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Nor did the fact that two top candidates, Texas’ Troy Tulowitzki and UC Santa Barbara’s Andrew Checketts, pulled their names out of the running soon after USC expressed interest.

Iredell was pretty sure that this, among other things, would keep popes out of the running.

If the appeals court rules on Lee’s case before the presidential election next month, Lee may be forced out of the running.

Slot, who ruled himself out of the running to become the next Spurs boss while at Feyenoord in May 2023, would join an elite band of bosses in the Premier League era to have delivered the title in their first season in charge.

The current officeholder, Rob Bonta, appeared well positioned for a 2026 bid for California governor, until he took himself out of the running and announced he would instead seek reelection.