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College football storylines, predictions, names to know heading into 2026 season

Our 100-Day countdown looks ahead to Week Zero, which features six FBS games and seven power conference teams in action, including an ACC showdown in Brazil between Virginia and NC State and a Bill Belichick-Sonny Dykes rematch overseas in Ireland. So let's get it started with storylines, followed by bold predictions, burning questions and more. (CBS Sports)

Longtime NC State coach Elliott Avent to retire after 30 seasons leading Wolfpack baseball

For the past 30 years, Elliott Avent has lived his childhood dream. Ever since he could remember, North Carolina State was always his favorite team. And for the past three decades, the longtime skipper fulfilled those youthful aspirations of a youngster growing up just outside Rocky Mount. But like all good things in this world, there’s an end date. (The Wolfpacker)

Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dies at age 41

Kyle Busch, a generational talent who rose to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and one of the sport’s greatest drivers, died Thursday. He was 41. Busch’s death marked a sudden, staggering blow to the motorsports community. His team had indicated earlier Thursday that Busch had been hospitalized with a severe illness. (NASCAR.com)

Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard calls out Big Ten, SEC for breaking CSC rules: 'Let them break away'

The rest of college football is getting fed up with the Big Ten and SEC, especially when it comes to how their teams seemingly flout the rules around third-party NIL deals laid out by the new College Sports Commission, created out of last Summer’s House v. NCAA settlement. Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard put his two conference brethren on blast Monday. (On3.com)

Tar Heel legend Jerry Stackhouse emerges as candidate for Chicago Bulls head coach

Anyone remember the 1993-94 and 94-95 North Carolina men's basketball teams? Highlighted by a 1995 Final Four appearance, those Tar Heel squads featured a future All-Star in Jerry Stackhouse. Earning First Team All-ACC honors in 1995, Stackhouse left North Carolina after two seasons, later becoming the '95 NBA Draft's third overall pick. (USA Today)

Florida's Todd Golden blasts LSU's Will Wade for recruiting pro players

LSU basketball coach Will Wade is pushing the envelope in recruiting ahead of his first season with the Tigers, arming his program with a roster of professional basketball talent while challenging the fabric of the sport's unclear eligibility rules. Florida coach Todd Golden is the first SEC colleague to go on the record against Wade's recruiting tactics. (CBS Sports)

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment

Realignment among the major college athletic conferences has slowed but there has been plenty of movement elsewhere. The Power Four (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) go into the football season with no membership changes from a year ago. The rest of the 10 leagues in the Football Bowl Subdivision — particularly the Pac-12 — have new faces in some places. (Associated Press)

NCAA tournament expansion nobody wanted is latest example of college leaders abandoning fans

Every single person who signed off on the decision Thursday to expand the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams understands that they are doing something fans didn’t ask for and that nobody in a position of power can justify. It is the Seinfeld of expansions — a decision about nothing, that gains absolutely nothing for college basketball. (Yahoo! Sports)

An outrageous owner and savvy businessman, Ted Turner reshaped the sports world

Ted Turner was a sportsman of all types, a world champion in sailing and a World Series-winning owner in baseball. He famously owned the Atlanta Braves, leveraging his ownership of the TBS superstation to broadcast their games across the country, all while showcasing his outsized personality at a time when many owners stayed behind the scenes. (Associated Press)

Michael Jordan surprises former teacher in hospice care with phone call

An elderly woman in Wilmington is checking off a special bucket-list wish. Ms. Etta is a hospice patient at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, but many years ago she was a high school teacher. She often talks about her former students, but there was one name that kept coming up: Michael Jordan. The nurses recently helped Jordan and Ms. Etta connect on FaceTime. (WTVD)

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