First-year Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly didn’t indicate that 19-year-old top prospect Konnor Griffin has a shot at starting for the big club in 2026. He also didn’t say he wouldn’t. Griffin, USA TODAY Sports’ 2025 Minor League Player of the Year, had a banner year in his first full professional season, rising from low Class A Bradenton through high ...
The HBCU Superlative Awards were announced Monday, Dec. 8, led by Alabama State quarterback Andrew Body. Body, the Offensive Player of the Year, completed 113 of 160 passes for 1,770 yards with 20 touchdowns to an interception this season, also rushing for 518 yards and four scores. The fifth-year junior started his career at Texas Southern. Delaware State first-year coach ...
Finalists for the Heisman Trophy in 2025 will be revealed on Monday, Dec. 8, and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is one of the top contenders for college football’s top award. Pavia has been one of the best stories in college football this season, leading Vanderbilt to a 10-2 regular season finish two years after the Commodores won just two games. ...
There’s a change at the top in the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll. Previous No. 1 Purdue took a big loss at home over the weekend, but another Big Ten team was ready to assume the mantle. Michigan, which had moved up to second last week, now takes over at No. 1. The Wolverines were voted first by ...
If you’re reading this, welcome to the 2025 fantasy football playoffs. With ‘Monday Night Football’ pending, three of the top-10 quarterbacks are Shedeur Sanders, Tyler Shough and J.J. McCarthy. The top eight at running back includes Tony Pollard, Blake Corum and Jaylen Wright. At wideout, Michael Wilson (31.7 half-PPR points) continued his tear, while Ryan Flournoy and Tim Patrick somehow ...
It might be premature to declare the Chiefs’ dynasty dead, but it could be curtains for Kansas City this season after yet another devastating loss. Daniel Jones’ Achilles injury blows a hole in the Colts’ plans for this season and beyond. Mike Tomlin, J.J. McCarthy and Shedeur Sanders were among the figures who bounced back in a big way in ...
The big story coming out of Sunday’s College Football Playoff bracket reveal wasn’t about any team in the CFP field, but one particular school that didn’t make it. Notre Dame had consistently been ranked above Miami for weeks — despite the Hurricanes’ head-to-head win over the Irish in Week 1. So naturally, the Fighting Irish figured they were in the ...
ORLANDO, FL — The Washington Nationals have aggressively been engaged in trade talks with teams involving All-Star pitcher MacKenzie Gore and shortstop CJ Abrams, with two general managers saying Monday morning that they now fully expect the two players to be traded. Paul Toboni, the Nationals new president of baseball operations, informed teams weeks ago that they would listen to ...
MILAN, Italy – Olympic organizers and the International Ice Hockey Federation defended the size of the rink to be used in the hockey tournament after reports that it was shorter than the standard used in NHL venues. The debate about dimensions is the latest cloud over the Santagiulia Arena in Milan. Building delays mean test events won’t be held until ...
It’s a different year, with more teams in the College Football Playoffs, but Alabama is still a lightning rod for criticism. The Crimson Tide were left in the CFP field of 12 and, in fact, were not dropped after an abysmal SEC championship game showing against Georgia in which they rushed for minus-3 yards and suffered a 28-7 drubbing at ...