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MLB rumors: Phillies in on Bichette, Red Sox make 'aggressive' offer for Bregman
Here are the hot stove rumors for Sunday, Jan. 4
Phillip Rivers return: NFL coaching searches could target Colts quarterback
NFL teams are researching Rivers as a coaching candidate
NFL Teams Reportedly Interested in Colts QB Philip Rivers as Head Coach
Multiple NFL teams are reportedly interested in interviewing Colts QB Philip Rivers to be their next head coach.
Griffiths scores 23, Temple beats UTSA 76-57
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Gavin Griffiths had 23 points in Temple's 76-57 win over UTSA on Saturday.
'Marvel' star left with brain damage after freak accident, faces uphill health battle
Actress Evangeline Lilly shares a sobering update on her condition and the long-term impact the incident as caused.
Computer model locks in Commanders vs. Eagles picks, score prediction
How to bet Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles in NFL Week 18 action on Paramount+
NFL picks, predictions, best bets today: This Week 18 parlay returns around 25-1
SportsLine's model has simulated Week 18 NFL games 10,000 times and revealed a +2500 parlay
Eagles vs. Commanders predictions for Week 18 of NFL season
Here are our predictions for Eagles-Commanders in Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season.
Knicks, smarting from ugly loss, pursue improvement vs. Sixers
Fresh off perhaps their most lethargic performance of the season, the New York Knicks hope to author a crisper effort Saturday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers.
Sixers' Joel Embiid gives health update after road win over Mavericks
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid gives a health update after a road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
Year in review: Philomath's top 10 sports stories of 2025
From girls track's historic fourth straight state title to two D1 football commits, Philomath High's top 10 sports stories of 2025 celebrate achievement and resilience.
The NFL comeback for Colts quarterback and dad of 10 Philip Rivers extended his health insurance for 5 years. Here's how his plan compares to yours.
Returning to the Colts didn't just mean another hefty paycheck for Philip Rivers. It meant access to a strong health plan for another five years.
12 Eagles to watch in regular season finale vs. Commanders
Here are 10 Eagles backups I’m excited to watch in the regular season finale against the Commanders.
This week in HS Sports: Steve Rivers says son Philip battled, ‘did all he could do’ in NFL return
Steve Rivers said it's been a blessing to watch son Philip play three more NFL games and also coach his high school team.
Opinion | Why New York City Needs Someone Like Mamdani
The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.
Eagles rest candidates for Sunday vs Commanders
The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to rest a bunch of key players on Sunday afternoon against the Washington Commanders.
Alabama high school sports: The Top 10 stories of 2025
Rush Propst, Philip Rivers and the Choose Act were three of the top 10 Alabama high school sports stories of 2025.
ENTERTAINMENT: Clinton Center 2026 lineup includes Cornel West
Cornel West, democratic socialist philosopher in the progressive Christian tradition, according to a news release, and Robert P. George, a Roman Catholic and a conservative legal scholar, will jointly present a Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Names Dr. Phillip Fairweather "2025 Physician of the Year" - NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are proud to announce that Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Phillip
Health officials warn public after coyote injures person in Warwick Township
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is searching for the animal, but officials don't know if it is rabid.
Report cards are in for Philly's sports teams
What grades do the Philly pro teams deserve for their 2025 seasons? We handed them out to each one.
What if AI becomes conscious and we never know
A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain true for the foreseeable future. According to Dr. Tom McClelland, consciousness alone isn’t the ethical tipping point anyway; sentience, the capacity to feel good or bad, is what truly matters. He argues that claims of conscious AI are often more marketing than science, and that believing in machine minds too easily could cause real harm. The safest stance for now, he says, is honest uncertainty.
Luntz: Second shutdown over health care would be ‘very painful’ for Republicans
Pollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday said Republicans would face an uphill battle with voters if the government shuts down in January due to health care deficiencies. “The shutdown that we experienced,…
The Politics of Music in Vienna
The Vienna Philharmonic’s buried Nazi history and Austria’s political present.
Figuring out what went wrong in Eagles' disastrous 2nd half in win over Bills
The Eagles’ offense did some good things in the first half Sunday, but when you can measure your 2nd-half yardage in inches, that’s not a good sign.
