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New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Livvy Dunne hypes up Haley Cavinder following twins' boob jobs: ‘Bod is tea'
Former Miami Hurricanes women's basketball star Haley Cavinder shared a few photos of herself on social media on Tuesday following breast augmentation surgery. Cavinder, along with her twin sister Hanna, decided to have the surgeries done together as they continue their journey through their post-college basketball careers. The two basketball players played at Fresno State and Miami during their time in the NCAA. Haley Cavinder received plenty of supportive comments on Instagram, including one from former LSU Tigers star gymnast Olivia Dunne. 'Bod is tea,' Dunne wrote in the comments section of Cavinder's Instagram page. The pictures came about three days after the operation was finished. The twins explained in an Instagram post that 'with our active lifestyle, we wanted a natural look that gives a little shape under a tee.' 4 LSU star Olivia Dunne interview with New York Post Sports on September 10, 2024. Brian Zak/NY Post 4 Hanna Cavinder and Haley Cavinder at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards from Ford Center at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, Texas. Penske Media via Getty Images Haley Cavinder played college basketball from 2019 to 2025 between the Bulldogs and Hurricanes. She was named the 2021 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and was a three-time All-Mountain West Conference first team selection. 4 Miami Hurricanes guards Hanna Cavinder and Haley Cavinder defend during the game between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, FL. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 4 Former Miami Hurricanes women's basketball star Haley Cavinder shared a few photos of herself on social media on Tuesday following breast augmentation surgery. Haley Cavinder / Instagram She averaged 16.9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in college. Cavinder is currently dating Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson and will likely be on the sideline supporting him as he embarks on his fourth season with the NFC East team. Ferguson had 59 catches for 494 yards last season.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gators Vs. ‘Canes: Hoops Showdown scheduled for Jacksonville
The Florida Gators are trading the swamp for the River City this fall, with a face-off against the Miami Hurricanes scheduled on neutral ground. The Jacksonville Hoops Showdown, presented by the Jacksonville Sports Foundation, is scheduled for Sunday, November 16 at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, beginning at 7 pm. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Tickets go on sale on September 24. Prices and more information will be available here as they become available. The game will be the 72nd meeting between the two teams and their first matchup since 2019, when the Gators won 78-58 in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic. View the Hurricanes' upcoming game schedule here. View the Gators' 2024-25 non-conference schedule so far here. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Hurricanes' Cristobal talks possible playoff expansion, NIL after House settlement
The Miami Hurricanes came oh-so-close to making the 12-team College Football Playoff field last year. But their 9-0 start was derailed late as UM dropped two of its final three regular-season games to go from a near lock for the playoffs to missing out entirely. Now talks are continuing about expanding the field even more, potentially to as many as 16 teams. The current format has the top five conference champions qualify to the field automatically with the next seven highest-ranked teams advancing to the playoff field. Different conferences are proposing different stipulations should a field expansion be reached. The Big Ten, for example, is advocating for a 16-team field that includes four automatic bids for its conference and the Southeastern Conference, two apiece for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 and four at-large bids. Others are pushing for either a 14- or 16-team field that still includes the five automatic qualifiers for the top five conference champions and the rest being at-large bids based on final rankings. Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal said he is open to the playoff field expanding 'as long as it's fair.' 'As long as it's settled on the field, as much as it could possibly be settled on the field, I'm all for it,' Cristobal said. 'Automatic qualifier stuff, I'm not for. Like, if you automatically stink, should you be allowed in because it's a rule now? So I think it's always great to expand. There's a lot of great football teams, and a lot of teams get better as a year goes on. So allowing people the opportunity to play themselves into the playoffs would be a great thing.' That mindset follows along with ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, who on Tuesday at the league's annual football kickoff in Charlotte said he supports expansion models that include five conference champions plus either nine or 11 at-large teams. 