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Just call them Notre Doink!  The Fighting Irish had a chance to further cut into Ohio State’s 31-15 lead and build off their momentum in the fourth quarter but instead got stopped in the red zone. Then kicker Mitch Jeter’s 27-yard field goal attempt hit the uprights to keep Notre Dame off the board entirely. … Read more

ATLANTA — Ryan Day was a dead coach walking.  His roster, worth reportedly $20 million in Name, Image & Likeness, was wasting generational talent.  Tennessee was going to overrun fading Ohio State in its own stadium in the opening round of the expanded College Football Playoff.  Those narratives seem silly now, even preposterous. That loss … Read more

Ohio State holds off Notre Dame to win its first national title since 2014 Instead of crying over another collapse, Ohio State can celebrate another national title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid Monday night to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish. Will Howard hit big-play … Read more

At the one-year mark of Patrick Roy’s reign behind the Islanders bench, the head coach is hoping his team can put together a bigger, better version of what they did last season and make a run into the playoffs. And in what amounted to a must-win game for those purposes against a Blue Jackets team … Read more

No. 8 Maryland couldn’t catch a break Monday.  The day started with the Terrapins announcing that key reserve Bri McDaniel would miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in her right knee.  Hours later, senior Shyanne Sellers exited the second game of the Coretta Scott Classic doubleheader at Prudential Center with a … Read more

The drought is over. The doubts about Ryan Day, about Ohio State, about their inability to win on the biggest stages, can fade away. 5Quinshon Judkins (1) celebrate a touchdown during Ohio State’s win against Notre Dame on Jan. 20. Imagn Images 5Marcus Freeman reacts during Notre Dame’s loss to Ohio State in the College … Read more

Some of Notre Dame and Ohio State’s biggest fans made their way to Atlanta.  Comedian Shane Gillis, former Notre Dame running back Jerome Bettis and legendary quarterback Joe Montana were on hand for Monday’s national championship game to cheer on the Fighting Irish at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mike Golic, who played lineman at Notre Dame and … Read more

This isn’t the first time Kyle Palmieri’s name has been thrown around going into the NHL trade deadline. If the Islanders move the winger, it won’t be the first time he’s been dealt, either. But there is one difference between now and any other time Palmieri’s had to worry about being traded. “Knowing [Islanders general … Read more

Oshae Brissett, who won an NBA title in June and was in camp with Jordi Fernandez’s Team Canada a month later, has landed with the Long Island Nets.  Fernandez told The Post that the signing had nothing to do with him, that Brissett earned his spot all on his own merit. But he added that … Read more

UCLA coach Cori Close doesn’t want to talk about it.  The thought of what happened to the Bruins in the past two NCAA Tournaments makes forward Gabriela Jaquez “mad and angry.”  But after back-to-back Sweet 16 exits, No. 1 UCLA seems well in position to redeem itself from what has transpired in the past.  3Cori … Read more