A completely new method of selecting college football's national champion is set to take place. The 2024 season will be the first to employ an expanded, 12-team field for the College Football Playoff after ten years of a four-team playoff format. There is now greater area for discussion about who should be allowed to play, who should be excluded, and where the games will be played, just as expansion has given more clubs additional routes to a championship. Let's get started. Who decides who makes the cut? Since its debut in 2014, the College Football Playoff has always had a selection committee. When the final 12-team rankings are revealed on December 8, the bracket will be determined by a 13-member committee that has been releasing its rankings every week since November. What i...

More than five weeks after going missing, a Canadian man who went camping in the chilly, untamed Northern Rockies was discovered unharmed, according to authorities. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Madonna Saunderson said in a statement Wednesday that Sam Benastick, 20, of the city of Kamloops, stopped two individuals on their way to work at Redfern Lake path in state-run Redfern-Keily Park on Tuesday. According to Saunderson, the two identified Benastick as the target of a missing person's search, picked him up, and brought him to a hospital for examination. There was no information available on his condition. Before heading to the path, Benastick set up a campground in a dry creek bed after spending a few days camping in his car and up to fifteen more days camping on a mountaintop, acc...

There is no denying that the Philadelphia 76ers enjoyed an excellent offseason. After losing to the New York Knicks in the first round, the 76ers had a makeover in the summer. After leaving the Los Angeles Clippers for the most productive shooting season of his career, they signed Paul George, a nine-time All-Star. They acquired forward Caleb Martin from the Miami Heat, a role player with considerable postseason game experience. Additionally, they extended the contracts of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, two franchise mainstays, to keep them with the team for the foreseeable future. It appeared that Philadelphia was finally prepared for the kind of deep playoff run that Embiid, who has never advanced to the conference finals, had yet to experience. The Clippers were earlier led there by Geor...

Simple math indicated that more teams in contention would translate into greater late-season drama when the College Football Playoff was increased to 12 participants this season. Before the first formal game is ever played, the extended playoff has already fulfilled its promise in that regard. With just a weekend of conference title games left before the regular season ends, this is the last opportunity for the great majority of clubs to argue for inclusion. As clubs on the proverbial bubble of the playoffs try to put up their finest show without faltering, games that once would have had no national significance beyond bragging rights are suddenly appointment viewing. Be grateful for two days of games this weekend that have the potential to make or break the field. (Note: The College Footb...

While a Thanksgiving Day storm causes travel problems for thousands of people still on their journeys, travelers who are already in their vacation spots have a lot to be grateful for. The National Weather Services said that on Thursday, a dynamic mid-latitude cyclone produced sporadic showers and thunderstorms that moved eastward. Heavy snowfall is expected to last into the evening in the interior Northeast, with lingering snow showers possible overnight in Maine.According to the NWS forecaster, winter storm warnings are in force from eastern New York through central and northern New England, with the possibility of more than one foot of new snow. A winter storm warning is in force in Bangor, Maine, through 7 a.m. Friday, and snow and rain are predicted to persist overnight, according to t...

According to the organization conducting the hunt for pilot Amelia Earhart's potential crash site in the Pacific, a sonar image that was thought to be of her plane turned out to be the typical formations of the sea floor. Earlier this month, the marine robotics company Deep Sea Vision posted on social media that photos taken by an underwater drone used during the trip revealed a "natural rock formation." The Nov. 6 article stated, "After 11 months the waiting has finally ended and unfortunately our target was not Amelia's Electra 10E," in reference to her Lockheed 10-E Electra, which has twin engines. In an email, Tony Romeo, the CEO of the organization based in Charleston, South Carolina, stated that he did not want to discuss the previous mission any more. When the business declared in J...

While no bombs were eventually discovered, the majority of Connecticut's congressional delegation reported receiving bomb threats at their residences on Thursday as they were ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. In written declarations, Democratic Representatives Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Joe Courtney, Jahana Hayes, and Jim Himes declared that they had been singled out. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat, was also targeted, according to his office, which told NBC News. Murphy was threatened, according to a report from the local CBS affiliate earlier Thursday. "A bomb threat was made against Senator Murphy's Hartford home on Thanksgiving, which seems to have been the result of a concerted effort by several members of Congress and public figures," the senator's spokeswoman stated in a statement. Add...

On Wednesday, a State Department official announced the release of three American nationals who had been imprisoned in China for years. They are John Leung, Kai Li, and Mark Swidan. According to an administration official, the three Americans returned to the United States on Thursday after passing via Lackland Air Force Base, which is a component of Joint Base San Antonio in Texas. Citing privacy concerns, the official refused to disclose more details. Long Island, New York native Li, 62, was arrested in 2016 and given a 10-year term in 2018 on espionage allegations that his family claims are unfounded. Swidan, a 40-year-old Texas businessman who had been in custody since 2012, was found guilty of drug-related accusations that a United Nations working group deemed lacked evidence, and in 2...

The Chicago Bears lost to the Detroit Lions in a close game on Thursday, continuing their miserable season. With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked on second down after failing to find a receiver, leaving the team trailing 23–20 and heading into Lions territory. With about 33 seconds remaining from the Lions' 41-yard line, Chicago was faced with a third and long. The Bears had a timeout, but they chose not to utilize it—a decision that the game's commentators questioned as it was happening. Chicago instead tried to run another play without a huddle, probably to give their kicker a little more leeway in a field goal that would have tied the game. Williams overthrew his intended receiver in the end zone on the next play, but the clock ran ...

Ukraine's KYIV Russia conducted a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy industry early Thursday, leaving over 700,000 homes and businesses without power throughout the icy country. The complicated strike, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was a response to Ukraine's use of American-made ATACMS missiles to launch an attack within Russia. He asserted, without proof, that the attack targeted military locations despite the severe harm to civilians. Late Wednesday night, air raid sirens started to sound and continued to do so for over nine hours. Along with strollers, pets, and whatever small blankets they could carry, people across sought shelter in bomb shelters, subway stations, and even their own restrooms while they waited out the bombardment. Targeting the po...