Lee Health: 30 Years of Impact – Celebrating the Lee Health Foundation
Lee Health has been the grateful beneficiary of philanthropic support since the very beginning.
Sooner QBs in NFL: Jalen Hurts against Buffalo Bills, Caleb Williams vs. San Francisco 49ers
Former OU quarterback Jalen Hurts' Philadelphia Eagles matched up with the Buffalo Bills, while Caleb Williams' faced the San Francisco 49ers.
Eagles remain alive in quest for No. 2 seed, thanks to wild 49ers win over Bears
The Eagles’ hopes for the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff bracket remain alive after the 49ers came back in the final minutes to beat the Bears Sunday.
Teary-eyed Philip Rivers says he'd 'do it all again' with Colts following his expected last start: 'It's been an absolute blast'
Eagles vs. Bills: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Highlights and lowlights from Philadelphia’s Week 17 win.
4 Takeaways From the Jaguars' Win Over the Colts
Philip Rivers & Co. put up a fight, but the Jaguars won their seventh straight game. Here's what we learned about both teams.
Philip Rivers Just Wanted To Play 💙
Philip Rivers Just Wanted To Play 💙
Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles game chat
Buffalo can solidify its playoff position while keeping hopes of higher seeding alive with a win over Philadelphia today
Computer model locks in Eagles vs. Bills picks, score prediction
How to bet Philadelphia Eagles vs. Buffalo Bills in NFL Week 17 action
How will RI be different in 2050? Prognosis for improving health care
Rhode Island’s health care system faces many challenges. Can the state overcome them by 2050?
The 10 Senate races that will decide the balance of power in 2026
Democrats still face an uphill battle to net four seats and take control of the Senate, but they see a path amid Trump’s poor ratings on the economy and concerns about health care.
2026 will be a banner year for big-time sports events in Philly. These are the ones not to miss.
Philly hosts a bevy of major sporting events throughout the year, from NCAA March Madness to the Philadelphia Cycling Classic.
Eagles Opponent Film Room: Scouting the Buffalo Bills’ defense
All-22 analysis of Philadelphia’s Week 17 opponent.
Philadelphia lacked bus-tracking signs. ‘Bus Stop Banksy’ stepped in.
Street artists in Philadelphia have installed guerrilla transit signs to display bus arrival times, aiming to make SEPTA more accessible.
Philly sports' top 10 figures of 2025
Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and Union coach Bradley Carnell were all instrumental in Philly sports this year.
Philly sports' top 10 games of 2025
From Cutter Gauthier's first visit to Philly to VJ Edgecombe's debut, Kyle Schwarber's four-homer night, and of course, the Super Bowl, Philly sports had a year to remember.
You may soon be able to change your Gmail address
A Google support page in Hindi says the feature is "gradually rolling out to all users."
Police: Man arrested after stealing $3,000 in tools from Watertown business
A 32-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested after police said he broke into a local business and stole thousands of dollars worth of tools.
Have Eagles really solved things on offense?
It’s understandable if you had given up on the Eagles’ offense a month ago. But in the last three games, things have looked a bit different.
Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
A key GOP senator is expressing optimism that Republicans and Democrats will agree to a deal that would extend expiring health care subsidies, but the effort faces an uphill climb in winning the ba…
Jennifer Lawrence accidentally took Ambien before Philip Seymour Hoffman dance scene for 'Hunger Games'
Jennifer Lawrence recalls accidentally taking Ambien and 'hallucinating' while filming her dance scene with Philip Seymour Hoffman for 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire': 'Elizabeth Banks got really annoyed with me.'
South Philly crash damages business, home on Christmas Eve
A driver was caught on camera slamming into a Southwest Philly business and home on Christmas eve.
NFL best bets for Week 17: Model's top picks for Jets-Patriots, Browns-Steelers, Colts-Jaguars at DraftKings
SportsLine's proven computer model has identified it's top NFL picks for Week 17 divisional rivalry matchups at DraftKings
The top 10 Philadelphia sports moments of 2025
This year, the Eagles and Phillies gave Philadelphia fans moments they'll never forget. Let's take a look at the 10 most memorable ones.
Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5
Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. As a result, storms powerful enough to exceed Category 5 are appearing more often, with over half occurring in just the past decade. Researchers say recognizing a new “Category 6” could improve public awareness and disaster planning.
Local sports teams triumphed in 2025 - The Chestnut Hill Local
So they aren’t from Northwest Philly -- surely just a technicality -- but we would be remiss in not starting this annual review without noting that the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX in February.
Bills vs. Eagles Injury Report
See who's in and who's out for the Week 17 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles on December 28, 2025.
Bucks County nursing home in fatal explosion has history of violations
The new owners of a Bristol nursing home where 2 died in an explosion is attempting to correct "longstanding" issues with meeting state standards.
Jason Kelce adds N.J. hot sauce company to post-NFL business portfolio
The longtime Philadelphia Eagle is using his profile to help Hank Sauce, originally made in Sea Isle City.
Governor Phil Murphy
The official website of the 56th Governor of New Jersey State, Phil Murphy.
Experts who once backed 'shaken baby' science now fight to free imprisoned caregivers
A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But they face an uphill battle.
Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says
The explosion collapsed a part of the building and happened just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township, just outside Philadelphia.
The Philip Rivers comeback was wasted time for the Colts
Despite the best efforts of Philip Rivers, his comeback did not help the Colts' playoff aspirations.
The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug
Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.
FSU board OKs College of Business naming after billionaire's $65M gift
FSU's College of Business now bears the name of a billionaire after businessman and philanthropist Herbert Wertheim’s major gift commitment.
FSU receives $65 million philanthropic investment from Dr. Herbert Wertheim to elevate College of Business
Florida State University’s College of Business will take a monumental step in advancing its reputation as one of the top public business schools in the
Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science
In a new book, “Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent,” psychology professor Anthony Burrow and colleagues explore purpose through the lens of psychology, philosophy and human development to help readers cultivate a sense of purpose.
Sixers' Jared McCain talks health after wins over Knicks, Mavericks
Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain gives an update on his health after wins over the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks.
See how players have qualified for the Masters
Players expected to compete in the 90th Masters on April 9-12 and how they qualified for their invitations. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur): Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson, Angel Cabrera, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Fred Couples. Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas.
Eagles grades by position after division-clinching win over Commanders
Here are the Eagles grades by position after a win to clinch the NFC East for the second straight season.
Roob's Observations as Eagles head to playoffs for fifth straight year
The Eagles had plenty of ups and downs this year, but thanks to a 29-18 win over the Commanders, they’re in the playoffs for a fifth straight year.
Eagles vs. Commanders Live Updates, Score: Can Philadelphia Clinch the Division?
The Eagles and Commanders meet in an NFC East battle on FOX. Follow along for the highlights and top plays!
Eagles vs. Commanders prediction, odds, time: NFL Week 16 Saturday picks by proven model
SportsLine's model reveals its Washington vs. Philadelphia best bets for Saturday
Travis Sanheim with a Powerplay Goal vs. New York Rangers
Travis Sanheim (Philadelphia Flyers) with a Powerplay Goal vs. New York Rangers, 12/20/2025
Eagles vs. Commanders prediction, odds, spread, time: Week 16 NFL Saturday picks by proven model
SportsLine's model reveals its Washington vs. Philadelphia best bets for Saturday's NFL matchup
ESPN analyst strongly questions Phillies' decision to trade Matt Strahm
The Phillies got some mixed signals on their Matt Strahm trade.
Saturday Sports: College football; Philip Rivers' NFL return; Chicago Bears' likely move
NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the first round of the College Football Playoffs, Philip Rivers' return to the NFL and a potential move for the Chicago Bears.
Youth Sports in Philadelphia Are Uneven — and the Gaps Are Growing
Decades of uneven investment have left Philly kids playing at a disadvantage, with consequences that stretch far beyond the game.
Mark Zuckerberg's CZI philanthropy stops funding the pro-immigration advocacy group he cofounded
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's philanthropy organization did not fund FWD.us in 2025. Zuckerberg cofounded the immigration reform group in 2013.
