Tuesday, June 26, 2012
College playoff format could rotate among six bowls – USATODAY.com - Steve Wieberg -- Endorsement is expected Tuesday for an historic four-team major college football playoff - only there'll be more to the new system than that. - It likely will entail a total of seven games each year, including four top-tier bowls apart from the playoff, according to two officials involved in the discussions. They spoke to USA TODAY on the condition of anonymity because those details haven't been publicly released. - All told, the system would incorporate six bowls. Two would rotate each year as playoff semifinal sites, and the other four would serve as attractive landing spots for the best non-playoff teams. - The playoff final - the national championship game - would be put up for bid.
Floods cut part of I-10 as Debby storms over Fla. (Video) – USATODAY.com - Parts of the main interstate highway across northern Florida were closed by flooding Tuesday as Tropical Storm Debby hung stubbornly offshore over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening up to two feet of rain in places.
Rolling Stones' quiet moments photographed by Jim Marshall - CNN.com - By Umika Pidaparthy, Special to CNN -- Based on Mick Jagger's serious expression and Keith Richards' focused stare, it was clear the pressure was on. - It was the summer of 1972 and the Rolling Stones were on their American concert tour for their acclaimed "Exile on Main Street" album. But when they were not onstage and rocking out with their fans, they were hard at work remixing tracks at the Sunset Sound studio in Hollywood. - It was a heady time filled with parties and recording sessions and only one person was there to capture it all intimately -- famed music photographer Jim Marshall, who was covering the tour for Life magazine.
A changing national mood on immigration? - CNN.com - Tamar Jacoby, Special to CNN -- The judicial equivalent of white smoke has risen: The Supreme Court has ruled in a split decision rejecting most of Arizona's controversial immigration policing law, SB 1070. - Many were expecting a tough ruling favoring the Arizona statute and opening the floodgates to states' rights. And so the majority opinion is surprising as it upholds the federal government's power in setting immigration policy, leaving less room than many anticipated for state immigration enforcement.
Zeke Pike leaves Auburn for rest of summer following arrest for public intoxication | al.com - Charles Goldberg -- Pike arrived at Auburn after being suspended for undisclosed reasons from his first and last game in final year at Dixie Heights High School in Edgewood, Ky. He was also asked to leave a 7-on-7 summer camp for prospects before his senior season for throwing a football at an official.
Editorial | The Supreme Court Acts - Immigration Law - NYTimes.com - The Supreme Court rejected the foundation of Arizona’s cold-blooded immigration law and the indefensible notion the state can have its own foreign policy. In a 5-to-3 decision, the court blocked three of four provisions in the statute and gave a significant, though incomplete, victory to the federal government.
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