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Most of the quarterbacks in action weren’t necessarily big names, but the stakes in play for the rare Saturday NFL tripleheader certainly made for a consequential football trifecta. And the aftermath could be far-reaching, especially…

Every week for the duration of the 2023 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide real-time updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture − starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving forward…

Kansas City is gaining ground toward becoming the most popular football team in the U.S., according to an artificial intelligence data company that credits a certain mega pop star for giving the Chiefs a swift…

Steve, I love your columns. They make so much sense, and having two of three grown children who were athletes from a young age, went to college on athletic scholarships and are just great people,…

The day after Jake Paul knocked out Andre August in the first round Friday night, August’s trainer said it could be the last time the boxer fights. “I think my boy’s going to retire,’ trainer…

The NFL’s playoff picture is largely unresolved entering Week 15, with the San Francisco 49ers standing alone as the only team to clinch a postseason berth. Nowhere is the outlook murkier, though, than the race…

College football bowl season kicked off with a full slate of games Saturday. One of the newer bowls of the day, the LA Bowl, features the UCLA Bruins taking on the Boise State Broncos at…

INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts keep getting bruised, battered, taking injuries to their best offensive players, hits that should put their playoff hopes on life support. But this team keeps finding answers, a lot of the…

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning remembers the days where he got four reps every week in practice. He spent four years on practice squads, and he barely even received an opportunity to show the type…

ESPN sportscaster Stephen A. Smith is clarifying his comments about the leadership skills of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry after head coach Steve Kerr defended his star player against the ‘disgusting’ claims. ‘Steve Kerr…