Looking ahead to the 2025 season, the Illinois Fighting Illini return many key starters on both sides of the ball. While one ESPN college football writer predicted a top-15 preseason ranking in 2025, ...

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The first College Football Playoff semifinal round of the 12-team era is set. The Cotton Bowl will host (8) Ohio State and (5) Texas, while (6) Penn State and (7) Notre Dame will travel to the ...

A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump's bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn ...

Ukraine's air force says one of its F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down six missiles during a Russian aerial attack last month. Meanwhile, Moscow says its troops have inflicted a series of defeats ...