Former Northern Illinois head football coach Joe Novak, who led the program for 12 seasons, has died. He was 81. NIU ...

Before the Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners, Andrew Friedman discusses Shohei Ohtani and the upcoming trade deadline.

As part of USA TODAY Sports' USA 250 initiative, here's a look at the top 10 greatest college athletes to play in the state ...

As part of USA TODAY Sports' USA 250 initiative, here's a look at the top 10 greatest college athletes to ever play in the ...

UCLA hired Coach Chesney, the head coach at James Madison for the last two years, for the 2026 season. Chesney brought with ...

Take a knee. Run out the clock. Admit it’s over. The only thing left for UCLA to do in its runaway disaster of a legal fight ...

UCLA has tapped a major ally in its bid to keep pace in the college sports financial arms race. Its donors. The school’s ...

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the Times columnists jumping on the Bruins bandwagon, LeBron James' departure and more.

England have won one football World Cup. The story of what happened to the players' medals afterwards is a complex ...

Heading into the 2026 college football season, the Big Ten eyes a historic fourth straight National Championship.

As part of USA TODAY Sports' USA 250 initiative, here's a look at the top 10 greatest college athletes to ever play in the ...

The Big Ten is seemingly on top of the college football world, as three teams have won the last three national championships.