The Latest Postseason Picture After a Handful of N.F.L. Teams Clinched Playoff Spots

First 12-team College Football Playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama for last spot

SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1

ABC News - Dec. 8

Max Verstappen brands FIA stewards ‘stupid idiots’ after latest crash

Max Verstappen unleashed another tirade at the stewards during Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by branding them “stupid idiots” after being hit with a 10-second penalty for an ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 8

In Week 14, It’s Do-or-Die for Many N.F.L. Teams. Who Needs a Win the Most?

Wild-card races remain crowded, and margins for error are growing thinner and thinner by the week, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Dec. 8

SMU gets last spot over Alabama as ACC places two teams in the College Football Playoff

ABC News - Dec. 8

College Football Playoff Rankings: Betting markets surge in SMU vs. Alabama debate for final at-large spot

The ACC may get the benefit of the doubt over the SEC this year

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

$2024 NFL playoff picture: Ranking NFC wild-card contenders, from powerful Packers to fractured 49ers$

2024 NFL playoff picture: Ranking NFC wild-card contenders, from powerful Packers to fractured 49ers

Which teams are best positioned for a run to the postseason?

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

2024 NFL playoff picture: Ranking top AFC wild-card contenders, from Ravens to Dolphins and Colts

Here's a look at how the AFC wild-card race is shaping out

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

2024 NFL playoff picture: Projecting the 14-team bracket; Steelers, Ravens to square off in wild-card round?

Also, a look at every team's chances of getting in the postseason

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

College Football Playoff expert picks: Alabama or SMU in last spot? Notre Dame, Texas or Penn State at No. 5?

How our CBS Sports college football experts would vote if they were on the CFP Selection Committee

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

SMU's case for College Football Playoff: Why Mustangs deserve spot in bracket despite loss in ACC title game

A last-second loss in a conference title game shouldn't push the No. 8 Mustangs out of the College Football Playoff

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

No. 18 Clemson beats No. 8 SMU 34-31 in Atlantic Coast Conference championship for spot in College Football Playoff

ABC News - Dec. 8

Your Guide to the College Football Playoff’s New 12-Team Format

A new era of college football’s postseason has officially begun, and with it, a whole host of new details.

The New York Times - Dec. 7

No. 10 Boise State earns spot in College Football Playoff, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championship game

ABC News - Dec. 6

College Football Playoff bubble watch: Who's in, who's out, latest scenarios ahead of Selection Day

There are some teams who are essentially locks for the College Football Playoff, others whose destiny is in their own hands, and others who need some help (and probably won't get it).

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

Alabama's case for College Football Playoff berth: Why Crimson Tide deserve spot in 12-team bracket

Here's why it's an open and shut case for Alabama in the College Football Playoff

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

College basketball rankings: Purdue latest top-10 team to fall on the road after losing to Penn State

The Nittany Lions posted a big win over the Boilermakers, who slipped to No. 12 in the Top 25 And 1

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Lions clinch playoff berth, plus bold predictions for Week 14 and biggest needs for NFL playoff contenders

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 6

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Ranking All 32 N.F.L. Teams Into Tiers by Their Quarterback Situations

Some teams are committed to superstars for the long haul. Others are clearly looking for a way out, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

WATCH: Lions HC Dan Campbell delivers passionate, funny, NSFW locker room speech after clinching playoff spot

Campbell was fired up after the nail biter against the Green Bay Packers

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Dan Campbell's 4th-down gambles help Lions beat Packers 34-31 and clinch playoffs

Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, Jake Bates made a 35-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit Lions clinched a playoff spot with a 34-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers

ABC News - Dec. 6

The College Football Playoff Underdogs No Team Wants to Face

If Alabama makes the playoff, watch out for the Crimson Tide.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

The Race for the N.F.L.’s No. 1 Pick Is Down to 6 Teams

The departure of Daniel Jones has affected the Giants’ chances of picking first.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Lions beat Packers to clinch playoff spot after Campbell’s gutsy fourth-down calls

Green Bay Packers 31-34 Detroit Lions Detroit win 11th game in a row to move to 12-1 Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, Jake Bates made a 35-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Predictions for Packers-Lions 'TNF' showdown, plus Week 14 playoff-clinching scenarios and NFL MVP watch

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 5

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

NFL playoff picture: Who has the edge in crowded NFC West with five games left in 2024 season?

Will the Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams or 49ers pull away in a division in which first and last place are separated by just two games?

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

Did the Right Team Overtake Miami in the Latest College Football Playoff Rankings?

The committee made the correct call by demoting Miami, but one team deserves the nod more than Alabama, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Prisco's Week 14 NFL picks, plus latest QB Power Rankings and playoff projections

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 4

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

NFL playoff scenarios, Week 14: Three teams can earn postseason berths; Chiefs on verge of locking up AFC West

The NFL playoff scenarios for Week 14

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

NFL playoff picture: How Seahawks vs. Cardinals will affect divisional race, including 49ers' chances

How much will Sunday's Seattle-Arizona outcome swing the NFC West race? The SportsLine Projection Model has the answer

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

NFL playoff picture: With the NFC South now a coin flip, here's how Falcons and Buccaneers project to finish

The SportsLine Projection Model's updated projections say the race between Atlanta and Tampa Bay for the division title is up for grabs

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

Ranking Every N.F.L. Team From First to Worst as Kansas City Keeps Falling

Despite being 11-1, the defending Super Bowl champions have dropped out of the top five.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Miami's playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

Miami’s playoff hopes took a nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost in the last rankings before the College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend

ABC News - Dec. 3

Senate Republicans hedge on Pete Hegseth support after latest controversy

President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth met with Republican senators on Tuesday amid allegations ranging from sexual assault to workplace misconduct. Hegseth and his ...

CBS News - Dec. 3

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after penultimate CFP Rankings release

Boise State could lock up a first-round bye with a win over UNLV in the Mountain West title game

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

Japan dispatches a plane and navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine

Japan has dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan

ABC News - Dec. 3

2024 NFL playoff picture, standings: Broncos control No. 7 seed in AFC; Eagles right in mix for NFC No. 1 seed

A look at the playoff standings after every Week 13 game

CBS Sports - Dec. 3

11 teams are probably locked into the CFP. How will the 12th spot be decided?

Eleven of the 12 spots in the College Football Playoff are pretty much decided, but at least seven teams have a case for the last spot. Get ready for some arguments.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 2