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Viktor Hovland sinks playoff putt, Scottie Scheffler, to take TravelersNorway's Viktor Hovland made a putt from about 10 feet on the first playoff hole for birdie and became the Travelers Championship winner when World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler missed on a short birdie attempt Monday morning at Cromwell, Conn.,Hovland won for the eighth time on the PGA Tour and for the f...

Ducks close to snapping playoff drought as Canucks visitThe playoff-hungry Anaheim Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday in a Pacific Division clash between two franchises heading in the opposite direction. ,The resurgence of the Ducks -- through shrewd trades and clever draft picks -- could provide a template for the last-place Canucks to be compet...

NFL Divisional Playoff CapulesAFC Divisional Playoff Capsules,Buffalo Bills (13-5) at Denver Broncos (14-3),Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS,Empower Field, Denver,FanDuel Odds: Broncos -1.5, Total 46.5,Postseason History: This is the third playoff meeting. Buffalo leads the Broncos 2-0 and defeated Denver in the 2024 wild-card round,...

NFL Playoff Capsules

NFL Playoff Capsules,Los Angeles Rams (12-5) at Carolina Panthers (8-9),Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET,FanDuel odds: Rams -10.5, Total 45.5,Series Rewind: The Panthers have won seven of the past 10 meetings with the most important being the 31-28 home triumph over the Rams in Week 13. Mike Jackson had a pic...

NFL Playoff Picture: Week 18 wins equate to No. 1 seed for Broncos, 49ers, Seahawks

The Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers are starting the playoffs one week early.,At least that's the mindset shared by Broncos coach Sean Payton with Denver (13-3) in line to secure the No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage in the AFC by beating the Los Angeles C...

Notre Dame first team out of CFP, will pass on bowl season

Because Notre Dame won't play in the College Football Playoff, the program decided it will not play in a bowl game of any kind.,Three hours after the Fighting Irish were snubbed from the 12-team CFP field, the program announced it would opt out of bowl season altogether.,"As a team, we've decided to...

No luck for Irish: Notre Dame first team out of CFP

As the minutes ticked down to the College Football Playoff selection show on Sunday, Notre Dame's odds of making the 12-team field seemed to be moving toward lock status.,At 9 a.m. Eastern Time, FanDuel's online sportsbook had Notre Dame's odds to win the national championship at +800 -- trailing on...

CFP rankings: Alabama, Notre Dame hold final at-large spots

Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia and Texas Tech owned the top four spots in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night ahead of conference championship weekend.,Georgia and Texas Tech moved up a spot thanks to then-No. 3 Texas A&M's loss to Texas last Saturday. Oregon and O...