great of a millennium. But my goodness if Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes staff can’t recruit. On Tuesday, they flipped a five-star recruit in Justin Scott who had been committed to Ohio State. The Ohio State who, as of a few weeks ago, had been … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer thought-about by many to be Haiti’s strongest gang chief warned Wednesday that he would struggle any worldwide armed power deployed to the Caribbean nation if it commited any abuses. Jimmy Chérizier, greatest often known as “Barbecue,” additionally urged Haitians to mobilize towards the federal government. “We’re asking the … Read more