Jim Aylward Jr. won a $100,000 prize this week by playing the jersey numbers of Boston Red Sox players, including Andrew Benintendi and Steve Pearce.
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LaMelo Ball welcomed to Ohio with LeBron James-like billboard on interstate
LaMelo Ball was welcomed to his new team — Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio — with a billboard that was put up Thursday.
Bold predictions for Week 11 in college football
The college football season continues and the staff at USA TODAY Sports has some bold predictions for Week 11, including some possible upsets.
Tom Brady and 232 others: NFL starting quarterbacks since start of 2001 season
Since the start of the 2001 season, 233 quarterbacks have started a game in the NFL. The New England Patriots’ Tom Brady has made 260 starts.
Why Pittsburgh Steelers should leave Le’Veon Bell on bench if he reports
Assuming Le’Veon Bell rejoins the Steelers in the coming days, their best play might be to keep him in street clothes. The reasons are multiple.
How the Big 12 may have scheduled itself out of the College Football Playoff
A backloaded schedule may backfire on the Big 12 and its College Football Playoff hopes as Oklahoma and West Virginia could play twice in eight days.
Week 11 games that will impact the College Football Playoff
Week 11 brings five games that impact on the College Football Playoff, including Clemson visiting Boston College and Alabama facing Mississippi State.
With buyout money sky high, college football’s coaching carousel shaping up to be slow
Hamstrung by buyout money, all but a few college football programs are expected to stand pat.
Canucks beat Bruins 8-5 for 5th straight win
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No. 8 Ohio State tries for another victory at Michigan State
No. 8 Ohio State is still on course for a season-ending showdown with Michigan that could decide the division title, but the Buckeyes first have to deal with No. 24 Michigan State