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Still alive for playoffs, Bengals feel they're a threat

The Bengals did their part to stay in playoff contention with Saturday's 19-17 win over Pittsburgh, and head coach Zac Taylor said he knows other teams are "not going to want us in this tournament."

ESPN - 1h

Bengals keep playoff hopes alive, while Steelers lose fourth straight

Pittsburgh is in the playoffs despite its losing streak. Cincinnati will need help to get the 7-seed.

ESPN - 2h

Voronkov scores 2 goals as Blue Jackets beat Blues 6-4

Dmitri Voronkov scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4

ABC News - 3h

Finland beats Sweden 4-3 in overtime to reach world junior hockey title game

Benjamin Rautiainen scored on a power play at 9:22 of overtime to give Finland a 4-3 victory over Sweden in the world junior hockey semifinals Saturday

ABC News - 5h

College football bowl games, expanded playoff dates and times

With the expanded playoff, the 2024-25 bowl schedule is bigger and better than ever.

ESPN - 12h

At 19, Tom Holland beat 1,500 actors for 'Spider-Man' role: He had 'the charisma, the confidence, the energy,' director says

The actor used his athleticism to help land the role of the acrobatic wall crawler.

CNBC - 14h

Best Headphones for Working Out (2025): Beats, Bose, Shokz, JLab

Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones. Here are our favorites.

Wired - 1d

Cody Ceci scores with 25 seconds left, Sharks beat Devils 3-2

Cody Ceci scored with 25 seconds left in the third period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday

ABC News - 4h

Commanders get RB Ekeler back ahead of playoffs

The Commanders activated running back Austin Ekeler off injured reserve, giving them a key offensive player back as they prepare for the postseason.

ESPN - 8h

NFL scores, live updates: Steelers and Bengals fighting for playoff position

The Steelers and Bengals still have plenty to play for in the final week of the season, and the action is heating up. Follow along with us!

Yahoo Sports - 10h

Saracens rebound from heavy loss to beat Bristol

Saracens respond to a thumping Premiership defeat by Bath to hold off Bristol and end the Bears' record run of wins away from home.

BBC News - 10h

Is It Time for the N.F.L. to Rethink Its Playoff Format?

On Sunday, the Lions and Vikings face off to determine the N.F.C. No. 1 seed. The loser plays the first round on the road.

The New York Times - 16h

James sets more records as LA Lakers beat Atlanta

LeBron James passes Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history as the LA Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks.

Yahoo Sports - 21h

Stamkos scores in 2nd period, Saros gets 4th shutout of season as Predators beat Oilers 3-0

Steven Stamkos scored late in the second period, Juuse Saros stopped 27 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0

ABC News - 23h

Draisaitl scores late as Oilers beat Ducks 3-2 for 2nd straight win

Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 for their second straight win

ABC News - 1d

Minnesota beats Virginia Tech 24-10 in Duke's Mayo Bowl for 8th straight bowl victory

Max Brosmer threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, Darius Taylor ran for 113 yards a TD and also threw for a score and Minnesota extended its bowl winning streak to eight with a 24-10 victory over ...

ABC News - 1d

Wembanyama denies Jokic in closing seconds as Spurs beat Nuggets 113-110

Victor Wembanyama stole Nikola Jokic’s pass with 4 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 113-110

ABC News - 1d

Evan Mobley scores 34 as Cavaliers beat short-handed Mavericks 134-122, run win streak to 9 games

Evan Mobley had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers ran their winning streak to nine games by beating the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 134-122

ABC News - 1d

Brandon Saad gets third career hat trick to help Blues beat Senators 4-0

Brandon Saad had his third career hat trick, Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for his 18th career shutout, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0

ABC News - 1d

Reinhart, Lundell score in shootout, Panthers beat Penguins 3-2

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night

ABC News - 1d

Da Silva scores career-high 25 points, Magic overcome loss of Suggs to beat Raptors 106-97

Tristan da Silva scored a career-high 25 points and the Orlando Magic overcame the loss of guard Jalen Suggs to back spasms to beat the struggling Toronto Raptors 106-97 on Friday night

ABC News - 1d

How the Top-Seeded Teams Tumbled in the College Football Playoff

Texas, Penn State, Ohio State and Notre Dame advanced in the quarterfinals after beating higher-seeded teams.

The New York Times - 1d

Luke Littler beats Michael van Gerwen to win PDC World Darts Championship final – live

Briton becomes youngest darts world champion at 17 Today in Focus podcast: how Britain fell in love with darts Read Jonathan Liew on semi-final night . Eric Bristow, Phil Taylor, Raymond van ...

The Guardian - 1d

Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa says he'll play if Miami reaches NFL playoffs

Miami needs to win to keep its playoff hopes alive

CBS Sports - 1d

Notre Dame Reaches the College Football Playoff Semifinals

Stellar defense from the Fighting Irish helped secure a 23-10 victory over Georgia and a date with Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9.

The New York Times - 1d

Union hires Carnell seeking MLS playoffs return

The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in the Major League Soccer team's history on Thursday.

ESPN - 1d

10 wild NBA predictions for 2025: LeBron gets traded, Wemby beats Kobe's 81 | The Kevin O'Connor Show

Goodbye 2024, hello 2025. With the new year only three days into existence, Kevin O'Connor is joined by Yahoo Sports contributor Tom Haberstroh to conjure up ten wild predictions for the remaining ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Notre Dame beats Georgia 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl and advances to CFP semifinal against Penn State in the Orange Bowl

ABC News - 2d

Watch best of action as Rangers beat Celtic in derby

Watch the best of the action as Rangers beat Celtic 3-0 in the second Scottish Premiership Old Firm derby of the season.

BBC News - 2d

Weekly quiz: Who beat Sabrina Carpenter to the best-selling song of 2024?

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

BBC News - 2d

Djokovic beats Monfils to reach Brisbane quarters

Novak Djokovic will face Reilly Opelka for the first time after reaching the Brisbane International quarter-finals.

BBC News - 2d

Littler beats Aspinall to set up Bunting semi-final

Teenager Luke Littler beat his friend Nathan Aspinall 5-2 to set up a semi-final against Stephen Bunting in the PDC World Championship.

BBC News - 3d

Texas avoids huge upset, beats Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime in Peach Bowl

Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass to keep the game going and beating Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime when an ...

ABC News - 3d

Deebo predicts current NFL playoff bracket, Super Bowl 59 winner

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel gave his prediction for how the current NFL playoff bracket will play out.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

College Football Playoff scores: Ohio State blows out Oregon in Rose Bowl; Texas hangs on to beat ASU in Peach Bowl

Three teams have booked their tickets to the CFP semifinals. Who will join them?

Yahoo Sports - 3d

U.S. beats Canada, wins group at world juniors

The U.S. scored a 4-1 victory over Canada to take the top spot in Group A at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday.

ESPN - 3d

Clement has to win hearts and minds at Rangers. Beating Celtic would help

Manager is yet to win an Old Firm match and success would help him to show he is making some progress. Philippe Clement can only hope the law of averages is due to swing in his favour. If not, the ...

The Guardian - 3d