After spending time with the 0-6 Chargers, Marquez Valdez-Scantling says there’s a difference between that environment and this “winning space” with the Steelers. -- From José Negron on the South Side

Lazy, sensationalist headline here. The “DraftKings executive” is a board of trustees member at the University of North Carolina, and we spoke to him in that capacity - one of the hundreds of universities Saving College Sports has engaged with. And of course we have talked to “influential” politicians. How else would we help get the bill passed??

AFC Players of the Week! (Week 6) @CJ7STROUD | @jalenramsey | @JuliusChestnut

Jalen Ramsey has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week, becoming the third #Steelers player this season to earn a weekly award. Chris Halicke reporting from the South Side: dkpittsburghsports.com/team/…

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New First Draft with @MelKiperESPN We break down my top 10 2027 mock draft Watch here: youtu.be/ctV0l8PdUEg?is=E54H…

Sports agencies are a fascinating business. - Top 6 NBA Agencies = 64% of market share - Bottom 70 Agencies = remaining 36% market share Tough business to build… but VERY lucrative once you reach scale.

The most revealing part of this conversation between Jon Stewart and Jacob Coxon wasn't Coxon's warning about A.I. doom, but his description of A.I. utopia, and Stewart's incredulous response. I wrote about it — and Francis Fukuyama's "Last Man," and A.I. easily solving the problems that bedeviled my father's field of mathematics for decades — here: nytimes.com/2026/10/18/opini…

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“Just about every single Knicks development since they won the title last June — remember that? They won the title? It was incredibly awesome! — has been negative. And it has all been Jim Dolan’s fault. Of course it has,” writes Will Leitch. One of the primary reasons team president Leon Rose and the rest of the Knicks brass were able to build the championship roster they did was that, for the first time really since he took over ownership of the team, Dolan stayed out of things. Inevitably, that era has come to an end, writes Leitch. We saw the beginning of its demise during and after the Finals: There was Dolan’s vibes-destroying invitation to President Trump to attend game three; his stupid fight with the mayor over watch parties outside MSG; his relentless megalomania at both the trophy presentation and the parade. All of that was essentially harmless, though — Dolan was always going to put himself front and center once the Knicks finally broke through and act like their success was a testament to his leadership rather than a direct refutation of it. Read more: nymag.visitlink.me/c20rUY

Despite being 4-2, Steelers fans have plenty of questions ... here are 20 of them.

Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush & son of another President Bush, just posted that he voted for @JamesTalarico. Neil still lives in the same neighborhood as father did for decades here in Houston.