Guardians Pushing Unexpected Season into Postseason Will Have Chance to End Series Title Drought

NFL playoff bracket explained: How postseason seeding, matchups are decided in race to 2025 Super Bowl

Everything you need to know about the NFL's playoff structure

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Far Right Gets Chance to Form Government in Austria

The Freedom Party was tasked with trying to form the nation’s first far-right-led government since World War II, adding to the trend of anti-immigrant and populist parties gaining ground across ...

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

‘I laughed, I cried, I reflected on many things’: Guardian readers’ best films of 2024

From the mullets in Love Lies Bleeding and the bonkers body horror of The Substance to the tender humanism of Crossing, there was something for all tastes in 2024. Our readers share their ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Maiocco's Observations: Disastrous season ends with loss to Cardinals

The San Francisco 49ers ended a disastrous 2024 NFL season on Sunday with plenty more things going horribly wrong against the Arizona Cardinals.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

NFL playoffs: Ranking all 14 teams to make the postseason, from juggernaut Lions to slumping Steelers

How do the contenders stack up going into Wild Card Weekend?

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

NFL playoff narratives for all 14 postseason teams: Sam Darnold not playoff tested? Lions too banged up?

A narrative surrounding each playoff team

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Where 49ers will pick in 2025 NFL Draft after season-ending loss

Here's where the 49ers will pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after San Francisco's disappointing campaign ended with a 47-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

Party like it's 2015! Broncos end playoff drought with big Week 18 win

Rookie first-round pick Bo Nix led Denver to a quick 14-0 lead, calming nerves of anyone worried that the Chiefs' backups would ruin their playoff dreams.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

WATCH: The major films and TV series to watch for the Golden Globes

As the Golden Globes mark the unofficial kick off Hollywood’s award season, ABC News’ Will Ganss takes a look at the top contenders to take home an award.

ABC News - Jan. 5

The Guardian view on film and feminism in China: women feel Her Story is their story | Editorial

The hit comedy has struck a chord by celebrating female friendship and pushing back against misogyny. Just over a year ago, Xi Jinping told China’s national women’s congress that the Communist ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

Sabalenka beats Kudermetova to lift Brisbane title

World number one Aryna Sabalenka warms up for her Australian Open title defence by winning the Brisbane International.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Jackson stars as Ravens clinch AFC North title

Lamar Jackson stars as the Baltimore Ravens clinch the AFC North title by beating the Cleveland Browns.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Australia race to victory and series win over India

Australia race to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney with Scott Boland taking 6-45 to help regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Australia beat India to claim series victory

Watch highlights as Australia beat India by six wickets in Sydney and win the five-match Test series 3-1.

BBC News - Jan. 5

2025 NFL playoff picture: How Bengals or Dolphins can still steal AFC's final postseason spot from Broncos

There's only one playoff spot up for grabs in the AFC

CBS Sports - Jan. 5

Chelsea's missed chances vs. Palace show why they're not in title race

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca claims his side isn't ready to challenge for the title. He might be right.

ESPN - Jan. 4

Steelers desperate to turn 0-3 skid around and end season on better note

After clicking on all cylinders earlier in the season, Pittsburgh has gone winless since Week 14.

ESPN - Jan. 4

Rawdogging, brat and looksmaxxing: Guardian’s breakthrough words of 2024

If boysober, femininomenon and vibecession also leave you confused, you’re probably not a member of gen Z. If, in 2024, you rawdogged a flight, wore brat green, indulged in some looksmaxxing or ...

The Guardian - Jan. 4

Blind date: ‘He handled an allergic reaction with stoicism, while I fretted about having to tell the Guardian I’d killed my date’

Felix, 24, a film programmer, meets Erin, 23, an archaeologist. What were you hoping for? Someone to talk to about absolutely awful movies. More importantly, someone kind in wonderful ...

The Guardian - Jan. 4

The Crime Series Drawing Young Men Into Bookstores

C.J. Box makes the rounds on fishing, hunting and rodeo podcasts and media to reach readers for the Joe Pickett books.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3

Day: Expanded CFP gave OSU chance 'to peak'

Coach Ryan Day said the expanded College Football Playoff has given Ohio State the chance "to peak" ahead of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas on Jan. 10, with a trip to the national ...

ESPN - Jan. 3

Oregon's season ended in Rose Bowl stunner, but Ducks made instant mark on Big Ten with bright future ahead

Coach Dan Lanning has all the tools at his disposal to keep Oregon at the top of the college football heap

CBS Sports - Jan. 3

‘Sending talent over the edge’: How Freddie the Falcon’s wild stunts have made him Atlanta’s MVP this season

Fly alongside Freddie the Falcon, Atlanta's daredevil mascot.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

Report: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke 'believed' to have played entire 2024 season with re-torn right ACL

Rourke first tore his right ACL at the end of the 2022 season while at Ohio and is set for revision surgery next week.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

When your Traitors journey hits an unexpected delay

BBC News - Jan. 3

Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf

A whale that famously pushed its calf's dead body for 17 days in 2018 appears to be grieving again.

BBC News - Jan. 3

What are Mike Johnson's chances of being House speaker again?

Rep. Mike Johnson's hold on the speaker's gavel will be tested Friday by the new House of Representatives. So what are his chances and how many votes will it take? Political strategists Chuck Rocha ...

CBS News - Jan. 2

Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series set for January premiere

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has a Netflix series set for a mid-January premiere, the streaming service said in a Thursday post on the social platform X. The show, titled “With Love, Meghan,” ...

The Hill - Jan. 2

The Guardian view on the New Orleans attack: a familiar horror marks an anxious new year | Editorial

The deadly assault on crowds in the US city echoes those elsewhere. A bigoted and kneejerk reaction will not dispel the threat from terrorism. The deadly attack on new year revellers in New ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

College basketball rankings: Oregon's CFP title chase is over, but the Ducks are having a great hoops season

Dana Altman has Oregon 12-1 and ranked No. 11 in the Top 25 And 1

CBS Sports - Jan. 2

Lego's Animal Crossing Series Expands With Three New Sets

Animal Crossing fans can add to their Lego collection with three new sets featuring a total of seven villagers to invite to their brick-built towns. The trio of new sets includes the iconic Able ...

GameSpot - Jan. 2

Eagles' Saquon Barkley opens up about not having the chance to break the NFL single-season rushing record

Philly is resting its star RB in Week 18

CBS Sports - Jan. 2

Broncos insist they don't care who sits out for Chiefs as Denver seeks to end a long playoff drought

If the Denver Broncos are embracing the opportunity to face Carson Wentz instead of Patrick Mahomes on Sunday, they're not saying so publicly

ABC News - Jan. 2

The end comes quickly for India’s fading champions ahead of Test series finale | Geoff Lemon

The tourists must pick the best possible XI as decline of Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma is laid clear in Australia. Australian tours have a habit of making or breaking Test careers. VVS ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

The Guardian view on Russia and China: an old friendship poses new threats | Editorial

Over the holidays, this column is looking ahead at the urgent issues of 2025. Today, the expansion of the partnership between Beijing and Moscow. It is almost three years since Xi Jinping and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1