Ohio State coach Ryan Day took over play calling duties for the first time since 2023 for the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff quarterfinals matchup against Miami, and it didn’t go to plan in the first half. Day took over the responsibility from offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, who has been pulling double duty in recent weeks after becoming the head coach ...
Sweden avenged its 2024 gold-medal loss to the United States with a 6-3 victory on New Year’s Eve. Now if the USA is going to pull off a three-peat at the world junior hockey championship, it will have to find a way to get past 2025 gold medal game opponent Finland in the quarterfinals. The USA could have faced Latvia ...
The United States’ three-peat bid had a setback as the Americans lost for the first time at the world junior hockey championship. The USA was unable to handle Sweden’s speed or special teams in a tough second period and lost 6-3 on Wednesday, Dec. 31. As a result, Sweden won Group A and will face Latvia in Friday’s quarterfinal. The ...
LSU reeled in Lane Kiffin. Mostly, though, SEC schools hired unproven up-and-comers. Big Ten schools like Michigan and Penn State landed veteran winners. Kyle Whittingham, Matt Campbell and Pat Fitzgerald have a lot of notches on the belt. For SEC to claim victory in this hiring cycle, coaches like Jon Sumrall and Alex Golesh need to prove they’re up to ...
Arch Manning left his best stuff of the season for the Citrus Bowl, and Texas football is sure happy he’s its quarterback for that. The Texas quarterback took over in the fourth quarter to help the 14th-ranked Longhorns beat Bryce Underwood and No. 17 Michigan in the Citrus Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year’s address to deliver a blunt message to the West and to his own troops: Russia is not backing down in Ukraine. As 2026 arrived in Russia’s far eastern regions, Putin vowed victory in the nearly four-year war, praising Russian soldiers and framing the conflict as a fight for the nation’s survival — ...
Momentum on a 20-point peace plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is faltering after President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of targeting a residence linked to him, a claim Moscow says leaves little room for compromise at the negotiating table. The accusation comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pressing a 20-point peace proposal as a counteroffer ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday outlined a list of its accomplishments during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office, arguing that the agency has ended the political weaponization it says existed under the Biden administration. The DOJ claimed in a statement posted on X that it has ‘turned around’ the agency, restoring fairness and law enforcement priorities. ...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned four companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and identified four oil tankers as blocked property, saying the move targets oil traders involved in alleged sanctions-evasion that helps finance Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Treasury said the vessels, some described as part of a ‘shadow fleet’ serving Venezuela, ‘continue to provide financial resources that ...
The number of American citizens arrested and held in Venezuela has risen in recent months, according to a new report. Several Americans have been detained by Venezuelan security forces as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to isolate President Nicolás Maduro, including sanctions enforcement and an expanded military presence in the Caribbean, The New York Times reported. A U.S. official ...