The bowl system around which the college football postseason has been built for decades has encountered a bit of a problem this year. It’s having trouble finding teams that want to participate. On Sunday, Dec. 7, one day after conference championship weekend officially wrapped up, the College Football Playoff revealed its 12-team field while the non-playoff bowl games began announcing ...
The clock is ticking – on the year and the 2025 NFL regular season. It will soon be ticking at the 2026 NFL Draft, but who will own that top spot when the dust settles? There are only four weeks left after the Week 14 slate to determine the final order – at least until the inevitable trades shake it ...
The Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup was back at full strength with the return of LeBron James and Luka Dončić. And the superstar duo played a big part in the team’s 112-108 road win against the Philadelphia 76ers. James was back on the court after missing the Lakers’ previous game due to his ongoing sciatica and a new injury: left ...
The bowl system around which the college football postseason has been built for decades has encountered a bit of a problem this year. It’s having trouble finding teams that want to participate. On Sunday, Dec. 7, one day after conference championship weekend officially wrapped up, the College Football Playoff revealed its 12-team field while the non-playoff bowl games began announcing ...
The CFP committee watched Georgia trample Alabama and then pretended it never happened. CFP committee deploys chicanery to reach the bracket destination it desired. Alabama and Miami in, Notre Dame out. That’s fine, but process so messy. I swear the SEC championship game happened. More than 77,000 fans attended it. I covered it. Millions more watched on TV as Georgia ...
AI-assisted summary This marks the longest active playoff absence among all major men’s sports leagues in North America. The Jets lost 34-10 to the Miami Dolphins after starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor left the game with an injury. The New York Jets’ new regime now officially finds itself in the same spot where so many of the franchise’s other recent leadership ...
Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic suffered a 106-100 road loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday, Dec. 7. But the biggest loss for the Magic may have come when Wagner left the game with a lower left leg injury. The German forward was attempting an alley-oop on a fast break but was fouled by Ariel Hukporti with 4:43 ...
AI-assisted summary The Baltimore Ravens lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-22, dropping them a game out of first place in the AFC North. A controversial replay review overturned a potential go-ahead touchdown catch by Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely. Baltimore had several missed opportunities, including a dropped pass by Mark Andrews and inefficient clock management. The Baltimore Ravens had their ...
Notre Dame football was controversially left out of the College Football Playoff bracket on Sunday, Dec. 7. In turn, the Fighting Irish’s season is over. Notre Dame, despite finishing with a 10-2 record, four wins above bowl eligibility, announced it is declining a bowl invitation a few hours after Alabama and Miami took the final two at-large bids over the ...
STORRS, CT — Sue Bird remembers her first unofficial visit to UConn. The now basketball Hall of Famer came with her coaches from Christ the King High School in Middle Village, New York. ‘We saw a game and Gampel Pavilion was filled, everybody going nuts, and I was like, ‘Well, this is kind of cool,” said Bird, who made her return ...