The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the Super Bowl for the second straight season, and they did it by registering their second straight upset victory on the road to eliminate the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship game. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers engineered a historic second-half comeback against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship to …

On Jan. 8, the morning of the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, the commissioners and conference presidents who oversee the organization (known as the CFP Management Committee) met in Houston to finalize what was thought to be a formality. The goal: address the final access point for the expanded 12-team playoff field starting next season. In the wake of …

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league and union announced Monday. Kuznetsov will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. Under the terms of the program, he can return to the team for practice and then games when cleared by administrators. The Capitals said earlier Monday that Kuznetsov was not …

Meyers: Pats ‘wouldn’t budge’ over $1M difference from Raiders’ offer originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the New England Patriots’ many miscues in 2023 was picking JuJu Smith-Schuster over Jakobi Meyers in free agency. Smith-Schuster took Meyers’ spot on the Patriots’ wide receiver depth chart after signing a three-year, $25.5 million contract ($16 million guaranteed). Earlier that week, …

Former Michigan special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh is rejoining former Wolverines defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald with the Seattle Seahawks instead of following his father Jim Harbaugh to the Los Angeles Chargers, per multiple reports. Jay Harbaugh ran one of the most well-regarded special teams units in college football under Jim at Michigan since 2017. It was widely expected that he …

Two weeks after new Indiana coach Curt Cignetti reoffered a scholarship to Evan Parker, the Carmel junior offensive lineman became the second player — and second offensive lineman — to commit to the Hoosiers in the 2025 class. Carmel offensive lineman Evan Parker The 6-4, 295-pound Parker, a Class 6A Junior All-State selection by the Indiana Football Coaches Association, announced …

Singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and businessman Usher will be headlining the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. The eight-time Grammy Award winner will hit the stage after two quarters of football on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.  The big game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, as well as all performances, will be televised on …

Very few NFL teams can match the history of the San Francisco 49ers, who is the first franchise to claim five Super Bowl wins. They’re now one win away from joining the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots as six-time champions.  By reaching this year’s Super Bowl, the 49ers have matched the Steelers and Cowboys for the second-most Super Bowl appearances …

On Sunday evening, Penn State received its ninth commitment from the Class of 2025, which currently ranks as the sixth-best class in the nation according to 247Sports, when inside linebacker Alex Tatsch pledged his commitment to James Franklin and the Nittany Lions. Tatsch, a Latrobe, PA native, is a four-star and top-10 Pennsylvania recruit. His quickness and elite ball skills …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Raheem Morris has taken over a Falcons team that has had six straight losing seasons — only the Jets (eight years) and Browns (six) have gone longer without a winning record — so understandably, he was asked Monday about the pressure to win immediately. “This is what we do,” the 47-year-old said. “This job comes …

Dan Quinn called the defensive plays with the Cowboys the last three years, but he won’t be taking that responsibility as the new head coach of the Commanders. While there was little need to announce that offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury will be calling the offensive plays, Quinn was asked at a Monday press conference about his plan on the other …

Five-star cornerback recruit Brandon Lockhart is projected to flip his commitment from the USC Trojans to the Georgia Bulldogs. Lockhart is the top rated cornerback in the class of 2026. The five-star recruit plays high school football for Loyola High School in Los Angeles, California. Lockhart is ranked as the No. 9 recruit in his class and the No. 1 …

He’s been waitin’ on this for so long. And now he’s going to do it his way. Usher will be the halftime performer for the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. The eight-time Grammy Award winner headlines the halftime show for the first time in his illustrious career, and it will be seen …

The Super Bowl is the most-watched television program every year and people are not just turning into the game, but the halftime show is also a major draw to the event. Throughout the history of the Super Bowl, the halftime show has evolved and grown into a spectacle that is one of the most highly anticipated musical performances each year. …

Sherrone Moore is working diligently as the new Michigan football head coach, having been out on the recruiting trail while also trying to assemble his new staff. Moore managed to make a few hires early, retaining some previous coaches through promoting them to new roles, while others haven’t been announced, yet have been out on the recruiting trail, offering multiple …