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The expansion no one asked for: CFP's 24-team move has problems
The CFP is nearing a deal to make the tournament bigger. Bigger isn't better, and this one could really miss.
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ESPN secures 'handshake agreement' to broadcast 24-team CFP, sources say
The "handshake agreement" is a step toward a 24-team playoff beginning in the 2027 season.
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- Titans CEO apologizes to fans, believes Saleh, GM can turn it around
- Eagles' beat-up backfield loses Barkley, Shipley; Smith likely to return
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Jimmy Butler's mission to return to the Warriors: 'I felt I let them down'
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'44 years of heartbreak, 44 years of believing': Inside the night the Brewers punched their World Series ticket
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'We just fell short': What Dodgers' failed three-peat bid means for their future
Brewers sweep Dodgers, advance to World Series
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Stephen A.: Brewers wanted the Dodgers bad and L.A. wasn't ready for it
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Brewers pop champagne after sweeping Dodgers in NLCS
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Brewers celebrate first trip to World Series in 44 years
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Ohtani sends 428-foot 3-run moon shot out for Dodgers
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David Hamilton's 9th-inning HR gives Brewers breathing room
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Brewers storm into lead on Garrett Mitchell's solo HR
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WNBA Finals - Game 1Series starts 10/17
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Your guide to the WNBA Finals: Predictions, how each team could win, more
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NHL Power Rankings: Each team's biggest shock of the 2026-27 season
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NHL Tonight: Previews, stats, betting info for Penguins-Avs, Bruins-Ducks
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- ESPN secures 'handshake agreement' to broadcast 24-team CFP, sources say
- Packers RB Jacobs eligible to return next week amid ongoing probe
- Broncos' Cooper removed from exempt list, could still face league discipline
- Titans CEO apologizes to fans, believes Saleh, GM can turn it around
- Eagles' beat-up backfield loses Barkley, Shipley; Smith likely to return
- Dream's Reese won't 'shy away' from big stage of WNBA Finals
- Cardinals 'do what's right,' rule RB Love (ankle) out vs. Rams
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