Football

5/12/2026 |  College Sports Commission wins key NIL arbitration in case brought by Nebraska football players (Associated Press (AP)) An arbitrator ruled in favor of the College Sports Commission on Monday in a case brought on behalf of Nebraska football players that is viewed as a key test for the new entity in charge of approving third-party name-image-likeness deals in college sports. 

5/12/2026 |  2026 NFL schedule: Broncos and Chiefs play in 1st Monday night game of the season (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs will play Sept. 14 in the first game of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” schedule.
Where that game will be played was not part of Tuesday morning’s announcement. The location has not been determined yet with the NFL still finalizing things ahead of Thursday night’s 2026 season schedule release.

5/12/2026 |  2026 NFL strength of schedule for all 32 teams: Bears facing possible collapse, Browns might catch a break (CBS Sports) With the release of the NFL schedule coming on Thursday night, we've decided to start making preparations by breaking down every team's strength of schedule for 2026, and well, I have some bad news for Bears fans: Your schedule is tough. 

5/12/2026 |  LSU's Lane Kiffin claims lack of diversity made recruiting to Ole Miss more difficult (CBS Sports) Despite earning the "Portal King" moniker at Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin says it was harder to recruit players to Oxford than some other places around the SEC. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Kiffin claimed that Black families were hesitant to send their children to Ole Miss, a school that has frequently wrestled with its ties to the Confederacy while existing in a homogenous environment.

5/12/2026 |  CSC wins arbitration denying NIL deals to Nebraska players, but bigger fight looms in court (CBS Sports) The College Sports Commission won its first binding arbitration test Monday, but perhaps the harder fight begins later this month in a California courtroom.