No Group of Five school has taken part in the College Football Playoff since the four-team postseason system began in 2014. But, the Cincinnati Bearcats are threatening to end that streak this year, as the American Athletic Conference powerhouse is rapidly improving its national championship odds — even if sportsbooks […]
The Cincinnati Bearcats have risen to No. 7 in the AP Poll, and have a realistic chance of becoming the first Group of Five team to fight its way into the College Football Playoff. But to do so, the Bearcats need to stay undefeated and score some big wins along […]
Arkansas hasn’t finished a college football season with a winning record since 2016, and last finished the year with a ranking in the AP Poll in 2011. But the Razorbacks have already pulled a couple of upsets to start the 2021 season undefeated, and will look to continue that trend […]
Former light heavyweight championship challenger Thiago Santos will try to end his skid and slow the momentum of a rising contender when he faces Johnny Walker in the main event of UFC Fight Night 193 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The two Brazilians have each faced adversity in recent fights, […]
Bryson DeChambeau has continued to impress at the Professional Long Drivers Association (PLDA) World Championship this week, advancing to the final day of play in Mesquite, Nevada on Thursday. The PGA Tour pro will now compete among 16 of the biggest hitters in the world as he tries to become […]
Dapper Labs created the most successful sports NFTs in the digital collectibles space with NBA Top Shot. Now, the NFL is partnering with Dapper to give football fans the same chance to collect moments from the most popular sports league in the United States. The NFL and Dapper Labs announced […]
Douglas Lima beat Michael Page at Bellator 221 in May 2019 in spectacular fashion, scoring a highlight knockout early in the second round. The two will meet for a rematch this Friday at Wembley Arena in London, with both welterweights having plenty to fight for in the main event. Page […]
Magnus Carlsen dismissed one of his biggest rivals on Wednesday at the Champions Chess Tour Finals, winning twice against Hikaru Nakamura to stretch his lead and officially eliminate much of the field from title contention. Carlsen won both of his White games to take a quick 2.5-0.5 victory over Nakamura […]
Both Will Zalatoris and Sam Burns broke into stardom on the PGA Tour last season, with Zalatoris finishing second at the Masters while Burns won his first career title at the Valspar Championship. Those performances led to this weekend, where the two 25-year-olds share the honor of being co-favorites at […]
Five teams are still contending for two AL wild-card berths with less than a week remaining in the regular season. But the last few days have brought a small amount of clarity, making it seem more like three teams are battling for one spot in the playoffs. The New York […]
The No. 2 seed Las Vegas Aces will make their first appearance in the WNBA Playoffs on Tuesday night as they host the Phoenix Mercury in Game 1 of their semifinal series. The fifth-seeded Mercury earned their way into the semifinals with a pair of dramatic victories in must-win games. […]
The Chicago Sky climbed the WNBA Playoffs ladder with relative ease, winning their two single-elimination games by double-digit margins to reach the semifinals. The Sky now face a much tougher challenge in their best-of-five series against the No. 1 seeded Connecticut Sun. The Sun topped the WNBA with a 26-6 […]
Oleksandr Usyk came into his heavyweight title bout against Anthony Joshua as an underdog, but a live one who represented a real threat to the WBA, WBO, and IBF champion. After winning convincingly, Usyk proved that he belongs near the top of the heavyweight boxing rankings. But exactly where does […]
When Clemson lost to Georgia in its opening game of the season, there was disappointment for the Tigers, but no real panic. That changed on Saturday when NC State upset Clemson 27-21 in overtime to all but sink the Tigers’ chances of winning a national championship. Clemson (2-2) fell to […]
Magnus Carlsen would come into the Champions Chess Tour Final as the favorite no matter what the format was. But the World Champion also enjoys a huge advantage on the scoreboard before the tournament even begins, making it hard to see how most of the field could possibly catch the […]
Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have enjoyed similar boxing careers, from Olympic gold medals to dominant reigns as professional champions. But most of Usyk’s success has come at cruiserweight, and that could be enjoy to give Joshua a decisive advantage as he defends his WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight titles […]
Valentina Shevchenko hasn’t lost since 2017. If you take out a pair of decision losses to Amanda Nunes, that streak dates back to 2010 instead. But Lauren Murphy will step up to try and do the impossible on Saturday when she challenges Shevchenko for the women’s flyweight title at UFC […]
Brian Ortega suffered the only loss of his MMA career three years ago when Max Holloway stopped him after four rounds in a title fight at UFC 231. Now, Ortega will get a second shot at the belt when he faces Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight championship at UFC 266 […]
The United States jumped out to an early lead at the Ryder Cup on Friday morning, solidifying its position as the clear favorite to lift the trophy on Sunday. While Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia scored the first point of the day, the other three matches all went to the […]
Europe has dominated the Ryder Cup in recent years, winning four of the past five competitions, and seven of nine since 2002. Now, however, the United States appears poised to win back the most prestigious team trophy in golf this weekend at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. The Americans have been […]
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