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New England Patriots defensive end Milton Williams (97), linebacker Christian Elliss (53) and linebacker Robert Spillane (14) celebrate Williams' sack of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026.

Patriots, 49ers, Bills, Bears and Rams advance to NFL’s divisional round in wild opening weekend

Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles, the Patriots dominated the Chargers and Josh Allen willed the Bills past the Jaguars. Read More.

Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative US postage stamp

Muhammad Ali once joked that he should be a postage stamp because “that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.” Read More.

Matthew Stafford ends record-tying longest wait for first-team AP NFL All-Pro honor

Matthew Stafford has spent a career accumulating staggering numbers with more than 64,000 yards passing, more than 400 TD passes and a Super Bowl title. Read More.

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Beyond the score

Kristopher Horn/ Carsten Vissering of the USA in action during the Men's 2-Bob World Cup, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

US bobsledder Kris Horn survives solo ride in St. Moritz, after teammates fail to get into sled

U.S. bobsledder Kris Horn survived a frightening ride down the track in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday, after his three teammates failed to make it into the four-man sled at the start of a World Cup race. Read More.

LSU coach Kim Mulkey taps into Louisiana cooking culture to tighten up the Tigers' form

LSU coach Kim Mulkey tapped into her Louisiana roots — and specifically, her home state's cooking culture — to tighten up the Tigers' form after their two-game skid to open Southeastern Conference play. Read More.

PHOTO ESSAY: For US women's ski team, balancing competition with camaraderie is key

Lying breathless on the floor next to a pool table, Mary Bocock pulls a stretchy exercise band in tandem with Keely Cashman. Laughing, they encourage each other to keep going. Next to them, Ava Sunshine cycles through sets of heavy barbell weights in a makeshift gym in the Copper Mountain condo where the U.S. women’s ski team is staying. Read More.

 

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Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt (13) holds up the trophy after the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal against Oregon, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Atlanta.

Inside the Numbers: How Indiana and Miami stack up going into CFP national championship game

Yale is the only major college football team to finish a season 16-0, pulling that off in 1894. Indiana can do the same if it wins the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 19 against Miami — Fernando Mendoza’s hometown team. Read More.

World champ Ilia Malinin leads one of the strongest US Figure Skating teams ever into Winter Olympics

World champions Ilia Malinin and the ice dance duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates will anchor one of the strongest U.S. Figure Skating teams in history when they head to Italy for the Milan Cortina Olympics in less than a month. Read More.

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