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Saturday welcomed the top seeds in the NFL playoffs to their first action this postseason, but hosting duties panned out very differently for the two teams. The shortage of drama from the wild-card round seemed…

PHILADELPHIA — Through sleet and snow, the Philadelphia Eagles leaned on their defense and forced two fourth-quarter turnovers to outlast the Los Angeles Rams, 28-22, in a back-and-forth NFC divisional-round contest that concluded with a…

It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of excellence on both sides of the globe, was made for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Probably…

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers will have disciplinary hearings with the NHL Player Safety department Monday afternoon for their actions in the Canucks’ 3-2 win over the Oilers on Saturday.…

Just a week after clearing concussion protocol, Jalen Hurts is giving Eagles fans a scare again. On Sunday in the divisional round, the Philadelphia quarterback came up hobbling after a third-quarter sack. He was bent…

The Detroit Lions have enjoyed an exhilarating renaissance which has mirrored their city’s. Unfortunately, a return to the football dark ages might be unavoidable. The Lions just couldn’t stop the bleeding, whether it was trying…

The Detroit Lions earned the NFC’s No. 1 seed for the 2025 NFL playoffs and the home-field advantage that comes with it. It didn’t take them long to squander it. The Lions lost their first…

My Washington Commanders will be playing in the NFC Championship game next Sunday, one game away from the Super Bowl. How is that sentence even possible? I am the proverbial long-angsting NFL fan, who somehow…

ATLANTA – Will Howard was talking about this strange season, one that began long before he took his first snap as the Ohio State quarterback and long after a loss to Michigan brought the program…

ATLANTA — Admittedly, the question is ridiculous. Ohio State is hours away from meeting Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game, capping a season that just in the past eight weeks has seesawed…