Lia Assimakopoulos
@Lassimak
Covering the Dallas Stars, SMU & college sports for @DallasNews. @MedillSchool alum. Say hi: [email protected]. It’s pronounced uh-sih-muh-KAHP-uh-lis.
5 things we learned from ACC Media Days: Hopes for expansion, improved on-field play dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mus…
Florida Panther and Arlington native Seth Jones brings Stanley Cup back ‘home’ to D-FW 🏆 #TexasHockey dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2…
Is this a sign that I need to go to ice house this weekend? Probably.
Seth Jones took the Stanley Cup to Katy Trail Ice House today. The quintessential Dallas experience.
Seth Jones took the Stanley Cup to Katy Trail Ice House today. The quintessential Dallas experience.
"There’s actually kids from the north coming down here to play." Seth Jones throws it back to his roots as he kicked off his day with the Stanley Cup at a local rink here in Dallas: nhl.com/news/summer-wi…
BREAKING: Braun officially names Preston Stone as the starting quarterback for 2025.
SMU injury news in RJ Maryland and others ⤵️ dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mus…
SMU’s Rhett Lashlee shares his vision for 16-team College Football Playoff dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mus…
“You get one chance to make a good first impression." How SMU is looking to build on its strong first impression in the ACC ⤵️ dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mus…
Former Stars HC Pete DeBoer named as Team Canada assistant for 2026 Winter Olympic Games #TexasHockey | @spopadraic dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2…
Rhett Lashlee said he feels they have four running backs in their competition this year: Derrick McFall, Chris Johnson, Dramecko Green and TJ Harden.
Lashlee: "I think we need to reimagine the College Football Playoff." Said he is in favor of a 16-team playoff and any way that they could remove a committee from making the decisions because of bias, which SMU experienced last year.
Rhett Lashlee said he sees a lot of potential in the revenue sharing model, but only if its strictly adhered to. He also called for more congressional help.
SMU is up. “There’s never been a better time to come to SMU,” Rhett Lashlee said.
As discussions continue around a 16-team CFP, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips says he's open to it. But only if "fairness and access" are at the forefront. ⤵️ dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mus…
Two notable policy changes are coming to the ACC to crack down on sports betting and court storming. More on the news from Charlotte ⤵️ dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mus…
Phillips shared some criticism of both ACC men's basketball and football. Said ACC men's basketball is not good enough where it is right now and that football needs to have better postseason/bowl success than it had last year.