The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm in college football. Saturday was different. The expanded College Football Playoff turned it into a tempest with postseason implications from the home of the Super Bowl champion Chiefs in Kansas City to the House that Ruth Built in the Bronx. Ohio State improved…
The former star athlete who stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her mother in a frenzied parking lot attack in Florida last summer — before slashing his own throat — still had the scars of his suicide attempt as he appeared in court for his sentencing. Spencer Ross Pearson, 20, was handed a life sentence on Friday…
The Utah Hockey Club (8-9-3) meet the Toronto Maple Leafs (12-6-2) Sunday at Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Utah Hockey Club vs. Maple Leafsodds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. Season series: First meeting; Maple Leafs won 2-0 in…
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, quietly may have been the greatest day in NIC-10 history. No, this was not a day when Rockford West won back-to-back state basketball titles in the 1950s, or Belvidere in the 1990s or Boylan in the 2000s did so in football. This was an alumni day. And while former NIC-10 stars…
Jimmie Johnson is taking a well-earned rest. After a disappointing season as owner/driver of Legacy Motor Club, the seven-time Cup Series winner is back with his family in the United Kingdom, taking a break from the NASCAR world before another demanding season begins. With his racing team currently in the middle of a rebuild, the…
Stadiums are redefining premium seating by offering a larger range of spaces and amenities—including private cabanas under the stands, a visit from a mascot, even the chance to fly on the team plane. Here’s why courtside fans are now looking up in envy. By Brett Knight, Forbes Staff In the weeks since the Los Angeles…
In sport, there’s countless tweaks that began as gimmicks but ended up improving things considerably. Football’s backpass rule has been an undisputed success. I’m very much in favour of tennis using a champions tiebreak in place of a limitless final set. The three point line improved basketball as a spectacle infinitely. I much prefer Twenty20…
MINNEAPOLIS – With 10 straight points, the Alexandria football team had the momentum heading into halftime of Saturday’s MSHSL Class 5A State Championship game. Chase Thompson’s third touchdown pass of the night, a 23-yard pass to Mason Gorghuber followed by a Elk River turnover over on downs and a Prep Bowl record 44-yard field goal…
LEROY — The stars seemed to be aligning for the LeRoy football team. An undefeated regular season with three generations of Zelezniks contributing to the team in the 125th year of the program? Yeah, something special was bound to happen. “I couldn’t ask for anything greater,” senior wide receiver/linebacker Landon Welte said. “Everyone was committed,…
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) scores a touchdown over Army cornerback Donavon Platt … [+] (28) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. After Notre Dame’s stunning home…
