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Boosters don't always get an ROI on their seven-figure NIL deals. Texas Tech's certainly did with NiJaree Canady. In first game of the super regional she shut out No. 5 seed FSU and hit a home run, too. Tech one more win from their first WCWS.

Earlier this week I ranked the Top 25 individual teams of the 2000s. Today: The Top 25 programs, where No. 1 came down to more national titles (Alabama) or more dominance from start to finish (Ohio State)? nytimes.com/athletic/63754…

To rank the 25 best CFB programs of the 2000s I researched numbers and rankings in 9 different categories, compared and contrasted. The reader feedback so far: National championships are the only thing that matters. Would have saved me a lot of time! nytimes.com/athletic/63754…

Absolutely insane. The record was 77 coming into this season (and had stood for many years).

Nobody advocated for 2 conferences granting themselves special access in writing.

Pac-12 After Dark lives on.

The Rehearsal makes me more uncomfortable than anything I’ve ever watched. And I can’t stop watching.

There was no press release from the Big 12 — let alone a coordinated one with the ACC — regarding straight seeding.

As I’ve said umpteen times, there is nothing stopping them from rewriting the selection criteria or using a metric (like NET in basketball) to explicitly emphasize SOS.

You knew this was coming from someone.

ICYMI over your holiday weekend, the Big Ten and SEC are now pursuing a plan for a 16-team CFP with four AQs each and -- get this -- double byes! I had a few things to say about it. nytimes.com/athletic/63794…

Finished higher than 11-2 ASU and 10-2 Miami.

Interesting, given Stricklin was a member of the CFP committee from 2018-20.

Fearing an Indiana-OKC Finals, the NBA is considering a plan where the Lakers and Celtics would get twice as many entries in the Playoffs going forward. And a double bye. And twice as much of the postseason revenue.

The Women’s College World Series begins today. As soon as it ends, the new AUSL pro softball league kicks off with recent college stars like Montana Fouts and Maya Brady. Major League Baseball is making a significant investment in the league. nytimes.com/athletic/63877…