The Houston Texans still haven’t reached their first conference championship game, but they did help ESPN to an unprecedented viewership metric. The network has been around for more than 46 years, covering sports 24/7 since Sept. 7, 1979. That’s included broadcasting all of North America’s major professional leagues, significant college football and basketball telecasts − including March Madness for men ...
The Texas Rangers landed the most coveted arm remaining on the trade market when they acquired MacKenzie Gore from the Washington Nationals in exchange for five prospects, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced. Gore, 26, earned his ...
AI-assisted summary College sports leaders created the current chaotic environment by allowing unregulated NIL deals and free player movement. Quarterback Darian Mensah is reportedly leveraging a potential $10 million deal from Miami to leave Duke. University presidents and conference commissioners have been ineffective at controlling the new landscape of college football. They started this mess nearly five years ago by ...
It won’t be a quiet offseason for Keon Coleman. The Buffalo Bills receiver found himself in the bullseye just days after the team’s season came to an end against the Denver Broncos in the divisional round. In less than a week, Buffalo opted to fire head coach Sean McDermott, promote general manager, Brandon Beane, and then the owner, Terry Pegula, ...
The NFL is following the lead of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, announcing the nominees for the league’s eight major awards for the 2025 season on Thursday, Jan. 22. The NFL’s overall list of nominations contained few surprises. Five individuals were nominated for each of the league’s awards, and per usual, the league’s MVP race seems likely ...
As a winter storm delivers brutally low temperatures and the threat of snow and ice across the United States, some collegiate sports teams are taking precautions to make sure players and fans are safe. Several games on Saturday, Jan. 24 have been either postponed or had their tip-off times pushed up, including Duke’s ACC bout with Wake Forest and North ...
The stars of the new hit HBO series, ‘Heated Rivalry,’ are taking on another role during the festivities leading up to the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie have been selected to be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame, event organizers announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, in conjunction with HBO Max holding streaming rights for the ...
The WNBA is in the middle of negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement that will be made richer because of players like Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. They have brought excitement and eyeballs to women’s basketball. After being limited to 13 games in the 2025 WNBA season because of a series of soft tissue injuries, Clark said she’s ‘finally ...
When Indiana won a national championship, fans of lovable losers everywhere could cross the Rubicon from hope to belief. Why not Kentucky? Seriously, we can ask that question now. Money matters, but Curt Cignetti proved teams don’t need to outspend Texas. A dividing line separates hope from belief. Long before Indiana rewired our thinking for what a longtime doormat could ...
General manager John Lynch provided the news when asked about Aiyuk’s future with the 49ers during a postseason news conference. ‘I think it’s safe to say he’s played his last snap with the 49ers,’ Lynch told reporters, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. Lynch’s assertion comes amid drama between Aiyuk and the organization. The 27-year-old didn’t play a snap in 2025 while ...