The archive

sports

November 9, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 4 min read

College football expands to 24 playoff teams. Finishing eighth still matters.

The 2027–28 format doubles the field, but a first-round bye means one fewer win needed for the championship—and hosting is a separate reward.

November 9, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

Gauff survived a second-set reversal and Noskova won in straight sets, while Pegula and Kostyuk still have group matches ahead.

November 9, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

His 7–6(5), 7–5 victory over Ben Shelton shows how winning both sets can still mean surviving a closely contested final.

November 9, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 2 min read

Joe Burrow accounted for four touchdowns in Cincinnati’s 34–17 Madrid victory, combining big plays with an offense that kept finding ways to score.

November 6, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

He will keep playing for Al-Nassr, while his Portugal record reveals how much of an international career unfolds between the biggest tournaments.

October 25, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

Six scoreless relief innings gave Milwaukee time to erase a four-run deficit, with two-thirds of those outs coming before it took the lead.

October 24, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

An apparent final double play yielded only one out, leaving Tampa Bay’s tying and go-ahead runners on base before Trevor Megill ended it.

October 20, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

Tampa Bay’s 7–3 victory sets up a first-time champion, but two forced runs made the clincher closer than its final score suggests.

October 6, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

His withdrawal removes Turin’s defending champion and highlights why the world ranking and the season’s points race can have different leaders.

October 3, 2026 · Rebecca Collins · 3 min read

Indiana made more baskets during play, but Las Vegas’s 14-point edge in free throws explains the margin in a game that stayed close late.