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☆ Warner Bros. Discovery strikes 10-year deal to broadcast the French Open in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Warner Bros. The deal is set to make Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Eurosport has been broadcasting the French Open to 55 countries outside the U.S. since 1989, according to a press release. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. With the hangover from the Hollywood writers' strike and cost-cutting measures across the industry, including at Warner Bros.

Persons: Spain's Rafael Nadal, Germany's Alexander Zverev, Philippe, Chatrier, Roland Garros, Roland, Garros, Luis Silberwasser, Comcast's, Venu, Disney's, NBCUniversal, — CNBC's Alex Sherman Organizations: Roland, Warner Bros, TNT Sports, Garros, French Tennis Federation, Discovery, Grand, Warner Bros ., Eurosport, TNT, TBS, Comcast's NBC, Tennis, Disney's ESPN, Fox, TruTV, National Hockey League, NASCAR, U.S, Soccer, College Football, ESPN, NBA, CNBC, Hollywood, Comcast Locations: Paris, U.S, NBCUniversal

☆ NCAA signs off on deal that would change landscape of college sports — paying student-athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( The Associated Press | Nbc News | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

General signage before practice for the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsA major change could be coming for college athletes — they may soon start getting paid. Other casesThe settlement is expected to cover two other antitrust cases facing the NCAA and major conferences that challenge athlete compensation rules. Hubbard v. the NCAA and Carter v. the NCAA are also in front of judges in the Northern District of California. College sports have been trending in this direction for years, with athletes receiving more and more monetary benefits and rights they say were long overdue.

Persons: Charles LeClaire, —, Charlie Baker, Steve Berman, Grant, Michael McCann, McCann, Logan Riely, Hubbard, Carter, Fontenot, they're, George Zelcs Organizations: PPG Paints, NCAA, ACC, SEC, Former Arizona State, Grant House, Sedona Prince, TCU, NBC, Washington Huskies, Michigan Wolverines, College Football Playoff, Notre Dame, Big, Atlantic Coast, Washington, Oregon State, Northern District of, College Locations: Oregon, amateurism, Houston, Southeastern, Washington State, Northern District, Northern District of California, Colorado, Fontenot

☆ ‘It sucks for all of us.’ Charles Barkley says the quiet part aloud as TNT’s NBA future in doubt
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The situation at Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT network “sucks, plain and simple,” Charles Barkley bluntly said Thursday. Barkley, who said he feels “so bad for the people” he works with, laid blame at the feet of the “clowns” atop WBD. Wall Street has responded quite negatively to the possibility WBD, which has built a programming slate around the NBA, could lose the rights to air the games. And TNT has built a programming slate around the NBA games, most notably the highly rated “Inside the NBA” show. Losing the rights to NBA games could throw aspects of that business partnership into question.

Persons: ” Charles Barkley, NBA ”, Dan Patrick, ”, Barkley, ” Barkley, David Zaslav’s, Adam Silver, Turner, Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw, WBD, “, Shaw, ” Shaw, Joe Flint, Amol Sharma, Isabella Simonetti, Zaslav, Venu, That’s, Gunnar Wiedenfels, Wiedenfels, ” Wiedenfels, there’s, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, TNT, NBA, Turner, Comcast, WSJ, WBD, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, College Football, ESPN —, Disney, Fox Corp, Morgan’s Technology, Media & Communications Locations: WBD

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN strike 5-year deal for College Football Playoff games
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Discovery has signed a five-year sublicensing deal with Disney's ESPN to broadcast first-round and quarterfinal College Football Playoff games. Warner Bros. Disney is paying about $1.3 billion per year for rights to the entire College Football Playoff. The new 12-team College Football Playoff slate debuts in December, replacing a four-team tournament that began in 2014. "It is exciting to add TNT Sports, another highly respected broadcaster, to the College Football Playoff family," Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, said in a statement.

