just now (110+ words) Dave Caldwell is heading back to Florida. The former Jaguars G.M. has been hired as the University of Florida's G.M. of football operations, via ESPN.com. Tulane coach Jon Sumrall, as expected, will be the Gators' new head coach. Caldwell served as the Jacksonville G.M. from 2013 through 2020, building the team that nearly secured a berth in Super Bowl LII. Since 2021, he has worked as a personnel executive with the Eagles. Philadelphia G.M. Howie Roseman went to college at Florida. Florida fired Billy Napier last month. Sumrall emerged as the favorite after a flirtation with Lane Kiffin, who shifted his focus to LSU....

just now (1099+ words) As development looks to move forward with a data center in Michigan City, Ashley Williams encourages her fellow residents to voice concerns with the project. "No matter what, we will get the word out, and we'll ensure that folks know that this is happening," said Williams, Michigan City resident and executive director of Just Transition Northwest Indiana. "We have a very short timeline to bring people out. It's already such a daunting time to engage people, but we are going to do the best that we can." On Dec. 9, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management will hold a public meeting at Michigan City High School regarding a new source construction draft air permit for Project Maize, which will be at 402 Royal Road. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. and will end at 9 p.m., or when all comments have been heard. The permit…...

just now (1701+ words) Lane Kiffin announced Sunday he is leaving his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU, taking over a Tigers program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches. The move, disclosed by Kiffin on social media, comes two days after No. 6 Mississippi's 39-19 victory over Mississippi State in the rivals' annual Egg Bowl game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a playoff berth. "I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team's incredible success and their commitment to finish strong," Kiffin wrote, adding that he would maintained "guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern." Kiffins said Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied his request "despite the team also asking him to allow…...

just now (1702+ words) Lane Kiffin announced Sunday he is leaving his one-loss Mississippi team to become the coach at Louisiana State, taking over a Tigers program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches. The move, disclosed by Kiffin on social media, comes two days after No. 6 Mississippi's 39-19 victory over Mississippi State in the rivals' annual Egg Bowl game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a playoff berth. "I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team's incredible success and their commitment to finish strong," Kiffin wrote, adding that he would maintained "guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern." Kiffins said Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied his request "despite the team also asking him to allow…...

just now (904+ words) I've been thinking about error handling lately'not the syntax debates or "which language does it best" arguments, but something more fundamental. What makes one approach architecturally better than another? There's one principle that gives you an objective basis for these decisions: the Principle of Independent Variation (PIV). It states: things that vary independently should be separated; things that vary together should be grouped. Deceptively simple, but it tells you which design is technically superior'though context may still force a trade-off. Let me show you what I mean by applying it to four error handling strategies. PIV starts by asking: what are the independent reasons this code might change? For error handling, I see three: These are genuinely independent. Adding a new error type shouldn't require touching business logic. Changing how you recover from network failures shouldn't affect which errors exist....

just now (334+ words) It took longer than expected, but the shoe finally dropped on the worst-kept secret in college sports. On Sunday, Lane Kiffin announced that he's decided to leave his position as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels to take the job at LSU " something that ESPN insiders Mark Schlabach and Pete Thamel reported was "expected" to happen as of yesterday. Kiffin's transition to his new post wasn't the smoothest, but he attempted to clear the air with an official statement shared to his social media accounts this afternoon. "My request to do so was denied by Keith Carter despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance," he continued. "Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching the Rebels." "While I am looking…...

2+ min ago (459+ words) Michigan State has fired football coach Jonathan Smith less than two years after he was hired. The move was made Sunday by athletic director J Batt, who has been on campus since June, according to a person familiar with the situation speaking only on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. The Spartans lost eight of their last nine games to finish 4-8. Smith's overall record at MSU was 9-15 and just 4-14 in the Big Ten. Smith is due more than $30 million, according to terms of his seven-year contract, and the school will have to spend many millions to find a replacement. The Spartans aren't the only ones looking for a winning coach, either. Smith was 34-35 over six seasons at Oregon State, winning at least eight games in consecutive seasons for the first time in more than a decade…...

2+ min ago (459+ words) Michigan State has fired football coach Jonathan Smith less than two years after he was hired. The move was made Sunday by athletic director J Batt, who has been on campus since June, according to a person familiar with the situation speaking only on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. The Spartans lost eight of their last nine games to finish 4-8. Smith's overall record at MSU was 9-15 and just 4-14 in the Big Ten. Smith is due more than $30 million, according to terms of his seven-year contract, and the school will have to spend many millions to find a replacement. The Spartans aren't the only ones looking for a winning coach, either. Smith was 34-35 over six seasons at Oregon State, winning at least eight games in consecutive seasons for the first time in more than a decade…...

2+ min ago (271+ words) Lane Kiffin is the coach at LSU, calling it a "storied" football program. "I am incredibly honored to have the opportunity to lead the storied LSU Football program," Kiffin's statement read in an LSU release. "From national championships to iconic players, LSU is synonymous with excellence and is among the most powerful brands in all of sports. "I'm grateful to President Rousse, Verge Ausberry and LSU's leadership for placing their faith in me to lead this program. Our staff will recruit the very best student-athletes in the country " starting at home in the state of Louisiana " and will work tirelessly every day to bring championships that the LSU fans deserve. Geaux Tigers!" The statement comes after Kiffin took to social media and explained he wanted to finish this season's CFP run with the Rebels, but Ole Miss AD Keith Carter…...

2+ min ago (135+ words) WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) " Kheni Briggs had 16 points in New Haven's 92-69 win against Division-III Mitchell on Sunday. Briggs shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range" New Haven wins 92-69 over D-III Mitchell November 30, 2025, 3:52 PM Briggs shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Chargers (5-4). Stefano Faloppa scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Andre Pasha finished 7 of 9 from the floor to finish with 14 points. The Mariners were led in scoring by Troy Butler, who finished with 26 points and two steals. Luke Pavia added 12 points for Mitchell. Collin Jefferson had eight points....