The NFL playoff picture is finally coming into clearer focus as Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season wraps up. Entering the week, just two teams had locked up playoff berths. But after Week 16's action ...

It took a whole lot of controversy and even a bowl boycott by Notre Dame, but the 2025 College Football Playoff field is officially set. All 12 teams are seeded and know who and where they’re going to ...

No bracket bangs as hard as the annual 68-team NCAA Tournament every March. Period. But this year's 12-team College Football Playoff bracket brings loads of appeal, even to us hoops scribes whose ...

The 2025 NFL season has been one of the league's most unpredictable to date, and the league's projected playoff bracket reflects that. Many of the preseason Super Bowl favorites – notably the ...

It didn't have to be this way. Upon Notre Dame finding out that it wasn't selected for the 12-team College Football Playoff, Marcus Freeman's squad announced that it was withdrawing from bowl ...

Ohio State won the first 12-team College Football Playoff last year. Who will prevail in the bracket this time? Brett Davis / Imagn Imagse Who will win the second 12-team College Football Playoff?

With the World Cup Draw complete, the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is hitting its final stretch as nations around the globe fight for the last spots in the expanded 48-team field. The playoff ...

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