Part of the allure of college football is the environment in which it’s played.  A college football team’s stadium can bring as much to the sport as what happens on the field. You can’t think of Oklahoma Sooners football without hearing the great Toby Rowland’s voice booming the “Palace on the Prairie” in a pre-game hype video. If there’s one …

Getty Images Andy Reid was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, but even the Kansas City Chiefs head coach has a flaw in his game that has been put on notice over the course of his 25 years leading the sidelines. Luckily for the Chiefs, in the end they still got the job done en route to a …

The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions — again — defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. It was wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. who got the winning touchdown, catching a 3-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes to cap off a 75-yard scoring drive. Chiefs fans everywhere celebrated their second consecutive Super Bowl win, becoming the first team since …

Florida basketball only played one game this past week instead of the usual two, but it made it count with an 81-65 drubbing of the Auburn Tigers in Gainesville on Saturday afternoon. It was a big one for Todd Golden, who triumphed over his mentor for a Quadrant 1 win. As a result, the Gators finally got some recognition again …

Stacey Stauch has one question on her mind as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “We’re all wondering: Will Taylor show up?” the paralegal said during a trip to the Chiefs-bedecked Union Station, where Wednesday’s parade will end. Joining Stauch was her 11-year-old daughter, Rilynn, and two of …

The Pittsburgh Steelers have released quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. The team announced the decision Monday. Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the decision was mutual after the two sides discussed their situation. Trubisky, a former first-round pick, was slated to play on the second year of a three-year contract that would’ve kept him in Pittsburgh through the 2025 season. Instead, he’ll hit …

Auburn basketball experienced the ebbs and flows of life in the SEC last week. The Tigers opened the week by blowing out rival Alabama by 18 points on Wednesday at home before experiencing a trap game in Gainesville on Saturday, losing 81-65 to Florida. The uneven week has caused Auburn to take a slight hit in the latest rankings. The …

USATSI Patrick Mahomes hears the Tom Brady comparisons, but the Kansas City Chiefs MVP has a hard time putting himself ahead of who many consider is the greatest quarterback who’s ever lived.  Mahomes’ reasoning behind his reluctance is simple, and it goes back to what happened when the two faced each other in the big game three years ago. Brady threw …

USATSI In each of their last three Super Bowl wins, the Kansas City Chiefs had to overcome double-digit deficits to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Kansas City needed overtime this time around, but a 22-12 run after halftime downed Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. In the biggest game of his career, the former Mr. Irrelevant completed 23 …

Tennessee (17-6, 7-3 SEC) will play two Southeastern Conference games this week. Arkansas will host the Vols on Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN2. Tennessee will also host Vanderbilt at Food City Center on Saturday (6 p.m. EST, SEC Network). The latest USA TODAY Sports …

The Pittsburgh Steelers cut quarterback Mitch Trubisky on Monday, sending the former No. 2 overall draft pick into free agency after two disappointing seasons. Trubisky signed with the Steelers in March 2022 and was given first crack at replacing the retired Ben Roethlisberger. Trubisky started four games before being benched in favor of then-rookie Kenny Pickett. Trubisky struggled again this …

Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, and it was one for the history books. In terms of the commercials, there was one that forced us to revise out top 20 ads of all-time after the Kansas City Chiefs took down the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22, in overtime. As is always the case, there was just as much attention paid to …

Ward uses morbid analogy to describe mood after 49ers’ SB58 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Plain and simple, the 49ers’ locker room was devastated after their stunning 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward was one …

Kalen DeBoer has been on the job exactly a month as Alabama football’s new coach. In 30 days’ time, he’s: REPORT: Scott Huff leaving Alabama football for Seattle Seahawks, too NICK SABAN COMMEMORATIVE BOOK: Relive Nick Saban’s epic Alabama football coaching career with our special book! Preorder here. Of course, that’s just been the personnel side of things. There’s also …

Feb 12, 2024, 06:30 PM ET TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing to play their next several games without top defenseman Morgan Rielly, who could be facing a lengthy suspension. He has an in-person hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety scheduled for Tuesday in New York. An in-person hearing allows the league to suspend Rielly for …