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Vikings-Cowboys Preview
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Dak Prescott feels the weight of the Dallas Cowboys having to win all of their remaining four games for their best chance to make the playoffs - and, he says, not in a bad way.
Bills-Patriots Preview
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) There was a time in the not-too-distant past when it was a yearly occurrence for the New England Patriots to win the AFC East and go to the playoffs.
Revived Patriots face Bills test in hunt for playoffs
High-flying New England face a mouth-watering test against Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills Sunday, seeking a win over their AFC East rivals that would secure the Patriots a playoff berth and the divisional title.They face a mountain to climb against their divisional rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers, who sit three wins ahead in the AFC West.
Patrick Mahomes offers brutally honest thoughts on Chiefs' playoff chances
Patrick knows his team is up against it.
Expert shares best bets, predictions for College Football Playoff
College football expert Thomas Casale breaks down his picks for the first round of the CFP, as well as two futures bets for the entire playoff
Stand up and take a stand, ACC. Call Notre Dame's bluff after CFP brouhaha
After brouhaha with the College Football Playoff selection of Miami, the ACC must play hardball with Notre Dame and regain respectability.
2025 College Football Playoff Coach Rankings: Kirby Smart, Ryan Day lead the pack
Stacking up all of the coaches in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff against each other
Science Lab: How the Cowboys Can Make the Playoffs
Welcome to "The Science Lab", a place where football facts and in-depth analysis always triumph over feelings.
Meet the winners of our Athlete of the Playoffs polls for the fall sports
Be sure to check providencejournal.com/sports each week for the Longplex Athlete of the Week polls throughout the winter sports season.
OU football eager to face Alabama under 'Friday night lights' in College Football Playoffs
The Sooners are prepping to host a playoff game in Norman with excitement building.
Predators aim to keep climb going vs. shorthanded Blues
After staggering to a 6-12-4 start, the Nashville Predators have worked their way back toward the Western Conference playoff race. They finally gained confidence while winning five of their last seven games.
Fantasy Football Rankings: Risers and fallers ahead of the first round of the playoffs
ACC doubles down on College Football Playoff expansion after Notre Dame fallout
The ACC also wants to explore reducing or eliminating the weekly release of the College Football Playoff selection committee's top 25 rankings
Which CFP teams have the most money? Breaking down field by NIL spending power
Elite spenders highlight this year's playoff bracket, but some teams are doing more with less
Fantasy football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: 16 players to start or sit in Week 15
The fantasy football playoffs are here and fantasy managers will be looking for streamers to trust. Here's a look at who to start and sit in Week 15.
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings: Jaguars steal AFC spotlight as contenders crumble
The Chiefs' and Ravens' playoff hopes are on life support after both teams suffered losses Sunday
2026 World Cup Playoffs: Schedule, Bracket, Teams
2026 World Cup playoff guide with schedule, bracket breakdown and the teams battling for the final spots in the expanded tournament.
College Football Playoff selection: Notre Dame AD details damaged ACC relationship
Notre Dame didn't mind Miami making their case, but felt the ACC was 'taking a lot of shots at us'
Sports betting roundup: College football playoff bracket set, NFL offers up more upsets
Following Saturday’s games, the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was revealed, with games beginning Dec. 19. It wasn’t a good NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook — they went 6-6 straight up. In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against Alabama in the SEC championship and rolled to a 28-7 win.
College Football Playoff picks: Expert bracket predictions for 2025 national champion
Our CBS Sports experts have prognosticated how the 2025-26 College Football Playoff will play out
College Football Playoff selection: Notre Dame has assurance, light 2026 schedule
A change in Notre Dame's relationship with the CFP committee should bode well for next season's playoff hopes
Canes' Cristobal feels for Irish: 'A tough business'
Miami coach Mario Cristobal is relieved the Hurricanes earned a berth in the College Football Playoff field, but he understands the selection process isn't perfect
Chargers vs. Eagles prediction: Odds, pick, live stream, kickoff, TV channel for 'MNF'
A preview of the "Monday Night Football" matchup with heavy implications on the NFL playoff races.
