Montana State defeated Illinois State in an instant classic to win the FCS national championship game on Jan. 5. Justin Lamson felt the pressure on fourth-and-10 in overtime before hitting Taco Dowler for a 14-yard, game-winning touchdown in overtime to give the Bobcats their first national title since 1984. Watch FCS national championship game between Illinois State and Montana State ...
NCAA women’s hockey returned in full force following the holiday break. Dozens of games were on the schedule, including Minnesota-Duluth, Harvard, Quinnipiac and Boston University facing off in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of the Friendship Series. Teams are in their final stretch before many of the top players in NCAA women’s hockey travel to Italy for the 2026 Olympics, ...
AI-assisted summary The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos have clinched the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences. Wild-card weekend features six matchups, including a Monday night game between the Texans and Steelers. The NFL playoffs are officially here. The roadmap to Santa Clara is set. In the NFC, all things go through Seattle with the Seahawks as the No. ...
MILWAUKEE, WI —The U.S. Speedskating team is complete. Sarah Warren, who narrowly missed the Olympic team four years ago, secured her spot at the Milano Cortina Games by winning the 500-meter race on Monday night. She was one of four skaters added to the U.S. team in the final day of the Olympic trials. Zach Stoppelmoor qualified in the 500 ...
The New Year is bringing some parity to the NBA. No team is flashing the dominance that we had seen over recent stretches, as the longest active winning streak going in the league is just three games, currently held by the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. It’s interesting because the Celtics suddenly are creeping up the standings and are making ...
The WNBA and WNBPA appear to be at an impasse as the deadline for new collective bargaining agreement approaches on Friday, Jan. 9. The league has not moved off of any of the numbers from its last offer reported in December. ‘We are at a bit of standstill,’ WNBPA vice president Napheesa Collier said when asked about the CBA on ...
Sweden finished a perfect 7-0 at the world junior hockey championship and played a nearly perfect final to take home a gold medal for the first time since 2012. Sweden scored short-handed and on the power play, set up by great plays from Flyers prospect Jack Berglund. Then draft-eligible Ivar Stenberg took over in the third with a tremendous skating ...
Bryce Underwood is returning to Michigan for his sophomore season, he announced via social media on Jan. 5. Underwood never entered the transfer portal, but his status was in question due to the Wolverines’ coaching change. Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to replace Sherrone Moore, and Whittingham brought offensive coordinator Jason Beck with him. Underwood said during Michigan’s ...
The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers rivalry dates back to the earliest days of the NFL, and yet they’ve only ever met in the playoffs two times. A new chapter will be added in the storied history of these teams in the wild-card round of this year’s postseason, when the Bears host the Packers for a third matchup this ...
The Los Angeles Rams travel to Charlotte for the second time this season to take on the Carolina Panthers. This time around, the winner goes home. The Rams enter the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 5 seed after finishing second in the NFC West. The Panthers are the No. 4 seed in the conference after winning a tiebreaker in the ...