As the Rose Bowl Arrives, the Pac-12 Struggles to Keep Up

By MARC TRACY and KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2SunkWP

12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D

Firing of Several Black Coaches Puts N.F.L. Hiring Under Scrutiny

By BILL PENNINGTON and KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2s2DMC8

Kristi Toliver, an N.B.A. Assistant Who’s Paid Like an Intern

By HOWARD MEGDAL from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2s161Rl

Firing of Several Black Coaches Puts N.F.L. Hiring Under Scrutiny

By BILL PENNINGTON and KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2s2DMC8

Wanted: A Jets Coach that Suits Sam Darnold

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2LGVcx1

What Does Winning an Olympic Gold Medal in Curling Do? Crazy Things

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2GQ1T0V

Kristi Toliver, an N.B.A. Assistant Who’s Paid Like an Intern

By HOWARD MEGDAL from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2s161Rl

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Stocks end December, 2018 sharply lower, despite day's gains

12/31/18 1:07 PM

Russia Misses Deadline to Provide Doping Data

By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2GK1e0W

Serena Williams and Roger Federer to Face Off for First Time Ever

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2SrnTAw

Serena Williams and Roger Federer to Face Off for First Time Ever

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2SrnTAw

Four More N.F.L. Coaches Get the Axe, Including Marvin Lewis

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ApjnvD

What Does Winning an Olympic Gold Medal in Curling Do? Crazy Things

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2GQ1T0V

Serena Williams And Roger Federer To Face Off For The First Time

Serena Williams And Roger Federer To Face Off For The First Time
The tennis legends will meet at a mixed doubles match in Perth, Australia. They have been on the international tennis circuit for decades and hold 43 Grand Slam titles between them.

Four More N.F.L. Coaches Get the Axe, Including Marvin Lewis

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ApjnvD

12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run

12/31/18 5:39 AM

Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Als4qM

Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QXVEgb

Prescott Throws 4 TDs, Cowboys Rally to Beat Giants

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Qcv7Gz

Todd Bowles Is Fired by Jets After Rout by the Patriots

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2SsxJ5n

Ravens and the Eagles Squeeze Through the Door to the Playoffs

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Als4qM

Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QXVEgb

Aaron Rodgers Is Hurt and the Packers Are Humiliated in Loss to Lions

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2BTlYxw

Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QVaF2l

Premier League Is Left Flat-Footed as New Leader Suddenly Backs Out

By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYlB9a

Jets’ Season Ends With a Rout and Questions About Todd Bowles’s Future

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2SsxJ5n

Aaron Rodgers Is Hurt and the Packers Are Humiliated in Loss to Lions

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2BTlYxw

How Long Can Oklahoma Be College Football Playoff’s Bridesmaid?

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2AmjlVf

How Long Can Oklahoma Be College Football Playoff’s Bridesmaid?

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2AmjlVf

Former Phanatic, Who Helped Create Gritty, Opens Mascot Hall Of Fame

Former Phanatic, Who Helped Create Gritty, Opens Mascot Hall Of Fame
The first Mascot Hall of Fame opened recently in Whiting, Indiana. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dave Raymond, the founder and a former mascot himself.

Amanda Nunes KOs Cyborg in 51 Seconds, Jones Wins at UFC 232

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2CF21w5

Alabama Defeats Oklahoma to Advance to 4th Consecutive Title Game

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2AkPaxG

Can Cuba Baseball Still Be Great When Many of Its Stars Have Left?

By ED AUGUSTIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EUoxn3

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Alabama knocks off Oklahoma in Orange Bowl, sets up National Championship showdown with Clemson

12/29/18 9:08 PM

Alabama Defeats Oklahoma to Advance to 4th Consecutive Title Game

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2AkPaxG

Clemson Crushes Notre Dame to Reach Its 3rd National Title Game in 4 Seasons

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2CCO1Tu

Devils’ Young Goalie Records First Shutout

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Suix7G

Clemson Crushes Notre Dame to Reach Its 3rd National Title Game in 4 Seasons

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2CCO1Tu

What Pressure? Liverpool Allows Itself to Smile and Its Fans to Believe

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2TfJVWX

Clemson Crushes Notre Dame to Reach Its 3rd National Title Game in 4 Seasons

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EWUknp

College Bowl Games: Florida Trounces Michigan, Virginia Shuts Out South Carolina

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2VeGlya

What Pressure? Liverpool Allows Itself to Smile and Its Fans to Believe

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2TfJVWX

Barbershop: The Year In Sports

Barbershop: The Year In Sports
In the Barbershop, NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Washington Post's Kevin Blackistone, The Nation's Dave Zirin, and USA Today's Christine Brennan about the biggest stories in sports in 2018.

From Tree to Ski at the Fischer Family Factory

By JAMES HILL from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ESQBGv

Nick Saban’s Side Job: Rehabbing Careers

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EUFIoK

Women’s Nordic Combined Struggles to Take Off

By JOEL REICHENBERGER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EXLNAJ

Minshew Leads Washington State Past Iowa State, 28-26.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Sr2yqS

Cuba's Mobile Internet Access Is A Big Step, But It's Not Without Flaws

Cuba's Mobile Internet Access Is A Big Step, But It's Not Without Flaws
The Cuban government recently extended Internet to mobile devices, a big step for Cubans living on the island under the repressive communist regime.

ESPN's Howard Bryant Previews Saturday's College Football Semifinals

ESPN's Howard Bryant Previews Saturday's College Football Semifinals
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the college football playoffs that begin Saturday.

Ruling On Pay Cap Could Bring 'Watershed Moment' For College Sports

Ruling On Pay Cap Could Bring 'Watershed Moment' For College Sports
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on a case that could upend the notion of amateurism in college sports.

Louis Rudd Completes His Trek Across Antarctica 2 Days Behind Colin O’Brady

By ADAM SKOLNICK from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ERthZO

M.L.S. Reaches Agreement to Keep Crew in Columbus

By ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2TaqWNA

Can Cuba Baseball Still Be Great When Many of Its Stars Have Left?

By ED AUGUSTIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EUoxn3

Hornets, Never Trailing, Avenge Overtime Loss

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2BKVPAZ

From Tree to Ski at the Fischer Family Factory

By JAMES HILL from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ESQBGv

Athletes Who Changed the Game in 2018

By THE NEW YORK TIMES SPORTS STAFF from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2CDZVNc

Louis Rudd Completes His Antarctica Trek 2 Days Behind Colin O’Brady

By ADAM SKOLNICK from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ERthZO