Week 14 Instant Reactions: You cannot trust the Chiefs in the 2025 fantasy football playoffs
Texans vs. Chiefs SNF Live Score, Updates: Patrick Mahomes Faces Tough Houston D
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will look to stay alive in the playoff picture as they take on the NFL's top defense in the Houston Texans in primetime.
NFL playoff picture: What Steelers win over Ravens means
How the AFC North looks after the Steelers knocked off the Ravens in Baltimore
Notre Dame despondent after being left out of College Football Playoff — 'Overwhelming shock and sadness'
“There is no explanation that could possibly be given to explain the outcome,” Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua said. “We feel like the playoff was stolen from our student-athletes.”
College Football Playoff schedule 2025: Games, dates, TV times set for CFP field
Breaking down the schedule for the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket
College Football Playoff bracket: Indiana on top; Miami and JMU in, Notre Dame out
The committee did not drop Alabama from its No. 9 ranking despite a blowout loss in the SEC championship on Saturday.
College Football Playoff bracket, matchups: Indiana on top, Miami over Notre Dame
The 12 teams that will compete in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff have officially been decided
NFL Week 14 Live Updates, Scores: Bengals-Bills, Steelers-Ravens, Colts-Jaguars, More
There are a lot of games that have playoff-like stakes across the NFL on Sunday. Here are the highlights and top moments from Week 14.
College Football Playoff breaking point? ACC tiebreaker chaos exposes flaw
Duke's unlikely ACC title run exposed a tiebreaker system that now threatens the league's place in the College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff selection: ACC awaits decisions on Miami, Duke
A College Football Playoff doomsday scenario is here for the ACC as Duke tops UVA in the championship game
Thoughts on Notre Dame and the CFP after Championship Saturday
Notre Dame football will find out its fate later today with the College Football Playoff and here are three thoughts ahead of the seedings.
Tomorrow's Top 25 Today projects college football rankings entering CFP bracket reveal
Projecting the new AP Top 25 poll after championship weekend in advance of the College Football Playoff rankings
NFL Week 14 Seattle Seahawks playoff rooting guide
Don’t count on the Rams to lose this Sunday, but anything is possible.
Projecting the final College Football Playoff rankings: Is Alabama in or out?
Everyone thought the Crimson Tide was safe coming into championship weekend. But does Alabama's 21-point loss to Georgia create an opportunity for both Miami and Notre Dame to make the 12-team field?
Where to watch College Football Playoff selection show live: Time, TV channel and schedule
The CFP Selection Committee will reveal its final rankings Sunday
CFP bracket predictions: Who makes playoff field? USA TODAY Sports' expert rankings
Who will make the College Football Playoff? USA TODAY Sports offers its final predictions on the final bracket after Championship Week.
Bowl projections: Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech headline CFP bracket
Final picks from CBS Sports for this season's College Football Playoff and bowl slate on the eve of Selection Sunday
College Football Playoff Rankings: Projecting top 25 teams ahead of final bracket reveal
Who's in and who's out? We got some clarity (and a few more questions) after Saturday's conference championship game action
College Football Playoff expert picks: Notre Dame vs. Miami vs. Alabama
Notre Dame vs. Miami for sure. What about those two vs. three-loss Alabama? Are bubble teams BYU and Texas toast? Setting the table for the CFP argument.
Alabama's no-show should make its College Football Playoff fate...
The College Football Playoff committee has a layup — don’t smoke it.
BYU wide receiver calls out CFP committee's bias to SEC, ESPN
BYU football's Parker Kingston took a shot at the CFP selection committee having "bias toward ESPN, SEC" when asked on the Cougars' Playoff hopes.
Buffalo Bills news: Preview of Week 14 vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Breaking down the matchups to watch and analysis as Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills look to hold on to a playoff spot.
CAA Football Recap
Villanova advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs with a 14-7 victory over previously unbeaten Lehigh.
Recap semifinals in the New Orleans area from the 2025 high school football playoffs
Recap all the semifinals from the high school football playoffs in the New Orleans area here.
