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Illinois State's frantic rally KOs defending FCS champs North Dakota State
Tommy Rittenhouse threw two touchdown passes to Daniel Sobkowicz and found Scotty Presson Jr. on the go-ahead two-point conversion as Illinois State scored 15 unanswered points in the final 2:44 to post a stunning 29-28 victory over top-seeded North Dakota State on Saturday in Fargo, N.D., in the se...
How the Detroit Lions Stayed Alive in NFC Playoff Race After Win Over Cowboys
The Detroit Lions boosted their NFC playoff odds after beating the Cowboys, extending their streak to 15 straight wins following a loss. Detroit stays in the hunt....

Playoff Picture: Bears at Packers center of seismic Sunday ahead
New England, Baltimore, Jacksonville and Denver. Those are the first-place teams in the AFC, and we'd like to connect the polygraph machine if you claim these were your preseason division winner picks. ,Spoiler alert: this isn't how it ends. ,That's because as division matchups ramp up in December, ...
Aaron Rodgers’ Wrist Injury Could Stifle Pittsburgh Steelers’ Playoff Hopes
The Steelers improved to 6-4 after beating the Bengals, but Aaron Rodgers’ wrist injury puts Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes in doubt as Mason Rudolph prepares to start against the Bears....
Joe Burrow’s 2025 Return Will Determine Cincinnati Bengals’ Playoff Fate
Joe Burrow enters a 21-day practice window, with the Bengals’ playoff hopes hinging on his return and upcoming key games in the AFC North....

Playoff Picture entering Week 11: Woe in Washington
Good news, Commanders fans: At 3-7, Washington can still become bowl eligible this season. ,Bad news: Six wins won't mean much in the NFL, and those Super Bowl thoughts percolating in January when the Commanders crashed the NFC Championship game are a distant memory.,Hard times are hanging around th...

Reilyn Turner lifts Thorns into semis with 1-0 win over Wave
Reilyn Turner scored in the fourth minute of extra time to lead the host Portland Thorns to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Wave in the quarterfinals of the NWSL playoffs on Sunday afternoon.,Turner, a 23-year-old forward, was left alone by the far right post and headed in a crossing pass from Oliv...
Early 2026 World Series Betting Odds: Can Anyone Stop the Dodgers?
The Dodgers open as heavy favorites to win the 2026 World Series. Here’s how the Yankees, Phillies, and Mets stack up in early MLB futures....

Crew have extra motivation to level series with FC Cincinnati
Not only do the Columbus Crew face potential elimination when they host FC Cincinnati on Sunday, but a loss in the second match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series also will mean the end of the storied career of midfielder Darlington Nagbe.,The three-time MLS All-Star announce...

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami driven to send Nashville packing
Inter Miami will look to do what it could not do a year ago in the first round when they face host Nashville SC on Saturday night in Game 2 of their best-of-three MLS Cup Playoff series.,Inter Miami hold a 1-0 lead and will look to close out Nashville, following a dominant 3-1 victory in Fort Lauder...

After surviving scare, Union looking to put out Fire
The Philadelphia Union survived some late heroics from the visiting Chicago Fire before winning the opening match of their first-round best-of-three MLS Cup Playoff series.,On Saturday, the Union will travel to Bridgeview, Ill., looking for a win to secure passage to the Eastern Conference semifinal...

Denny Hamlin eyes elusive first Cup Series title at Phoenix
Five out of nine.,That's how many times Denny Hamlin has had mechanical problems in the playoffs, and if there is ever a time not to have problems under the hood, it is this Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.,The Championship 4 travels west, where the ...