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NIL opportunities leave smaller pool of late-round NFL draft prospects
NFL teams might find slimmer pickings in the later rounds of the upcoming draft. Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy says his game's targeted prospects projected for the last few rounds were “wiped out” in December. Players had the option…
Death of hockey player Adam Johnson by a skate cut jumpstarts work on protective equipment
The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate cut to the neck during a game in England has led to plenty of talk about how to prevent laceration injuries on the ice. It has also spurred companies…
Tennessee chancellor says allegations untrue, flawed
Chancellor Donde Plowman told the NCAA president that allegations Tennessee violated rules overseeing name, image and likeness compensation to athletes are “factually untrue and procedurally flawed," according to a letter released Tuesday by the university.
Chiefs, 49ers to meet in rare Super Bowl rematch
The San Francisco 49ers finally climbed back up the playoff mountain to return to the Super Bowl only to find a familiar foe waiting for them. When the Niners get a second shot at a Super Bowl against the Kansas…
Chiefs back in Super Bowl due to simplified offensive approach
The Kansas City Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl by getting back to basics. Late in the season, as their high-octane offense sputtered, the Chiefs decided to dramatically simplify everything: the number of plays in the plan, route concepts,…
Gut-Behrami wins GS and cuts into Shiffrin's overall lead
Lara Gut-Behrami won a World Cup giant slalom by a large margin and trimmed Mikaela Shiffrin's lead in the overall standings to 95 points with the American out injured. Gut-Behrami beat Alice Robinson of New Zealand and Olympic champion Sara…
Princeton back in Top 25 after tough nonconference schedule prepared Tigers for Ivy play
Princeton coach Carla Berube put together a difficult nonconference schedule so her team would be ready for the rigors of the Ivy League as well as potentially another NCAA Tournament run if the Tigers can get back there. The Tigers…
Analysis: Despite heartbreaks and mistakes, the future looks bright for Lions and Ravens
There's hope for downtrodden Detroit and bummed out Baltimore after the Lions and Ravens blew their shots at reaching the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs learned their lessons from a loss to Cincinnati in the AFC…
Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's DQ
The Russia figure skating team still stands to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case. The International Skating Union has published an updated result. The United States has moved…
Analysis: Adam Silver earned his new deal to remain as commissioner of the NBA
Adam Silver works for the NBA's owners, who have seen their franchise values soar over the last decade. He doesn't work for the players, but they seem to be rather enjoying how their bank accounts are getting stuffed as well.…
'Grandissimo': Italian Premier Meloni welcomes home Australian Open champion Sinner
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has returned to Italy amid great fanfare and headed straight to a private meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. Meloni said "Grandissimo" when Sinner walked into her office in the Chigi Palace. Meloni then turned…
Big Ten won't expand conference basketball schedules
The Big Ten plans to stick with a 20-game conference schedule for men's basketball and an 18-game schedule for women's basketball when the league expands to 18 teams next year. The league also announced Tuesday that 15 of the 18…
Jan. 30 college basketball picks and preview: Odds and best bets for Tuesday, including Tennessee vs. South Carolina
Check out odds, previews and picks for the best college basketball games on Jan. 30.
The average ticket price for this year’s Super Bowl is hovering around $10,000
Ticket prices for this year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers might even make billionaire Taylor Swift blush.
Wisconsin men's basketball reaches highest AP ranking in 3 seasons
It's been several years since the Badgers were ranked this high, which sets up a big-time showdown Sunday against Purdue.
3 reasons why this Madison La Follette standout is headed to DePaul women's basketball
Alayna West is much more than gaudy performances and eye-popping statistics. Here's why the the Lancers' all-time leading scorer is set up for Division I success.
Wisconsin volleyball recruit ‘became a better leader’ as All-America match captain
The Badgers have the best-rated setter in the country coming to campus. Here’s how she used her final high school match to continue getting better.
Where Wisconsin hockey teams stand in national rankings entering top-10 matchups
The Badgers men's hockey team dropped after a loss while the women's hockey team stayed put thanks to a third-period comeback. Here's this week's update.
Nuggets spoil debut of Doc Rivers as Bucks head coach
Nikola Jokic and Denver beat Milwaukee, which started a five-game trip.
How Doc Rivers has fared in the playoffs during his 24-year NBA coaching career
With Rivers taking over as coach of a Bucks team with championship aspirations, here's a look at how the other teams he's coached have fared during the NBA playoffs.