AI-assisted summary The current College Football Playoff format creates excessive travel demands for teams and their fans. Coaches suggest moving the playoff schedule to December and holding more games on campus sites. Playing playoff games at neutral sites has led to low ticket sales and a lack of atmosphere. MIAMI GARDENS, FL – This is common sense stuff, everyone. If ...
The 2026 World Cup kicks off with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City, with the final taking place on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Here is a look at all the World Cup matches this summer and where those will be taking place: World Cup 2026 host ...
The College Football Playoff resumes Thursday with a New Year’s Day tripleheader, a lineup that features some of the sport’s most iconic bowl venues. The lineup features three teams that have been fairly regular playoff participants since the four-team format was introduced a little over a decade ago. Each member of that trio on this day faces a relative newcomer ...
AI-assisted summary Week 18 of the NFL season brings speculation about which coaches might be fired on ‘Black Monday.’ We rank eight coaches on the ‘hot seat,’ with Pete Carroll of the Raiders the most likely to be let go. Despite high expectations, several teams are facing uncertain futures. At a time when a sizable number of NFL coaches are ...
Boxer Anthony Joshua was released from a hospital in Nigeria on Wednesday, Dec. 31 two days after surviving a fatal car accident that killed two of his close friends, according to the Associated Press. Joshua, a former two-time world heavyweight champion whose parents are from Nigeria, had been recovering from minor injuries during the two-vehicle crash near Lagos, according to ...
If I didn’t know any better, it would be easy to assume the Buffalo Sabres are allergic to the playoffs. Without going into the sordid, grotesque details of what their non-playoff spell has encompassed, there is hope emanating from the Queen City. The Sabres have won 10 consecutive games for the first time since assembling a 10-game win streak in ...
Ohio State coach Ryan Day took over play calling duties for the first time since 2023 for the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff quarterfinals matchup against Miami, and it didn’t go to plan in the first half. Day took over the responsibility from offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, who has been pulling double duty in recent weeks after becoming the head coach ...
Sweden avenged its 2024 gold-medal loss to the United States with a 6-3 victory on New Year’s Eve. Now if the USA is going to pull off a three-peat at the world junior hockey championship, it will have to find a way to get past 2025 gold medal game opponent Finland in the quarterfinals. The USA could have faced Latvia ...
The United States’ three-peat bid had a setback as the Americans lost for the first time at the world junior hockey championship. The USA was unable to handle Sweden’s speed or special teams in a tough second period and lost 6-3 on Wednesday, Dec. 31. As a result, Sweden won Group A and will face Latvia in Friday’s quarterfinal. The ...
LSU reeled in Lane Kiffin. Mostly, though, SEC schools hired unproven up-and-comers. Big Ten schools like Michigan and Penn State landed veteran winners. Kyle Whittingham, Matt Campbell and Pat Fitzgerald have a lot of notches on the belt. For SEC to claim victory in this hiring cycle, coaches like Jon Sumrall and Alex Golesh need to prove they’re up to ...