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Mid-major expansion stuff

Comcast finally added FS2 after its launch with FS1 5 years ago or so. There's still not much on it. Bundesliga soccer, UFC, Big East basketball pretty much.

- Merrimack moving up from D2 to join the NEC next year giving the league its first school from Massachusetts (which surprised me). Pre-emptive move in case RMU takes their new arena to the MAAC, CAA, Horizon, or OVC?

- Liberty and North Alabama joined the A-Sun this year, replacing USC-Upstate. The Big South kicked Liberty out with their move to D1 football.

- These I found the most interesting: Savannah State moving back to D2 next year and Indiana-Purdue-Fort Waybe (aka known as IUPUFW, IPFW, or Fort Wayne) is now Purdue-Fort Wayne as IU and Purdue have divorced. There's now and IU-Fort Wayne and a Purdue-Fort Wayne with Purdue-Fort Wayne inheriting the athletics program.

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Chicoms Massive Tariff-Dodging Scheme

News you’ll never hear on corporate media

Here’s how it works: Brokers register NRI entities and post bonds for Chinese sellers, clearing goods and delivering them to Amazon fulfillment warehouses. They declare low container values to avoid scrutiny and sometimes misclassify goods as other items to secure a lower tariff rate. Many brokers are Amazon-affiliated (SPN, Send, Ship Track). Platforms like AMZ123.com list hundreds of such providers. Large sellers register multiple NRIs, splitting shipments among them. If one NRI is flagged, only that bond is lost — a minor business expense.

These tactics let Chinese sellers sidestep tariffs, keep prices low, and dominate visibility. As tariffs rise, so does their competitive edge.

Gavin Bartholomew selected by Minnesota Vikings in sixth


Gavin Bartholomew is the second Pitt player off the board. He's landed in a nice spot with the Minnesota Vikings (202nd pick), with a chance to battle for the TE3 job.

He joins Branson Taylor (Chargers) in being picked today and with the seventh round fast approaching, look out for a couple more potential picks here (Donovan McMillon, Konata Mumpfield, Ben Sauls, Brandon George).

China Can’t Go It Alone

Good article on the Trade war with China

Assertions that America is at a disadvantage in a trade war with China take official bluster at face value while overlooking the profound structural weaknesses of the Chinese economy. The only trade partner capable of helping China out of the fix in which it now finds itself is the United States, which means a win for Donald Trump is likely.​


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