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The main event of New Year’s week starts Tuesday night when the quarterfinal round of the new 12-team College Football Playoff gets underway with Penn State and Boise State meeting in the Fiesta Bowl. Before…

Penn State’s defense made a statement in a 38-10 win against SMU in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. The offense was relegated to backup status as the Nittany Lions scored twice on…

The Chicago Blackhawks are back in the outdoor Winter Classic after a five-year absence and they’re playing at the site of their first appearance. Wrigley Field hosted the NHL’s second Winter Classic in 2009, and…

A light holiday week schedule in men’s college basketball resulted in few changes in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. Top-ranked Tennessee and No. 2 Auburn continue to monopolize the first-place votes. The Volunteers again…

The NHL fined the Dallas Stars $100,000 on Monday, ruling that the team had held a disallowed practice on Thursday during the three-day holiday break. According to Article 16.5 (b) of the collective bargaining agreement…

A string of burglaries targeting professional athletes’ homes has prompted the FBI to get involved. The FBI issued a formal warning to professional leagues on Monday, informing them about a string of burglaries that began…

Six former Florida State men’s basketball players are suing coach Leonard Hamilton over nonpayment of NIL compensation they claim they were promised. According to a complaint filed Monday in Leon County (Florida) Circuit Court, players…

The Miami Dolphins could be without their starting quarterback in a second straight must-win game. Tua Tagovailoa’s status for the Dolphins’ Week 18 game against the New York Jets is ‘firmly in the unknown,’ according…

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was benched late in his team’s 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills despite chasing a milestone 500th career touchdown pass in the contest. The 41-year-old made it clear that…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − Penn State football coach James Franklin was asked to offer his opinion on how to fix college football two days before his team plays its biggest game in years. Franklin took a…