Republicans on a powerful House committee voted to advance a bill on Wednesday that would allow President Joe Biden to ban TikTok from the United States, despite objections from Democrats and civil liberty groups.
In a 24-16 vote, the House Foreign Affairs Committee greenlit Rep. Michael McCaul’s (R-TX) Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act, or DATA Act, sending it to the House floor. The bill directs Biden to sanction, or possibly ban, TikTok nationwide if the administration finds that the company shared user data with individuals associated with the Chinese government. If that data was used to surveil, hack, or censor users, Biden could impose additional sanctions against TikTok and its parent-company Bytedance.
The Super Bowl loss still looms in the City of Brotherly Love.
The Eagles’ loss to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl is not even a month old, but it appears that not everyone involved on the Philadelphia side has moved on.
Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson posted—and later deleted—a tweet on Wednesday throwing some criticism toward former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. Gardner-Johnson shared a tweet in which Gannon offered his view on what went wrong in the Super Bowl defeat, before saying that Gannon failed to “put us in a position to make plays.”
Gannon was hired as the head coach of the Cardinals two days after the Super Bowl defeat. He spent two seasons as Philadelphia’s defensive coordinator, helping guide the team to a dominant performance in 2022 in which the Eagles led the league in sacks (70) and ranked second in total yards allowed per game (301.5).
But the Eagles didn’t generate a single sack against the Chiefs, and allowed Kansas City to score on each of its second-half possessions. Philadelphia hired Sean Desai, who was the defensive coordinator for the Bears in 2021 and an associate head coach with Seattle last year, as Gannon’s replacement.
Gardner-Johnson joined the Eagles shortly before the start of last season following a trade with the Saints. He tied for the league lead with six interceptions in 12 games.
Nixing people of color in service to making a game ‘rooted in reality’ not only runs contrary to the game’s own goal of having broad appeal but also to the game’s own internal world-building.
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In the statement posted to Twitter, Carter said that he received a phone call from the Athens police department on Wednesday morning and confirmed that he had an been issued an arrest warrant for reckless driving and racing. The charges are misdemeanors, the police department confirmed to Sports Illustrated.
Carter continued, stating that he planned to return to Athens to answer the warrant and provide police with “the complete and accurate truth.”
“It is me intention to return to Athens to answer the misdemeanor charges against me and to make certain that the complete and accurate truth is presented,” Carter said. “There is no question in my mind that when all of the facts are known that I will be fully exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing.”
On Jan. 15, offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car crash that injured two other passengers in the hours after the Georgia football team celebrated its national championship victory with a parade. Police initially reported the early-morning incident to be a single-car crash.
However, in Wednesday’s statement, Athens police said that LeCroy and Carter were allegedly operating separate vehicles in a “manner consistent with racing” after leaving the downtown Athens area around 2:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 15. Investigators found evidence that the two vehicles “switched between lanes, drove in the center turn lane, drove in opposite lanes of travel, overtook other motorists, and drove at high rates of speed, in an apparent attempt to outdistance each other,” according to the statement.
Carter was set to take part in the NFL scouting combine when the charges against him were released. He did not speak to reporters as scheduled on Wednesday morning, as an NFL spokesman said that he was still in medical testing, according to Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports.
The warning appears to be directed at Texas A&M’s first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness initiative through its fundraising foundation.
Two weeks after Texas A&M announced a first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness initiative through its fundraising foundation, the NCAA sent a memo to member schools Monday that appears to be directed at the Aggies’ new model.
In the short email obtained by Sports Illustrated, NCAA executive vice president of regulatory affairs Stan Wilcox reminds administrators that the association’s current rules prohibit a school from compensating athletes for NIL, including “entities acting on behalf of the institution.” The memo also expressly states that schools are prohibited from providing assets to “entities engaged in NIL,” such as priority points to stadium seating and access.
Though the email does not mention a specific school, Texas A&M appears to be in the crosshairs.
On Feb. 15, Texas A&M’s fundraising arm, the 12th Man Foundation, announced the creation of the 12th Man+ Fund, an NIL initiative allowing donors to contribute to a fund that distributes payments to athletes. While the 12th Man+ Fund does not describe itself as an NIL “collective,” it operates as such while under the university—believed to be a first in the country that a school’s booster organization is so heavily involved in the NIL space.
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Donations to the 12th Man+ Fund, like those to the 12th Man Foundation, are tax-deductible and earn benefits such as priority points, the foundation’s announcement said. In satisfying the NCAA’s policy for a quid pro quo, athletes are paid by 12th Man+ to promote the foundation itself through social media posts and appearances.
In an interview with SI on Wednesday, Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork acknowledged the memo but said the university cleared the initiative through its compliance department.
“When we were approached by the 12th Man Foundation, we made sure their initiative followed state law and NCAA guidelines,” Bjork says.
A&M notified the NCAA and SEC of the initiatives before the announcement, he says. However, neither entity necessarily cleared or approved of the initiative.
Texas A&M notified the NCAA that an NIL-related announcement was upcoming,” NCAA spokeswoman Meghan Durham tells SI. “However, the NCAA did not review or approve any concept prior to the announcement.
