The NCAA doesn’t actually call it National Signing Day anymore because it isn’t just one day. College football’s modern version of this annual rite of passage, conducted mostly by fax machine not long ago, is…
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Longtime college football coach Dana Dimel, most recently an assistant at the University of Illinois, died Tuesday at the age of 62, his family announced. After an All-America playing career as an offensive tackle at…
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The Boston Red Sox began what they hope is a winter of extensive upgrades by agreeing to a one-year, $10.75 million contract with lefty reliever Aroldis Chapman. A person familiar with the deal confirmed to…
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Ohio State will drop at least four and as many as six spots in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings following Saturday’s shocking loss at home to rival Michigan. The argument for falling only to…
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Josh Allen – wearing his blue Buffalo Bills jersey, diving toward the pylon on a snow-filled field to score a touchdown – may have delivered the indelible image of the NFL MVP race in 2024.…
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Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended three games by the NFL on Tuesday for his late hit on Trevor Lawrence on Sunday that left the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback with a concussion and sparked a…
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Add one more title to Carli Lloyd’s long list. Lloyd, a two-time World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, is now a Hall of Famer. She’s one of the five people chosen for this…
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Mike Holmgren is on the precipice of being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks coach has been selected as the coaching category finalist for the…
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The voting for the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll was extremely close for a second consecutive week. This time, however, the result was a little different. UCLA takes…
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At least 18 teams remain in playoff contention, but who’s getting the last spot? Never discount brand bias. That helps Alabama. South Carolina is the hottest bubble team, but Gamecocks lost to Alabama and Ole…