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Chiefs kicker draws attention for comments on women, motherhood during commencement speech

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children. The three-time Super Bowl champion also railed against President Joe Biden's stance on abortion and his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Catholic leaders he said were " Read More...

Duffy Daugherty on the CFP 1967

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JOHNSTOWN -- For many years, the College Football Playoff was something that was longed for among the sporting world. College football fans rejoiced when the NCAA finally authorized the first playoff before the 2014 season, which culminated in Ohio State defeating Oregon to lay claim to the National Championship. Back in 1967, Duffy Daugherty envisioned a playoff system and talked about its benefits to college football as a whole. In an interview with Bill Wilson, the storied Michigan State head coach discussed a system that finally came to fruition, nearly 5 decades later. Read More...

Jury deliberations in Trump case done for Wednesday, will rehear testimony in the morning

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NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial was excused Wednesday afternoon, ending its first day of deliberations. The jurors deliberated for four-and-a-half hours and will be back Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Then, Judge Juan M. Merchan will summon them to return to the courtroom when transcript pages are ready to be reread aloud for them. The jurors already sent two notes with requests to the judge. Read More...