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Olympic champs Masai Russell, Grant Holloway add national indoor titles
Hurdlers Masai Russell and Grant Holloway, gold medalists at the Paris Olympics, became U.S. indoor national titlists on Saturday at the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships in Staten Island, N.Y.,Holloway has a winning streak for over a decade in the men's 60-meter hurdles, and he matched his fastest ti...

Mikaela Shiffrin misses out on record-setting finish at worlds
Mikaela Shiffrin fell short of winning a record 16th medal at a world championship on Saturday, finishing fifth in the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Saalbach, Austria.,The American was in third place after the first run but finished the second run in 12th place. She ende...

Tundra Esports brush aside Gaimin Gladiators in Blast Slam II final
Tundra Esports recorded a 3-0 sweep of Gaimin Gladiators in the grand final of the BLAST Slam II championship on Sunday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Tundra posted a 34-minute win on green before notching 39- and 26-minute victories on red to take home $300,000 in prize money plus $100,000 in team earning...

Reports: Clippers trade Kevin Porter Jr. to Bucks
The Los Angeles Clippers dealt Kevin Porter Jr. to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward MarJon Beauchamp at Thursday's trade deadline, multiple reports said.,Porter, 24, was in his first season with the Clippers and sat out 2023-24 following a domestic violence arrest while he was signed with the Houston...

Chiefs-Bills scores massive ratings; NFC title game down
The Kansas City Chiefs' 32-29 win Sunday over the Buffalo Bills was the most-watched AFC Championship game in history with 57.4 million viewers on CBS, according to multiple reports.,That eclipsed the 55.5 million set the previous year for the Chiefs' 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. It a...

Report: Chiefs-Bills sets AFC title game viewership record
The Kansas City Chiefs' 32-29 win Sunday over the Buffalo Bills was the most-watched AFC Championship game in history with 57.4 million viewers on CBS, according to the Sports Business Journal.,That eclipsed the 55.5 million set the previous year for the Chiefs' 17-10 victory against the Baltimore R...
Ryan Day Silences the Haters and Dunks on Lou Holtz by Winning National Title
Ryan Day leads Ohio State to a National Championship, silencing critics and joining the Buckeye coaching elite while dunking on Notre Dame legend Lou Holtz along the way....
2025-26 College Football National Championship Best Bets
Ohio State won the 2024-25 National Championship, but these college football teams are the best bets to win the 2025-26 National Championship next January....

Ohio State starts hot, holds off Notre Dame for national title
ATLANTA -- Quinshon Judkins had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving score and quarterback Will Howard had a near-perfect first half as No. 8 seed Ohio State held off No. 7 seed Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday.,The Buckeyes (14-2) led 31-7 in the thir...
Why Ohio State Buckeyes Need the Championship More Than Notre Dame
After failing to defeat Michigan and make the Big Ten Championship game, the Ohio State Buckeyes need to defeat Notre Dame in the National Championship to save their reputation....

CFP notebook: Will Howard, Riley Leonard go from campers to competitors
ATLANTA -- Sports make for strange bedfellows -- or in this case, roommates, as Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and his Notre Dame counterpart Riley Leonard discovered.,The pair roomed at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, La., last summer and will be leading their respective teams in the ...
How Notre Dame Fighting Irish Can Win the National Championship
Here's the roadmap for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to defeat Ohio State and win their first National Championship since Lou Holtz on Monday January 20th in Atlanta....

Top defenses collide as Ohio State, Notre Dame battle for CFP title
ATLANTA -- It's nearly impossible to predict what will decide Monday night's College Football Playoff Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State, but one individual matchup could carry plenty of weight.,That involves the No. 7 seed Fighting Irish (14-1) trying to shut down Ohio State star freshm...
Sean McDonnell Is a Name To Know in Ohio State’s National Championship Run
Get to know the untold story of Sean McDonnell, the legendary coach behind Ohio State's Ryan Day and Chip Kelly's rise in college football....
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: The Beautiful Imperfection Defines the 12-Team Playoff Era
Notre Dame and Ohio State had imperfect regular seasons yet find themselves in the National Championship, which is what makes the 12-team format fun....

Bill McCartney, winningest Colorado coach, dies at 84
Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes to their only national championship, died Friday night at age 84.,In a statement, his family said McCartney's death came after "a courageous journey with dementia.",McCartney spent 13 seasons (1982-94) at the helm of the program...

Ohio State set as 9 1/2-point favorite over Notre Dame in final
After a pair of thrilling semifinal games in the College Football Playoff, oddsmakers established Ohio State as a 9 1/2-point favorite to defeat Notre Dame in the title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.,The Buckeyes (13-2), seeded eighth in the inaugural 12-team CFP format, will face the seventh-seeded Fi...
College Football Playoff National Championship Is Ohio State’s To Lose
After a feeble performance out of Notre Dame and Penn State in the Orange Bowl, the National Championship appears to be all Ohio State barring a letdown....

Report: PGA Tour discussing bracket-style championship
Just call it August Madness.,The Athletic reported Friday that the PGA Tour is in "advanced discussions" that could lead to the season-ending Tour Championship being played bracket-style, like the NCAA Tournament. Per the report, the Tour Championship -- the final event of the three-tournament FedEx...
First Round of New 12-Team College Football Playoff Format Falls Flat
The 12-team College Football Playoff debuted with high hopes but delivered lackluster, lopsided first-round games, raising questions about the new format's effectiveness....