Retired Sporting News columnist, still Big Ten Network studio analyst, NCAA brackets for FoxSports. Watch the Friday Football Show starting in September!
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Didn’t mean this to be a multi-day thing.
And then my bosses made that beautiful announcement.
So this is here to explain how I came to be a sportswriter, why I was so lucky to be at @sportingnews and why it feels right to step back.
And to thank you! ❤️
sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bas…
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2️⃣ DAYS AWAY!
Did you know...TWO of our Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College POY winners were born in United States territories? Alfred “Butch” Lee (Puerto Rico) won the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College POY in 1978, and Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands) took it home in 1997. 🏆
Who’s next? Watch for the 2026-27 Men’s College POY Watch List in 2 days! 🏀
@jerseymikes
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After falling into a 10-3 hole, Spencer Lee digs deep and wills himself to a victory and the 57kg gold medal match at #SeniorWorlds
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The fire at Notre Dame broke everyone's hearts. Like many people, I cried when I saw the great metal spire collapse. But a blessing in disguise was an outpouring of love and generosity that restored and even improved this great church for Our Lady, which our group visited today.
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This pass from Sebastian Berhalter to assist on Lankshear’s goal is absolutely sublime. Wow.
Middlesbrough in complete control, up 2-0 at HT #USMNT
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Pope Still Believes Zoom Diallo Can Be Elite Player: yoursportsedge.com/2026/10/3…
@KentuckyMBB @WardDedman_UK @CoachMarkPope @lemonsmillbrew @tsnmike @BobAllenMotrMal @wildcatnews @lees_ofdanville
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Serbian hoops star to visit 7 colleges in 8 days, including Duke, UNC and UConn.
zagsblog.com/2026/10/31/serb…
via @DraftExpress
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24 HOURS OUT ⏰
@NovaMBB tips off the men's college basketball season 9:30am ET from Rome on FOX!
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“NC State is special to me.”
Wolfpack legend Philip Rivers comments on the rumors about him taking over as the head coach at NC State following Dave Doeren’s firing.
✍️: 247sports.com/college/north-…
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MATCHDAY: Top Spot in A-10 on the Line!
@DuqMSoccer (18 pts) visits La Salle todayat 5 PM.
• A WIN = Outright A-10 Regular-Season Champions (first since 2004)
• A DRAW = Share of the title
Preview ⤵️
#DuqMSoccer #A10MSOC #PittsburghSoccer
pittsburghsoccernow.com/2026…
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Good morning from Vatican City. Thousands of people are piling into an audience hall where soon Pope Leo XIV, Villanova’s most famous alumnus, will sit in this chair.
Cardinal Perez just delivered a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica next door.
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Villanova’s men’s basketball team just arrived. As did former coach Jay Wright.
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BTN’s coverage of the 2026-27 @bigten basketball season begins next week!
🏀Nearly 400 @B1GMBBall and @B1Gwbball games on BTN, @BigTenPlus and @foxone
🏀 @isaiahthomas and @milessimon among new additions to BTN’s roster of on-air talent 📺🎙️
🏀 Regular season tips off on Monday including 20 games exclusively on @BigTenPlus
Details: bit.ly/4A5JIu6
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I realized that it’s in the interest of these excellent officials to let the players in these high-quality exhibition games just “play.” But if they let this much physicality go in the early part of the season, we are going to have chaos. We want “freedom of movement.”
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On this week’s “Friday Football Show,” @TimBenzPGH and @tsnmike discuss the Kordell Stewart documentary — and consider the former QB's hope to enter the Hall of Fame.
Watch the full episode here: shorturl.at/9PVfG or shorturl.at/ARuma
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On this week’s “Friday Football Show,” @TimBenzPGH and @tsnmike consider what it might take for the #Steelers to make a trade for Colts WR Josh Downs.
Watch the full episode here: shorturl.at/9PVfG or shorturl.at/ARuma
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Inside Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker's rise from high school backup to potential first-round pick. Spoke with Cowboys coach Eric Morris about that for @sportingnews sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foo…
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New Breakfast with Benz podcasts:
•Friday Football Show w/ @tsnmike
•Kordell Stewart talks about his new HBO Documentary "Kordell Stewart/Salash & Burn"
•Steelers-Browns previews w/ @AndrewSiciliano & @TheKennyRoda
•Fantasy Sports podcast w/ @erickson of @RotoWire 👇
This week's Breakfast With Benz podcasts open.spotify.com/show/45DZ7F…
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Also includes this week's "Friday Football Show" with @tsnmike & me 👇
Friday Football Footnotes: 5 ‘must-haves’ for the Steelers to beat the Browns on Sunday triblive.com/sports/football… @TribSports @TribLIVE
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Five-star wing DeMarcus Henry will announce at 3 pm ET today on ESPN
Henry visited North Carolina last weekend and Tar Heels coach Mike Malone put him on the phone with Michael Jordan.
zagsblog.com/2026/10/26/five…
