Ohio University fired its head football coach, Brian Smith, after he admitted to having an extramarital affair with an undergraduate student, according to records obtained by USA TODAY. Smith’s contract was terminated for cause, the university announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17, after he had been placed on leave on Dec. 1. Smith has vowed to […]

After how his final match ended caused uproar, John Cena said his wrestling career ‘died peacefully.’ The WWE legend wrestled the final match of his 23-year career at Saturday Night’s Main Event on Dec. 13. It was a raucous event as generations of fans not just saw the 17-time WWE Champion in the ring one […]

Players voted to authorize the Women’s National Basketball Players Association’s Executive Committee to ‘call a strike when necessary,’ the union announced on Thursday. The vote comes less than a month before the current CBA is set to expire on Jan. 9, 2026, following two previous extensions from the original Oct. 31 deadline. “The players have […]

No. 1 seed Kentucky women’s volleyball is back in the national championship game. After suffering their worst deficit since 2018 in the first set, Kentucky bounced back to defeat Wisconsin in five sets, 12-25, 25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 15-13, in the 2025 NCAA volleyball national semifinals on Thursday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kentucky will face […]

The stock car racing world’s been rocked by the news that former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among those killed in a plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday, Dec. 18. Biffle, his wife Cristina Biffle, their son Ryder and Greg’s daughter Emma were among the seven people who died in the […]

It was a ‘Thursday Night Football’ game for the ages. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 38-37 in overtime, in the first game of Week 16 to take over the top spot in the division and conference with a 12-3 record. It featured a 457-yard, three-touchdown game from Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and […]

The war of words has been steadily escalating. Now it’s almost time for war to be waged in the ring. Heavyweights Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua had their official weigh-in Thursday in Miami, the site of their highly anticipated eight-round bout on Friday. Joshua weighed in with more than a 25-pound weight advantage, in addition […]

AI-assisted summary The winner of the Rams-Seahawks game will become the NFC’s projected No. 1 playoff seed. The Philadelphia Eagles can clinch the NFC East title with a victory over the Washington Commanders. Multiple teams, including the Bills, Jaguars, Chargers, and Patriots, will attempt to clinch playoff berths on Sunday. Did you have Rams-Seahawks (Part […]

With the Seattle Seahawks trailing the Los Angeles Rams by 16 points early in the fourth quarter, it felt like they needed a miracle to come back. The crazy two-point conversion they got to tie the game 7 minutes later wasn’t quite a miracle, but it was the next best thing. The Seahawks were trailing […]

No. 3 seed Texas A&M swept No. 1 seed Pitt, 29-27, 25-21, 25-20, in the 2025 NCAA volleyball Final Four on Thursday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the first time Pitt has been swept all year.  The Aggies will make their first national championship appearance on Sunday (3:30 p.m., ESPN).  Texas A&M […]