Persons: Bill Hancock Organizations: ESPN, State Sugar, Texas Longhorns, Washington Huskies, Caesars, Warner Bros, Discovery, College Football, TNT, Disney, Football, TNT Sports Locations: New Orleans, LA

☆ Disney shares tumble on light guidance. But here's why we're raising our price target
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Disney Why we own it: We value Disney for its best-in-class experiential entertainment Parks business, which has proven to have immense pricing power. In the second quarter, the combined business — Disney+, India's Disney+ Hotstar, Hulu and ESPN+ — saw losses of $18 million, far better than the $659 million loss in the year-ago period. DTC profitability benefited from Disney+ core subscriber growth, higher retail subscription prices, increased advertising revenue on the back of higher impressions, and lower distribution costs. Clearly, Disney still has a big opportunity in sports as they execute on their DTC streaming strategy for ESPN. The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022.

Persons: —, Nelson Peltz, wouldn't, Hugh Johnston, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Presley Ann Organizations: Club, Revenue, LSEG, Disney, Parks, ESPN, Comcast, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, CNBC, seasonality, Entertainment, Hulu, Hulu Live, Sports ESPN, College Football, National Football League, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise, Disneyland, Hong Kong, Getty Locations: Hulu, India, Florida, California, Hong, Los Angeles

☆ The streaming future Disney promised is finally here as cable TV decays
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Last year in the second quarter, Disney+ and Hulu lost $587 million. The thesis among all major legacy media companies has been that streaming will eventually take over for cable TV as the primary money-making engine. It's not just that Disney nearly made money in streaming — it's that the company's traditional linear TV results were awful. Next year, Disney will launch its flagship ESPN streaming service, which will allow consumers to subscribe to ESPN without cable at all. Looking at Disney's results in the second quarter, it's clear why the company has finally pulled the ripcord on ESPN.

Persons: Bob Iger, It's, Disney Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Disney, Hulu, ESPN, Paramount Global, Warner Bros . Discovery, Comcast, Fox, College Football, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, Geographic, Disney Junior Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S

☆ More Teams in March Madness? Say Goodbye to the Cinderella Stories.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Billy Witz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, is the ultimate soft power player. Instead, he speaks opaquely, often requiring something like a college sports Kremlinologist to interpret his intentions. constitution and scoffing out of existence the possibility that the SEC would be shut out of the football playoff last season. Recently, he teamed up with the Big Ten commissioner, Tony Petitti, to leverage a deal that will award their conferences about 60 percent of the television revenue for the 12-team College Football Playoff that begins next year, leaving crumbs for everyone else. So, when Sankey told ESPN this month that it was time to rethink the N.C.A.A.

Persons: Greg Sankey, coauthoring, Tony Petitti, Sankey Organizations: Southeastern Conference, SEC, Big, Football, ESPN Locations: Oklahoma, Texas

Texas announced the contract extension through the 2030 season last month but had not released financial details. The extension includes $100,000 annual raises that will push Sarkisian's guaranteed salary to $10.9 million by the final year. According to the regents' agenda, the raises are a 78% overall increase in Sarkisian's guaranteed compensation. The Longhorns won the Big 12 in their final season in the league. Texas also is extending the contracts of tight ends coach Jeff Banks, offensive coordinator Kyle Flood and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.

Persons: Steve Sarkisian's, Sark, Kevin Eltife, “ We’re, ” Sarkisian, “ We’ve, Jeff Banks, Kyle Flood, Pete Kwiatkowski Organizations: —, Longhorns, Big, College Football, Texas, University of Texas, Regents, ”, Washington, Southeastern Conference, AP Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, — Texas

ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that allows the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. ESPN was first to report the offer of $1.3 billion annually from the network to the CFP, and The Athletic first reported that an agreement had been reached on those terms. That deal pays the CFP $608 million for seven games annually: two playoff semifinals, a championship game and four other major bowl games. The conference commissioners who manage the playoff talked often about having multiple television partners as they tried to come to a consensus on expansion. Discovery and streaming platforms all expressed interest to CFP officials, but instead they are heading toward sticking with ESPN — though the network could sublicense some of the playoff games to other networks.

