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Rangers players celebrate after their first goal during their win over the Utah Hockey Club on Jan. 16, 2025. AP I will readily admit that I did not think the Rangers had this in them.  When the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025 with demoralizing defeats and dispiriting weeks piling up one after another, I … Read more

Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen will duel in a highly anticipated game. ORCHARD PARK — The hardy souls across western New York and inside Highmark Stadium never ask for much, just that elusive first Super Bowl championship, but first Josh Allen with the ball in his hands last on Sunday night.  Because their worst nightmare … Read more

Caitlin Clark’s admiration for Taylor Swift has finally come full circle after the two embraced each other multiple times during the Chiefs’ divisional round playoff game on Saturday. Clark was spotted sitting in the pop star’s suite in Arrowhead Stadium, where Kansas City beat the Texans, 23-14, and advanced to the AFC title game. The … Read more

Jeff Ulbrich, who served as the Jets’ interim head coach for the final 12 games of the 2024 season, has landed a new job. The Falcons are hiring Ulbrich as their defensive coordinator. Ulbrich had been with the Jets since 2021. He served as the defensive coordinator under coach Robert Saleh and was chosen to … Read more

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws under pressure during a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional playoffs Saturday. (Reed Hoffmann / Associated Press) Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, most of it going to best buddy Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans … Read more

It’s been quite a ride for Travis Kelce and the Chiefs, who face off Saturday against the Texans with a berth to their seventh consecutive AFC Conference Championship game on the line.  Speculation that the star tight end will retire if the Chiefs three-peat has been mounting, and as the team warmed up on the … Read more

Playoff football in Kansas City is a family affair — especially for the Mahomes family, which, just six days ago, got one tot bigger. Brittany Mahomes was on the field at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday and sent her husband off into action against the Texans with a pregame kiss. She appeared unperturbed by the freezing temperatures, … Read more

Matthew Stafford and Jalen Hurts look to add to their legends in Rams-Eagles showdown Matthew Stafford played in one Super Bowl with the Rams and won. Jalen Hurts played in one Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles and fell short. Both quarterbacks aim to return to the NFL’s biggest stage. One will take a step … Read more

USC guard Desmond Claude, right, drives to the basket in front of Wisconsin forward Steven Crowl during the Trojans’ 84-69 loss Saturday at the Galen Center. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Fresh off what seemed to be a turning point in the USC men’s basketball season, during which they had finally found a rhythm … Read more

Steve Sarkisian parlayed back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinal appearances into an extension — and not another job. The Texas head coach has reportedly stiff-armed interest from the NFL and agreed on a contract extension that will keep him in Austin. According to several reports, one more year will be tacked on to a contract that … Read more