EDMONTON, Canada — Jason Hills grew up in a rural hamlet in southern Alberta so small there were no traffic lights. Which wasn’t a problem because there wasn’t any traffic either. But there was a curling rink. “There was nothing else really to do,” Hills said. “So if you weren’t curling you’d go hang out at the…
Adam RittenbergDec 28, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. THE PHONE BUZZED and the voice on the other end sounded characteristically upbeat and cheerful, but also a bit worn down. Collin Klein was a week away from calling offensive plays for Texas A&M in the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! College basketball coaching legend Tom Izzo didn’t hold back when asked about James Nnaji returning to Baylor after being selected in the NBA Draft but never having played a game for a team. Nnaji announced he would return to the Bears after a stint at FC Barcelona….
Game of the week Chicago Bears (11-4) v San Francisco 49ers (11-4) A throwdown for the NFC’s No 1 seed is the decorative iced penguin on a colossal Week 17 Christmas cake that started with Detroit flaming out on the big day, snowballs from there with a playoff preview between the Texans and Chargers on…
There was a sense of inevitability about it all. From domination to disappointment; we don’t do 1-0 wins around here after all. At least not very often (we have just two this season, against Benfica and Spurs, away). Chelsea were much the better side in the first half, in just about every phase, but managed…
We’re down to eight teams remaining in the 2025 College Football Playoff, with the top four seeds set to take the field for the first time since conference championship weekend. ‘Tis the season for a robust slate of bowl games as well, so there’s no shortage of picks and predictions to get to while you…
The Kings and Ducks backed into Saturday’s rivalry game at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings came out of the NHL’s three-day holiday break having lost six of their last seven, scoring just 11 goals over that span. Only two teams in the Western Conference have been worst in December. The Ducks hadn’t been much better, though,…
NFL NationDec 27, 2025, 11:02 PM ET Close NFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season. Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season began on Christmas Day with an…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For a third consecutive season, the Cincinnati Bengals will be on the outside looking in when the NFL playoffs kick off. Joe Burrow’s future with the team has been a topic of conversation as the Bengals come to terms with the reality of another season not going…
CJ Stroud threw for two long touchdowns on Houston’s first two drives of the game, and the Texans went on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on Saturday and clinch a third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. The Texans (11-5) won their eighth in a row, their longest such…