Persons: Bill Hancock Organizations: ESPN, College Football, Associated Press, CFP, Athletic, Fox, NBC, Warner Bros ., ESPN —, AP

Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas will feature the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers. The two teams from the Midwest and West Coast will face off in the Super Bowl for the second time in five seasons. Sunday’s game is a rematch of Super Bowl LIV in 2020, when the Chiefs beat the 49ers. But football isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for all schools set to be represented in the Super Bowl. When it comes to schools in the two states represented in the Super Bowl, California wins out.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, –, Kansas City –, Stanford – Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Midwest, Super Bowl, Bowl LIV, Chiefs, 49ers, San, Kansas City, University of Oklahoma, University of Georgia, Football Playoff, University of Florida, University of Michigan, Wolverines, Super, ., Best National Universities, Stanford, U.S, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Golden State, – UCLA, USC, University of Missouri, Missouri University of Science, Technology, . News, State, Missouri Locations: Las Vegas, Missouri, California, West, Kansas, San Francisco, U.S

☆ Jim Harbaugh is feeling like Morgan Freeman’s character in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ as he takes over at the LA Chargers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In Harbaugh’s introductory press conference after he was named the new Los Angeles Chargers head coach, the 60-year-old described his excitement by drawing a comparison to Morgan Freeman’s character in the film, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding. Get really good at football and attack it each day, like (Chargers president of football operations) John (Spanos) said. But now the new Chargers head coach wants another shot at the big time. “I said this the other day, but I’ve only got so many sands left in the hourglass, and I want another shot,” said the new the Chargers head coach. That’s what’s going to motivate it, that’s what’s going to drive it.

Persons: ’, Jim Harbaugh, Morgan Freeman’s, Ellis Boyd, ” Redding, Tim Robbins ’, Andy Dufresne, “, ” Harbaugh, John, Spanos, Harbaugh, ”, Justin Herbert –, he’s, Justin Herbert, Gary A, Vasquez, ’ ”, Justin, Herbert, James Jr, That’s what’s, that’s what’s, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Chargers, Chargers, University of Michigan, Wolverines, College Football Playoff, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Reuters

He will be the first former Chargers player to return to the team as head coach. The Chargers are the fourth of eight teams to fill their head coach job, following New England, Las Vegas and Tennessee. Manuel may promote Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh after the offensive coordinator filled in for him during the final three games of the regular season. Herbert will be playing for his fourth head coach and possibly fourth offensive coordinator in five seasons. Harbaugh became a first-time head coach at the University of San Diego in 2004 and left after three seasons to start a four-year run at Stanford.

Persons: — Jim Harbaugh, hasn’t, Harbaugh, Brandon Staley, Tom Telesco, Jan, Warde Manuel, Manuel, Sherrone Moore, Brady Hoke, Rich Rodriguez, Lloyd Carr, —, Justin Herbert, Herbert, Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, Turner, Don Yee, Yee, Tom Brady —, Sean Payton, John, he’s, David Shaw, Leslie Frazier, Mike Vrabel, Dan Quinn, Raheem Morris, Steve Wilks, Todd Monken, Giff Smith, Kellen Moore —, Patrick Graham, Mike Macdonald, Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn, Brian Callahan, JoJo Wooden, Brandon Brown, Joe Hortiz, Ian Cunningham, Terrance Gray, Jeff Ireland, Ed Dodds, Jeff King, Dawn Aponte, ___ Maaddi, Lage, ___ Organizations: Los Angeles Chargers, Associated Press, NFL, Chargers, Bolts, Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, Michigan, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wolverines, College Football, Alabama, Rose, AFC, Houston Oilers, Giants, Jets, Jaguars, Bowl, Denver, Minnesota Vikings, Broncos, Carolina Panthers, NFC, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh, University of San, Stanford, 49ers, NCAA, Big, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona, Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, Nine, New York Giants, Terrance Gray , New Orleans Saints Locations: COSTA MESA, Calif, Michigan, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New England, Las Vegas and Tennessee, Atlanta , Carolina, Seattle, Washington, Pasadena, San Francisco, Baltimore, University of San Diego, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Detroit, Tennessee, Chicago, Buffalo, Terrance Gray , New Orleans, Tampa , Florida