The Aggies announcement two weeks ago made a splash across the NIL landscape. Despite drawing donations from the same or a similar pool of boosters, NIL collectives are normally kept completely separate from a school’s athletic department and its fundraising arm.
However, amendments to state NIL laws are lifting prohibitions on a school’s involvement with NIL. In a race for their schools to be more hands on, state lawmakers are adjusting legislation to make it easier for them to facilitate and connect athletes with NIL deals, and even the NCAA’s latest clarification of guidelines last fall make it easier for schools to communicate with NIL collectives and direct donations their way.
Many college administrators believe they should have more oversight and control of collectives, which in some cases have raised millions of dollars from donors that they are distributing to athletes for NIL activities – at times without a school’s consent. The 12th Man Foundation initiative opens the door for such oversight and is certain to be a blueprint followed by many programs.
In fact, officials from multiple SEC athletic departments told SI that they are exploring the concept of running their NIL operations through their fundraising arm.
“This is going to be the way we all do it eventually,” one school athletic official says. “What does that mean for collectives? Maybe they go away.”
For months now, one SEC school has been operating quietly in a similar manner. Arkansas’ collective, ONEArkansas NIL, is closely associated with the Razorback Foundation and partners with athletes from the state to promote nonprofit organizations.
“A&M is going further,” says one expert within the NIL industry.
Whether A&M is violating the NCAA’s NIL policy is a matter of debate. Is the A&M fundraising arm too tethered to the university to be operating NIL? Is the quid pro quo – athletes endorsing the foundation itself – legal in the NCAA’s eyes? After all, the foundation’s mission is to support the university – another close tie.
As for providing priority points to boosters for gifts to the 12th Man Foundation’s collective, Bjork says donors still must make separate donations tethered to season tickets in order to receive benefits such as priority points. Many foundations, like A&M’s, own such assets, leasing them from a university.
In an interestingly timed move, the NCAA’s memo comes on a week in which officials from at least a dozen high-level collectives are gathering in Indianapolis on Thursday.
“We all want to try to bring NIL in-house,” says one official with an SEC collective, “but we’ve been told we can’t. Well, A&M has now done it.”
Reporting from SI senior writer Pat Forde was used in this story.
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Across the spring/summer 2023 collections was one jewelry trend we didn’t see coming but is already a huge deal: oversize studs. Designers including Saint Laurent and Rokh finished off several looks in their collections with similarly bold, sculptural earrings and it immediately piqued our interest since it hasn’t been for a while that any earring style dominated more than our tried-and-true hoops. Now, spring 2023 stands to change that.
We couldn’t discuss this trend, though, without a mention of the viral Bottega Veneta pair that has already swept the internet. Last fall, the brand debuted their Drop Earrings, an exaggerated bulb-shape, and promptly soared to the top of every fashion person and A-list celebrity’s shopping list. Fast-forward to today and designers high and low are sending out similarly oversized studs that tells us the style is sure to be major. Here, we’re charting the oversize earring trend from the runways to celebrities and highlighting the best options to shop now (hint, many are just as cool as they are affordable).
Much like their covetable bags and shoes, Bottega Veneta’s jewelry is quickly gaining steam as the brand’s cult buy. When they introduced these drop earrings in the fall/winter 2022 collection, it didn’t take long before the sculptural shape went viral.
Jenner was one of the first celebrities to try the buzzy earrings IRL, which she did so alongside a look from the brand’s spring/summer 2023 runway.
Sweep your hair back into a low bun to really these oversize studs take center stage.
If the popularity of Bottega Veneta’s Drop Earrings is any indication (which it is), then the large dome studs that Ferragamo just showed on its fall 2023 runway are bound to be the next It piece.
Hailey Bieber opted for a bold oversized pair that looks like a vintage find—a piece that taps into the retro ’80s appeal of this trend.
The motto with this jewelry trend is the bolder, the better. Pair chunky drop earrings and chunky bangles over a form-fitting dress for a chic statement.
Bold earrings with an ’80s bent appeared in Saint Laurent’s spring/summer 2023 lineup, too, where they were styled with sleek maxi dresses and duster coats.
Leave it to Lori Harvey to put a modern, sophisticated spin on the drop earring look. The pairing of a hooded jersey dress and strappy gold heels is just stunning.
Swap[ing out your usual chunky hoops for an eloganted drop shape couldn’t be any easier and yet it makes all your casual outfits look very “2023”.
There’s an elegant simplicity to the large-scale spheres that Rokh used to accessorize many of their runway looks for spring ’23. The studs add a level of refinement to edgier ensembles.
Elsa Hosk might as well be the poster child for this jewelry trend because the model and designer has been wearing various vintage styles with almost every one of her recent outfits—and each pair is better than the last.
When I heard rumblings of a $38 pair going viral, I didn’t even hesitate to make them mine. I happen to think they stack up well against all the designer versions you just looked at.
While gold and silver styles are largely defining the look, these brown earrings seemingly made from acrylic at Jil Sander were still noteworthy.
With a leather jacket and a slinky dress, Dua Lipa just proved that these earrings should accompany every one of your going-out looks this season.
The rich brown shade and rectangular shape makes these a total work of art.
