Philip Rivers’ remarkable return to the NFL has come to an end just as rapidly as it first materialized. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback, who came out of retirement three weeks ago to rejoin his former team following a five-year break, is expected to sit out the team’s season finale Sunday against the Houston Texans, according to multiple reports. Rookie Riley ...

AI-assisted summary Clemson’s recent struggles are attributed to a decline in quarterback performance since Trevor Lawrence’s departure. Coach Dabo Swinney has been criticized for not utilizing the transfer portal to acquire talent, particularly at quarterback. The team’s scoring offense has dropped significantly, finishing 71st in the nation under recent offensive coordinators. Dabo Swinney danced around reality at the end of ...

League-leading Arsenal hosts third-place Aston Villa in London on Tuesday, Dec. 30, a crucial Premier League clash before the calendar flips to 2026. The match will mark the halfway point in the season for each team with Arsenal looking to get revenge for a last-gasp 2-1 loss suffered at Villa Park earlier in December. ‘I have a few ideas and ...

Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Frank Gore and Jason Witten are the first-ballot Hall of Fame candidates. Philip Rivers, who returned to play for the Indianapolis Colts in 2025, is no longer eligible. The final Class of 2026 inductees will be revealed in January before Super Bowl 60. One step away. The Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed its 15 modern-day ...

The longstanding high school football All-America team, which first kicked off in 1982, returns to the national stage. Following a season of triumph and record-setting moments, of joys and heartbreaks, of championships and legends, USA TODAY Sports unveils its 2025 ALL-USA National Football Team. Players from across the country who earned regional honors were finalists for the national recognition, which ...

The Senate will return to a fast-approaching government funding deadline, but this time both sides appear ready to avoid another shutdown. When lawmakers in the upper chamber return Monday, they will have three working weeks to fund the government. That process fizzled out before they left town earlier in December, but lawmakers are hopeful that both parties can come together ...

Escalating claims by Russia that Ukraine tried to hit a residence used by President Vladimir Putin with drones have been dismissed by a top military drone expert, who called the alleged attack ‘hard to fathom’ and tactically implausible. Cameron Chell’s comments came as Moscow doubled down on accusations Kyiv has flatly denied, with the drone industry leader arguing the alleged ...

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to produce documents related to its decision to investigate and bring criminal charges against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia while he was detained at a maximum-security prison in El Salvador earlier this year – signaling what is sure to be an action-packed evidentiary hearing in Nashville next month.  The order, filed by U.S. ...

Protests spread across Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump and other administration officials voiced support for demonstrators. Speaking Monday, Trump pointed to Iran’s economic collapse and long-standing public discontent while stopping short of calling for regime change. Inside Iran, demonstrations entered a third consecutive day, expanding beyond the capital’s commercial center. The exiled opposition coalition National Council of Resistance ...

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., believed that Republicans had accomplished numerous feats in 2025, but he and his party had fallen woefully short of truly understanding what the everyday American thinks. ‘We, as Republicans, and I have said this so many times, we’re lousy,’ Justice told Fox News Digital. ‘We’re great at doing the good things, but we’re lousy at really ...