Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that despite frequent conversations with Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti, the two leagues have yet to agree on the College Football Playoff format after this upcoming season and could leave it at 12 teams.

“The Big Ten has a different view. That’s fine,” Sankey said. “We have a 12-team playoff, five conference champions. That could stay if we can’t agree.”

The Big Ten favors a 4-4-2-2-1 format, giving four automatic bids to the SEC and Big Ten and awarding the ACC and Big 12 two bids apiece.

The SEC currently favors five conference champions and 11 at-large bids, which would presumably favor the top conferences most seasons.

Auto racing: The two teams suing NASCAR over antitrust allegations filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations for the rest of 2025. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are locked into a legal battle over the charter system.

Cycling: Brit Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage, and 10th overall, of the Tour de France, while Irish rider Ben Healy took the yellow jersey from three-time champ Tadej Pogacar, who’s now 29 seconds back.

NBA: All-Star big man Victor Wembanyama rold French newspaper L’Équipe that he has recovered from the deep vein right thrombosis in his right shoulder that limited him to just 46 games last season and has been “officially cleared to return.”