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Over 100 of the nation’s top prospects are in Orlando this week for the 2026 Under Armour All-America Game. That includes a mix of recruits in the 2026 and 2027 cycles.Rivals is on hand at Disney’s Wide World of Sports as the second day of on-field practices kicks off on Thursday morning. Follow here for live updates as our national recruiting team breaks down who is standing out among the elite prospects in the senior and junior classes.AdvertisementUnder Armour All-America Game Roster Breakdown | Day 1 Top Performers | Top UnderclassmenJoin the discussion on the Rivals recruiting board here.Live Updates…

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition. Here is the full list of the media/entertainment Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition.  Alltroo  What it does: Helps celebrities manage their charity giveaways and…

Songsak Rohprasit | Moment | Getty ImagesStudent loan borrowers whose debt is canceled in 2026 or later may face a significant tax bill. A law that shielded student loan forgiveness from taxation at the federal level — part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 — expired on Dec. 31, 2025. President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” did not extend or make permanent that provision.As a result, certain borrowers who’ve recently received education debt cancellation or expect to do so in the future should take steps as soon as possible to be prepared, experts say. Read more CNBC personal finance coverageThe taxation…

Turns out, there is such a thing as a too-tender scone. Our first attempts were deliciously soft, a physical manifestation of the term melt-in-your-mouth. But our colleagues, the toughest critics (in the nicest possible way), were perturbed. “Is this a shortcake?” “Did you mean to make muffins?” “I like a scone with a bit of a crumble.” Well, pardon us.We retreated and made the scones again: with heavy cream and butter; buttermilk and butter; no heavy cream; all heavy cream; all butter. Many rounds later, we found the answer in a tub of sour cream. The tang of cultured dairy…

The new year is finally here: 2025 is gone, 2026 has arrived, and with it, a whole new set of movies and shows is gracing your favorite streaming services. Yes, it’s time for the Nerd’s Watch, the place to find out all the best genre titles coming to Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, and more. Plus, we do the work for you. These are just the titles we think you’d care about. What follows is a list of the best stuff streaming on all the big streaming services. We look at all those long, annoying lists and whittle them down to a…

An all-Texas matchup will take place in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 2026 on Friday as the Rice Owls face the Texas State Bobcats. Rice (5-7) has lost back-to-back games, including a 52-3 thrashing at the hands of South Florida in its last contest. Texas State (6-6) has won three in a row, most recently defeating South Alabama, 49-26. The 2026 Armed Forces Bowl is a rematch of the 2023 First Responder Bowl, which the Bobcats won 45-21.Kickoff is at 1 p.m. ET from Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The Bobcats are 16.5-point favorites in the…

Most Apple products are pretty expensive, but some of the most affordable (and useful) ones are AirTags. The Bluetooth trackers are priced pretty reasonably even when not on sale, but they can be a steal if you can get them on a discount — like right now. A four pack of AirTags is on sale for $65 at Amazon, which is only a few dollars more than the record-low price we saw during Black Friday a couple of months ago.AppleThat’s a near-record low price on the Bluetooth trackers.  $65 at AmazonAirTags can be useful for people who travel frequently, helping…

I have a standing Friday night date with a Greek salad. Made by a Park Slope takeout spot, it’s an “American style” salad with lettuce chopped spaghetti-thin, a handful of herbs, and a huge crumble (I mean, huge) serving of feta cheese, topped off with a lemon vinaigrette. But last week, the typically gargantuan feta mountain was more like a molehill—all because of a feta cheese shortage starting in Greece.For those who aren’t feta fanatics, here’s a quick breakdown of the cheese from Sarah Schneider, the co-owner of Gus and Marty’s in Williamsburg: “True Greek feta is made from sheep’s…

For a tech writer, being very offline is sort of like being a marathon coach who doesn’t run. So in 2025, I tried to reverse years of studied avoidance towards the most ubiquitous technological phenomenon on earth — I got back on social media. The change was short-lived.My first exodus from the feeds took some work — disabling notifications, removing apps from my homescreen and then deleting accounts entirely. This time, the phone put itself down. The whole thing has simply lost its luster.I started with Instagram. Every experience went like this: I’d see a single post from one of…

Dave WilsonDec 31, 2025, 11:08 PM ETCloseDave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.ARLINGTON, Texas — Mario Cristobal shared a moment with legendary Miami coach Jimmy Johnson on the sideline during the Hurricanes’ 24-14 win over No. 2 Ohio State on New Year’s Eve. The man who recruited Cristobal to The U was on hand along with former greats Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis.No. 10 Miami turned back the clock on the field too, withstanding a second-half surge from the defending national champion Buckeyes to become…