'I want to stay committed to access and fairness to all of college football, not only the ACC,' Phillips said. There will be slight adjustments to this year's playoff compared to the first iteration of the 12-team format from last season. It will still be 12 teams — five conference champions and seven at-large teams — but the seeding will be straight up, meaning the top four teams regardless of if they are conference champions will get first-round byes. Last year, the top four ranked conference champions, regardless of their actual ranking, were given the top four seeds. The four first-round matchups this season will be on Dec. 19-20, with the higher-ranked team for each game hosting the game. The quarterfinals are the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31 and the Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8 and Peach Bowl on Jan. 9 will host the semifinals before the national championship is played at Miami Gardens' Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19. NIL clarity Cristobal on Tuesday also spoke about the desire for 'some form of consistency, continuity and clarity' when it comes to the current status of name, image and likeness policies following the approval of the NCAA's House Settlement, which allows athletic programs to pay student-athletes directly. Through the House settlement, which was formally approved June 6 and went into effect July 1, schools are allowed have a cap of $20.5 million in direct revenue they can pay their student-athletes for the 2025-26 academic year. That figure will increase by about 4 percent year over year. But the approval initially appeared to create more roadblocks. The College Sports Commission, which oversees the new revenue sharing policies, sent a memo to schools early in the process explaining it had denied numerous deals from school collectives because it said collectives did not meet the definition of a 'valid business purpose,' which is required to give student-athletes NIL deals. These deals would be in addition to the $20.5 million schools can pay student-athletes. Yahoo Sports reported Tuesday that an agreement has been reached between attorneys for House plaintiffs and power conferences and NCAA officials to amend the College Sports Commission's approach to handing deals made with collectives. 'I just think everybody just still wants some form of consistency, continuity and clarity, and we're not there yet,' Cristobal said. 'So again, it's adapt or die. ... In the meantime, just fight your butt off. Do the best you can by your program, by your players, by your people, and let's see where the powers that be settled on it, but there needs a lot of there's a lot of work to be done. Let's just say that.' Cristobal also praised UM's NIL Collective, Canes Collective, for the work it has done since NIL began in 2022. 'We've always been very well established,' Cristobal said. 'We've always been compliant and we've been aggressive in the right kind of way and used it in a form and a fashion that benefits our program and our players. In terms of where they are and all the details surrounding all of that, that's maybe a question for some other time, but you couldn't find a more professionally run organization than our collective.'
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Jeremiah Smith says there was thought of flipping to Miami before national signing day
How close was Jeremiah Smith to flipping from Ohio State to the Miami Hurricanes in the final hours before signing day? According to Smith himself, it was a strong consideration. We all remember Ryan Day looking like he was about to pass out in relief when Smith's paperwork finally came through the fax machine with his signature to play for the Buckeyes. Day was in the middle of a press conference when he got the news and somewhat jokingly got weak in the knees, maybe with good reason. Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman caught up with Smith at Big Ten Media Days and asked how close he actually was to staying closer to home in South Florida. Smith shared with the sports writers that he had a conversation with newly minted quarterback Cam Ward, who recently signed with Miami out of the transfer portal. Ward was trying to sway Smith to join him at "The U". "That night I definitely talked to Cam Ward. Smith said. "I didn't really tell him. We just got on the phone, and he was like, 'What are you going to do?' and I was like, 'I don't know.'" It sounds like it came down to the final hours before Smith fully committed, and Buckeye Nation is glad he did. Ohio State may still win the National Championship without his services, but that road would have been significantly harder. Ultimately, it worked out great for both the Buckeyes and Smith, who will go down as one of, if not the greatest, wide receiver to ever come through Columbus.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Mandel on Week 1 games with playoff implications, 10th-place SEC team, CFB formats
Given I'm spending part of this week at media days for the Big Ten, whose Las Vegas location makes about as much sense as its list of members, this felt like the right time to start pivoting the mailbag largely to on-field questions. It didn't quite work out that way, but at least it's primarily split down the middle. Come for the discussion about possible 10th-place SEC teams, stay for a look at College Football Playoff formats and NIL. (Note: Submitted questions have been edited for clarity and length.) Advertisement Which game in Week 1 or 2 has the most significant playoff implications? I'll certainly be watching Texas and Ohio State, but that feels more like a game for seeding, rather than determining who is in or out. — Rob Even as an expanded CFP proponent, I can acknowledge the stakes aren't as high for those early-season mega-matchups. Not that I'll enjoy them any less. However, it sounds like you're talking about games where the two teams are both viable contenders, but without the same margin for error. Notre Dame at Miami on Sunday night of Week 1 fits that bill. Miami found out the hard way last year that 10-2 in the ACC is not good enough. The Canes finished No. 13 in the final CFP rankings, four spots below Mountain West champ Boise State and two spots behind 9-3 Alabama, even with the Tide's bad losses