MLB rumors: Phillies trade reliever to Royals, Padres land KBO star
Here's the latest from baseball's hot stove on Friday, Dec. 19
NFL Week 16 bold predictions: Philip Rivers torches 49ers, Jaguars stun Broncos
A crucial Week 16 slate of five bold predictions with major postseason implications.
Vertex Forward: Our animated video series
Watch the animated video series “Vertex Forward” to see the Vertex Pharmaceuticals philosophy and strategy explained.
Maryland takes next step toward redistricting, but roadblocks remain
A new political map in the state still faces an uphill battle in the next General Assembly session, amid opposition to the idea from Senate President Bill Ferguson.
Eagles-Commanders Preview
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) Jalen Hurts played the worst game of his career two weeks ago and one of the best of this season last week. Another good one could help the Philadelphia Eagles do something that hasn't happened in two decades: winning consecutive NFC East titles.
Entertainment this week: Handel’s Messiah, Tahoe Philharmonic, Curtis Woodman’s Wayfinder Tour and more!
Friday, December 19 Friday Night Music at Cottonwood Restaurant – 6:30-8:30 p.m., Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar, 10142 Rue Hilltop. Join us each Friday at Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar in Truckee for a fun night of...
Business of Football: End of Chiefs’ Run Is How the NFL Works
The league is built on competitive balance that makes sustained success hard. Plus, Joe Burrow isn’t going anywhere and thoughts on Philip Rivers.
This new beer celebrates Philly as hub of women's sports
The limited-edition brew is available online and at participating bars and breweries.
I'm the US CEO of Philip Morris International. My schedule books out a year in advance, but I'm not very timely
Stacey Kennedy fills her day with espresso breaks and leans on her team to help her stay on time. At night, she prefers a book to a TV show.
Poll: The affordability crisis is disrupting politics in 1 country after another
The international poll illustrates the uphill battle many leaders face in trying to contain the intertwined economic and political backlash.
Nationals reportedly hiring Ani Kilambi, 31-year-old Phillies assistant GM, as new general manager
Washington's president of baseball operations is 35 and its manager is 33. The organization's youth movement is rolling full steam ahead.
NFL awards picks: Does Philip Rivers deserve consideration for CPOY?
SportsLine NFL analyst Josh Nagel gives his analysis and recommended plays for MVP and other season-long NFL awards
The uphill battle for health care subsidies still hasn’t cleared the abortion hurdle
Abortion-rights and anti-abortion groups warn lawmakers that if they buck them, they will pay in the midterms
A new era for sports communication at UNC Hussman | UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media
As director of UNC Hussman’s Sports Communication Focus Program, Distinguished Associate Professor of Sports Communication Livis Freeman is building on the work of the school’s legendary Distinguished Professor for Sports Communication John Sweeney. Sweeney, who retired last year, developed one of the most respected sports communication programs in the country. Freeman, now in his 12th year at the school, is launching an ambitious expansion of the program that is transforming how UNC prepares students for careers in sports media. The most visible change came this fall with a reimagining of “MEJO 377: Sports Communication.” Previously offered as two sections with 30 students each, the course expanded to 96 students and welcomed former UNC basketball star and NBA veteran Tyler Hansbrough as the co-instructor with Freeman, bringing real world professional experience directly into the classroom every week. The course has been a huge success. Students have participated in recording a podcast with Hansbrough and learned from an impressive lineup of guest speakers. Steve Kirschner, UNC’s senior associate director of athletics for communications, was the first in the course’s guest speaker series, followed by UNC Hussman alumni including Kaitlyn Schmidt ’23 from Bleacher Report, Deaton Bell ’90 from Turner Sports and Becca Royer ’19 from the Philadelphia 76ers. Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, also shared his insights with the class. The highlight of the semester came when Roy Williams, who coached Hansbrough and the Tar Heels to a national championship in 2009, visited the classroom. Former UNC men’s basketball players Luke Maye and Marcus Ginyard showed up to support their former coach and Hansbrough, creating an unforgettable experience as Williams entertained students with stories and insights that captivated the room. Student demand has been overwhelming. The course reached capacity within two days of registration opening, with more than 40 students on the waitlist. “Students want to learn from people who have actually lived these experiences,” Freeman said. “Tyler shares insights into media relations, broadcast production and athlete communications that you simply can’t get from a textbook.” The model proved so successful that the school secured funding