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ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team was picked first in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom preseason coaches' poll for a fifth straight year, as announced by the league office Friday morning. The poll was conducted among the conference's six head coaches.   The five-time defending MAC Freedom champion, Stevens received the maximum 36 points, ahead of Lebanon Valley (28 points), Arcadia (23 points), and DeSales (20 points). The entire poll can be found below:   Rank Team Points 1st Place Votes 1 STEVENS 36 6 2 Lebanon Valley 28 3 Arcadia 23 4 DeSales 20 5 Misericordia 15 6 King's 14   Stevens went 14-8 last Spring with a perfect 6-0 mark in MAC Freedom play, winning all six matches 7-0, extending the program's regular-season conference winning streak to 36 in a row, before posting a pair of 4-0 victories over FDU-Florham and Lebanon Valley in the MAC Freedom Championship for the program's 15th consecutive conference crown. Max-William Kanz was named MAC Freedom Player of the Year, Dhaivik Chenemilla joined him on the all-conference First Team, while Mihir Parcha (Second Team), Samvid Andhare (Second Team), and Johnny Haase (Honorable Mention) all earned all-conference recognition as

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —  The architect of a self-made dynasty that won Vanderbilt’s first national championship and recently became the university’s first three-time national champion, bowling head coach John Williamson will transition from coaching after 22 seasons. Williamson will continue his career in a new role in Vanderbilt Athletics at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee announced Friday.   “John Wiliamson showed us what it means to reimagine what is possible at Vanderbilt,” Lee said. “I had the privilege of witnessing him turn the mere idea of a new program into a  three-time national champion and set an unmatched standard. Today, when we talk about Vanderbilt’s commitment to winning with our values intact, we are building from a blueprint that John championed. His leadership has shaped generations of student-athletes and continues to define the culture and standards we expect within Vanderbilt Athletics.”     A four-time National Tenpin Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Williamson led teams to NCAA championships in 2007, 2018 and 2023 and reached the championship match on three more occasions among 10 Final Four appearances. Vanderbilt has advanced to 19 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, the second-longest active streak

Sheen, this is the 7th week in a row you've shown Twitter/X alternatives in class. Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads – the internet has seen no shortage of so-called "Twitter/X killers" rolled out over the past few years. That list is about to grow again: a group of European politicians and entrepreneurs has unveiled "W," a new alternative to X explicitly marketed to users looking to leave Twitter for political reasons. Presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos to the tune of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, Pt.1 – The Wall played at WEF, talk about something that wasn't on anyone's bingo card – W is described by its CEO Anna Zeiter, an ex-lawyer and eBay's former Vice President of AI & Privacy, as a "better version of Twitter" that would be "governed and hosted in Europe." "Across Europe and beyond, systemic disinformation is eroding public trust and weakening democratic decision-making. Many see the problem. Far fewer are helping shape what comes next," she comments. "We believe there is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed, and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech, and data privacy at its core." One of the most

Brian Ray No. 10 Iowa (17-2, 8-0) defeated No. 15 Maryland (17-4, 5-4) on Thursday night inside the Xfinity Center, 85-78 in overtime. COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 10 Iowa (17-2, 8-0) defeated No. 15 Maryland (17-4, 5-4) on Thursday night inside the Xfinity Center, 85-78 in overtime.   Five different Hawkeyes registered double figures. Sophomore Ava Heiden led the Hawkeyes with 20 points, her sixth 20-point game of the season. Sophomore Chit-Chat Wright was close behind with 18 points of her own going 3-for-6 on three-pointers and 7-for-8 from the charity stripe.    Senior Taylor McCabe got the scoring started for the Hawkeyes with a shot beyond the arc off of a Maryland turnover. Iowa was able to hold the Terrapins to just 36.2 percent shooting from the floor in the first quarter. Wright drained a three-pointer at the four-minute mark to propel a 9-0 run, leaving Maryland scoreless for two minutes. Five total Hawkeyes contributed to the 16-12 lead headed into the second quarter.    Iowa’s offense continued to make plays in the second quarter. Heiden and McCabe both tallied six a piece. The Hawkeyes forced seven Maryland turnovers in the quarter and collected nine of the 17

