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Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks to pass during the game.

Pittsburgh Steelers extend Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 in victory over Miami Dolphins

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The Pittsburgh Steelers eased past the Miami Dolphins 28-15 to extend their Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 and remain top of the AFC North with just three games remaining in the NFL regular season. In freezing 17-degree conditions in Steel City’s Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh quarterback

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The NBA Cup logo at a game in Detroit in November.

NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis

By Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Multiple human rights organizations are petitioning the National Basketball Association (NBA) to drop Dubai’s government-owned Emirates airline as a sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, due to allegations of sportswashing. “The NBA is letting itself be used as a pawn to distract people from what

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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (#10) throws downfield during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers.

Patrick Mahomes tears ACL, Broncos eke past Packers and Bills tighten AFC East: NFL Week 15 Sunday review

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the 2025 NFL regular season has been one of extreme unpredictability: Super Bowl favorites performing below usual standards, unexpected comebacks and breakout teams taking the league by storm. Those themes took center stage once again on Sunday as there were some thrilling matchups in the

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After leading Indiana’s perfect season, Fernando Mendoza awarded 2025 Heisman Trophy

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Mendoza’s remarkable season at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked team was rewarded with college football’s most coveted individual award on Saturday. The Indiana Hoosiers quarterback won the 2025 Heisman Trophy, beating out Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) drops back to pass during practice at the Colts training facility in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Colts put Philip Rivers on roster for Sunday’s game, completing NFL return for 44-year-old grandfather

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Indianapolis Colts announced Saturday that Philip Rivers has been signed to the team’s 53-man active roster ahead of a Sunday showdown against the Seattle Seahawks. The 44-year-old Rivers joined the Colts’ practice squad earlier in the week following a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Daniel Jones. Multiple NFL

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Sherrone Moore’s firing and its shocking aftermath raises tough questions about the culture of Michigan’s athletic department

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — In the past three years, the University of Michigan athletic department: Chose not to renew the contract of its men’s ice hockey coach, Mel Pearson, after an investigation found that the program had a “toxic environment,’’ including pressuring students to lie on Covid-19 contact tracing forms and verbally assaulting

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Then-head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines coaches against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 29.

Ex-Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Fired University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore faces charges of a felony count of home invasion and multiple misdemeanors related to his arrest on Wednesday just hours after he was dismissed. Moore was charged with third-degree home invasion, which is a felony. He was also charged with

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Then-head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines looks on before taking the field against the Northwestern Wildcats at Wrigley Field on November 15.

What we know about ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore’s dismissal and the ‘terrifying’ incident that led to criminal charges

By Kyle Feldscher, Dana O’Neil, David Close, CNN (CNN) — This week will go down as one of the most shocking in the history of the University of Michigan football program. First, the university announced Wednesday afternoon that head football coach Sherrone Moore was being fired after a school investigation revealed an “inappropriate relationship.” Then,

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Sherrone Moore head coach of the Michigan Wolverines reacts against the Michigan State Spartans during the second quarter at Spartan Stadium on October 25.

Sherrone Moore part of an active police investigation following his arrest and dismissal by University of Michigan

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore remained in jail on Thursday after his arrest hours after being dismissed as the leader of the storied program. Liz Mack, an administrative assistant with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, said in a statement Thursday that the incident involving Moore

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Sherrone Moore coaches Michigan during a game at Maryland in November.

Michigan fires head football coach Sherrone Moore after investigation into alleged ‘inappropriate relationship’ with staffer

By David Close, Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan fired head football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday after the school said he was “engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.” The sudden announcement stated Moore was terminated immediately and with cause. “Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that

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