to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma. Losing at home to start 0-1 would not help the Hurricanes' cause. Not to mention, Mario Cristobal's program could use a validating non-conference win. The Canes thought they had that when they beat a ranked Texas A&M team early in the 2023 season, but those Aggies plummeted to 5-7 and got Jimbo Fisher fired. Notre Dame, coming off a trip to the national championship game, would be a whole different thing. Whereas if they lose, it's the same old Miami. As for the Irish, they're always toeing a thinner line. A loss wouldn't be fatal by any means, given they brushed off losing to NIU last year, but you never know what Notre Dame's schedule strength will end up being. On paper, this may prove to be its toughest game. However, at least one or two teams from among Texas A&M (Week 2), at Arkansas (Week 3), Boise State (Week 4), USC (Week 5) or possibly at Pitt (Week 10) are likely to prove more challenging than expected. The closer we get to the season, the higher I am on the Irish. Jeremiyah Love could be a superstar, and the defense is stacked at seemingly every position. However, a lot is riding on CJ Carr, whom we haven't seen. If he's not ready, this could easily go from a 12-0 or 11-1 team to more of a 9-3 team, and that's not going to cut it. Advertisement Here are 10 SEC teams, listed alphabetically. By default, one of them will finish 10th or worse in the conference this year. Which team(s) do you think fall below that threshold from this group? • Alabama • Auburn • Florida • Georgia • LSU • Oklahoma • Ole Miss • Tennessee • Texas • Texas A&M (Not listed: Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Vanderbilt) — Brian S. I assume it will be more than one, given the unbalanced schedules, the hit-or-miss nature of the portal and that preseason conference polls always have at least a few whiffs. First up would be Tennessee. It's not just because of losing Nico Iamaleava, though that didn't help. Appalachian State transfer Joey Agular should be decent if he picks up Josh Heupel's offense. However, Dylan Sampson and James Pearce Jr. were so important to last year's Vols, and their secondary suffered a lot of attrition. I could see them finishing below .500 in conference play. Opinions seem to be all over the map on Ole Miss. You can tell Lane Kiffin is high on new QB Austin Simmons. However, Kiffin and his collective went all in on last year's roster, particularly up front on defense, only to fall short of the CFP yet again. I see this being a rebuilding year. And then there's inevitably going to be one 'I can't believe I talked myself into this team.' Given how much space I've spent talking up Oklahoma this offseason, it could very well be the Sooners going 2-6 (again). Though not if John Mateer has anything to say about it. What do you expect from Indiana? They have a much tougher conference schedule this season. On the other hand, they now have former Cal standout Fernando Mendoza as their quarterback (this Ducks fan wishes Oregon had given him a legit look). — Drex H. There's a tendency with these out-of-nowhere teams to assume they'll come back to earth the following year, but that's not always the case. A good example is Duke, which has gone 9-4, 8-5 and 9-4 over the past three seasons. The Blue Devils' place in the ACC preseason poll the past three years: Last place in the former Coastal Division (RIP) in 2022, tied for sixth in 2023 and then back down to 11th in 2024 — behind Cal. Advertisement I would not discount Curt Cignetti's second Indiana team. While it snuck up on me how highly regarded Mendoza is by NFL Draft guys, he had his moments at Cal, including a showcase night against Miami and a game-winning 98-yard drive against Stanford. And that was with an underwhelming supporting cast. IU brings back top-two receivers Elijah Sarratt and Omar Cooper Jr. and landed versatile Maryland running back Roman Hemby. And I'm guessing no one remembers the Hoosiers' defense finished second nationally in yards per play per game (4.3). Three 2024 All-Americans, Mikail Kamara, linebacker Aiden Fisher and cornerback D'Angelo Ponds, are back. However, I don't want to minimize the schedule. Last year's was quite possibly the weakest in Big Ten history, and while IU mostly beat up on the bottom-feeders, it lost to the three best teams it faced, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Michigan (the fact that last year's Wolverines were the third best they faced says a lot). This year's Hoosiers face Penn State, Oregon and Iowa on the road and a preseason top-20 Illinois team at home. Indiana's Vegas win total is 8.5. That's a tough one. However, Cignetti is such a great coach that I'll go ahead and sign on for 9-3, which, while a step down from 11-1, would still ensure the program's second-best record since 1968. Which Big 12 second act do you think is more likely to be a success: Scott Frost at UCF or Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia? — Kevin J. You must have missed my coaching hire grades from this past cycle. I gave West Virginia my only 'A' and UCF my only 'D.' And I'm starting to wonder whether the Frost grade was too high. If you missed Frost's comments to Chris Vannini at Big 12 Media Days, the coach feels his 16-31 record at Nebraska was entirely the fault of Nebraska for being a 'bad job' and not his for having no discernible offensive identity, inexcusable special teams play and failure to instill any confidence in his teams to win close games. With Frost having learned nothing, I don't know why anyone would expect his UCF sequel to be any different. This is a Big 12 job now, not an ACC – er, American – job. The week-in, week-out competition level will be closer to Nebraska's than 2017 UCF's. Whereas Rodriguez has had two