Title Contenders Final

Ranking 134 College Football Teams, as a Shocking Contender Surges

Indiana is no longer just a fun story. The dream season is real, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 29

Trick or treat: Which of the NFL's division leaders on Halloween are contenders vs. pretenders?

Making the call on clubs with sterling records

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

South Asian Americans feel grief and lasting pride as they contend with Harris' loss

After feeling like they were on the precipice of history, many South Asian Americans say they’re heartbroken following Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the 2024 presidential race, but are ...

N.F.L. Week 10 Takeaways: Steelers Could Be Super Bowl Contenders

Under Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh’s offense is as good as it has been in years, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 10

NFL teams with the most deceiving records: 49ers primed to contend; Vikings in trouble?

Which clubs are better or worse than their record says?

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

The Memo: Harris’s defeat jumbles picture for female Democratic contenders in 2028

Vice President Harris’s defeat in last week’s presidential election raises a thorny dilemma for Democrats as they look ahead to future election cycles, including the 2028 presidential race. Twice ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Is anyone going to beat the Lions in the NFC? It might be down to 2 viable contenders

The Lions look very good, and would be hard to beat at home in January.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13

Trump’s administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders – so far

A look at those who have been and could be offered key positions when Trump takes office. Donald Trump , the former US president set to return to the White House in January for a second term, has ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Only 2 College Football Players Look Like True Heisman Contenders

The trophy race appears to be down to Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 13

NFL scores: Josh Allen's late TD run lifts Bills over Chiefs for Kansas City's first loss of the season

The Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen rivalry saw a legendary chapter written on Sunday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Steelers beat Super Bowl contender by solving one of NFL's toughest problems

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson completed a season-low 48.4% of his passes for 207 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.

The Warriors' hot start, trouble in Milwaukee and the biggest questions for NBA contenders

Our insiders answer one big question surrounding the league's top contenders, including what's at stake for high-profile teams.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Marc Rowan emerges as a top contender to be Trump’s Treasury secretary

Private equity billionaire is considering job and is set to meet president-elect on Wednesday

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Animated contenders spotlight a ghost cat, snail hoarder, robots and a fowl villain

In another year of wildly varied animated features, Japan, Australia, Great Britain and the planet Cybertron send us their best.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago

FirstFT: Apollo’s Marc Rowan top contender for Treasury job

Also in today’s newsletter, SpaceX fails to catch Starship, as well as machine learning and robots

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

A College Football Playoff Rankings Shakeup Helps an Unlikely Contender

Boise State’s dream season could result in a first-round bye.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Private equity landlords' screening process discriminated against renters, lawsuits contend

Two large private equity-backed landlords discriminated against prospective tenants by relying on faulty screening systems, according to two lawsuits.

KC Current claim inaugural Summer Cup title

Kansas City Current striker Temwa Chawinga scored twice in the first half as her team beat NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-0 on Friday night in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup final.

Sports - ESPN - October 26

The race for the F1 constructors' title continues in Mexico City

Formula 1 heads to Mexico City for round 20. Check out this weekend's times, stats, predictions and preview.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Topuria keeps title, first to knock out Holloway

Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria scored a third-round knockout -- the first Max Holloway has suffered in his career -- in the main event of UFC 308 on Saturday.

Sports - ESPN - October 26

Draper wins biggest title of career in Vienna

Jack Draper wins the biggest title of his career at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna as the British number one's breakout season reaches even greater heights.

Arsenal, Liverpool share spoils in title-rivals clash

Mohamed Salah's late equaliser earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League encounter at the Emirates on Sunday.