A variety of influential people were in Washington, D.C., earlier this week to discuss the ‘Protect College Sports Act,’ which is opposed by the Big Ten and the SEC.

Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould made one particularly important point.

On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, I am joined by ‘Locked On Irish’ host Tyler Wojciak.

Why did Notre Dame’s AD shut down the idea of a super league, even though Notre Dame would be included?

Steve Sarkisian and others called out Texas Tech for their weak schedule this Fall.

The Red Raiders might get Notre Dame on their schedule as soon as 2027 after failing to get Texas to bite on their Week 1 challenge for 2026.

00:00 Creating a college players union
03:40 Negotiation for college athlete representation
08:32 Challenges in Athlete Representation
14:58 Concerns about non-revenue sports
19:21 Balancing athlete compensation
21:09 Talking Texas Tech football plans
26:10 Evaluating College Football Playoff Rankings
28:43 College football trash talk

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There are only two horses in the Belmont Stakes whose Beyer Speed Figures have improved with every start. One is Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo. The other? Growth Equity, who is coming off a career-best victory in the Peter Pan Stakes. On Saturday, this longshot trained by Chad Brown will try to move forward one more time when he leaves the starting gate in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Back Growth Equity Tempo or any horse in the rest of the Belmont Stakes field at TwinSpires with promo code CBSSPORTS. You’ll get a special $400 signup bonus, double the regular offer:

6 Growth Equity (12-1)

• Trainer: Chad Brown
• Jockey: Manny Franco
• Last race: First in the Peter Pan Stakes by 2 lengths
• Career record: 4 starts: 2 wins, 2 seconds
• Career earnings: $187,600
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure: 93 (2026 Peter Pan Stakes)
• Sire: Nyquist

Below, we’ll dig further into Growth Equity as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 158th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6. We’ll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

1 Vitruvian Man | 2 Powershift | 3 Chief Wallabee | 4 Renegade | 5 Ottinho | 6 Growth Equity | 7 Commandment | 8 Emerging Market | 9 Golden Tempo

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What to know about Growth Equity

An improving 3-year-old is dangerous in the spring and that’s exactly what this Chad Brown-trained runner is. After finishing second in his debut in July at Saratoga, Growth Equity didn’t return to the races until February, finishing second again. He broke his maiden in his third career start, winning at a mile at Aqueduct.

That set the stage for his best performance yet, a 2-length victory in the Peter Pan Stakes, the prep race for the Belmont. He won that race going away, suggesting the stretch out to 1¼ miles won’t be an issue. That effort earned a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 93 and continued a trend of ascending speed figures in every race (69, 83, 89 and 93).

Most impressively, the speed figures have gotten better as the races have gotten longer. A son of Nyquist out of a Wildcat Heir mare, he already has run farther than his pedigree suggests he should. 

In his races he has shown tactical speed and a preference to stalk paces. And in a Belmont Stakes field without any confirmed frontrunners, he should get exactly the trip he wants, likely just outside Powershift. 

Jockey Manny Franco, who was aboard two starts ago and had a big day at Saratoga on Thursday, is set to get back on Growth Equity and replace Flavien Prat, who again will ride Emerging Market.

Growth Equity is listed at 12-1 on the morning line at DK Horse and 1/ST BET, and there’s every chance backers will get that and possibly more when the starting gate opens.

Post draw analysis

Growth Equity drew beautifully, in the No. 6 post. He’s outside the expected pacesetter, Powershift, and should get the outside stalking trip that he covets. If he’s able to move forward one more time, he could be prominent in the final quarter mile.

Manav Suthar debuts for India (Image: BCCI)

A dream years in the making finally became reality for Manav Suthar on Saturday as the Rajasthan all-rounder received his maiden India Test cap ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.In a special moment during the pre-match presentation, senior spinner Kuldeep Yadav handed the coveted Test cap, officially welcoming him into India’s Test fraternity.

Who is Manav Suthar?

Manav Suthar is a 23-year-old rising Indian cricketer who plays as a bowling all-rounder. A traditional slow left-arm orthodox spinner and handy lower-order batsman, Suthar represents Rajasthan in domestic cricket and is part of the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL). For Suthar, the occasion marks the culmination of a remarkable rise from the border town of Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan to the highest level of international cricket.The left-arm spinning all-rounder has long been viewed as one of India’s brightest red-ball prospects. With Ravindra Jadeja being rested for the Afghanistan Test, selectors have used the opportunity to hand Suthar his debut as they continue to assess India’s next generation of spin-bowling all-rounders.Suthar earned his maiden Test call-up following a string of outstanding performances in domestic cricket and for India A. He first grabbed national attention during the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy season, finishing as Rajasthan’s leading wicket-taker with 39 wickets in just six matches. Suthar enters international cricket with an impressive first-class record of 129 wickets and 945 runs from 29 matches. He has been a stellar performer for India ‘A’. He finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker during the unofficial Test series against Australia ‘A’ (which included a standout 5/107 haul) and excelled in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

Toss updates, India bats first

India won the toss and captain Shubman Gill decided to bat first in the Mullanpur against Afghanistan. Here’s the playing XI for the one off-test match:India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaAfghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Afsar Zazai(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi

Zuffa Boxing’s first show in the UK, featuring Chris Billam-Smith, appears set to go ahead on Saturday despite legal action from rival promoter Boxxer.

Former WBO cruiserweight champion Billam-Smith is scheduled to fight Canadian Ryan Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Centre as the headline bout, with fellow Britons Jack Massey and Sam Hickey both on the undercard.