☆ Bill Belichick interviews with Atlanta Falcons for head coach role as LA Chargers speak to Jim Harbaugh
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Bill Belichick has interviewed for the vacant head coach role with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Monday. Elsewhere, reigning NCAA national champion head coach Jim Harbaugh interviewed for the open head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced on Monday. David J. Phillip/APHarbaugh has coached in the NFL before, spending four seasons as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. In the 2012 season, he lost in Super Bowl XLVII – against his older brother and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. In his four NFL seasons as a head coach, Harbaugh led the 49ers to the NFC championship game three times and had an overall record of 49-22-1, including 5-3 in the postseason.

Persons: Bill Belichick, Belichick –, –, Tom Pelissero, Belichick, Mike Macdonald, Brian Callahan, Steve Wilks, Ejiro Evero, Anthony Weaver, Harbaugh, Jim Harbaugh, David J, Phillip, John Harbaugh, Kellen Moore, Todd Monken, Patrick Graham Organizations: CNN, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Falcons, Patriots, NFL, Belichick’s Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Ravens, NCAA, Los Angeles Chargers, Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies, Chargers, Harbaugh, Michigan's College Football Playoff, 49ers, NFC, Las Vegas Raiders Locations: Massachusetts, Foxborough, New England, Los Angeles, Baltimore

The Jim Harbaugh derby for NFL teams is about to heat up. A week after leading the University of Michigan to a national title in the College Football Playoff, Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coach vacancy this week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. Harbaugh, who previously coached in the NFL, has a prior relationship with the Chargers and the Spanos family that owns it. To prepare for a possible NFL return, Harbaugh recently hired Don Yee as his new agent. Despite leading Michigan to its first national title since 1997, it was a frustrating year for Harbaugh.

Persons: Jim Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Brandon Staley, Tom Telesco, ” Harbaugh, Don Yee, Yee, —, Tom Brady —, Sean Payton, John . Harbaugh, Giff Smith, Kellen Moore, Patrick Graham, Todd Monken, San, Steve Wilks, Mike Macdonald, Monken, Wilks, Macdonald, ___ Organizations: NFL, University of Michigan, College Football Playoff, Los Angeles Chargers, Associated Press, Chargers, Bolts, Raiders, Wolverines, Washington, . Michigan, San Diego University, Stanford, San Francisco 49ers, Bowl, Denver Broncos, 49ers, Super, Niners, Baltimore Ravens, Minnesota Vikings, Broncos, Carolina Panthers, Harbaugh, NCAA, Big, Michigan, Las Vegas Raiders Locations: Atlanta, Carolina, Las Vegas , Seattle , Tennessee, Washington, Las Vegas, Michigan, Pasadena

☆ Opinion: We’ll finally get some answers from Iowa about Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It is a feat former President Donald Trump is trying to duplicate this year. The first true test of Trump’s comeback occurs Monday in Iowa, where caucusgoers will venture into sub-zero temperatures to choose between Trump, Florida Gov. After months of speculation, we’ll finally get some answers to a few questions: Is there an opening for any Republican aside from Trump? Most of our contributors thought Haley won Wednesday’s CNN debate in Iowa against DeSantis, but Trump’s absence from the stage again loomed large. “Haley sounded like someone looking to take on the genuine article — the Republican frontrunner,” wrote W. James Antle III.

