Sports

The start of the New Year presents a chance for everyone to start anew, set goals and resolutions and look to improve their standing in 2025. The very same goes for the NBA and its…

The Rōki Sasaki saga won’t wrap up for at least two more weeks, but some light has been shed on the cherished right-handed pitcher from Japan, a focused and driven figure who will grace the…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — They walked off the plane in Phoenix an hour late, wearing t-shirts with a timeless message that for three decades has fueled the giant-killer program.  Count us out.  Overlook the running back…

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…

The rival United States and Canada have plenty at stake when they face off Tuesday night in the traditional New Year’s Eve game at the world junior hockey championship. Both teams are 2-0-1-0 and are…

The Detroit Lions scored on five consecutive drives in the second half to pull away for a 40-34 win over the host San Francisco 49ers on the final ‘Monday Night Football’ matchup of the season.…

ATLANTA — It all lined up perfectly, the 32-year-old wunderkind taking over the program he knew inside and out, returning to the metropolitan area where he was born and raised, fulfilling his lifelong goal of…

Timeout, Falcons. That would have been simple enough in the waning seconds of regulation at Washington on Sunday night. And not just once. You might think Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris – and his staff,…

The San Francisco 49ers couldn’t keep up with the Detroit Lions in their home finale on ‘Monday Night Football’ in Week 17. They lost 40-34, their 10th loss in an injury-riddled 2024 season and their sixth…

2024 is nearly complete, and with it goes a year of some of the most incredible sports moments in recent memory. From the Olympics to championship droughts ending to unforgettable upsets across multiple leagues and…