All articles tagged with #scheduling
Originally Published 5 days ago — by Awful Announcing
The NFL scheduled the Packers-Bears Wild Card game for Saturday night on Prime Video, deviating from traditional Sunday slots, to boost streaming viewership and attract a younger audience, leveraging its partnership with Amazon and prioritizing streaming growth over conventional broadcast preferences.
Originally Published 20 days ago — by Los Angeles Times
Notre Dame is criticized for backing out of its historic rivalry with USC, citing scheduling conflicts and strategic decisions to secure playoff berths, while USC emphasizes the importance of maintaining the rivalry for its national ambitions. The article portrays Notre Dame as avoiding competition and adjusting traditions for convenience, contrasting with USC's desire to preserve the historic rivalry amidst evolving college football landscapes.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by TechCrunch
Google has introduced a new AI-powered 'Help me schedule' feature in Gmail that uses Gemini to suggest optimal meeting times based on calendar availability, streamlining the process of scheduling one-on-one meetings. The feature integrates directly into Gmail, allowing users to easily propose times and automatically update calendars when meetings are confirmed. This enhancement is part of Google's broader push to embed AI into its Workspace tools.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Verge
Google has introduced a new AI-powered feature called 'Help me schedule' in Gmail, which suggests meeting times based on your calendar and email context, making it easier to coordinate meetings with coworkers and clients. The feature is currently available for Workspace and Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers and supports scheduling between two people.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Sports Illustrated
The SEC's new nine-game schedule starting in 2026 aims to preserve historic rivalries while adapting to conference realignment, leading to the loss of some traditional matchups like LSU-Florida and LSU-Alabama, but also creating new scheduling challenges and opportunities for other rivalries and programs.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by On3
The SEC's decision to adopt a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2026, which includes Notre Dame, helps solidify the Irish's status as an independent school by allowing them to maintain nonconference games and their TV partnerships, while also influencing college football playoff expansion discussions.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by The Verge
Google has started rolling out a feature that allows users of older Nest thermostats (3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Thermostat E) in the US and UK to schedule temperature adjustments via the Google Home app, eliminating the need for the dedicated Nest app for scheduling. This update enhances usability and integrates older models into the Google ecosystem, along with other improvements to the Home app such as better device status visuals and energy usage insights.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by 9to5Google
The Google Home app now fully supports scheduling for older Nest thermostats, allowing users to set and transfer temperature schedules, enhancing control and energy efficiency. New updates also improve visual displays and energy usage insights for newer models. Support for the first two generations of Nest thermostats has been discontinued.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by AL.com
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti criticized SEC scheduling practices, highlighting that many SEC teams play more G5 and FCS games and fewer conference games, adopting a scheduling philosophy similar to the SEC's, despite ongoing debates about the league's schedule toughness.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by On3
Curt Cignetti criticized the SEC's scheduling practices, supporting the Big Ten's approach of playing nine conference games and advocating for a standardized playoff format with play-in games and more automatic qualifiers, emphasizing fairness and objective criteria in team selection.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by BBC
The Premier League 2025-26 fixtures have been announced with a warning that matches may be rescheduled at short notice due to the high number of teams participating in European competitions, potentially affecting fans' plans.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by ESPN
LSU's Brian Kelly and other SEC coaches expressed a desire to add a nonconference game against a Big Ten opponent and prefer moving to nine SEC games, aiming to challenge Big Ten dominance and improve playoff competitiveness, though some decisions depend on league leadership and TV interests.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by CBS Sports
LSU coach Brian Kelly supports an annual Big Ten-SEC scheduling alliance, advocating for more challenging matchups and increased revenue, though SEC coaches are divided on moving to nine conference games, with some preferring to maintain the current eight to preserve rivalries. The decision involves negotiations among athletic directors and conference commissioners, with considerations around scheduling, rivalries, and revenue implications.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by On3.com
LSU coach Brian Kelly proposed a scheduling model where the SEC would play nine conference games, including a matchup against a Big Ten school, plus two nonconference games, aiming to showcase conference depth and enhance competition between the SEC and Big Ten.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CBS Sports
The article discusses the issue of unbalanced scheduling in college basketball, highlighted by the recent game between UConn and Le Moyne, where UConn was a 37.5-point favorite. This mismatch reflects a broader problem in the sport, where top programs frequently play against significantly weaker teams, leading to predictable outcomes and questioning the value for season-ticket holders. The article suggests that reducing the number of Division I teams could help address this issue.