More than half of the NFL's 14 playoff spots were clinched in Week 16. Four spots in the NFC were clinched by the Seahawks, Eagles, Bears and 49ers. Over in the AFC, the Patriots clinched on Sunday ...

With the road to Miami officially underway, the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has taken its first round of cuts. Behind a 34-7 scoring run beginning in the second quarter, Ty Simpson and No ...

After Week 17, we’ll have a just one more week of NFL action to decide who’s facing whom in the postseason, as the road to Super Bowl 60 will truly begin. But for now, if you’re wondering what the ...

No bracket bangs as hard as the annual 68-team NCAA Tournament every March. Period. But this year's 12-team College Football Playoff bracket brings loads of appeal, even to us hoops scribes whose ...

The College Football Playoffs are here. Twelve teams from across college football begin the march to the national championship beginning Friday night and Saturday on four campus sites across the ...

The College Football Playoff’s first round served two competitive games and two blowouts. The reaction to that: Many fans and media types are demanding a change to the playoff bracket format. Is that ...

It took a whole lot of controversy and even a bowl boycott by Notre Dame, but the 2025 College Football Playoff field is officially set. All 12 teams are seeded and know who and where they're going to ...

Entering Week 15, no team in the NFL had clinched a playoff spot. However, that changed on Sunday. The Broncos and Rams secured playoff berths following their respective victories, keeping them in the ...

The World Cup trophy will be dished out for the 23rd time in the summer of 2026. / Mandel NGAN/POOL/AFP/Getty Images Thinking in four dimensions, appreciating the vastness of the universe, grasping ...

Five teams in each conference have clinched playoff berths: The Broncos, Patriots, Jaguars Chargers and Bills in the AFC, and the Seahawks, Bears, Eagles, 49ers and Rams in the NFC. That leaves four ...

It took a year, but road teams finally had success in the College Football Playoff. That didn't necessarily lead to significant changes when it comes to re-seeding the bracket, but if we shift the ...