Northwestern football hosted No. 2 Ohio State at Wrigley Field on Saturday, showcasing one of Chicago’s most iconic venues. On Monday, the Wildcats unveiled renderings of their brand-new stadium, Ryan Field, which will open in 2026. In a news release, the university said the new stadium will be ‘a state-of-the-art $850 million sports and entertainment venue set to become a ...

The 32 things we learned from Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season: 1. Sunday provided ample evidence that the league should brand at least one official rivalry weekend per season. Several consequential outcomes emerged in key games between opponents who are all too familiar with one another. 2. No bigger matchup thus far in this regular season than the ...

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden passed Ray Allen for No. 2 on the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers made list with a 3 in the first quarter against the Utah Jazz Sunday. The make gave Harden 2,974 made 3s – second-most behind Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry who has made 3,782 3-pointers. Harden, the 2017-18 MVP, missed his first three ...

As the FBI investigates three incidents of U.S. commercial airliners being fired upon departing Haiti and the FAA orders a 30-day ground stop, nonprofit leaders are up in arms about the Biden administration’s overall response. Jack Brewer, a retired New York Giants safety who runs the Jack Brewer Foundation, said in a Thursday interview the halt to civil aviation is ...

It’s high time to shatter the myth of Nancy Pelosi as a master strategist. Nobody deserves more blame than the ridiculously self-titled ‘speaker emerita’ for the Democrats’ $1 billion electoral collapse.  Under her ruthless leadership, her party lost the White House, the House, the Senate and the popular vote. You can’t say that enough.  Voters rejected the Dems from coast ...

Since winning the election last week, President-elect Donald Trump has begun evaluating and rolling out his picks for his Cabinet and other top roles.  Here’s a roundup of whom Trump has picked to fill top jobs in his administration:  Publicly announced White House Chief of Staff – Susie WilesU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations – Elise StefanikNational Security Adviser – ...

Every week for the duration of the 2024 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture − starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable). What just happened? What does it mean? What are the ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There was no doubt, no hesitation and certainly no sort of fear as Sean McDermott faced a critical fourth-down decision with a little more than two minutes remaining in the much-anticipated showdown at Highmark Stadium on Sunday that lived up to the hype.  Kick a field goal?  McDermott, the savvy Buffalo Bills coach, knew better. Even ...

The U.S. men’s national soccer team takes aim at advancing to the Concacaf Nations League semifinals when it hosts Jamaica in the second leg of their quarterfinal on Monday night. At the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday night, Mauricio Pochettino’s squad earned a 1-0 win in Leg 1. Ricardo Pepi scored early for the U.S., and the score ...

No pressure, it’s just perfection. The Cleveland Cavaliers have raced out to a perfect 15-0 mark this season under new coach Kenny Atkinson, becoming the fourth team in NBA history to win their first 15 games of the season. Cleveland beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-114 on Sunday. The Cavaliers entered Sunday’s game sporting the NBA’s best offense (123.4 points per ...