A typically routine pregame parachuting stunt went awry at Friday’s Armed Forces Bowl. A parachutist appeared to briefly get entangled in the netting and support wiring near an end zone shortly before Texas State and Rice kicked off. After being momentarily suspended in the air, he fell to the ground between the end zone turf…
Ole Miss had to delay the celebration for their 39-34 Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia multiple times on Thursday night. After kicking a go-ahead field goal with six seconds left, Ole Miss was awarded a safety on its final kickoff when Georgia’s return team tried a cross-field lateral that hit the pylon. Players and coaches…
Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova stepped into a social media debate in defense of famed “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling over biological males in women’s spaces on Thursday. Rowling responded to an X thread by English columnist Dan Hodges, who was condemning what he considered “hostile” treatment of biological male transgender people who enter women’s…
Oregon beat Texas Tech 23-0 to win the Orange Bowl and advance in the College Football Playoff on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium with a dominant defensive showing. The Ducks forced four turnovers in the win, holding the Red Raiders to just 206 yards of total offense. The Red Raiders defense kept Texas Tech in…
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel answered questions about recent criminal allegations against star players Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore in a press conference on Wednesday. Diggs was accused of attacking a private chef during a dispute about money, while Barmore has been accused of domestic assault and battery charges after his girlfriend told…
New Orleans Saints star wide receiver Chris Olave will not play in Week 18 after a blood clot was reportedly found in his lung. The blood clot was caught early, and Olave was expected to be discharged from a hospital Thursday, according to Saints reporter Nick Underhill. Olave has no prior history of blood clots…
College football fans took to social media to air their frustrations with the CBS broadcast for cutting off longtime football announcer Gary Danielson’s final goodbye. Danielson’s final game was a thriller, as Duke beat Arizona State 42-39 on Wednesday at the Sun Bowl. However, the end of the game went much better than the end…
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is focused on the playoffs, so much so that he had to be reminded by reporters that it was New Year’s Eve on Wednesday. The longtime NFL coach was asked by reporters ahead of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers if he had to speak to his players…
Indiana dominated Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl Thursday to send the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff semifinals. It marked the most lopsided postseason defeat for the Crimson Tide in program history. It was also Alabama’s biggest margin of defeat in any game since a 42-6 defeat to Arkansas Sept. 26, 1998. Indiana had…
Golf legend Phil Mickelson shared his thoughts on alleged fraud occurring in his home state of California in a series of social media posts. President Donald Trump said during a New Year’s Eve event Wednesday that fraud in California, New York and Illinois is worse than the recently uncovered welfare fraud in Minnesota. Mickelson responded…