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Mailbag: Next realignment wave for B10, B12 and P12 hinges on the ACC
![If the ACC holds together through the lawsuits filed by Clemson and Florida State, the Power Four should remain intact through the 2020s. If the ACC holds together through the lawsuits filed by Clemson and Florida State, the Power Four should remain intact through the 2020s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Playoff_Expansion_Football_17952.jpg?w=574)
If the ACC holds together through the lawsuits filed by Clemson and Florida State, the Power Four should remain intact through the 2020s.
Pac-12 Football
![USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will enter the Big Ten on Friday as the conference stands at the forefront of reshaping college sports. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will enter the Big Ten on Friday as the conference stands at the forefront of reshaping college sports.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/denzel_ward_01.jpg?w=485)
B10 commish Tony Petitti talks Sankey, Pac-12 arrivals, P4 compromises
USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will enter the Big Ten on Friday as the conference stands at the forefront of reshaping college sports.
Pac-12 Basketball
![We plowed through 100 years of history to ID the best players for each school as the conference nears its breakup. We plowed through 100 years of history to ID the best players for each school as the conference nears its breakup.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20130319_113041_cal.jpg?w=300)
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Before the Pac-12 disappears: Our picks for each school’s basketball Mt. Rushmore (players and coaches)
We plowed through 100 years of history to ID the best players for each school as the conference nears its breakup.
Pac-12 recruiting
![The late-July quiet period proved beneficial for the West Coast schools entering the Big Ten. The late-July quiet period proved beneficial for the West Coast schools entering the Big Ten.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LDN-L-USC-FBC-0910-KB14-2.jpg?w=444)
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Recruiting roundup: Oregon’s loaded camp, Utah lands a lineman, USC grabs two from Georgia
The late-July quiet period proved beneficial for the West Coast schools entering the Big Ten.
Pac-12 business affairs
![The conference will officially disintegrate during the Paris Games, so how should we account for the medals won? The conference will officially disintegrate during the Paris Games, so how should we account for the medals won?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/An_unwelcome_attendee_has_joined_the_Paris_Olympic_Games_Covid-191.jpg?w=525)
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How to count Paris Olympic medals for Pac-12 athletes before breakup
The conference will officially disintegrate during the Paris Games, so how should we account for...
Utah Utes
![Which of the departing Pac-12 football teams are worth the (hypothetical) investment? And which teams should be sold at all cost? Which of the departing Pac-12 football teams are worth the (hypothetical) investment? And which teams should be sold at all cost?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BNG-L-CAL-1012.jpg?w=547)
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Mailbag: Buying Utah, Oregon FB in the fall and selling UW, Arizona
Which of the departing Pac-12 football teams are worth the (hypothetical) investment? And which teams...
USC Trojans
![USC, UCLA, UW and Oregon will attend even though they aren't officially members until Aug. 2. USC, UCLA, UW and Oregon will attend even though they aren't officially members until Aug. 2.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NFL-Draft-Football.jpg?w=525)
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Big Ten media days: Petitti’s address, West Coast arrivals & more
USC, UCLA, UW and Oregon will attend even though they aren't officially members until Aug....
Oregon Ducks
![Hurley turned down the Lakers and will take aim at his third consecutive national championships. But the Huskies aren't our offseason No. 1. Hurley turned down the Lakers and will take aim at his third consecutive national championships. But the Huskies aren't our offseason No. 1.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24100166415846.jpg?w=525)
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MBB Top 25: What Dan Hurley’s return means for UConn
Hurley turned down the Lakers and will take aim at his third consecutive national championships....
College Sports
![In a sign of the changing times in college football, two conferences, the SEC and Big Ten, produced more than half (14) the teams. In a sign of the changing times in college football, two conferences, the SEC and Big Ten, produced more than half (14) the teams.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ap_17337006792868.jpg?w=581)
My AP preseason Top 25 ballot: Ohio State and Georgia lead the way with Texas, Oregon and Utah close behind
In a sign of the changing times in college football, two conferences, the SEC and...
Stanford Cardinal
![U.S. women’s basketball cruised to the gold medal game, a South Bay native led men’s volleyball to bronze and Brentwood’s CJ Nickolas fell just short of the podium. U.S. women’s basketball cruised to the gold medal game, a South Bay native led men’s volleyball to bronze and Brentwood’s CJ Nickolas fell just short of the podium.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BNG-L-WGOLFOLY-0809.jpg?w=525)
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Bay Area Olympians: Stanford’s Zhang climbs golf leaderboard; SJ’s Averill helps US claim volleyball medal
U.S. women’s basketball cruised to the gold medal game, a South Bay native led men’s...
Cal Bears
![Native of Lithuania adds another Olympic medal to the family Native of Lithuania adds another Olympic medal to the family](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BNG-L-OLYLOCAL-0808_7747f1.jpg?w=525)
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Cal junior Mykolas Alekna breaks his dad’s 20-year-old Olympic record in the discus
Native of Lithuania adds another Olympic medal to the family