Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today issuu.com/idsnews/docs...

Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation https://theonion.com/cool-dad-raising-daughter-on-media-that-will-put-her-en-1819572981/

My first choice for the Orioles would be Rocco Baldelli. But Pujols would certainly generate some excitement from the fanbase.

Just had a sobering thought: We're running out of baseball games this season. Be sure to enjoy the rest of the playoffs, everyone!

Max Muncy goes from cut by the A’s and sitting on his couch in Texas to becoming the Dodgers’ all-time leader with 14 postseason homers. BASEBALL!

In fantasy football, the best defense is one that faces a bad offense. Matchups for the Patriots, Chiefs and Steelers are optimal this week.

Strikingly similar starts for Yamamoto tonight and Seattle’s Bryce Miller in ALCS Game 1. Give up a home run to the leadoff man in the bottom of the first … and then nada.

Most postseason home runs before turning 22: Juan Soto: 5 Jackson Chourio: 4 Miguel Cabrera: 4 Bryce Harper: 4 Andruw Jones: 4 Mickey Mantle: 4 Rafael Devers: 3

Famous Brewers playoff slugger Orlando Arcia alert

Interesting perspective. Not surprisingly, USA TODAY is there in the middle as it "seems designed not to make anyone mad."

Had some fun with this one. Get your red-hot Week 7 #fantasyfootball waiver wire pickups here. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Do they call him Walk-Off William in Milwaukee?

Football fans in London can be forgiven for turning up their noses at American football in much the same way Americans do with British cuisine. Here's a look at some of the highs and lows in #fantasyfootball from Week 6. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

That Jets fourth-down conversion was a classic "dog catches car" moment.

New meme format

That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error. What a crushing way for any team to end a season. Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.

USA TODAY Sports' Jacob Camenker explains why Bryce Young deserves sleeper consideration in Week 6 vs. a leaky Dallas Cowboys defense.

Joe Davis with a nod to Ernie Harwell with that “house by the side of the road” reference on Grisham’s strikeout. Nicely done.

Kinda ironic (maybe?) that Jesus Luzardo was “dealing” in his matchup with Blake Snell through six innings (no runs, one hit). But then he allowed hits to the first two batters in the seventh. I still would’ve let him face Freeman, but you’re only dealing until you aren’t.

Anyone who agrees to this is no longer a journalist

Busy week on the #fantasyfootball waiver wire. We have plenty of quarterbacks to discuss, plus some other positions too! www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Some thoughts on the Bengals' #fantasyfootball fortunes with Joe Burrow out and Jake Browning in. Also, hat tip to @lordreebs.bsky.social, whose research I came across while writing and was too helpful not to include. (Bonus vintage rock Easter Egg inside.) www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

This made me do a double-take -- complete with Flintstones sound effects -- when I heard it live.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

something alex just realized: nbc's last sunday night football game ended 41-40, which was an nfl scorigami. the very next nbc night game was tonight's a&m-notre dame game, which ended 41-40

I'm sorry, this can't just be normalized or casually waved away.

He's been pretty good lately, but I can't wait for Orioles reliever Grant Wolfram to do something really special ... so we can call him Grant Wolfram Arm O'Doyle.

Bears wide receiver DJ Moore's fumble against the Vikings Monday night had big fantasy football implications in some leagues.

This is well written, as it strongly makes clear that this nonsense is, indeed, nonsense www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Have a #fantasyfootball draft coming up? The Fantasy Extra issue of Sports Weekly from @usatodaysports.usatoday.com is now available! Here's my overview column to help you get ready. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

That's how racism feels

A lil TL cleanse for the aces fans mad at the L and lynx fans worried about phee #WNBA

Get ready for #fantasyfootball draft season! Here's an annotated overview of @usatodaysports.usatoday.com's top 200 overall players for this season. You can find our staff's rankings by position here too. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Sad day for baseball fans everywhere. This just scratches the surface of what Ryno meant to the Cubs and to the sport.

Forgot to share my exclusive fan-shot video of Page McConnell of #Phish throwing out the first pitch at the Mets game against the Angels on 7/23. Ladies and gentlemen, the Chairman of the Boards.

Umpire: Scott Barry Final: Tigers 0, Pirates 3 #RepDetroit // #LetsGoBucs #DETvsPIT // #PITvsDET More stats for this ump 👇 https://umpscorecards.com/data/single-umpire/Scott%20Barry

OK, the All-Star Game is in the books and there's no baseball today. So let's talk about #fantasyfootball! @usatodaysports.usatoday.com is kicking off a division-by-division series looking at each team's top fantasy question. Here's my take on the NFC North: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Last night's All Star Game tribute to Henry Aaron was a stunning technical production. My latest looks at how omitting the most important part of Vin Scully's call of Aaron's 715th home run was ultimately a disservice to Aaron's legacy and all of our history www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2025/7/16/24...

I cut my teeth working for an NPR station on the JMU campus in Harrisonburg, Va. People throughout the Shenandoah Valley were extremely reliant on the news we broadcast and we took our jobs very seriously. This is a terrible idea.

If the swing-off rule had been adopted for regular season games as well, Wily Mo Peña would still be on a major league roster.

So, a guy who went 0-for-2 with a walk as the DH during the game is gonna win MVP? Shwarbombs are inevitable, I guess.

I wanted to hate this swing-off thing ... but it's a pretty fun way to end the All-Star Game.

Interesting that neither manager picked the best power hitters in the game from their own teams.

Stand up to cancer by voting out people who defund cancer research

Truist Park organist playing #Phish's "Stash" with Junior Caminero at the plate in the fifth. Whoa!

In 3 batters, the NL All-Stars have given Paul Skenes more run support than he has received in 7 of his 20 starts this year.

Just wrote up a fun little ranking of the top moments in All-Star Home Run Derby history to get you ready for the action tonight. Counter-arguments welcome! www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Voters don't always pick the right All-Stars. Our numbers reveal the best at each position over the past calendar year, including some surprises.

Who has the best overall stats from the past full season? With a big assist from Matt Cederholm of @baseballhq.com, here are the 5x5 #fantasybaseball leaders from July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. I used the numbers to pick the most deserving All-Star starters: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...