redemptive coaching jobs since bombing at Michigan, taking Arizona to its only Pac-12 championship game and leading Jacksonville State to a Conference USA title in just its second FBS season. West Virginia is in a much different place than it was 18 years ago. Advertisement I don't expect a repeat of his three straight top 10 seasons from 2005-07. I also wouldn't expect any instant returns in the first year. However, I fully expect him to have the Mountaineers in Big 12 championship contention within three years. Even if not, they will at least be far more entertaining. Of all the active college coaches who were former players themselves, which one do you think would be the most helpful to their current team? They would be in their collegiate prime and cannot switch positions. — Daniel S. You might assume I'd say Deion Sanders, but Colorado had the best two-way player since Deion just last year, so I don't know whether he'd make the Buffs that much better. The FBS answer is Bowling Green's Eddie George. Can you imagine the 1995 Heisman winner, who ran for 1,826 yards and 23 touchdowns his senior year, going against MAC defenses? BG to the CFP! However, the all-divisions answer is Norfolk State's Michael Vick. Whatever the craziest stat line anyone has ever achieved for a player in NCAA Football, the 1999-2000 version of Vick would obliterate in the MEAC. You are the commissioner of college football and your first assignment is to establish the Playoff. What would you do? A 30-team Playoff? 64? 2? Keep bowl games? Go to home games for the higher seeds? Anything goes … — Marty C. I don't know if it would fall under my purview, but the first thing I'd do is move up the regular season by a week so we can build a more sensible Playoff calendar. First-round games the weekend that is currently Army-Navy, quarterfinals the weekend before Christmas, semifinals on New Year's Day and the championship a week after that, whether it falls on a Tuesday or a Saturday. No more competing with the NFL. I'd keep the size at 12. No one who gets left out of that field has any right to complain because they don't have much of a résumé. Plus, I like keeping first-round byes as an extra incentive on the last day of the regular season. However, they would likely go to the top-4 teams, regardless of conference, and those teams would get to host a quarterfinal game. No. 3 Texas playing its first game at the Peach Bowl last year was … something. Which brings me to an idea I proposed a few years ago. First off, I will not apologize for giving the Rose Bowl special treatment. It will get its annual Jan. 1 date, which means it will always host a semifinal. The other five will each host one primetime semifinal and one championship game over the course of five years. Advertisement Finally, I am keeping bowls. I would love to see more bowl games, with a catch: We're eliminating conference tie-ins. It's going to be a circa 1979 free-market bonanza. If the Gator Bowl wants to pit 5-7 Auburn against 4-8 Florida State, knock yourself out. I assume the Pop-Tarts Bowl will rise to the top of the non-CFP pecking order. I want to see Alabama players tearing into a giant strawberry Pop-Tart, ideally, right before SMU's Playoff game. Will Purdue be the first school in modern college sports history to return more starters from the men's basketball team (four) than the football team (one) this upcoming school year? — Dan K. There's no way to answer this definitively, but I did do three minutes of research. I knew Jedd Fisch's first Washington football roster had just two returning starters. It turns out that the basketball team, which had also undergone a coaching change, had one as well. So, Purdue it is. If you were playing Washington State's and Oregon State's hands from the beginning, what would you have done differently? It appears they have cemented their status as programs that will have little to no national relevance. It seems odd that they wouldn't have done home-and-homes with as many old Pac-12 teams as possible and any brand that would bring eyes to the TV. — Themanebro You make it seem like a school can snap its fingers and conjure up six home-and-homes on very little notice. Most schools lock in their non-conference contracts years in advance. The Pac-12 imploded in August 2023, and schools had to create schedules from scratch for 2024 and 2025. I don't think they would have had a season in 2024 without the Mountain West's lifeline. As for this year, Oregon State's 2025 schedule is frankly remarkable. It has five Power 4 games, plus the two Wazzu games. The Cal, Houston, and Wake Forest home-and-homes all came together after the Pac-12 mess. Washington State is less impressive, though it did land a one-off game at Ole Miss and has Washington coming to Pullman. A more interesting question is this. The two schools were determined from the beginning to keep the Pac-12 alive and refused to lower themselves by joining the Mountain West. In the end, though, they formed Mountain West 2.0, with nowhere near the revenue they'd hoped to generate. Advertisement Would they have been better off just keeping football independent? Oregon State will go from five Power 4 games this year to, at most, three next year (Houston, Texas Tech, and hopefully Oregon, though that has not yet been agreed upon). Boise State is always an attention-grabbing opponent, but at least half the schedule will consist of former MWC schools and Montana. With three years' notice, they could have come up with a more impressive independent schedule. I'm not sure if the financials would have worked. I've been busy and haven't followed the drip, drip, drip of the offseason. Have I missed anything? — John C. Yes, but I can give you the CliffNotes: Everybody is mad about everything.
