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‘Black Monday’ has traditionally served as a day of reckoning throughout the NFL, with teams issuing final verdicts on embattled head coaches one day after the regular season ends. Not every franchise, however, is patient…

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole early Friday morning and was believed to be at his uncle’s mansion after authorities secretly moved the world-famous double-amputee athlete who killed…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Don Read, the former Montana football coach who retired after leading the Grizzlies to their first national title in 1995, died Wednesday, four days before the school plays for a third…

The final regular-season weekend of any NFL campaign typically features games with definitive playoff implications, so many teams getting a final shot to punch their ticket, improve their seeding … or watch all of their…

Veteran running back Dalvin Cook has found a new home. Cook is expected to sign with the Baltimore Ravens, a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of…

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer said in a television interview on Fox News Thursday that he “made mistakes” and was “reckless” in his personal life but has made changes to address that as…

Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal will soon have his jersey hanging in the rafters of three different arenas. The Orlando Magic announced Thursday they will retire O’Neal’s No. 32 jersey next month. He will be…

Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse that may be offensive to some readers or painful to survivors of sexual assault. Canadian Olympic figure skater Nikolaj Sørensen, one of the world’s top-ranked ice…

In a sport that has grown accustomed to recycling its national champion from the same small pool of programs, the final game of this college football season will offer something that hasn’t been seen for…

December and January is decision time for the best college football players in the country. Players who have been in school for three or four seasons and still have eligibility remaining must weigh the positives…