National Sports

Purdy, 49ers eliminate defending Super Bowl champion Eagles with 23-19 win in wild-card game

Brock Purdy threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, leading San Francisco to a 23-19 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in a wild-card game.

Josh Allen carries Bills to 27-24 win at Jags for Buffalo's first road playoff victory in 33 years

Josh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered Buffalo its first road playoff victory in more than three decades, 27-24 over Jacksonville on Sunday.

Trevor Lawrence has to 'live with' costly turnovers in Jaguars' playoff loss to Bills

It’s hard to blame Jacksonville coach Liam Coen for relying on quarterback Trevor Lawrence against Buffalo.

Barcelona beats Real Madrid again to win Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia clasico

Raphinha scores twice in Saudi Arabia as Barcelona beats Real Madrid 3-2 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.

49ers' George Kittle carted off with right Achilles tendon injury in playoff game against Eagles

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has been carted off the field with a right Achilles tendon injury.

Man United crashes out of FA Cup as club weighs up candidates for interim coach

Gabriel Martinelli scores a hat trick as Arsenal advances to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at Portsmouth.

Williams scores 20 as No. 12 LSU hands No. 2 Texas its first loss, 70-65

Mikaylah Williams scored 20 points, capped by her 3 as the shot clock expired with 1:20 to go in the game, and No. 12 LSU handed second-ranked Texas its first loss this season, 70-65.

A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Bills join Bears and Rams in advancing to divisional round with comeback wins in NFL playoffs

All-Pros Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua helped the Los Angeles Rams advance to the NFC divisional round.

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

Ilia Malinin and the ice dance duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates will lead a strong U.S. Figure Skating team at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

Becky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old in West Virginia who knows the upcoming sports season could be her last.

US international Josh Sargent refused to play in FA Cup game, says Norwich coach

Norwich head coach Philippe Clement says U.S. international Josh Sargent refused to play in Sunday's FA Cup match against Walsall.

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

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza originally planned to attend Yale, where he was recruited five years ago.

IOC happy as new Milan Cortina hockey arena almost ready to welcome NHL players

The International Olympic Committee says it's impressed with the new hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Games.

US international Ricardo Pepi out 2 months with broken arm but should recover in time for World Cup

United States international Ricardo Pepi was to be operated on after breaking his right arm during a game with PSV Eindhoven and is expected to be out for two months.