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In February for Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “28 Black Stories in 28 Days.” We examine the issues, challenges and opportunities Black athletes and sports officials continue to face after the…

Just playing in the big game is already memorable enough, but two members of the Kansas City Chiefs will have even more reason to remember this Super Bowl Sunday. While he was busy preparing to face off…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 1 South Carolina delivered in its highest-stakes game of the season so far, beating No. 2 LSU 88-64 to become the lone undefeated women’s basketball team in Division I. The Gamecocks (24-0,…

EVANSTON, Ill. − What started out at a rapid pace slowed into a defensive war between the Big Ten’s top team and one trying to maintain its place in second in the league standings. Northwestern,…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – If you just so happen to wonder what Andy Reid’s favorite Mexican dish is, you would have been enlightened during a mid-week media session with the Kansas City Chiefs coach at the…

Before Aaron Rodgers goes into darkness later this month for his four-day isolation retreat to find clarity, the Green Bay Packers quarterback wanted to shed light on one narrative. No, he hasn’t decided about whether…

Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages after claiming that a Phoenix hotel and a female employee wrongfully accused him of misconduct.  The lawsuit, obtained by USA…

New Mexico State announced Friday night that it has shut down its men’s basketball program until further notice while investigating unspecified ‘potential violations of university policy.’ The school said in a statement that its next game…

‘Jeff is a great coach,’ Leonard said. ‘Jeff came in with the right mindset that he wasn’t going to sit back and allow bad play. He demanded excellence from everybody. The offensive line got better.…

Three years from the start of a pandemic, henpecked by inflation and kinda-sorta-maybe anticipating a recession is no time for sweeping assertions about ad buys and corporate positioning. But Super Bowl Sunday waits for no…