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• Trump touts 2026 World Cup draw success, claims massive viewership - President Donald Trump praised the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., on Friday while speaking to Republican lawmakers and members of his Cabinet at a White House event.
• Cowboys coach to meet with George Pickens after fiery exchange with Richard Sherman over criticism - Cowboys star George Pickens fired back at Richard Sherman, following the retired NFL player's criticism of the receiver's effort in a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions.
• JMU athletic director pleads with fans to stop throwing snowballs after punter is nearly hit: 'Please stop' - Snowball throwing by fans disrupted James Madison's Sun Belt Conference championship game against Troy, with athletic director Matt Roan issuing penalty warnings.
• NFL cites player safety in plan to bring every stadium’s playing surface up to enhanced standards - The NFL unveiled strict new field standards, requiring all stadiums to meet lab-approved benchmarks in about three years amid efforts to prevent injuries.
• Transgender comedian faces backlash for mocking Payton McNabb's brain injury caused by male volleyball player - Riley Gaines and other women's sports activists criticized transgender comedian Stacy Cay for mocking Payton McNabb's volleyball-related brain injury.
• Michael Jordan reveals why he's suing NASCAR in antitrust case - Michael Jordan's 23XI racing team refused to sign NASCAR's charter extension, leading to an antitrust lawsuit over the sport's alleged monopolistic practices and revenue system.
• Trump says America should change football's name so soccer can have it: 'It really doesn't make sense' - FIFA awarded President Donald Trump its inaugural Peace Prize, and Trump suggested soccer should be called football and the NFL should be renamed during the World Cup.
• President Trump, Tom Brady and other sports legends reveal 2026 FIFA World Cup groupings - President Donald Trump and Tom Brady were among the sports and political figures who helped reveal the groupings for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
• FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Trump and world leaders take center stage at World Cup draw in DC - The World Cup draw featured Gianni Infantino, Donald Trump and other host-nation leaders as FIFA unveiled the 12 four-team groups for next year's tournament.
• Penn State to hire Iowa State's Matt Campbell as next head coach: reports - Penn State has reportedly hired Iowa State's Matt Campbell to be the team's new head coach after stunningly firing James Franklin nearly two months ago.