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usatoday.com > story > sports > nhl > 01/11/2026 > nhl-wild-card-playoff-race-2026-olympics > 88132276007

Compressed NHL schedule creating intriguing wild-card race

Compressed NHL schedule creating intriguing wild-card race2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (505+ words) The compressed NHL schedule due to the Olympic break has created a tighter-than-usual race for the eight playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences. The reason for that is that teams are being tested by increased fatigue and their…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nfl > 01/11/2026 > george-kittle-injury-update-49ers-eagles-playoffs > 88134148007

George Kittle injury update: 49ers TE carted off with Achilles injury, ruled out

George Kittle injury update: 49ers TE carted off with Achilles injury, ruled out3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (355+ words) San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle suffered an apparent injury in the second quarter of his team's wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The injury occurred after Kittle caught a 6-yard pass from Brock Purdy on the right sideline. The…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nfl > 01/11/2026 > nfl-draft-order-2026-first-round-wild-card-weekend > 88132010007

2026 NFL draft: Updated first-round order, list of picks after wild-card round

2026 NFL draft: Updated first-round order, list of picks after wild-card round4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (251+ words) Six teams will see their hopes of winning Super Bowl 60 come to an end during the NFL's wild-card weekend. Their fan bases will likely cope with those postseason losses by assessing how their teams can improve next season. That will…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > politics > 01/11/2026 > ice-approval-rating-renee-good-shooting > 88131338007

Majority disapproves of ICE in poll released after Minneapolis shooting

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (333+ words) A majority of Americans say they disapprove of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement is "handling their job" in a poll conducted on the day ICE removal officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. The YouGov poll,…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nfl > 49ers > 01/11/2026 > most-important-49ers-eagles-wild-card-game > 88076943007

The 10* most important 49ers entering wild card game vs Eagles

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1409+ words) The San Francisco 49ers will need all the help they can get Sunday on the road against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild card game. The Eagles (11-6) have lost four of their last seven games, though,…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nfl > 01/11/2026 > when-is-super-bowl-60-date-time-tickets > 88093778007

When is the Super Bowl? Everything to know about Super Bowl 60

When is the Super Bowl? Everything to know about Super Bowl 6014+ hour, 56+ min ago   (350+ words) The NFL playoffs are officially underway! We've already seen two teams go home, while the remaining 12 teams still have hopes of reaching Super Bowl 60. The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area exactly 10 years after Peyton Manning rode off…...

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usatoday.com > story > opinion > voices > 01/11/2026 > ice-agents-prevented-doctor-renee-good-shot > 88102060007

I'm a surgeon – and I've been shot. ICE denying Renee Good aid is inhumane.

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (727+ words) I have spent my career as a trauma surgeon running toward gunshot wounds, not away from them. I have also'survived one myself. Prevention is how we save the most lives, and it must always be our goal. But when prevention…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nfl > 01/11/2026 > matt-lafleur-packers-coach-nfl-playoff-winners-losers > 88121589007

NFL playoff winners and losers of Saturday: Matt LaFleur's future a wild card

NFL playoff winners and losers of Saturday: Matt LaFleur's future a wild card19+ hour, 37+ min ago   (772+ words) NFL playoff winners and losers of Saturday: Matt LaFleur's future a wild card'USA Today NFL playoff winners and losers of Saturday: Matt LaFleur's future a wild card - Matt LaFleur's standing with the Packers is a point of interest after Green…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nfl > 01/10/2026 > nfl-playoff-bracket-2026-matchups-schedule-wild-card-round > 88071657007

2026 NFL playoff bracket: How things stand after latest wild-card games

2026 NFL playoff bracket: How things stand after latest wild-card games20+ hour, 53+ min ago   (353+ words) Move over Mariah Carey. It's the bracketologist's time to shine. With the holiday season firmly in the rearview mirror, the attention shifts to the 2025 NFL playoffs. For 14 NFL teams, they were gifted a spot in the postseason bracket under the…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > sportskind > 01/10/2026 > hansle-parchments-olympic-gold-began-with-one-small-act-of-kindness > 88105806007

How a stranger's kindness helped make Olympic gold

23+ hour, 17+ min ago   (357+ words) As the world counts down to Milan-Cortina 2026, Kind Alert'our daily series celebrating moments of kindness and humanity at the Games'is revisiting unforgettable Olympic moments that prove sports matter beyond medals and records. These are the stories in which compassion, respect,…...