With a 12-0 college juggernaut and a 0-12 NFL disaster, a classic if flawed barroom debate returns.
The Raiders haven’t made the playoffs since 2002; in the eyes of Bay Area children old enough to be looking ahead to college, they’ve always been losers. But all of that seems to be changing in 2016.
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A judge awarded Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant football coach, more than $5 million in his lawsuit against the university Wednesday, on top of a prior $7.3 million jury verdict for defamation.
The tense, seesaw battle for the World Chess Championship ended Wednesday evening with defending champion Magnus Carlsen defeating challenger Sergey Karjakin in a rare tiebreaker.
Professional sumo wrestling takes place only in Japan, but its top practitioners are Mongolian, who have come to dominate the ancient sport.
Kei Nishikori, currently the fifth-ranked tennis player in the world, is the star of a Tokyo tennis tournament this weekend raising funds for areas affected by the 2011 Japanese Tsunami.
The former No. 1 will play his first event in 16 months with humble expectations for success in the sport he long ruled
Underestimated for most of his life, Stephen Curry redefined basketball to become one of the most electrifying and relatable players ever. But he still plays as if he has something more to prove.
The new coach is taking a radically different approach than the recently fired Jurgen Klinsmann; ‘we’re not going to look like Barcelona’
Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will break their tie with speed chess and, if needed, the dreaded ‘Armageddon Game.’
New York retains slugging outfielder with four-year deal worth $110 million
Members of a Brazilian soccer team traveling to the finals of the Copa Sudamericana were among at least 70 people killed Monday night when their airplane crashed on approach to Colombia’s Medellín international airport.
As Fifa tries to overhaul its operations, few have more to lose than two largely unknown brothers—Jaime and Enrique Byrom, who have spent the past three decades amassing a fortune overseeing the ticketing contracts for some of the biggest international sporting events.
Ian McCaw has been tapped to head the athletic department at Liberty University.
Nico Rosberg clinched the first Formula One championship of his career.
The Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes are likely headed to college football’s playoffs. For a host of other top teams, however, multiple variables could either give them a shot at the championship, or leave them on the outside looking in.
The Detroit Lions signed Logan Thomas to their practice squad on Monday, with the intention of converting the former quarterback to tight end.
Golf is hard enough for the senior golfer. Now new rules are making it even harder.
The Baltimore Ravens secured a 19-14 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday with a series of offensive penalties in the final 11 seconds of the game.
Anne Garrett, an 82-year-old runner, describes her workout and four-day-a-week running regimen, often with the children she meets as an anti-obesity advocate.
After a career spent training and competing through the pain, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback got to the core of the problem.
New York retains slugging outfielder with four-year deal worth $110 million
The Packers quarterback befuddled America when he disappeared inside a camping tent during Monday’s game.
College football’s playoff format pleases some, stiffs others and creates a whole new flurry of contradictions.
Will the family game be more contentious than the election? Will Tony Romo show up? Where’s the bourbon?
Brash Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor backs up the talk with a decisive victory to take a historic second championship belt.
Cycling’s amateur ‘Gran Fondos’ are the next big thing for the sport—and pro riders are fueling the mania.
An epic night of anxiety and jubilation in Chicago as the Cubs prevail in a World Series Game 7 classic.
Despite a wave of criticism about the lackluster quality of play in the NFL this season, the league is on pace to have more nail-biting games than ever.
With one of the weakest free-agent classes in recent memory, baseball fans shouldn’t expect teams to shell out cash like they did last year to bolster their 2017 rosters.
In their first 17 games, the Blueshirts haven’t lit the lamp—they’ve practically broken it.
The NFL’s first matchups of the week this year have been some of the worst on offer
More than ever, teams are putting together long series of plays that result in nothing more than a punt this season.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been hobbled by injuries this season, crippling his running ability, and with it the entire Seahawks running game.
Matthew Stafford and his fellow Detroit Lions are the first team in NFL history to win their first five games despite trailing in the final quarter.
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