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Emma Hayes, head coach of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, is returning to her hometown as her team takes a trip across the pond for an international friendly. The USWNT is set to face…

Every week for the duration of the 2024 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture, typically starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving forward…

No. 6 Georgia and Georgia Tech’s Friday night football game kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET. After 60 minutes of regulation — roughly four-and-a-half hours of real time — and an astounding eight overtimes, the…

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders got just about everything he wanted from his team Friday in their final regular-season game at home against Oklahoma State. ∎ After beating the Cowboys 52-0, the Buffaloes (9-3) finished…

An upset-riddled Eastern Conference side of the MLS playoff bracket has presented a scenario in which MLS Cup will have an unexpected contestant. Orlando City SC — born in expansion in 2015 — is enjoying…

A once-upon-a-time MLS powerhouse is looking to recapture its previous glory. The Los Angeles Galaxy are a decade removed from their last MLS Cup win — which was the team’s fifth, the most the league…

He added two more on Friday afternoon while answering for an injury-causing hit during the second period of a 5-2 win against the Calgary Flames. Olivier drove Flames defenseman Joel Hanley into the boards, leaving…

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died one month after suffering a severe head injury during a game. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, was involved in a head-to-head collision during the Bulldogs’…

One NFL ownership group’s venture from football into futbol has helped a soccer city in the United States reach new heights. A week ago, the Orlando Pride won its first National Women’s Soccer League title…

The Heisman Trophy race is likely down to four entering the final week of the regular season. The winner will be announced and awarded the trophy during a ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14 in New…