It was exhausting and exhilarating, maddening and delirious and by the end of it, Game 5 of the American League Division Series was the longest, by innings, winner-take-all game in Major League Baseball history. Such drama – capped when Jorge Polanco’s bases-loaded single scored J.P. Crawford in the bottom of the 15th inning to break a stalemate and send the ...
This week, in its second SEC road game in a matter of weeks, the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide was able to carve out its third consecutive win against a top-25-ranked opponent thanks to its defense. The hero for Alabama was true freshman cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., who came up with the game-sealing interception against Beau Pribula and No. 14 Missouri with ...
The Philadelphia Eagles are one of seven teams in the NFL with four wins entering Week 6. But a surprising loss on the road against the New York Giants in ‘Thursday Night Football’ has them in danger of losing their lead atop the NFC East. Most teams would be happy to be at 4-2 at the one-third mark of the ...
PHOENIX — After the Las Vegas Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA Finals, A’ja Wilson came into the postgame press conference with her googles, pink tambourine and her newest piece of hardware — the second WNBA Finals MVP Trophy of her career. ‘I still got a little bit more winning to do before you put me in ...
PHOENIX — The Houston Comets, the Minnesota Lynx and, now, the Las Vegas Aces. With their third title in four years, the Aces have firmly cemented themselves as one of the WNBA’s dynasties. And, by completing a sweep of the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in the league’s first best-of-seven Finals, at a time when the level of play in ...
One of the biggest, most highly anticipated games during Week 7 of the 2025 college football season came with a terrifying moment. In the first quarter of No. 8 Alabama’s game at No. 14 Missouri, and with the score tied at seven, Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson tried connecting with wide receiver Derek Meadows across the middle on a second-and-7. ...
AI-assisted summary The NFL is expanding its global footprint with a record number of international games this season. Teams are developing strategies to manage travel, jet lag, and distractions for overseas games. Coach Sean Payton has learned from past experiences to better prepare his team for international contests. The league may eventually expand to a 16-game international series, requiring all ...
Diego Pavia is full of confidence. He should be. He won a national championship as a junior college quarterback and, if you doubted him in the SEC, he became the first Vanderbilt QB to knock off Alabama in 40 years in 2024. Before this season, he told TV personality Paul Finebaum the perennial conference doormat could win it all. “I ...
Finding the right players to start in place for them, or managers working around the impact of injuries on the fantasy football landscape at the one-third mark of the 2025 season can be challenging. Luckily for those pondering tough start-sit decisions for Week 6, the USA Today Sports staff has you covered. The first round of byes in Week 5 ...
Josh Norris will miss a “significant amount of time’ after suffering his second major injury since being acquired at the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Norris has been limited to four games since arriving to the Sabres because of two injuries. Here are other injury updates around the NHL. He will miss a “significant amount of time,’ coach Lindy Ruff told ...