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NFL Playoff Picture entering Week 10: Bears, Chiefs just miss cut
If the NFL playoffs began this week, Super Bowl mainstay and AFC powerhouse Kansas City would miss the tournament with the Jacksonville Jaguars swiping the final wild-card spot. ,In the NFC, the Chicago Bears (5-3) are eighth in the conference, meaning no postseason -- despite being one of three tea...

UCF escapes pesky Hofstra for four-point win
Riley Kugel scored 19 points for host UCF, which held off upset-minded Hofstra to earn an 82-78 win in the season opener for both schools Monday night in Orlando, Fla.,Jordan Burks had 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds for UCF, which didn't return anyone who scored for the team last season. K...

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens on latest Hall of Fame ballot
Two of the greatest players in MLB history, shunned from baseball immortality over links to performance-enhancing drugs, have another chance for selection to the Hall of Fame.,All-time home run king Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens are among the eight players listed on ...

MNUFC's Dayne St. Clair named Goalkeeper of Year
Minnesota United FC's Dayne St. Clair was named the 2025 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year on Monday.,The 28-year-old from Canada led the league with a 77.93 save percentage and set career highs in saves (113) and clean sheets (10) in 30 matches. He was the only MLS goalkeeper to finish with a goals-agains...
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....

Watch for Virginia, Indiana, BYU when first CFP bracket unveiled
After 11 weeks of play, we finally get the first set of College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night.,When the first 12-team bracket is unveiled, it will include a number of teams who were expected to be firmly in the mix (hello, Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama) while other preseason favorites...

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...

KT Rolster surge into World Championship grand final
KT Rolster continued their unbeaten run with a 3-1 semifinal win against Gen.G Esports on Saturday at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Shanghai.,KT Rolster will face the winner of Sunday's semifinal between T1 and Top Esports in the Nov. 9 grand final in Chengdu, where the...

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 ...
Los Angeles Dodgers Need Yamamoto and Ohtani to Survive Toronto Blue Jays
Dodgers face Blue Jays in Games 6 and 7 of the World Series. Yamamoto and Ohtani are key as L.A. fights to secure MLB championship repeat....

LSU interim AD given green light to hire football coach
LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry has something his fired predecessor did not have: authority to hire the school's next football coach.,Ausberry, along with university Board of Supervisors members John Carmouche and Scott Ballard, met with the media briefly Friday morning in Baton Rouge, ...

LIV Golf opens offseason window for signings, trades, extensions
LIV Golf confirmed Thursday that its offseason window is now open for player signings, trades and other transactions.,The players who finished the 2025 season in the top 24 of the points standings, the "Lock Zone," are assured of spots in the league for next season and anyone on an expiring contract...

Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Doris Burke in '26 Women's HOF class
Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne lead the 2026 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class revealed on Thursday.,WNBA and Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve, ESPN basketball analyst Doris Burke and international basketball legends Isabelle Fijalkowski of France and Amaya Valdemoro of Spain are also to be ind...

Orlando City's Alex Freeman wins MLS Young Player of Year
Orlando City SC defender Alex Freeman was named the 2025 MLS Young Player of the Year on Thursday.,The 21-year-old right back contributed six goals and three assists in 29 league matches (26 starts) this season.,Freeman's six goals tied for the most among MLS defenders, while his 42 key passes ranke...

UCF aims to overcome overhaul in season opener vs. Hofstra
As a member of the Big 12, UCF has a spate of institutional advantages that Hofstra lacks as a school in the mid-major Coastal Athletic Association.,But the Pride will be the team that takes the floor with more known quantities in their season opener on Monday when they visit the Knights in Orlando....

Top Esports advance to World Championship semifinals
Top Esports defeated G2 Esports 3-1 on Thursday to advance to the Knockout Stage semifinals at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Top Esports opened with a 30-minute win on blue and G2 answered with a 32-minute win on red. Top Esports finished with back-to-back 29-m...
Why the 2025 World Series Proves Baseball Is Back at Its Best
The Blue Jays and Dodgers are giving fans a World Series to remember, with pitching duels, walk-offs, and historic performances....

Tampa lands 2029 CFP title game
Tampa will host the College Football Playoff national championship game for the second time on Jan. 22, 2029, the CFP announced on Wednesday.,Raymond James Stadium also hosted the game in January 2017, when Clemson defeated Alabama 35-31 for the championship.,Atlanta (2018, 2025), New Orleans (2020,...