This college football postseason lineup is full of familiar faces in the College Football Playoff and some newcomers to the field. The 11 games to decide the national champion will start with first-round games at campus sites on Dec. 19 and 20. Four winners will advance to face the four teams with first-round bye in quarterfinals on Dec. 31 and ...
AI-assisted summary The Baltimore Ravens effectively benched running back Derrick Henry in the final 12 minutes of their 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots. Henry had rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns before the Ravens surrendered their lead. Coach John Harbaugh attributed Henry’s absence to a planned rotation with running back Keaton Mitchell. That major fallout question is ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the verge of winning the AFC North for the first time since 2020. They may have to clinch the honor without the services of their top receiver, DK Metcalf. The NFL suspended Metcalf two games for ‘conduct detrimental to the NFL’ after the 28-year-old got into an altercation with a fan during his team’s Week ...
The NFL on Monday suspended Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman for two games for what it called repeat violations of player safety rules. During the second quarter of the Chargers’ 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Perryman was flagged for unnecessary roughness for ‘delivering a forcible blow to the helmet of Cowboys wide receiver Ryan Flournoy while ...
If you’re reading this, congratulations on advancing to the 2025 fantasy football championships. Wide receiver wasn’t any less chaotic, as Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Nico Collins, Jaylen Waddle, Jameson Williams, DK Metcalf and Drake London recorded fewer than 10 points in half-PPR formats, while Parker Washington outscored all but two wideouts. Finally, tight end was the gift that keeps ...
Jerry Jones said the Cowboys won’t evaluate Matt Eberflus until after the season, but the defensive coordinator isn’t helping his cause down the stretch. The Jaguars are still in play for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and Jacksonville looks like a legitimate threat to go on a deep playoff run. The Steelers found their spark in the backfield, ...
KANSAS CITY, MO ― What’s next for Texas A&M volleyball after winning its first title by defeating Kentucky on Sunday? Coach Jamie Morrison is already talking repeat. Over the last month, the third-year head coach has said again and again that his Aggies would be a force to be reckoned with now and into the future. ‘It’s just the beginning ...
Michigan stretched its lead a bit over Arizona in this week’s voting for the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll, and a previously unbeaten team taking its first loss shuffled the top five. The Wolverines received 20 of 31 first-place votes and are 10 poll points ahead of the Wildcats. Arizona claimed all 11 of the remaining top votes, ...
The idea of the Hughes brothers playing together has always been an easy sell. It’s neat, emotional and tailor-made for highlight packages and podcast debates. But as fun as the concept is, the reality is far less romantic — and far more complicated. Yes, the hockey world loves the thought of all three in the same jersey, playing on the ...
It seems as though Michigan has a timeline in place to hire its full-time football coach to replace the fired Sherrone Moore. Per Tony Garcia of the Detroit Free Press — part of the USA TODAY Network — Biff Poggi said on Monday, Dec. 22 that athletic director Warde Manuel told the team he hopes to have a new coach ...