The College Football Playoff’s first round served two competitive games and two blowouts. The reaction to that: Many fans and media types are demanding a change to the playoff bracket format. Is that an overreaction to two lopsided games, or a worthy response? Let’s remember, last year’s playoff served up four first-round duds. So, at […]

Thanksgiving is behind us but that’s not stopping the NFL from having a holiday triple-header. Once again, the league is holding three games as millions of Americans celebrate a holiday, this time on Christmas. The NFL’s triple-header on Christmas is still a new concept for football fans. The league avoided the holiday for decades with […]

No holiday gift guide needed for the NFL. The league knew exactly what to get its fans: more football games to watch during the holidays. Exactly four weeks after a Thanksgiving triple-header, the NFL is putting on a triple-header of Christmas Day games in 2025. It’s the third time in the last four years that […]

AI-assisted summary Reds pitcher Hunter Greene refutes rumors that he intentionally prolonged his injury recovery last season. Greene affirmed his commitment to the Cincinnati Reds despite trade rumors and declined an invitation to the World Baseball Classic. He aims to be a role model and increase the number of Black players in Major League Baseball. […]

AI-assisted summary A letter allegedly from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar was included in a recent Justice Department document release. The letter’s authenticity is questionable as it was postmarked in Virginia three days after Epstein’s death in New York. Both Epstein and Nassar were convicted of sex crimes involving young women and girls. (This story […]

NFL power rankings entering Week 17 of the 2025 season (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Los Angeles Rams (1): We know they just lost, their second defeat in four games … albeit a quasi-fluky one. We know they’ve fallen from the NFC’s projected No. 1 playoff seed to its sixth in a matter of days. We know they […]