The first 20 picks of the 2017 NFL Draft are set. Sunday's games finalized the final two playoff spots—both going to teams out of the NFC North—leaving the remaining 20 spots set in stone.
The Cleveland Browns clinched the No. 1 overall pick despite nearly Brownsing it away, finishing off their 1-15 campaign with an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The San Francisco 49ers will be drafting a franchise cornerstone, all while hiring their third ...
The Under Armour All-America Game took place Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and five 2017 athletes ended their recruitment processes. The focus now turns to the seven athletes who will announce their verbal commitments Saturday at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Georgia arguably was the biggest winner of the weekend, as it not only landed 5-star athlete DeAngelo Gibbs during the Under Armour game but also earned a pledge from 4-star safety/athlete Tray Bishop, according ...
Alabama didn't drop a curveball on the college football world Monday. It dropped a 12-to-6 knee-buckler that included all of the ingredients Eddie Harris used on his in Major League.
Head coach Nick Saban announced in an emailed release that offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will not coach in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 9 against Clemson and will focus his attention on his new role as the head coach at Florida Atlantic. Incoming ...
Winter break is a thing of the past, and so is the stasis that had fallen over the college basketball landscape during it.
Villanova remains the Associated Press' top-ranked team for the fifth straight week, but it's part of a reshuffled Top 25. Baylor has ascended to the No. 2 spot and is followed by Kansas, UCLA and Gonzaga to round out the Top Five.
Here is a look at how the remaining rankings played out:
The start ...
Complete and utter chaos in the ACC and Big Ten led to a boatload of winners and losers in college basketball's latest Associated Press Top 25.
By normal conference week standards, this was nothing out of the ordinary. Ten ranked teams suffered a combined 11 losses, compared to nine ranked teams suffering 12 losses during this week one year ago. Now that more quality foes are facing each other instead of running up the score against ...
The Alabama Crimson Tide announced Monday (via Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples) that Steve Sarkisian will assume offensive coordinator duties for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Clemson Tigers on Jan. 9.
Sarkisian replaces Lane Kiffin, who accepted the head coaching job with the Florida Atlantic Owls.
Head coach Nick Saban said Kiffin's departure was a mutual decision, per Yahoo Sports' Sam Cooper:
This wasn't an easy decision and we appreciate the way Lane handled this in terms ...
Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16—Final
Wisconsin rushed for 184 yards and forced a crucial turnover in its 24-16 victory over Western Michigan in the 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic. The Broncos trailed 17-10 early in the fourth quarter, but Wisconsin's T.J. Edwards intercepted quarterback Zach Terrell at the 12-yard line to set up Wisconsin's pull-away score.
Senior running back Corey Clement led the way with 99 total yards and a touchdown, and it was an efficient game from ...
Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will have back surgery Friday to remove a fragment of a herniated disc, according to GoDuke.com.
Krzyzewski is expected to be sidelined for up to four weeks while recovering from the procedure. Associate head coach Jeff Capel will take over head coaching duties during that time.
Krzyzewski spoke about his decision to have surgery:
Dr. William Richardson, Dr. [Allan] Friedman, and our medical team have worked tirelessly to help manage this issue ...
For the first time in the very brief history of the College Football Playoff, we will be treated to a rematch in the CFP National Championship Game.
The Alabama Crimson Tide took care of the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl, while the Clemson Tigers shut out the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl, setting up a rematch of last year's title game.
Both semifinal matchups were extremely lopsided—as has been the trend through the first three ...
Outback Bowl
TV: ABC
Time: 1 p.m ET
The 2017 Outback Bowl will see the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) take on the Florida Gators (8-4).
The Gators enter the game on the heels of a two-game losing skid and will be hoping to right the ship heading into the offseason. As for the Hawkeyes, they have an opportunity to tie a bow on a season that looked bleak after losses to Northwestern and FCS North Dakota State.
Expect a low-scoring affair between ...