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Bills seek revenge in AFC Championship rematch vs. Chiefs
The Buffalo Bills have patiently been waiting four years to get revenge against the Kansas City Chiefs.,Kansas City will host Buffalo in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night in a rematch of a 2021 meeting that the Chiefs won 38-24 to reach the Super Bowl.,It was a different time back then. Only...
GM not married to No. 1 pick; Titans won't pass on 'generational talent'
New Tennessee Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi wants to collect draft currency, even if it means parting with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.,Borgonzi, hired to replace Ran Carthon, and president of football operations Chad Brinker make up the new power structure in Nashville. They shared ...
Chiefs WR Mecole Hardman won't be activated off IR, ending season
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman, out with a knee injury since early December, will not be activated off injured reserve and is out for the season, coach Andy Reid told reporters on Wednesday.,Hardman was put on IR on Dec. 7. The day before, he suffered the injury, apparently during w...
LIV under the lights: Saudi Arabia opener to air on FOX
LIV Golf will launch its fourth season under the lights at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia next month.,The league announced its first-time, nighttime format for the Feb. 6-8 tournament on Wednesday.,Coverage on FOX Sports will begin at 6:15 p.m. local time, which correlates to 10:15 a.m. ET in the ...
Charlotte FC acquire F Wilfried Zaha from Galatasary
Charlotte FC acquired veteran forward Wilfried Zaha on loan from Turkish powerhouse Galatasary on Wednesday.,The 32-year-old Ivory Coast international joins the MLS club through January 2026 with an option to extend the loan to June of that year.,Zaha will occupy a Designated Player spot on the Char...
Reports: Patriots hiring Terrell Williams as DC
Detroit defensive line coach and run-game coordinator Terrell Williams is leaving the Lions to reunite with coach Mike Vrabel as the New England Patriots' defensive coordinator, per multiple reports Wednesday.,The news follows Tuesday's reports that Josh McDaniels is heading back to New England for ...
Wesley cruises to win in Madden playoff opener
Wesley "Wesley" Gittens, the second-leading money earner in Madden Championship Series (MCS) history, opened the 2025 Madden playoffs with an easy victory on Tuesday.,Wesley, an Austin, Texas, resident seeded No. 8, routed No. 9 seed Jalen "Astro" Morrow-Reynolds of Waldorf, Md., 41-16, as the $1 mi...
Stanford earning respect in new league as struggling Miami visits
Stanford takes the court Wednesday night for the first time since the Cardinal's biggest win in several years, a 72-71 stunner at North Carolina on Saturday.,Miami comes to the Bay Area for an ACC matchup a few days removed from a 117-74 loss at home to SMU, the second-highest point total ever by an...
NFL's ratings slide continues through divisional playoffs
An action-packed Sunday that featured two divisional-round playoff games didn't prevent the NFL from seeing its ratings decline even further.,The Bills hosted the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC affair that kicked off at 6:30 p.m. ET, with an average of 42.2 million viewers tuning into Buffalo's 27-25 vi...
Pair of streaks over, Nebraska out to halt skid vs. USC
On a four-game losing streak, Nebraska returns to the comforts of home to face Southern California on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., although even that safe space has been breached of late.,The Cornhuskers (12-6, 2-5 Big Ten) saw their 20-game home winning streak come to an end Thursday in an 85-82 los...
Reports: Josh McDaniels returning for third stint as Pats’ OC
Josh McDaniels is heading back to New England for his third tour as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, several reports said Tuesday.,McDaniels, 48, will take over an offense quarterbacked by rising sophomore Drake Maye on new coach Mike Vrabel's first staff in Foxborough, Mass.,McDaniels spent 200...
France's Matthieu Pavon back to defend historic Farmers win
Matthieu Pavon knocked in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the Farmers Insurance Open last January and made PGA Tour history for his native France., ,Pavon became the first Frenchman to win an official tour event and returns to San Diego this week to defend his title, with the tournament te...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner headed to Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki missed unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by one vote Tuesday night when he headlined a three-player class selected by the 394 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.,Suzuki will be joined on the Clark Sports Center stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 2...
Blue Jackets aim to brush off 'slow' effort, visit Maple Leafs
The Columbus Blue Jackets watched a seven-game points streak come to an end on Monday, and their coach wasn't keen on offering up silver linings.,Columbus will continue a four-game road trip Wednesday against the rising Toronto Maple Leafs.,Dean Evason didn't mince words after his Blue Jackets fell ...
24 Teams That Could Make the 2026 College Football Playoff Next Year
Ohio State won the 2024-25 National Championship, but these 24 teams could make the 2026 College Football Playoff and challenge their title crown....
Real Salt Lake sign veteran Brazilian GK Rafael Cabral
Real Salt Lake signed veteran Brazilian goalkeeper Rafael Cabral to a two-year contract on Tuesday.,The deal includes options for 2027-28 for the 34-year-old netminder with 450 matches under his belt.,"Rafa brings a steady hand and high-level experience to our goalkeeping group," said chief soccer o...
Ben Johnson Needs To Be the Right Hire for Chicago Bears
There's a lot of inherent pressure on new Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson to work cohesively with Caleb Williams to turn the organization around quickly....
Justin Thomas encourages 'on-course personality' in memo to golfers
Justin Thomas sent a memo to his fellow PGA Tour golfers on Tuesday, imploring them to be more accommodating to the sport's broadcast partners as a means to connect with the fans and improve television viewership.,In the memo, which was first obtained by The Athletic, recommendations such as pre- an...
WNBA free agency begins, with 59 players on the list
WNBA executives have flocked to Miami for the start of free agency, hoping to open conversations with players taking part in the new Unrivaled league.,Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on Tuesday, with contracts eligible to be signed starting Feb. 1.,Not all of the free agents are playing...
Elena Rybakina, coach Goran Ivanisevic split after Australian Open ouster
Elena Rybakina has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic after two 2025 events, he announced Tuesday.,"After our trial period that finished with Australian Open, I wish Elena and her team the best of luck moving forward," Ivanisevic wrote on Instagram.,Rybakina, the World No. 7, lost to Madison Keys in ...