Persons: George Washington’s, Grover Cleveland, ”, Troy Senik, Donald Trump, Cleveland, “, —, Republican frontrunner’s, Cleveland didn’t, Benjamin Harrison —, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, we’ll, Will DeSantis, he’s, Haley, Wednesday’s, “ Haley, James Antle III, ’, ” Clay Jones, Chris Christie, Trump, ” Antle, who’s, Facebook Sophia, Nelson, “ Haley isn’t, Todd Graham, she’d, it’s, ” DeSantis, John Avlon, Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen, Taylor Redd, Florence Pan, John Sauer, ” Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, Ghitis, DeSantis, Julian Zelizer, Dean Obeidallah, Nikki Haley’s Lisa Benson, Peter Bergen, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Biden, ” Walt Handelsman, Max, Drew Sheneman, Hassan Shahidi, Shahidi, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, John Salangsang, Adrienne Bitar, WeightWatchers, couldn’t, Rose Blanchard, Sarah Gundle, Blanchard, Claudine ‘ Dee Dee ’ Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, ” Dee Dee, Gundle, Dee Dee Blanchard, Pope Francis, ” Jill Filipovic, Filipovic, Pope, ” Lloyd Austin’s, Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden, Austin, isn’t, Bill Bramhall, “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie, “ Barbie ”, Gene Seymour, Oppenheimer, Emma Stone, ” Seymour, Don’t, Michael Bociurkiw, Ukraine Lanhee J, Chen, Noah Berlatsky, Belichick Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi, Jeff Haynes, Bill Belichick, Will Leitch, Jeff Pearlman, Nick Saban, ” “ Belichick, Saban, ’ Pearlman, Lou Piniella, ‘ Organizations: CNN, University of Michigan, Cleveland, Republican, Trump, Trump , Florida Gov, Wednesday’s CNN, DeSantis, New, New Jersey Gov, Twitter, Facebook, Florida Gov, DC, Agency, Capitol, GOP, US, UK, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Max, Portland International, Flight, Foundation, Golden Globe, Globes, Catholic, Biden, Warner Bros ., Academy, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Belichick, New England Patriots, Reliant, Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Getty, Super, Football, NFL, Minor League NFL, University of Alabama, Schlitz, Seattle Mariners Locations: Cleveland, Iowa, Trump , Florida, Trump, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Graham, Houthi, Yemen, Red, “, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Bergen, Iran, Iraq, Iranian, Oregon, Beverly Hills , California, Ukraine, Houston , Texas, AFP, Swiss

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Kalen DeBoer stood at a lectern, only a few feet from Nick Saban, and enthusiastically embraced the chance to both replace and learn from his larger-than-life predecessor. All that makes it easier to be the guy who replaces the guy who brought six national championships to Tuscaloosa in 17 years. A huge photo of Saban and players hoisting a national championship trophy hung on the wall behind DeBoer as he talked to reporters. DeBoer spoke with Saban on the phone Friday morning and called him again the next morning. Still, he wiped away tears while talking about leaving his Washington players who made it to the brink of a national title.

Persons: Kalen DeBoer, Nick Saban, Saban, ”, “, ” DeBoer, Denny, Terry, Stuart R, Bell, ” Bell, DeBoer, ” DeBoers, Dezz Ricks, Isaiah Bonds, Greg Byrne's, Byrne, Nicole, you’d, ” Byrne Organizations: “, Bryant, Tide, University, Alabama, ESPN, Associated, NAIA, Sioux, Fresno State, Huskies, Washington, Southeastern Conference, College Football Playoff, DeBoer, LSU, AP Locations: TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Washington, Tuscaloosa, DeBoer, South Dakota, alma, Alabama

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' first Big 12 championship since 2009 and the program's first appearance in the College Football Playoff earned Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian a four-year contract extension through 2030, the school announced Saturday. “Coach Sark is an incredible coach, a first-class person and tremendous leader of men," Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife said. “Coach Sark has brought the pride and passion back in our program. His name had briefly surfaced as a candidate for the job at Alabama after Nick Saban retired earlier this week. But even before Saban retired, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte had said the university was considering a raise and extension for Sarkisian.

