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As the Cornhuskers marched to their best start in program history with a 20-0 record, players told USA TODAY Sports in December ‘we’re not going to go undefeated.’ A loss would happen, it was just…

MELBOURNE — Defending champion Jannik Sinner scorched American eighth seed Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and moved into the Australian Open semifinals, setting up a blockbuster showdown with 10-time winner Novak Djokovic. The second seed, who is firmly on course…

After some serious hemming and hawing, Darian Mensah and Duke’s standoff ended Jan. 27, the same day the two sides settled their dispute. The quarterback will play his junior season with the Miami Hurricanes, per…

The Longhorns were rankings darlings before the 2025 season. They didn’t live up to the billing, but they finished the season with wins against Texas A&M and Michigan. Now, with Arch Manning returning, Texas once…

One of the wildest NFL coaching carousels in league history is finally showing signs of winding down. With 10 head-coaching vacancies popping up, the onset of the offseason was far more active than anyone could…

A rookie tried to give Dillon Brooks a taste of his own medicine, and it ended up costing his team. Nets guard Egor Dёmin shoved Brooks late in Brooklyn’s 106-102 loss on Tuesday, Jan. 27,…

What’s next for the No. 1 team in the nation, the one that somehow appears even more dominant than its two previous record-setting versions? The Nittany Lions and coach Cael Sanderson, who are well on…

The NBA All-Star Game is just three weeks away. The best players in the world will gather together to play on the same court at the same time. However, only one of them can be…

Well, these two won’t want to see each other any time soon. Chippy, physical play between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort and New Orleans Pelicans rookie guard Jeremiah Fears bubbled throughout Oklahoma City’s 104-95…

The difference one defenseman can make for an NHL team is often quite large.  If a squad has a weak link, it can be exposed because even the bottom pair generally plays around 15 minutes…