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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sensing the game might be getting away, Georgia coach Kirby Smart junked any semblance of conservatism in favor of straight-up gambling in the second half of a quarterfinal College Football Playoff clash against Mississippi at the Sugar Bowl.His decisions to run offensive plays on fourth down three times from Bulldogs territory produced two drive-sustaining first downs. But on balance, it did not pay off in a 39-34 loss.AdvertisementSmart called or a fake punt on fourth-and-6 from the Bulldogs’ 29 after the Rebels scored a touchdown to pull within 21-19 in the third quarter.That one worked, with…

A general view of the Baidu logo is seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 28, 2025.Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list it in Hong Kong, as more domestic chipmakers seek funds amid Beijing’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.The company said in an announcement Friday that it had confidentially filed a listing application on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, though details of the offering, including size and structure, remain undecided.The move would still require…

The New Year is here, and in a few weeks, so will Wonder Man. Marvel’s next TV series left its December 2025 for later this month, and a new trailer reminds you it’s not that far off, and finally establishes some big stakes. Plot-wise, we’ve known Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is looking to book the title role in a superhero reboot of the old pulp movie Wonder Man. As the trailer says, he’s got a problem: he’s got superpowers, and he’s trying to hide them so they don’t hurt his chances of becoming a big-shot actor. His efforts to hide his…

As the new year inches closer, it’s time to close the chapter on one footballing journey and embrace another. As professional leagues and global competitions prepare for a long winter’s nap, it’s also the time of year to get reflective, which means this is the perfect moment to do a Ballon d’Or Power Rankings. The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League looks ahead to the knockout rounds in February after celebrating a new era with the league phase. A new generation of stars has risen alongside established icons to define this historic season. An 18-team, six-round, gauntlet introduced new faces alongside established icons…

I’ve tried out a host of New Year’s resolutions over the course of my adult life (quit weed! Do Pilates every week! Throw more dinner parties! Regularly clean the bathtub!), but seldom, if ever, have I actually put them into practice in the cold, appraising light of January 1st. In general, I don’t find an annual deadline to stop doing things I like—or to start doing things I dread—to be helpful in actually changing my behavior in a sustainable way.I’ve found a lot more success with “mottos,” a concept my friend Eliza introduced to me. Instead of pinpointing a specific…

Kevin PeltonDec 30, 2025, 07:00 AM ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE systemTwo NBA players separated themselves from the league’s other biggest stars in 2025. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets battled for MVP of the 2024-25 regular season, splitting all 100 first-place votes, dueled in perhaps the most memorable series of the 2025 playoffs and are 1-2 again in the first installment of the MVP straw poll conducted by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps.In part, they benefited from injuries that thinned…

Starlink will lower the orbits of roughly 4,400 satellites this year as a safety measure, according to engineering VP, Michael Nicolls. In a post on X, Nicolls wrote that the company is “beginning a significant reconfiguration of its satellite constellation,” in which all satellites orbiting at around 550 kilometers (342 miles) will be lowered to around 480 km (298 miles). The move is intended to reduce the risk of collisions, putting the satellites in a region that’s less cluttered and will allow them to deorbit more quickly should an incident occur.”Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will…

Singapore tops the list in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index by INSEAD and Portulans Institute.Calvin Chan Wai Meng | E+ | Getty ImagesSingapore’s economy expanded 5.7% year on year for the fourth quarter, the highest since 2021, driven mainly by a sharp increase in manufacturing output during the three months through December.The Ministry of Trade and Industry said that Singapore’s manufacturing sector posted a 15% expansion, a massive jump compared to the 4.9% growth in the third quarter. Growth during the quarter was largely driven by the biomedical manufacturing and electronics clusters, the ministry said.Manufacturing makes up about 20%…

Resolve to read more books in 2026—and start right here with io9’s first list of the year rounding up all the new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles coming your way in January. Check out new books by Charles Stross, Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Alastair Reynolds, and more. January 6 © Gallery Books, Tordotcom The Bloody Brick Road: A Wizard of Oz Retelling by Maude Royer  “In this wildly creative, horror-soaked reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, nothing is as it seems in Dorothy’s dystopian nightmare.” (January 6) A God of Countless Guises by Bradley P. Beaulieu …

It’s December in 2004. Indiana University has hired a new head football coach.Terry Hoeppner, or “Hep,” was a Hoosier, born in Woodburn, Indiana. He was also a winner. He’d risen up the coaching ranks from high school to college, eventually taking over at Miami (OH) in 1999, leading the RedHawks to a MAC Championship in 2003 and winning the MAC’s East Division the next season.AdvertisementHe fully intended to bring that winning with him to Bloomington. As such, the lectern at his introductory press conference came with something special: A large glass bowl containing a single, red rose.“Indiana football presents a…