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Ohio State beat Notre Dame to win the CFP national title. It’s the ninth championship for the richest athletic department in the U.S.

Josh Allen didn’t need to be a superhero to win the duel with Lamar Jackson, Kliff Kingsbury’s play calling shined, Patrick Mahomes continued to get the favorable calls, pure dropback passers struggled, and more from the divisional round

From who can get in to who could get pushed off the ballot, we have your election day primer.

Ruben Amorim thinks so, but other managers have faced similar struggles. Here is a trip down memory lane to some of the worst crises at Old Trafford.

THE STORY OF Megan Stefanski's devotion to the Detroit Lions is a story of loss. She has witnessed hundreds of losses since she goes to every game, home and away, and for most of her 44 years, the city's football franchise has been an exercise in finding clever and torturous ways to not win games.

Jonathan Toews had about as close to a dream career in hockey as you can get.

Many of us fear true intimacy while simultaneously dreading loneliness. This emotional paradox often leads people to form what’s called a “fantasy bond”—an illusion of connection that allows them to feel close while keeping emotional distance intact.

War transforms countries. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in 2022, has not only killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, shattered cities and communities, and crippled the Ukrainian economy; it has also changed the way Ukrainians see the world around them.

A few months ago, I took my daughter to Pretend City, a children’s museum in Southern California that’s laid out like a miniature town. You can imagine the chaos inside such a space, with children running around pretending to be adults that have things to do and places to be.