Persons: Steve Sarkisian, it's, Sark, Kevin Eltife, Nick Saban, Saban, Chris Del Conte, ” Sarkisian, “ We've, ” Organizations: College Football Playoff, school's, Regents, ” Texas, Washington, Longhorns, Southeastern Conference, Texas, Alabama, Sarkisian, AP Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, ”

☆ Nick Saban, the Alabama football coach who won 7 national titles, is retiring, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( John Zenor | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is retiring after 17 seasons. Saban won six national titles with Alabama since 2007, with the most recent in 2017. He won more titles than any other major coach in college football. Saban has won more national titles than any other major college coach. Saban is 297-71-1 as a college head coach, with stops at Toledo, Michigan State and LSU, where he also won a national title.

Persons: Nick Saban, Saban, —, Paul, Bear, Bryant, hadn't, Jalen Milroe Organizations: of Alabama, Alabama, Service, Crimson Tide, ESPN, Crimson, Southeastern Conference, College Football, Rose Bowl, Tide, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Toledo , Michigan State, LSU, SEC Locations: Alabama, Michigan, Toledo ,, Texas, Georgia

☆ Everyone thinks Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan for the NFL. Here's where he could be headed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Michigan Wolverines are 60 minutes of playing time away from their first potential title of the millennium. Related storiesMichigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is connected to a number of vacant or soon-to-be-vacant head coaching spots in the NFL. Jim Harbaugh leads his Michigan Wolverines out of the tunnel. AdvertisementA number of teams have already expressed interest in the former San Francisco 49ers head coach. Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesPlus, the head coach has been cagey about his intentions during recent media availabilities.

Persons: —, Jim Harbaugh, David Rosenblum, Harbaugh, he's, He's, Jordan Schultz, Don Yee —, Grant Halverson Organizations: Service, Michigan Wolverines, Business, Monday's College, NFL, Wolverines, Getty, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Athletic, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington, Washington Huskies Locations: Ann Arbor, Michigan, West Coast

☆ Key things you may have missed from Michigan's wild CFP win over Alabama — from locker room trolling to a shirtless Tom Brady
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide face off for a trip to the 2024 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Michigan took down Nick Saban's Crimson Tide 27-20 in a New Year's Day overtime thriller. Here's everything you missed from the megawatt matchup at America's Stadium — and the post-game reactions following "The Granddaddy of Them All."

Persons: —, Nick Saban's, Jim Harbaugh, Ann Arbor Organizations: Service, Michigan Wolverines, Alabama Crimson Tide, 2024, Business, Nick Saban's Crimson, Wolverines, CFP Locations: Pasadena, Michigan

☆ Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Executive 2: Bob Iger will, again, extend his contract as Disney CEO Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger renewed his contract through 2026. This executive predicted "fool me five times, shame on me." This executive predicted Peltz and Rasulo will win their campaign and both join the board. This person predicted Disney would purchase privately held Candle Media to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, the owner of CoComelon. This executive predicted Yaccarino would either lose patience or find her job increasingly pointless and leave the company in 2024.

Persons: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Walt Disney Company Bob Iger, Michael M, David Zaslav, Slaven Vlasic, NBCUniversal, Brian Roberts, Roberts, Donna Langley, Bob Iger, Iger, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Marco Bello, Peltz, Rasulo, Disney's, Dana Walden, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Disney Entertainment Dana Walden, Walden, Bob Chapek, Andrew Wilson, Wilson, Chris Licht wouldn't, McCarthy, Andrew Wilson Michael Newberg, Kevin Mayer, Mayer, Bryan van der Beek, Tom Staggs, Staggs, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Terada, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Alec Martinez, Gray, Discovery's Max, Jeff Zucker, Lady Michelle Obama's, Michelle Obamas, Cheriss, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Shell, RedBird, Shari Redstone's, David Ellison, Byron Trott, Zucker, Mark Thompson, Linda Yaccarino, X Linda Yaccarino, Vox, Jerod Harris, Yaccarino, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Elon Musk's, Jason LaVeris, Barbie, Mario, Oppenheimer, LightShed's Greenfield Organizations: Walt Disney Company, New York Times, Santiago, Getty, Jazz, Lincoln Center, Warner Bros ., Comcast, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Trian Fund Management, Future Investment Initiative, Summit, Bloomberg, Filmmagic, Disney Entertainment, Electronic Arts, CNBC, Candle Media, Iger, Media, Moonbug Entertainment, Apple Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, USA, National Basketball Association, NBA, Apple, The College, ESPN, College, NHL, MLB, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Mobile, National Hockey League, Diamond Sports Group, Scripps, Gray Television, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Street Journal, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Paramount, RedBird, Paramount Global, CNN Worldwide, CNN, NurPhoto, BDT, The Ritz, Carlton, FilmMagic, Mario Bros Locations: New York City, Disney, Miami , Florida, Las Vegas , Nevada, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point , California

