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 ...
AI-assisted summary WWE Crown Jewel 2025 was held in Perth, Australia, for the first time. Seth Rollins defeated Cody Rhodes to win the men’s Crown Jewel Championship. Stephanie Vaquer became the Women’s Crown Jewel Champion by defeating Tiffany Stratton. In a highly anticipated match, John Cena was victorious over AJ Styles. For the first time, WWE Crown Jewel was held ...
Bowling Green’s unofficial mascot, Pudge the cat, made his ESPN College Football GameDay debut and continues to captivate the audience with his unique charm and antics, stealing the show every time. Bowling Green fans proudly wear t-shirts featuring the smooshed face of Pudge the cat, an iconic member of the team since he arrived in the locker room. Pudge joined ...
PHOENIX — The 2025 WNBA season is in the books after the Las Vegas Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury to win their third title in four years. Now, all eyes shift to the looming collective bargaining agreement deadline. The offseason will be one of the most important in league history. The league’s newest franchises, the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire, ...
PHOENIX — Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts was ejected from Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday at Mortgage Market Center. Tibbetts found himself on the wrong end of the referee whistle when he was arguing a foul call on Monique Akoa Makani. Akoa Makani was called for fouling Las Vegas Aces guard Dana Evans. Tibbets got into referee ...
PHOENIX — After leading the Las Vegas Aces to their third title in four seasons, forward A’ja Wilson was named WNBA Finals MVP on Friday at Mortgage Market Center. She finished with 31 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as the Aces swept the Mercury by winning Game 4, 97-86, at Mortgage Market Arena in the first best-of-seven series. ‘God ...
The finale of the ALDS between the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners turned into an extra-innings marathon behind a combination of brilliant pitching and fielding and lack of clutch hitting until Jorge Polanco came through for Seattle in the 15th inning. Where does that rank on the list of longest playoff games in MLB history? By one measure, it’s the ...