The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial tournament held by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), kicked off the group stage on Sunday, Dec. 21. The tournament will determine the continent’s champion with the final on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Africa Cup of Nations – also known as AFCON – is being held in Morocco, with nine venues in ...
Congratulations to the lucky few fantasy football managers who will be playing for championships in Week 17. Now comes the hard part. Finishing the title quest with a victory. For yet another week, numerous injuries have a monumental impact on fantasy football lineups. Several quarterbacks went down in Week 16, with Jordan Love, Marcus Mariota, J.J. McCarthy and Gardner Minshew ...
Every week for the duration of the 2025 regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the NFL’s ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting Sunday afternoon and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable. And, when the holidays roll around, we’ll be watching then, too). What just happened? What does it ...
The Boston Red Sox acquire first baseman Willson Contreras from the St. Louis Cardinals. Boston will be responsible for $33.5 million of the $41.5 million owed to Contreras, according to USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale. The Cardinals will receive three players, including right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins. Right-handed pitching prospects Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita also will head to St. Louis, according ...
The Indianapolis Colts were once the top team in the AFC in the early stages of the 2025 NFL season. Now, the team is fighting just for a chance to get into the playoff race. The Colts have dropped five of their last six games, including four in a row, while navigating quarterback injuries. Daniel Jones went down with a ...
Jarrian Jones was once the casualty of one of the top plays of last season when Saquon Barkley hurdled him backwards as he helplessly attempted to tackle the Philadelphia Eagles running back. The moment came full circle for the Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback on Sunday. Jones showed off his hops. The Jaguars cornerback hurdled RJ Harvey just as the Denver Broncos ...
The college football bowl season resumes after the weekend with this Monday matinee on the blue turf. The game will serve as a preview of the new-look Pac-12 set to debut next season. Utah State and Washington State will become regular opponents in the future, but as for the present, both teams come in with 6-6 marks and hope to ...
Lamar Jackson suffered a back injury at the end of the first half of the Baltimore Ravens’ Week 16 game against the New England Patriots. Jackson’s injury appeared to occur after he ran for three yards on a first-down carry after the two-minute warning, when the 28-year-old quarterback slid to the ground. Jackson stayed in the game for the second-down ...
KANSAS CITY, MO ― The No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies took down three No. 1 seeds, including Kentucky, to win the 2025 NCAA volleyball championship, and even they can’t believe it. ‘What?’ blurted opposite Logan Lednicky as the team was introduced during its national championship presser.The eyes of starting outside hitter Kyndal Stowers enlarged just hearing the words ‘national champion.’ ...
The Dallas Cowboys had coal in their stocking a week before Christmas. The Philadelphia Eagles’ Dec. 20 win officially eliminated the Cowboys from playoff contention prior to their Week 16 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Dallas was essentially playing for pride in front of its home fans at AT&T Stadium. Yet, the Cowboys defense once again led to their ...