☆ The Heartbreaking College Football Playoff Selection Has a Soul-Crushing Finish
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Farewell, messy old college football playoff frenemy. You were loved, you were hated, you were fun, you were ruthless, you were nonsense, you were fab, you were a waste of everyone’s time, you are not welcome anywhere near Tallahassee, and soon you’ll be gone.

Persons: you’ll Locations: Tallahassee

☆ Why Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff and why it’s so controversial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Sunday’s announcement of the four teams selected for the College Football Playoff sent shockwaves through the sport. Instead of folding, Florida State rallied, coming from behind on the road to defeat Florida in Gainesville with backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker. With the selection, the Crimson Tide will make its eighth appearance in the College Football Playoff, the most of any team. Speaking on ESPN on Sunday, College Football Playoff committee chair Boo Corrigan explained why FSU was left out of the top four. It renders the season up to yesterday irrelevant and significantly damages the legitimacy of the College Football Playoff.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Michael Alford, Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker, Brock Glenn, Boo Corrigan, Corrigan, “, ” Jordan Travis, Colin Hackley, Cari, Poppy Harlow, Phil Mattingly, Jordan, Travis, wouldn’t, Nick Saban, Mike, Norvell, I’d, Dan Wolken, –, ” Alford, Alford, ” Norvell, Mike Norvell, Charles LeClaire, Jaylan Ford, ” Ford, They’re, They’ve Organizations: CNN, College Football, Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Florida State University, FSU, Florida State, Seminoles, North Alabama, Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville, Cardinals, Alabama, Crimson Tide, ESPN, Sunday, ” The College, Georgia Bulldogs, Orange Bowl, SEC, USA, LSU, Florida, “, Tide, ”, Twitter, Power, BCS, Pittsburgh Panthers, Reuters, Rose Bowl, Washington, Caesars Locations: Florida, Gainesville, Grapevine , Texas, Alabama . Alabama, –, Alabama, Michigan, Texas, ”, Pasadena , California, New Orleans

☆ Your College Football Team Went Undefeated? Sorry, That’s Not Good Enough.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Billy Witz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The metaphorical white puffs of smoke sent up by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Sunday signaled that the panel had chosen the four teams that would vie for this season’s championship — and that Florida State, unbeaten champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was not among them. This caused smoke of a different sort to emanate from the Seminoles’ ears. Florida State’s résumé was hard to beat. The Seminoles began the season by walloping Louisiana State, which was led by the presumptive Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Jayden Daniels. The Seminoles’ only shortcoming was being shorthanded: Their star quarterback, Jordan Travis, broke his leg last month against North Alabama.

Persons: résumé, Jayden Daniels, Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker, Brock Glenn Organizations: College Football, Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Seminoles, walloping Louisiana State, Clemson, persevering, Michigan, North, Louisville Locations: Florida, Washington, Texas, Alabama, North Alabama

☆ College Football Playoff Features Four Heavyweights—and One Giant Snub
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For most of its more than 150 years of existence, college football has been defined as much by controversy and contention as what happened when a bunch of students squared off on the field. This is a sport where 34 national titles have been disputed or vacated—and sometimes both. Then, 10 years ago, the sport’s leaders decided to change all that. College football went from the murky selection process of the Bowl Championship Series era to a playoff format, allowing four teams to duke it out for the national title. The days of controversy were supposedly over.

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