It was the doink for the divisional round. The clank off the bright yellow upright echoed through the Tampa night, ending the Buccaneers season and extending the Commanders’ magical run, sending them to the divisional round for a battle against the Detroit Lions. Zane Gonzalez was the Commander in chief for Washington on wild card weekend, knocking through a 37-yard ...

Mike Evans capped off his 11th consecutive 1,000-yard season and Baker Mayfield enjoyed career-highs in passing yards and touchdowns. However, their superb seasons ended at home at the hands of the Washington Commanders. The Commanders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 at home in the NFC wild-card round. The loss officially sends Tampa Bay on vacation.   What’s next for ...

The NFL playoffs are in full swing. Wild card weekend features six games across three days with action in both the conferences. Twelve of the 14 playoff total teams took to the field to determine who advances to the next stage of the postseason: the divisional round. With the current playoff format, only one team in each conference earns a ...

Trailing by 32 points with a little more than a minute and a half left in the first half against the SMU Mustangs on Sunday, the Pitt Panthers won the second half by a resounding 54-10 to match the biggest comeback in NCAA women’s basketball history. A women’s college basketball team been able to overcome more than a 30-point deficit ...

The Philadelphia Eagles are closing in on a win over the Green Bay Packers in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. Philadelphia’s leading 19-10 late in the fourth quarter with a trip to the divisional round on the line. There’s still some time for Green Bay to come back but Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown seems content. The ...

The opposing fans jeered JuJu Watkins when she was shooting free throws. They let out a pronounced groan when they thought she traveled. They booed even louder when, as the tension of the tight game rose, a Maryland player was whistled for a foul against her. But the most telling reception Watkins heard Wednesday night came when she was introduced ...

Marshon Lattimore sounded like Ivan Drago while describing a potential flare-up in his feud with Mike Evans during Sunday’s wild-card game between the Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  “If it comes,” Lattimore, the Commanders cornerback told reporters Friday, “it comes.” The last time Lattimore and Evans squared off was Week 6, the former still with the New Orleans Saints, ...

The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo just hours after their Week 18 win over the Buffalo Bills. One week later, they have brought in his replacement. The Patriots announced Sunday they had hired former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel to be their 16th head coach. Vrabel spent the 2024 NFL season serving as a consultant with ...

The Philadelphia Eagles ensured the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t get a playoff upset with a 22-10 win in the opening game of the NFC wild-card playoffs. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley had 123 yards from scrimmage to lead the offense as the Philadelphia defense stepped up to force four turnovers. Philadelphia jumped out to a lead early after forcing a ...

Once perceived as a journeyman quarterback, Sam Darnold has found a home in Minnesota. Or has he? Darnold’s future as a quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings could hinge on his performance in the playoffs. The Vikings are on the road Monday night against the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams (10-7) to wrap up wild card weekend. Due to the wildfires in ...