Longhorn Nation,  I must say, we couldn't do it without you — the loud, passionate, and proud, UNRIVALED LONGHORN FAITHFUL! What a joy it was seeing so many of you at our events last weekend — from the raucous, sellout crowds for a pair of Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdowns at Moody Center to basking in sun-soaked, early season top-25 matches at the Texas Tennis Center. Y'all always cheer your hearts out, give your best Texas Fight , and bring it from The Eyes to The Eyes wherever and wherever our teams compete. Longhorn Nation truly is the absolute best, and we're here to remind you we appreciate you more than you know! With winter seasons stampeding ahead and spring sports getting underway, we're right back at it this week with more Basketball and Tennis — plus an exciting Friday and Saturday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for the Second Annual Eddie Reese Texas Showdown. Be there or be square, y'all! experienced some true Moody Magic today 🤘✨#HookEm pic.twitter.com/Pe6NU5MfdD — Texas Women's Basketball (@TexasWBB) January 19, 2026 And speaking of being there, it's that time of year again — so be sure y'all mark those calendars

On Jan. 15, NCAA president Charlie Baker posted a two-minute video on X/Twitter addressing the explosive federal charges that dozens of Division I men’s basketball players were involved in a bribery-driven point-shaving and game-fixing scheme.  Later that same day, Baker used the same social media platform to share that he thinks Jim Thorpe is the greatest athlete of all time, that the death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington hit him hard, and that the TV show Friday Night Lights managed to be excellent from start to finish. Baker, who is 69 and has more than 93,000 followers, has become a full-fledged reply guy. His account has been active since 2009 and became verified in 2014. Baker has always been an active user—in 2015, Boston Magazine published a story called “Charlie Baker Is Awesome At Twitter.” That story had nothing to do with him being a reply guy; instead, it focused on his selfie-taking proficiency, his propensity to engage with reporters, and his correct usage of the quote tweet feature. As of Jan. 21, Baker has made almost 9,000 total posts.  Starting late last year, there was a noticeable uptick in the volume of his replies to accounts posing light

In the season opener for both teams, the Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team defeated the Hiram Terriers 3-0 in non-conference action on Tuesday night. VS Penn State Behrend 1-0,0-0 AMCC 3 Team Stats Game Leaders Penn State Behrend Hiram K: Sivak, Cullen - 7 B: Brooks, Colin - 3 D: Welsh, Dakotah - 18 SA: 2 Players (#20, #3) - 2 Team Stats Game Statistics Penn State Behrend Hiram Hitting % 0.147 0.065 Blocks 9 6 Digs 46 47 Aces 4 5 HIRAM, Ohio – In the season opener for both teams, the Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team defeated the Hiram Terriers 3-0 in non-conference action on Tuesday night. Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Hiram 0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-22) Records: Penn State Behrend (1-0), Hiram (0-1) Key Moments: * Behrend avenged a pair of losses to Hiram last year with a 3-0 sweep to open the season * Daniel Easly led with a team-best 17 kills and Logan Unger posted double-digit kills in his first collegiate match with 12 * As a team, the Lions posted nine team blocks and earned double-digit kills in each set * Luke Mumpower dished out 18 assists and Tarendran Heyward added 10

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Premium Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Earlier this month, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced his New Year’s resolution. “I plan to become a social-media teetotaler in 2026,” he wrote in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, announcing that he had deleted X and Instagram from his phone. His campaign team would still distribute messaging online, he said, but he would not spend his own time scrolling. Integral to his decision was his concern that social media was alienating him from the voters he hopes to serve in the governor’s mansion. “Modern social media is increasingly disconnected from the electorate,” the Republican wrote. “The messages you’re most likely to see are the most negative and bombastic, because they’re most likely to receive rapid ‘likes’ and ‘reposts’—and that drives revenue for social media content creators.” Though Ramaswamy’s commitment was new this year, some in Congress have previously sworn off social media, recognizing that it is an untrustworthy barometer of what their constituents think that also distracts them from their most important duties. “I don’t have any social media apps on my phone