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Maxwell Millington

Aug 28, 2025 - Sports

Investors tee up new city-based golf league

Seven colorful logos on a blue-to-green gradient background featuring: a blue and gold flag with M for Munis, a yellow scorpion with Strikers, a brown and peach United, a blue horse with Horsemen, a purple flaming tire with Auto Aces, a beige fish with Muskies, and a black alligator with Swamp Dawgs

A budding golf league is bringing city-based franchises to the sport.

Why it matters: Grass League, a self-proclaimed "high-stakes" par-3 golf organization, is trying to make fast-paced, team golf mainstream.

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Maxwell Millington

Aug 28, 2025 - Health

Drew Brees joins Big Ten in life-saving competition

Smiling man wearing a navy blue zip-up jacket with "Abbott" and "Big Ten" logos, standing outdoors in an urban setting with blurred buildings and people in the background.

The Big Ten conference and Abbott are hosting a blood donation competition with NFL legend Drew Brees.

Why it matters: Thirteen of the 15 community blood centers in the Midwest (where most Big Ten schools are located) have a blood supply of less than three days.

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Aug 28, 2025

Axios San Diego

How San Diego State's penalties stack up among Division 1 schools

A bar chart that compares average penalties per college football game by conference from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The SEC leads with 6.4 penalties per game, while the Big Ten has the fewest at 5.6. Other conferences range between 5.8 and 6.3 penalties per game. — Data: Action Network; Chart: Axios Visuals

The Aztecs had the second-most penalties in the Mountain West Conference in the 2024 season, trailing only New Mexico.

Why it matters: Penalties plagued SDSU throughout last season, and at one point the team led the nation in flags drawn.

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