Every week for the duration of the 2025 regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the NFL’s ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting Sunday afternoon and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable. And, when the holidays roll around, we’ll be watching then, too). What […]

The NCAA volleyball tournament field has been narrowed to 16 teams. Fifteen of the top 16 seeds advanced over the first and second rounds and will begin Sweet 16 play on Thursday, Dec. 11 or Friday, Dec. 12. Cal Poly produced the lone upset, taking down No. 4 seed USC in the Lexington regional. The […]

She was back at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Dec. 7, but on the other side of the rivalry. And Biles had another fit to show off on the field ahead of Owens’ game for the Bears against the Packers. Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history with 41 medals between world championships and Olympics, sported […]

The clock is ticking – on the year and the 2025 NFL regular season. It will soon be ticking at the 2026 NFL Draft, but who will own that top spot when the dust settles? There are only four weeks left after the Week 14 slate to determine the final order – at least until […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup was back at full strength with the return of LeBron James and Luka Dončić. And the superstar duo played a big part in the team’s 112-108 road win against the Philadelphia 76ers. James was back on the court after missing the Lakers’ previous game due to his ongoing sciatica […]

The bowl system around which the college football postseason has been built for decades has encountered a bit of a problem this year. It’s having trouble finding teams that want to participate. On Sunday, Dec. 7, one day after conference championship weekend officially wrapped up, the College Football Playoff revealed its 12-team field while the […]

The CFP committee watched Georgia trample Alabama and then pretended it never happened. CFP committee deploys chicanery to reach the bracket destination it desired. Alabama and Miami in, Notre Dame out. That’s fine, but process so messy. I swear the SEC championship game happened. More than 77,000 fans attended it. I covered it. Millions more […]

James Madison is in. Notre Dame is out. The College Football Playoff saved the biggest drama for the final rankings, bumping the Sun Belt champions into the tournament over ACC champion Duke and Miami instead of the Fighting Irish for the final at-large spot. In the end, the selection committee leaned on the Hurricanes’ head-to-head […]

Mike Macdonald called on Rashid Shaheed to provide a spark for the Seahawks in Sunday’s game against the Falcons. Shaheed delivered with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that broke open the game. The Seahawks are leaning on complementary football while discovering different ways to win. ATLANTA – With his Seattle Seahawks clearly sputtering […]

The football seemingly bounced the Kansas City Chiefs’ way all of last season as they won 11 one-score games. The football is continuously bouncing in the opposite direction this year. Kansas City’s 20-10 loss to the Houston Texans was emblematic of their season. Whether it’s a 43-yard Harrison Butker field goal that doinked off the […]