to continue it for the next five years, with a different former professional athlete co-teaching each fall. The school’s curriculum committee approved a proposal to expand the course to 150 to 200 students starting in fall 2026. This change will make it an introductory course accessible to students from across the University, transforming it into a showcase course for the entire campus. The course redesign represents just one piece of a broader sports communication program overhaul. This fall, the curriculum committee approved “MEJO 390: Sports Play by Play,” the first course of its kind at UNC. Limited to 10 advanced students, the course will be taught by Matt Krause, the current voice of UNC women’s basketball and an ACC Network broadcaster. Students will call actual games across multiple sports including women’s softball, soccer, volleyball, field hockey and lacrosse, as well as men’s soccer and lacrosse. They will also shadow broadcasts of men’s and women’s basketball games. “The sports broadcasting industry is exploding with streaming platforms and conference networks creating unprecedented demand,” Freeman said. The course emerged directly from student advocacy, led by Anna Laible ’26 and others who pushed for hands-on broadcasting experience. Professional equipment has been acquired, partnerships with UNC Athletics are in place and a soft launch began this semester with three experienced students calling games to test the system. The program’s growth extends into other specialized areas as well. Last spring, Stembler Professor Charlie Tuggle launched a new sports event management and hospitality course in partnership with On Location, a company that manages major sporting event experiences. The course provided students with opportunities to travel to the Super Bowl and NFL Draft, and Tuggle plans to take a group to the 2026 Milan Olympics this spring. Looking ahead to spring 2026, Associate Professor Ryan Thornburg will debut a sports data visualization course, adding another dimension to the program’s skill-building offerings. The curriculum expansion reflects the increasingly diverse career paths available in sports media, from traditional journalism and broadcasting to digital analytics and strategic communication. The program is also diving into one of college athletics’ most transformative developments: Name, Image and Likeness rights. Freeman’s “MEJO 466: Sports Marketing” class collaborated last spring with Associate Professor Gary Kayye’s “MEJO 371: Advertising Creative” class on a project with UNC’s Carolina NIL group to help rebrand their organization. That same semester, Kayye’s class envisioned Chapel Thrill, UNC football’s new pregame concert and entertainment experience. And Shaun Anderson, the school’s Knight Chair in Sports, Race and Media, continues to explore the broader implications of NIL through his research and teaching. These NIL-focused initiatives give students direct exposure to the business side of college athletics at a moment when the landscape is rapidly evolving. “Our students aren’t just learning about these changes,” Freeman said. “They’re actively helping shape how schools and athletes navigate them.” The transformation of UNC Hussman’s sports communication program reflects a broader philosophy about how to prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing industry. By bringing in professional practitioners like Hansbrough and Krause, partnering with industry leaders like On Location and ACC Network, and engaging with current issues like NIL, the program ensures students graduate with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. For alumni who remember the foundations John Sweeney built, the expansion represents an evolution rather than a departure. The program still emphasizes strong reporting, strategic communication, ethical communication and critical thinking. But now it also offers students the chance to call live games, work on real NIL campaigns and learn directly from former professional athletes. “We’re not just teaching students about sports media,” Freeman said. “We’re giving them the tools, experiences and connections to actually build careers in it.” With new courses launching, professional partnerships deepening and enrollment expanding, UNC Hussman’s sports communication program is positioning itself as a national leader in preparing the next generation of sports media professionals. For current students, the message is clear: if you’re interested in sports communication, there’s never been a better time to be at UNC Hussman. And for the hundreds of students trying to get off waitlists and into these new courses, the school is working to create more opportunities. The program John Sweeney built is growing in ways that honor his legacy while meeting the demands of a new era in sports media.
Wilkes Weekly: Two wins and a dud
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins won their first two games last week before the rare blowout loss took them down a notch. Nick Hart at WBSPenguins with more: Wednesday, Dec. 10 – PENGUINS 3 at Hartford 0Sergei Murashov thwarted a first-period barrage from the Wolf Pack, earning to a 34-save shutout. Phil Tomasino and Avery Hayes scored on […]