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Miami picked as ACC preseason favorite

(AP) — Miami is picked to do something it's never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its preseason picks Tuesday. The Hurricanes were the easy headliner after last year's run to the College Football Playoff title game, receiving 165 of 188 first-place votes from media members credentialed for the league's preseason football media days earlier this month. That put Miami well ahead of SMU — which is pushing three-year starting QB Kevin Jennings as a Heisman Trophy candidate — Louisville and Clemson ...

FIFA sets deadline for $20M offer to members in World Cup investor plan

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The $20 billion FIFA subsidiary was blasted by international soccer organizations. European soccer body UEFA aims to call its 55 member federations to an emergency online meeting, likely on Thursday. The organization said "there is significant and growing opposition to FIFA's scheme." The effort is being bankrolled by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared ...

Why Americans soured on higher education (syndicated column for 7/29)

Even colleges can't fool all of the people all of the time. Just 38% of Americans have high confidence in higher education, according to a new Gallup poll. That's down from 57% in 2015. Gallup found the three main reasons for this lack of confidence are political agenda, cost and not preparing students for a future career. This is a stunning — and much-needed — fall from grace. Many schools and politicians spent decades pushing ever more kids into college. Sen. Bernie Sanders even sponsored the "College for All Act." It was endorsed by numerous left-wing groups, including ...

Democratic Socialists of America vs. John Adams (syndicated column for 7/29)

The Democratic Socialists of America don't like being called Communists, though many members might echo the sentiment of leftist influencer Hasan Piker when he says, "I don't have an issue with an end goal of communism." Yet however the group self-identifies, its agenda is openly revolutionary. Its plans call for, among other things, abolishing the United States Senate and making the executive branch and the Supreme Court subservient to the House of Representatives. Like many a revolutionary organ, the DSA acts as a party within a party, and it increasingly represents the ...

76ers celebrate LeBron’s arrival

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers sent the message that LeBron James was indeed — officially and perhaps amazingly — on the roster with a straightforward photo: James' blue No. 23 jersey hangs in a locker with a crown as a nod to his King nickname on the shelf. The 76ers and ...