The Indianapolis Colts wide receiver was ejected during the third quarter of the Colts’ Jan. 4 game at the Houston Texans. Pierce was ejected after he caught a pass from Colts QB Riley Leonard in the back of the end zone line. Pierce landed out of bounds and the pass was ruled incomplete. However, Pierce got up and pleaded with ...
‘They have every opportunity, like they have up to this point, to be able to make that decision,’ Golding said Jan. 3 in a Fiesta Bowl news conference. ‘Week in and week out, I don’t dictate whether they do that or not. They are not employed by me. Up to this point that’s how it’s been, and that’s my expectation.’ ...
Another quarterback domino fell on Sunday, Jan. 4, with Old Dominion signal-caller Colton Joseph committing to Wisconsin football in the transfer portal, according to reports by ESPN and On3. Joseph, a dual-threat, threw for 2,624 yards and 21 touchdowns, while adding 158 rushes for 1,007 yards and 13 touchdowns, for the Monarchs during the 2025 college football season. The Newport, ...
The player who was once part of the Karl Anthony-Towns trade to the New York Knicks made his college basketball debut to boos on Saturday, Jan. 3. James Nnaji debuted for the Baylor men’s basketball in its Big 12 opener. The 7-foot center – who was a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft – had five points, four rebounds, ...
Just like last year, Sam Darnold went into a Week 18 regular-season finale needing to come up big on the road against a division rival. What a difference a year makes. What, you were waiting for some Darnold turnover that would give the San Francisco 49ers a jolt of momentum? Keep waiting. Sure, there was almost a turnover – a ...
With only 14 games remaining in the NFL regular season, the convoluted clinching scenarios are a thing of the past. The playoff picture has largely come into focus, with 12 of 14 entrants already decided and five of eight division crowns claimed. But there are still a few matters left to be sorted out on Sunday. Among the most notable ...
Mikaela Shiffrin’s winning streak is over. Shiffrin finished second in the slalom on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, the first time she’s been beaten in her signature discipline this World Cup season. Shiffrin had won the first five slalom races this season, and six including the World Cup finals last season. ‘I don’t believe it’s possible to win ...
The USA’s quarterfinal ouster means the world junior hockey championship will have a new champion for the first time since 2023. Will it be Finland, which eliminated the American team in overtime on Jan. 2? Or Canada, which won in 2023? Or will unbeaten Sweden (2012) or Czechia (2001) end long droughts? The next step for determining that is the ...
AI-assisted summary The New York Jets have not recorded a single interception through the first 17 weeks of the 2025 season. If the Jets fail to secure an interception in their final game, they will be the first team in NFL history to finish a season with zero. The current record for the fewest interceptions in a season is two, ...
At least you can say the College Football Playoff Selection Committee isn’t involved here. That said, it’s high time for the NFL to tweak its – mostly sensible – codified rules determining who advances to the playoffs. As currently constructed, said rules will ensure a team with a losing record hosts a playoff game this season. So, too, might a ...