Thomas O'Toole

College football rankings get shakeup as Notre Dame rises in Coaches Poll

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College football rankings after Week 8 see USA TODAY Coaches Poll top 10 gets shakeup

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Colorado is paying big bucks for Deion Sanders and his players, but how?

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This is chilling. And on point.

Alabama surges as Penn State, Texas tumble in Coaches Poll

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Senior government officials privately warn against firings during shutdown The Trump administration has said mass firings are coming, but officials have quietly warned several agencies that the move could violate appropriations law.

Yeah. Because it's illegal.

NFL power rankings Week 5: Who's at bottom as Jets join 0-4 squads Monday night It's pretty obvious this week's power poll will feature the Eagles and Bills at the top, but which winless outfit brings up the rear?

It's pretty obvious this week's power poll will feature the Eagles and Bills at the top, but which winless outfit brings up the rear?

NFL team grades for September: One 'A' handed out – and one 'F' The NFL has wrapped up September play, and we have grades for all 32 teams. Which one franchise received an "A," and which was saddled with an "F"?

The NFL has wrapped up September play, and we have grades for all 32 teams. Which one franchise received an "A," and which was saddled with an "F"?

“The NFL knows it will catch major hell from some powerful people who will be opposed to Bad Bunny and the league still made this decision.”

Terrific column here by Mike Freeman. Yes, this is about economics for the league. But any championing of diversity these days is a good thing.

Oregon, Alabama surge as Coaches Poll gets makeover after Week 5

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Reposing until USF's Athletic Hall of Fame reverses its Leavitt decision. If it's too embarrassing or a distraction for the HOF to induct Leavitt in public, it's unconscionable to do it privately.

Trump’s U.N. Speech: A World of His Own False claims, imagined triumphs, and a fantasy take on global affairs.

This is pretty much all I need or want to know about Trump's wretched UN speech. From @glennkessler.bsky.social, formerly the Post's Fact Checker, putting his skills to good use. open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...

Trump and RFK Jr. wrongly and dangerously link Tylenol, vaccines to autism and embarrass America.

My column:
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From AP on Trump’s autism announcement: New York University bioethicist Art Caplan said it was “the saddest display of a lack of evidence, rumors, recycling old myths, lousy advice, outright lies, and dangerous advice I have ever witnessed by anyone in authority.”

AP gets it right

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

This is absolutely batshit insane. Corporations are aiding and abetting an authoritarian president and demolishing free speech while that same president and his party hypocritically claim to be free-speech champions. ABC is supine in the face of absurd bullying.

MAGA Catholics are wrong: Prayers are not enough in epidemic of gun violence Again and again, our country is shaken by crises. Too often, politicians offer "thoughts and prayers" as their only response. And too often, these words are used to silence calls for meaningful change...

Again and again, our country is shaken by crises. Too often, politicians offer "thoughts and prayers" as their only response. And too often, these words are used to silence calls for meaningful change.

ABC and ESPN aired the boos of Donald Trump at the U.S. Open, ignoring the censorship request from the U.S. Tennis Association.

Good for them.

Ohio State leads as US LBM Coaches Poll gets shuffled after Week 2 of college football

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Ohio State is new college football No. 1 in US LBM Coaches Poll

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Of course Trump is going to invade Chicago. He's a lawless president. So let’s dispatch with the soft headlines and the pearl-clutching howls of “He would never!” Wake up.

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Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃

Happy birthday, Sister Jean!

Join me in celebrating a true Illinois icon's 106th.

Incredible reporting here by Josh Peter on the dangers of motocross and the young riders choosing it. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Allll this from @rexhuppke.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

The homeless being targeted in DC are the very vision of Jesus in our midst Compare the dystopian episode unfolding in D.C. today with a day in the same city in 2015, when Pope Francis had lunch with homeless people and reminded us, "The Son of God came into this world as a h...

Compare the dystopian episode unfolding in D.C. today with a day in the same city in 2015, when Pope Francis had lunch with homeless people and reminded us, "The Son of God came into this world as a homeless person."

Exactly this.👇

Once again, Trump embarrassed America:

The words “I’ve always had a great relationship with him,” when the “him” refers to Putin, would be comedic if they weren’t spoken with the utmost sincerity by the guy presently in charge of our country.

My column:

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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.