The University of Mary men's hockey team seemed further than ever from solving the puzzle that is No. 1 Minot State during a weekend sweep at the hands of the Beavers.
PITTSBURGH — Albeit on the opposite side of the state, Chase Shugart’s upbringing in East Texas wasn’t all that different from some of the kids featured in “Friday Night Lights.” Shugart hails from Bridge City, a town of roughly 10,000 located on the Texas side of Sabine Lake, which borders …
MIAMI — Thousands of fans came in early January, gladly trading snow and ice storms in South Bend, Ind., and State College, Pa., for South Florida temperatures. American Airlines helped, offering them extra nonstop flights to Miami International Airport. But football isn’t the only game in t…
LOS ANGELES — Even a major infusion of cash from UCLA could not prevent its athletic budget crisis from deepening. In a departure from previous years, when it provided negligible direct institutional support, the school gave its athletic department $30.06 million during the fiscal year endin…
LAS VEGAS — The official announcement that Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff championship game was made Friday with a magical moment. Strip headlining magician Shin Lim was featured in a video announcing the game, scheduled for Jan. 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium. Lim did…
DALLAS — SMU may have come up four wins short of hoisting the national championship trophy this season, but the now-completed 2024 college football season will be remembered with the Mustangs having a key role in it. During an unprecedented season featuring conference realignment and an expa…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Xavier Lucas, a former American Heritage football star, knew he wanted to come home. But Wisconsin, where he spent his first year of college, did not want to let him transfer. The Badgers did not enter the cornerback’s name in the transfer portal within two business d…
DALLAS — Dallas will not host the 2029 College Football Playoff title game as it hoped, but the committee in charge of North Texas’ bid made that decision. A report from The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy Monday said Tampa, Fla., replaced Dallas as the host city for the game on Jan. 22, 2029 due to a scheduling conflict. However, a person familiar with Dallas’ bid told The Dallas Morning News ...
ATLANTA — Before the first 12-team College Football Playoff even started, there were already plenty of people suggesting changes for determining future national champions.
LOS ANGELES — The locker rooms where the teams from Oregon and Ohio State dressed for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals are now a command center and a briefing room. Outside, firefighters and National Guard troops mill about the wide concourse where, less than three weeks ago, more than 90,000 football fans gathered. And the sprawling grass fields that were recently home to dozens of ...
MIAMI — The University of Wisconsin on Saturday night released a lengthy statement regarding cornerback Xavier Lucas’ transfer to the University of Miami, saying a “binding two-year NIL agreement” was violated and that the school has “credible information indicating impermissible contact” between Lucas and UM football personnel prior to Lucas’ request to enter the transfer portal — a request ...
After the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff, the national championship game is almost ready to kick off. Notre Dame (14-1) will try to win its first national championship since 1988 when it plays Ohio State on Monday night (7:30 p.m. ET) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Fighting Irish defeated Penn State in the Orange Bowl to advance to the national championship. Ohio State ...
CHICAGO — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said he has put “zero thought” into coaching in the NFL despite reported interest this week from the Chicago Bears. Speaking on Saturday at media day for the College Football Playoff national championship, Freeman told reporters in Atlanta he has been too busy preparing for his team’s matchup against Ohio State on Monday to think about an NFL future. ...
Are colleges ready for what comes next — with name, image and likeness deals; the transfer portal; the playoff; Title IX and other issues still to be resolved.
ATLANTA — It is the one firing that all sports fans can appreciate. The clock reaches all zeros, the crowd roars and delirious players rush onto the field. And clouds of confetti shot — or fired — out of cannons swirl in the air. You really can’t have a championship event without it. Late Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, bits of Notre Dame blue and gold or Ohio State scarlet, gray and ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes recruited Xavier Lucas when he was a standout cornerback at American Heritage, but Lucas ultimately chose Wisconsin. After a year with the Badgers, Lucas wanted to enter the transfer portal because his father was suffering from a “serious, life-threatening” illness, his lawyer, Darren Heitner, told Yahoo Sports. Miami, his hometown team, was the ...
Ohio State faces Notre Dame in the 2025 National Championship, marked by a low-scoring, tactically driven defensive clash. Both will bring a lot of physicality.
Greg Eslinger’s football career began at Bismarck High, continued at the University of Minnesota and eventually led to the National Football League.
MIAMI — Progress, improvement. In sports that has always been a coach’s sturdiest, most reliable shield against criticism. Being better than last year was always enough. So it is understandable this is what Mario Cristobal touts as he excavates from the rubble of what became of this Miami Hurricanes football season. His three seasons at UM have gone from 5-7 to 7-6 to 10-3, and no rational fan ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida coach Urban Meyer was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, becoming fourth Gators’ coach to receive the honor. Meyer, who won two national titles in Gainesville and a third at Ohio State, was chosen on the first ballot. He will join seven-time winner Nick Saban, delivering the 2025 class an unprecedented 1-2 punch from the coaching ranks. Meyer, 60, ...
DALLAS — Many anticipated the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium last week would be Quinn Ewers’ final game in a Texas uniform. The Longhorns’ starting quarterback confirmed that to be true Wednesday morning. After three seasons at Texas, Ewers announced on social media that he has declared for the 2025 NFL draft and that his college career at Texas has come to an end. Ewers, a three-year starter, ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jerry Jones calling Deion Sanders to gather his thoughts about becoming the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys is why JJ is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. News of the phone call generated the attention that PT Jerry craves. The call checked a critical box off the list in the immediate stages of a coaching search that may take weeks, and will infuriate millions. ...
Cold-shooting nights are part and parcel of being a basketball team.
Terry Bowden analyzes key plays and mistakes in college football, with a focus on Texas and Ohio State. Join as he also previews the national championship!
After a month off, Bismarck State was ready and raring to get back on the mat, even with a loss coming their way courtesy of Minot State.
A tough night shooting cost the University of Mary women’s basketball team on Friday night. On Saturday, they bounced back, hitting just enough shots to salvage an NSIC weekend road split.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinn Ewers was all set up for a version of his own Vince Young/Keith Jackson moment. Texas faced fourth-and-goal from the Ohio State 7-yard line, one touchdown away from tying Ohio State in the dying minutes of the national semifinal, the Cotton Bowl. But rather than hear the echoes of Jackson saying, “Vince Young’s going for the corner, and he’s got it!” from UT’s national ...
MIAMI — The excitement inside the Orange Bowl committee was palpable when they found out in 2017 that Miami and Hard Rock Stadium would be hosting the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship. It was their first opportunity to be the site of the title game since the sport changed to its new format ahead of the 2014 season after being part of a steady rotation for the championship. ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinn Ewers had looked forward to seeing his old roommate at the Cotton Bowl, but not as up-close-and-personal as Jack Sawyer made the reunion, probably. A strip-sack and recovery and interminable 83-yard touchdown run with a little more than two minutes left, sealing Texas’ fate. Ewers’, too. If the Longhorns’ 28-14 loss to Ohio State at JerryWorld in the College Football ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — The snow stopped. The sun emerged. Streets and parking lots thawed and Texas and Ohio State did in fact collide Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinal in AT&T Stadium. Three days of weather woes were superseded by high stakes drama and college football pageantry as the Buckeyes pulled out a 28-14 victory over the Longhorns to earn a berth in the Jan. 20 CFP ...