Laine Higgins

The legendary American swimmer clinched her second gold of the Paris Olympics and 14th overall medal in the 800-meter freestyle. But the rest of the world is catching up.

The transfer portal hasn’t merely led to unprecedented player movement. It’s also created a de facto farm system for the biggest programs.

When a little-known benchwarmer named Joe Burrow emerged unexpectedly to become the best passer in the country five years ago, it laid a blueprint for late bloomers to find success after switching schools.

A matchup between Oregon and Oregon State represents diverging paths in a college sports landscape increasingly separated into haves and have nots.

The UNLV football team just cracked the national rankings for the first time. But any hopes of crashing the playoffs blew up when their starting QB quit because of unfulfilled NIL promises.

From Alabama’s 17-year-old sensation Ryan Williams to Ohio State’s one-man highlight reel Jeremiah Smith, college football is being conquered by the Odell Beckham generation.

Chip Kelly revolutionized college football as head coach of Oregon. Now he’s aiming to reorder the sport—and win a national title—by dropping down the coaching ladder.

In any other year, Oregon’s thrilling victory over Ohio State on Saturday night would have been a shoo-in for college football’s game of the year. But these days, those games happen all the time.

The Black Knights and Midshipmen are waging their most successful campaigns since World War II—thanks to a rules change and a strategic shift.

At this time of year, firing coaches is as much of a tradition as the halftime marching band. But three months into the season, not a single coach from a major conference has gotten canned.