Preparations for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan are underway, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. The announcement comes after representatives from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey participated in high-level U.S.-led talks in Miami. ‘In our discussions regarding phase two, we emphasized enabling a governing body in Gaza under a unified Gazan authority to protect civilians and maintain ...

Kenny Dillingham will not be the next head coach for Michigan football. According to reports on Saturday, Dec. 20, Dillingham had agreed to an extension with Arizona State to remain the head coach for the Sun Devils. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, there are incentives to extend the deal up to 10 years, with Dillingham expected to average an annual salary ...

After Jake Paul got knocked out by Anthony Joshua, it might be hard to imagine him linked to Muhammad Ali. But he is. Paul and Ali both suffered broken jaws in the boxing ring.  A wicked right hand from Joshua broke Paul’s jaw in two places Friday night based on an X-ray that Paul posted online. The punch also knocked ...

While construction continues on Milan’s primary rink for Olympic hockey, countries are finishing building their 25-man rosters for the 2026 Winter Games. Only six players have been confirmed for each country so far, and players are making their final pitches to be among the first NHLers sent to the Olympics since 2014. The roster deadline is Dec. 31. Here are ...

By the end of Saturday, we will know the eight quarterfinalists in the College Football Playoff. We already know five of them, and now it’s time to learn who will be joining Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech and Alabama in a little over a week. If you don’t remember much about the round of 12 the first time we ...

NORMAN, OK – The damn thing was over. The rout was on.  Hell, even Michigan wouldn’t have wanted a piece of Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer after this debacle in the first round of the College Football Playoff.  And then a remarkably beautiful thing happened in a 34-24 come-from-behind victory over Oklahoma: DeBoer finally, mercifully, forced the impatient Alabama fan base ...

I am brave. Linda Martindale wasn’t brave, at least she didn’t think she was after she had been hired as a varsity boys basketball coach. “Once the game started, I was fine,” says Martindale, now in her sixth season leading Lincoln-Sudbury (MA), “but walking into the gym and people thinking I’m the scorekeeper or whatever, I had to sort of ...

Three downhill races this season, three medals for Lindsey Vonn. Vonn edged Ilka Stuhec for the bronze medal in the downhill Saturday in Val d’Isere, France, finishing 0.04 seconds ahead of the Slovenian. Vonn’s time of 1:41.89 was 0.35 seconds behind winner Cornelia Huetter of Austria. In only the second weekend of downhill races this season, Vonn already has a ...

Jake Paul stepped into the ring with a quality boxer and it showed. The main event fight officially came to an end when former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked Paul out with 1:31 left in the sixth round. Paul was seen with a bloodied mouth after taking a right-handed shot to the face in the corner. Paul quickly fell out ...

Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion. Devin Nunes, the Republican congressman who resigned in 2021 to become the CEO of Trump Media, will be co-CEO of the new company with TAE Technologies CEO Michl Binderbauer. Shares of Trump Media ...