LAS VEGAS — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league’s preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday, increasing the likelihood of a showdown with the Southeastern Conference when the format for 2026 is decided. At ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jim Phillips stood in the same spot Tuesday morning that he did exactly one year earlier as he officially opened the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason football media days. Only now, the message and tone is far different. The league has successfully quelled a ...

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes wants the ball. All the time. Yet the only pitcher in major league history to start the All-Star Game in each of his first two seasons also understands the Pittsburgh Pirates are intent on playing the long game with his electric right arm. They did a year ago, when ...

Paul Lilly's Daily Trivia Which Pirates player had an RBI in seven straight games this season? (Answer below) TV/Radio listings TELEVISION BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. FS1 — TBT: Stars of Storrs (UCONN) vs. We Are D3, Round of 16 9 p.m. FS1 — TBT: Sideline Cancer vs. LA Ignite, Round ...

CHICAGO — Rich Hill became the oldest active player in baseball when he started against the Cubs in Chicago on Tuesday night after the Kansas City Royals selected the 45-year-old from Triple-A Omaha. The Royals are his 14th major league team, matching Edwin Jackson’s record. Transgender ...

MONT VENTOUX, France — Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphed on Mont Ventoux to become the first home rider to win a stage at this year’s Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar consolidated his overall lead Tuesday. Paret-Peintre followed former yellow jersey holder Ben Healy on a breakaway and ...