Cup Playoffs Preview

Why a weekly College Football Playoff rankings show is dumb

Ranking teams before the season ends just opens the committee up to more criticism.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

CBA talks: Schedule, playoff format, 'the Jack Eichel issue'

The current CBA expires following the 2025-26 season, and all parties aim to avoid another lockout.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Fantasy Football: 5 rookie RBs worth stashing ahead of playoffs

Set up your rosters for success through the fantasy playoffs with these RB stashes from analyst Pranav Rajaram!

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Who will make the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff?

Select your favorite contender, make your picks for how its season will play out and see what the Allstate Playoff Predictor foretells.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

MLS playoff schedule: Messi's Miami eliminated in dramatic fashion

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will not be MLS Cup champions, as they were dumped out of the playoffs in stunning fashion by Atlanta United.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

What a Chaotic Day of Upsets Means for the College Football Playoff

Miami, Georgia and Iowa State are three of the ranked teams that lost on Saturday.

Sports - The New York Times - November 10

After a Flurry of Trade Deadline Action, N.F.L. Playoff Races Take Shape

A combined 25 teams engaged in 18 trades in hopes of fortifying their rosters for the second half of the season.

Sports - The New York Times - November 10

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami flop out of MLS playoffs, stunned by Atlanta

Inter Miami lost a second consecutive game to Atlanta United, and crashed out of the MLS playoffs in the first round.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 10

How Deion Sanders Has Colorado Poised to Make the College Football Playoff

B.Y.U. leads the Big 12, but Colorado is the new projected conference champion, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 11

Jalen Hurts, Eagles seize first place in NFC East as Dak Prescott-less Cowboys endure another home horror show

Dallas' playoff hopes are all but lost after a hapless showing against Philadelphia.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

Lionel Messi’s shock playoff defeat was great for drama but a problem for MLS

The league has made the Argentinian star the crux of its push for growth. But now that his season is over will neutral fans bother to watch?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 10

Messi’s M.L.S. Team Crashes Out of the Playoffs in Embarrassing Fashion

Soccer has a long way to go toward relevance in the United States after Inter Miami’s loss, a columnist for the Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 11

Forget the playoff format, Logano is a three-time NASCAR champ

NASCAR might not crown its champions the same way it once did, but that doesn't matter: Joey Logano is -- legitimately -- a three-time champion.

Sports - ESPN - November 11

Tua and the Dolphins keep playoff hopes alive in win vs. Rams

The Dolphins managed to keep Matthew Stafford and the Rams from scoring a touchdown.

Sports - ESPN - November 12

NFL storylines to follow before the playoffs: Coaching changes, the Chargers and more

As the regular season crosses the midway point, here's what's most interesting the rest of the way — and also some things you can just ignore, like the Cowboys.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

Georgia falls out of latest CFP bracket; Klay Thompson faces Warriors for first time; Kansas, Kentucky win

There was a big shakeup in the second 12-team playoff reveal

Sports - CBS Sports - November 13

Predicting the College Football Playoff After a Week Full of Upsets

Losses by Georgia and Miami are expected to create movement in the rankings.

Sports - The New York Times - November 12

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