The event is due to be shown on Sky Sports, but promoter Boxxer claims to have contractual rights involving fighters on the bill and says they are appearing without “consent or authorisation”.

BBC Sport understands that Zuffa does not accept the claims by Boxxer and plans to proceed with the event as planned.

“Boxxer can confirm it is seeking urgent injunctive relief against Zuffa Boxing and Sky Sports concerning the promotion and proposed participation of fighters who remain subject to binding contractual obligations to Boxxer,” said a statement from Boxxer.

“Boxxer have ensured that all parties involved are fully aware of the contractual obligations owed to Boxxer by the fighters being promoted for Saturday’s event. Despite this, those fighters continue to be advertised and promoted without Boxxer’s consent.

“As a result of the conduct it has witnessed in recent months, Boxxer has been left with no option but to seek further relief from the English courts.”

Zuffa Boxing, which was founded by UFC president Dana White and backed by Saudi Arabian funding, is looking to rival the sport’s established promoters.

Billam-Smith signed a multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing in April after previously being promoted by Ben Shalom’s Boxxer.

Deontay Wilder appears to be in talks for his next outing, which could involve negotiations with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn.

The former WBC heavyweight champion comes off a split decision victory over Derek Chisora in April, when he scored two knockdowns in a largely scrappy 12-round affair.

Prior to that, Wilder had claimed a seventh-round finish over Tyrrell Herndon after suffering back-to-back defeats against Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker.

His Chisora triumph therefore came at a critical moment, yet many remain convinced that the 40-year-old should be putting his retirement plan into motion.

An imminent exit from the sport seems increasingly less likely, though, as ‘The Bronze Bomber’ has now entertained a possible rematch with fellow veteran Chisora.

Unlike Wilder, Chisora had promised their first encounter would be his final fight, believing his 50th professional contest would be an appropriate event from which to sail into retirement.

The way their showdown ended, however, has inspired the 42-year-old to demand an immediate rematch, hoping for a more favourable rub of the green next time around.

Speaking with Daily Mail Boxing, Chisora managed to get a response from Wilder via FaceTime, with the American expressing his interest in running it back.

“Hell yeah. We’re gonna make it happen.”

Chisora added that he intends to speak with Hearn, suggesting he is a promotional free agent and is keen to strike a deal with the Matchroom boss.

But while having verbally agreed to their rematch, there is no guarantee, of course, that Wilder will ultimately put pen to paper.

IND vs AFG Test 2026 Live score: Scorecard updates, toss, result and Day 1 highlights for Mullanpur Test originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Key information:

• Latest score:To be updated

• Venue: New Chandigarh, Mullanpur

• Captains: Shubman Gill (India), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)

• Live Telecast: Star Sports (India), Ariana Television Network(Afghanistan), Fox Cricket (Australia), CricLife, StarzPlay (UAE)

• Umpires & Match officials: Richard Illingworth and Sharfuddoula (on-field umpires), Chris Gaffaney (TV Umpire), Jayaraman Madanagopal (Fourth Umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (Match referee).

• Session timings for Mullanpur Test (local IST): 9:30 a.m. start, Session 1 – 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lunch break – 11:30-12:10 p.m., Session 2 – 12:10-2:10 p.m., Tea break – 2:10-2:30 p.m., Session 3 – 2:30-4:30 p.m.

• Player of the Match: TBD

• Player of the Series: TBD

India vs Afghanistan Only Test 2026 at Mullanpur: Playing XI

India XI for Mullanpur Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

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Afghanistan XI for Mullanpur Test: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Saleem, Ziaur Rahman

MORE:India squad for Afghanistan Test and ODI series 2026: Full team lists for IND vs AFG series

India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 1: Live Updates and Scorecard

Toss result: India opt to bat first

The two captains, Shubman Gill and Hashmatullah Shahidi, are out in the middle for the toss. India won the toss and opted to bat first. The match will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Welcome to Cricket News’ live blog for the Only Test match between India and Afghanistan at Mullanpur. The venue is set to make its Test debut – the 31st venue to host Test cricket in India.

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With a year to go until the World Cup starts in Brazil, this was a concerning scoreline that gives Wiegman plenty to ponder.

Facing world champions Spain away is arguably the toughest test in football, but to lose so comfortably was not an easy watch.

Former England midfielder Fran Kirby said Wiegman’s players looked “deflated” at full-time and she “hurt just watching it”.

“They will learn from it, and they have to rise up to put in a good performance against Ukraine,” Kirby told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Just the top team from their group automatically qualifies for the World Cup and even if England beat Ukraine on Tuesday they will likely miss out, with this defeat by Spain the only blotch on their otherwise solid campaign.

So what damage did the 4-0 defeat have on England?

“Of course, it’s not a great scoreline. It’s hard, it’s disappointing, and I think there was a difference – a big difference – between ourselves and Spain,” added Wiegman.

“We review this, recover, stick together, play a good game and then move forward.

“We know if we qualify [automatically] that there’s a different preparation than if we don’t qualify. Let’s first see what happens on Tuesday.”

England midfielder Keira Walsh, who captained the side in the absence of injured centre-back Leah Williamson, conceded they “just weren’t good enough”.

“Spain played incredibly well but I think there are a lot of things we could have done better. It felt like they had bodies everywhere,” said Walsh.

“It was very difficult to get out of our own box. I don’t have solutions right now. Obviously we’ll look back but right now the emotions are very high.

“It was a disappointing game. We’ve still got a small chance to qualify automatically. It’s out of our hands. We can hope Iceland do us a favour.”