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Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl bound after Championship Sunday

Super Bowl, set — the No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs and No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles punched tickets to New Orleans with yesterday’s respective American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) Championship game wins. The stars really have never been closer.

January 27, 2025

Four teams vie for Super Bowl berths on NFL Championship Sunday

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And then there were four. With just two weeks until Super Bowl LIX (59), it’s almost time to find out which teams will be ballin’ in the Bayou on February 9th. No matter what people are rooting for, Super Bowl berths are earned on the gridiron — let’s dig into Sunday’s Conference Championship matchups.

January 24, 2025

No. 8 Ohio State football wins ninth National Championship

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Confetti rained down on No. 8 Ohio State after Monday’s 34–23 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship win over No. 7 Notre Dame, marking the Buckeyes’ first natty since Taylor Swift shook it off in 2014. Gatorade showers hit hard, but these numbers reflecting on a historic CFP hit harder.

January 22, 2025

Breaking down the 2025 CFP championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State

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After a wild NCAA football season, featuring the first-ever 12-team expanded playoff, the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes will face off in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET.

January 19, 2025

NFL Conference Championship berths on the line in second weekend of postseason play

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Playoff football continues this weekend with eight squads hoping to book their ticket to next weekend’s Conference Championships. Read on for all the deets then, however you make your picks, complete our bracket challenge for your shot at gridiron glory. Hut, hut, here we go.

January 16, 2025

Only one upset with first five games of Wild Card weekend in the books

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The opening weekend of postseason football is nearly done and dusted with five of the league’s six Wild Card games in the books. Move over, Lightning McQueen, the NFL brought the focus and speed to this year’s playoffs.

January 13, 2025

Everything you need to know about the 2024 NFL playoffs

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Call the amateurs and cut ’em from the team because the NFL playoffs kick off later today with 14 squads — seven from the American Football Conference (AFC) and seven from the National Football Conference (NFC) — vying for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

January 11, 2025

Sports News

No. 7 Notre Dame beats No. 6 Penn State, advances to first title game since 2012 season

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January 10, 2025

And just like that, one half of January 20th’s college football National Championship is set after No. 7 Notre Dame clinched their spot with last night’s 27–24 Orange Bowl win over No. 6 Penn State.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #428

An NFL Conference Championship primer, plus Novak Djokovic chases history Down Under

January 23, 2025

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An NFL Conference Championship primer, plus Novak Djokovic chases history Down Under

Hello hello!

We’re talking gridiron and Grand Slams on today’s episode of The GIST of It, previewing this weekend’s NFL Conference Championships along with the finals of the first tennis major of the season, the Australian Open.

Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz begin by previewing this weekend’s AFC title game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs and the NFC clash between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles. That’s right, the Super Bowl matchup is nearly set.

And speaking of sets, the gals also discuss the upcoming Australian Open finals, where Novak Djokovic might just further cement his legacy and break the record for most career Grand Slam wins. Game, set, match.