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Rohan Chakravarthi

Oregon commits Na’eem Offord, Gavin Nix break down why they picked Dan Lanning and the Ducks

Many believed that Offord would potentially end up at Ohio State, but he recently committed to the Ducks.

The Oregon Ducks were one of the busiest teams on Early Signing Day, managing to flip several top recruits en route to producing one of the best 2025 classes in the country.

At the top of the group was five-star cornerback Na’eem Offord, who had been a longtime commit of the Ohio State Buckeyes, but was also being heavily pursued by the Auburn Tigers up until the Early Signing...

ESPN.com

Police eye Sugar Bowl safety after truck attack

New Orleans' police commissioner said officers would work to ensure safety at the Sugar Bowl, indicating that the game would go on as scheduled after a driver in a pickup truck plowed through crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 10 and injuring at least 35.

Wired Top Stories

Adrienne So, Boutayna Chokrane

Our Favorite Fitness Apps for 2025, Tested and Reviewed

These fitness apps will help you turn New Year's resolutions into real results.

BuzzFeed - Latest

"They Divorced Because The Husband Cheated With Their Neighbor": People Are Sharing Divorce Gossip That They'll Never Ever Forget

"She thoroughly believes he was pushed off by the ghost of her mother..."

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BuzzFeed - Latest

25 Beauty Products With Results That’ll Have You Picking Your Jaw Up Off The Floor

So no one was gonna tell me about this under-$10 eye brightener — reviewers dark circles look like they had a cup of coffee after using it. *Adds to cart*.

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BuzzFeed - Latest

34 Ingenious Products That'll Make Your Life A Heck Of A Lot Easier In 2025

No need to struggle if you don't have to.

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The Verge

Elizabeth Lopatto

Is Sleep’s Dopesmoker still the heaviest album of all time?

A sojourn though the heaviest music I could find | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Tee Pee Records

An attempt to crush myself to death.

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SBNation.com

Ricky O'Donnell

NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now

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Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA MVP award.

What makes an NBA MVP? For some, the award should go to the best player alive regardless of team performance. To others, MVP has a stronger narrative pull for players who elevated their team to new heights (see: Derrick Rose in 2011) or who broke through unthinkable glass ceilings (see: Russell Westbrook in 2017) statistically. Sometimes, NBA media just gets sick of giving award to same guy...

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Mark Schofield

10 storylines we are excited about as the 2025 F1 season approaches

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With a new year comes a new F1 season. Here are ten storylines we are excited for as a new year begins

Happy New Year Formula 1 fans!

And with the calendar turning to 2025 we can officially say this: A new F1 season is almost upon us.

2024 delivered one of the more fascinating F1 seasons in recent memory, with multiple Grand Prix winners, a Drivers’ Championship race that went deep into the season, and a Constructors’ clash that lasted until the...

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Rohan Chakravarthi

Meet 2025 five-star recruit Elijah Griffin, Georgia football’s next elite defensive lineman

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Griffin is one of three 2025 five-star recruits Georgia has commitments from.

The Georgia Bulldogs hit the jackpot in the trenches with their 2025 recruiting class — as all of their top four recruits in the class came along their defensive front — including five-stars Elijah Griffin, Isaiah Gibson and Zayden Walker.

Of the bunch, Griffin was the headliner, as he was a top-five recruit in the Class of 2025 and a key...

Fast Company

Harry McCracken

It’s 2025. Let’s stop grading generative AI on a curve

Let this be the year that the tech industry holds its use of AI to the highest standard of all: mundane dependability.

Compared to other tech giants, Apple’s approach to generative AI is strikingly measured. Its new “Apple Intelligence” errs on the side of sidestepping functionality that could go awry or be misused: Image Playground, for example, produces only cheerfully synthetic Pixar-esque graphics, not anything that might be mistaken for a photograph.

Wired Top Stories

Jeremy White

The 17 Best EVs Coming in 2025

After Jaguar's chaotic relaunch and the pomp and theater of Tesla's Cybercab reveal party, it's hard to imagine the coming year will top 2024—until you see our picks for the best EVs of 2025.

BuzzFeed - Latest

37 Travel Items That Will Earn And Keep Their Place In Your Suitcase

Time to kiss those tough travel days ~goodbye~.

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Break free from geo-restrictions with this easy-to-use VPN

TL;DR: Get a 3-year subscription to Windscribe VPN Pro for $69.97 and enjoy secure, flexible browsing with servers across the globe.

The internet is supposed to connect us, but geo-restrictions can turn it into a frustrating maze. Whether you're a remote worker, a streaming enthusiast, or someone who just wants secure browsing, a Windscribe VPN Pro Plan makes online freedom easy — this deal features three years for $69.97.

With a user-friendly interface and servers in over 60 countries, this...

Mashable

Glow naturally in the new year with a lifetime of wellness and self-care tools

TL;DR: Get a Luvly Premium lifetime subscription for a one-time payment of $59.99 and embrace natural beauty with facial fitness, skincare, and expert wellness routines.

The new year is the perfect time to ditch quick fixes and embrace lasting self-care. In a world where beauty routines often rely on invasive treatments, Luvly offers an empowering alternative. This app — on sale for $59.99 — puts the power of natural beauty and wellness back into your hands, combining facial fitness,...

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How to watch Notre Dame vs. Georgia without cable

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How to watch Ohio State vs. Oregon without cable

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NYT Strands hints, answers for January 1

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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