NFL Owns 72 of TV’s Top 100 as Politics Loosens Sports’ Grip

While the long shadow of another quadrennial upheaval threatened to diminish the NFL’s stranglehold on American media consumption, the 2024 election cycle had relatively little impact on the league’s TV ratings. Unlike 2016, when NFL deliveries fell 8% in the face of the Trump-Clinton race, this season’s numbers are flat versus the heady year-ago turnout …

Joey Logano 2024 season in review

Editor’s note: This concludes the series in which we review each 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs driver in reverse order of championship finish. Season in review: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe Final 2024 Ranking: 1st Key stats: Four wins, seven top fives, 13 top 10s, three poles, 414 laps led […]

Mrus has 14, Idaho takes down Montana State 69-64

Tyler Mrus' 14 points helped Idaho defeat Montana State 69-64 on Thursday night. Mrus also contributed seven rebounds for the Vandals (6-8, 1-0 Big Sky Conference). Tyler Linhardt scored 14 points while going 4 of 6 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 8 from the free-throw line.

Bell leads Wichita State against Temple after 29-point game

Wichita State Shockers (10-3) at Temple Owls (8-5) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -1.5; over/under is 153 BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State takes on Temple after Xavier Bell scored 29 points in Wichita State's 87-72 win over the Friends Falcons. The Owls are 5-0 on their home court.

Northern Iowa visits Schwieger and Valparaiso

Northern Iowa Panthers (9-5, 3-0 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (8-6, 1-2 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Northern Iowa after Cooper Schwieger scored 22 points in Valparaiso's 73-72 win over the Missouri State Bears. The Beacons have gone 6-2 at home.