By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2023​ AFC CLINCHED:             Baltimore Ravens (12-3) – playoff berth             Miami Dolphins (11-4) – playoff berth BALTIMORE RAVENS (12-3) vs. Miami (11-4); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with: BAL win […]

By Lydia Jane Allison Up +29% vs. 2022 Christmas Day​ NEW YORK — Dec. 28, 2023 — On Christmas Day in 2023, the average viewership (TV+Digital) across all three NFL games – Las Vegas Raiders versus Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants versus Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 27, 2023 NEW YORK JETS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Thursday night NEW YORK JETS  The Jets did not practice Monday or Tuesday. Those practice reports are estimations. Status Report OUT T Duane Brown (back), QB Aaron Rodgers […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2023 NEW YORK JETS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Thursday night NEW YORK JETS  The Jets did not practice Monday or Tuesday. Those practice reports are estimations. Practice Report   DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE   Monday […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt   Extensive stadium renovations planned as historic football series will continue to be played on neutral site of annual State Fair of Texas in Dallas NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma and University of Texas have agreed to a contract extension that will […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt THE BOBBY DODD TROPHY https://chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/news/2023/12/18/the-dodd-trophy-presented-by-pnc-dodd-trophy-announces-2023-finalists.aspx   COACH FISCH’S BIO https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jedd-fisch/5754   TUCSON, Ariz. – Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. have announced that Arizona Football Head Coach Jedd Fisch is among the five finalists for the 2023 […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt ALAMO BOWL https://www.alamobowl.com/   GAME NOTES https://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2023/12/18/Alamo_Bowl_Media_Guide.pdf   TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9-3, 7-2) are set to square off against the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2, 7-2) in the 2023 Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Thursday, Dec. […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt VALERO ALAMO BOWL https://www.alamobowl.com/   OKLAHOMA BOWL HISTORY https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/14/208798504   NORMAN — Oklahoma will make its 57th bowl appearance — and school-record 25th in a row — when it faces Arizona in the 31st Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 28, in San […]

By Annie Walker Thursday, December 28, 2023   Tipoff moves to 9 p.m. with the national broadcast selection   INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball game at Youngstown State on Friday, January 12 has been selected to be nationally televised on ESPN2, the Horizon League […]

By Marie Reader   Thursday, December 28, 2023   Top American prospects for NHL Draft set to compete on Jan. 15 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 45 players who will compete in the 2024 Chipotle All-American Game, set for Jan. 15 at USA Hockey Arena […]

By Annie Walker December 28, 2023   ADA — Under first-year head coach Sophie Windover, the Ohio Northern volleyball team closed 2023 with a 17-10 record for its 12th straight winning season. The Polar Bears opened the season by winning nine of their first 10 games […]

By Annie Walker December 28, 2023     ADA — The Ohio Northern football team won three of its final four games in 2023 to enter the offseason with positive momentum. The Polar Bears won 27-17 at Muskingum before taking a narrow 21-17 defeat to […]

By Danielle Daniels   Off the Block announces 2024 preseason All-America Teams   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | 2024 Schedule | Off the Block Release COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jacob Pasteur, a senior outside hitter from Westminster, Maryland, has been named a preseason first-team All-American by Off the Block this week. Pasteur was named an AVCA […]

By Chris Garvin NFF President & CEO set to be recognized for his contributions to college football post season during this year’s Orange Bowl.   IRVING, Texas (Dec. 28, 2023) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Football Hall of Fame highlighted today that NFF […]

By Mariana Smith 2023 K-State Pop-Tarts Bowl Media Guide   2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl 25/rv/rv K-State vs. 18/19/18 NC State Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023 Kickoff: 5:45 p.m. (ET) Location: Orlando, Fla. Stadium: Camping World Stadium (65,000) Series: First Meeting TV: ESPN (watch) Anish Shroff (Play-by-Play) Andre Ware (Analyst) Paul Carcaterra (Sidelines) Radio: K-State Sports Network […]

By Mariana Smith POP-TARTS BOWL GAME NOTES https://gopack.com/documents/2023/12/18/NC_State_Pop_Tarts_Bowl_Guide.pdf   Orlando, Fla. – The NC State Wolfpack closes out its season Thursday against Kansas State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is slated for 5:45 p.m., and the game will be […]

By Lydia Jane Allison   For the third straight year, Bengals Ring of Honor member Willie Anderson has reached the finals of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Modern Era balloting for the 2024 class. Anderson, the first right tackle to be named to three […]

By Danielle Daniels The Buckeyes travel to Ann Arbor to wrap up 2023 with a Saturday noon tip.       No. 17/13 Ohio State at Michigan   Date: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 Venue: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Game: at -/RV Michigan (12 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | FOX […]

By Bert Leeson BOWL GUIDE https://scarletknights.com/documents/2023/12/11/23_PinstripeBowl.pdf PINSTRIPE BOWL https://www.mlb.com/yankees/pinstripe-bowl MEDIA GUIDE https://scarletknights.com/news/2023/8/17/2023-football-media-guide.aspx   RUTGERS (6-6) vs. MIAMI (7-5) December 28, 2023 • 2:15 p.m. ET • ESPN Yankee Stadium • Bronx, N.Y. PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football heads to New York to take on Miami in […]

By Bert Leeson CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football program announced Sunday that it has accepted a bid to the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl and will take on Rutgers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Thurs., Dec. 28. The game […]