Frostburg State set to face Kutztown in quarterfinals
KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Frostburg State is one of eight teams remaining in the Division II playoffs. If the Bobcats (11-2) want to reach the Final Four, they’ll have to conquer one of the top teams in the nation. Kutztown University has reached at least the second round in five of the last six seasons, including a semifinal berth in 2023. The Golden Bears (13-0) were ranked in every coaches poll this ...
NFL Week 14 playoff picture: Elimination scenarios and key matchups
A look at which teams can be eliminated this weekend.
It's been a banner year for Indiana sports teams
It's been a banner year for Indiana sports teams. There have been perfect records and playoff runs for professional and collegiate teams in basketball, football and more.
Why Texas should make the College Football Playoff as SEC at-large team
Are the Longhorns being unfairly punished for an early-season loss at Ohio State?
Why BYU should make the College Football Playoff regardless of Big 12 title game result
The Cougars are the first 11-1 team from a power conference in the CFP era to not rank in the top 10. Why?
NFL Week 14 picks, Cowboys-Lions preview for TNF and playoff projections
Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 4
Inside the tightest playoff race in NFL history: Five divisions separated by a game or less
The top two teams in the AFC North, AFC South and NFC North all play each other on Sunday, too.
NFL playoff picture: How Cowboys-Lions impacts NFC seeding and wild-card race
Latest 2025 NFL playoff picture and standings update with which teams are in, out or still alive.
Colin Cowherd: CFP Committee Decision-Making 'Is Absolutely Ridiculous'
Colin Cowherd is left confounded by the College Football Playoff committees' factors for determining its field.
NFL Playoff Projection: Not a classic Ravens-Steelers game, but it could determine a playoff spot
Prisco's Week 14 NFL picks: Packers beat Bears, Cowboys keep rolling
Pete Prisco reveals all of his Week 14 picks, including Chiefs keeping playoff hopes alive.
College Football Playoff rankings: Texas A&M drops to No. 7 behind Ole Miss, Alabama and Notre Dame swap spots
Cal targeting Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as next coach
Dan Lanning could see both of his coordinators leave Oregon after the College Football Playoff
RJ Young's 24-Team College Football Playoff Bracket Entering Week 15
FOX Sports' RJ Young unveils the latest edition of his ultimate 24-team College Football Playoff bracket heading into Week 15.
Trump picks College Football Playoff? Rubio had to be joking
Secretary of state says Miami Hurricanes should be in or Donald Trump should take over the CFP selection process.
College Football Playoff Rankings: Projecting top 25 teams ahead of penultimate reveal
The CFP Selection Committee will reveal its latest batch of top 25 rankings Tuesday night
E-Sports Week in Review
On November 17, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate played SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the first round of playoffs. In just two games, Heath LaPointe took 13 stocks but Albion could not come away with the victory as they lost 0-2.
Adversity unites playoff foes as Maple Leafs visit Panthers
The Toronto Maple Leafs hope their offensive spark stays lit when they visit the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., in the teams' first encounter since the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
CFP Traffic Report: Examining the paths for remaining Power Four contenders
How are the remaining College Football Playoff contenders from the Power Four navigating the traffic?
Sports Daily: Chiefs aim to stay in playoff hunt in upcoming game against Houston
The busy holiday week is behind us. We have Chiefs, college football, college hoops and more to talk about. Paul Mills and Joshua Brisco join the show.
Lane Kiffin, Thanksgiving and CFB conference champs: A busy weekend at the sportsbooks
How sportsbooks are evaluating Ole Miss and the College Football Playoff race, plus more on NFL underdogs winning big on Thanksgiving.
ESPN poses intriguing Cowboys question as playoff quest remains alive
Are the Cowboys now a problem?
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins hold off New Orleans Saints for 3rd straight win
Dolphins keep alive slim playoff hopes
NFL playoff picture: Bears jump to No. 1 in the NFC, 4 teams including Raiders eliminated from contention
High school football: State playoff pairings
CIF state football playoff pairings, with regional bowl games this coming weekend and championship bowl games the following week.
2025 NFL playoff picture, Week 13: Who's in, who's out, who's in the hunt
Latest 2025 NFL playoff picture and standings update with which teams are in, out or still alive.