The 2025 NCAA women’s volleyball tournament is down to the Final Four — so is the 2025 AVCA Player of the Year Award shortlist. The list of 14 semifinalists for the 2025 AVCA Player of the Year Award was narrowed to four finalists on Monday. Three of the four finalists are preparing to compete in the NCAA tournament semifinals on Thursday, which ...

There is no change at the top in the USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball coaches poll this week, but the margin for the No. 1 team is much closer. Michigan is still first, receiving 16 of 31 No.-1 votes while keeping its record clean for another week. But No. 2 Arizona has closed within four poll points of the ...

Between his on-field production, famous last name and noticeable, occasionally contrived similarities to Patrick Mahomes, there are few college football quarterbacks who have attracted quite as much attention over the past two years as Dylan Raiola. Now, the talented quarterback is in search of a new home. Raiola intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal after spending the past two ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are close to finalizing an agreement with free-agent outfielder Adolis Garcia, who’s spent the past six seasons with the Texas Rangers. The one-year deal will pay Garcia $10 million for the 2026 season, according to multiple media reports. A two-time All-Star, Garcia, 32, won a Gold Glove in 2023 as the Rangers won a World Series title. ...

AI-assisted summary Tests confirmed Green Bay Packers linebacker Micah Parsons tore his ACL, according to multiple reports. Parsons posted a message on social media vowing to ‘rise again’ from the injury. The Dallas Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers in August. The Green Bay Packers’ worst fears came true Monday, Dec. 15, with tests revealing Micah Parsons tore his ACL, ...

The University of Michigan hired Jenner & Block, a Chicago-based law firm, to investigate its athletic department after football coach Sherrone Moore’s firing Jenner & Block also investigated a former Michigan president in 2022 over similar allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore’s firing and subsequent arrest stemming from his relationship with a team ...

A pair of AFC playoff contenders meet on ‘Monday Night Football’ to conclude Week 15. The Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) host the Miami Dolphins (6-7) with both teams enduring moments of success and disarray thus far in 2025. The team from South Beach got off to a disastrous 2-7 start to the season, which included losing star wide receiver Tyreek Hill ...

Michigan’s coaching search must include Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, but it doesn’t stop there. Eli Drinkwitz and Clark Lea are two other SEC coaches having success. Michigan would be a level up. Jedd Fisch seems like a reasonable fallback plan. First, kick tires on Jeff Brohm. A top-10 college football job is on the market. The timing of the opening ...

Famed former South Carolina quarterback Steve Taneyhill died Monday morning, the school announced. He was 52 years old. The former Gamecocks signal-caller died in hospice care, per the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office, as reported by Fox Carolina. The University of South Carolina is mourning the loss of their beloved alumnus, making a post on X letting everyone know that their ‘thoughts ...

The negotiations between the WNBA and the WNBPA are ongoing, and the latest round of updates reveals that the two sides are working through several points of emphasis. The WNBA offered revenue sharing at 15% on Dec. 3, The Athletic reported. SBJ reported that the player’s association countered with 30%, signaling that the two sides continue to spar over proposed ...