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There’s a change at the top in the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll. Previous No. 1 Purdue took a big loss at home over the weekend, but another Big Ten team was ready…

First-year Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly didn’t indicate that 19-year-old top prospect Konnor Griffin has a shot at starting for the big club in 2026.  He also didn’t say he wouldn’t.  Griffin, USA TODAY Sports’…

The HBCU Superlative Awards were announced Monday, Dec. 8, led by Alabama State quarterback Andrew Body. Body, the Offensive Player of the Year, completed 113 of 160 passes for 1,770 yards with 20 touchdowns to…

The first and second rounds of the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament are in the books, and the answer to which team will lift the trophy after the national championship match later this month in Kansas…

AI-assisted summary A proposed 16-team playoff would eliminate automatic qualifiers for conferences and special access for Notre Dame. The selection committee should consist of former coaches and media members, removing athletic directors to avoid bias.…

ORLANDO, FL — The Washington Nationals have aggressively been engaged in trade talks with teams involving All-Star pitcher MacKenzie Gore and shortstop CJ Abrams, with two general managers saying Monday morning that they now fully…

The big story coming out of Sunday’s College Football Playoff bracket reveal wasn’t about any team in the CFP field, but one particular school that didn’t make it. Notre Dame had consistently been ranked above…

It might be premature to declare the Chiefs’ dynasty dead, but it could be curtains for Kansas City this season after yet another devastating loss. Daniel Jones’ Achilles injury blows a hole in the Colts’…

If you’re reading this, welcome to the 2025 fantasy football playoffs. With ‘Monday Night Football’ pending, three of the top-10 quarterbacks are Shedeur Sanders, Tyler Shough and J.J. McCarthy. The top eight at running back…

MILAN, Italy – Olympic organizers and the International Ice Hockey Federation defended the size of the rink to be used in the hockey tournament after reports that it was shorter than the standard used in…