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Mabel Landry Staton, a former DePaul student and former Olympian, is honored at a redeveloped athletic field on West Addison on May 14, 2008.

Mabel Landry Staton, Chicago native who was US team’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92

February 20, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

Mabel Landry Staton, the Black track and field standout who was the only U.S. woman to compete in the long jump at the 1952 Olympics, died Thursday. The Chicago native...

FILE – U.S. Center for SafeSport Chief Executive Officer Ju’Riese Colón testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

SafeSport Center adds morals clause, strengthens vetting after ex-investigator’s arrests

January 21, 2025 at 4:40 p.m.

The U.S. Center for SafeSport will add a morals clause to its code of conduct in the wake of the arrest of a former investigator who was charged with rape...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman speaks during a news conference ahead of the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman falls short of a breakthrough for Black football coaches on Martin Luther King Day

January 20, 2025 at 10:59 p.m.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman felt more comfortable talking about the national championship his players have a chance to win Monday night than the history attached to it if...

Ohio State celebrates after its win against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship game Jan. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (Butch Dill/AP)

Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game

January 21, 2025 at 8:34 a.m.

Ohio State can celebrate another title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory.

FILE – NCAA President Charlie Baker speaks at his first state of college sports address, at the association’s annual convention in Phoenix, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

NCAA to dole out $1.2B to help pay for settlement as its president asks for Congress to step in

January 14, 2025 at 8:09 p.m.

Stressing his own organization’s ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, NCAA President Charlie Baker also urged Congress to pass legislation.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman celebrates with his team after defeating Penn State 27-24 in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Notre Dame earns a spot in the CFP title game with a thrilling 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl

January 9, 2025 at 11:50 p.m.

A diving interception set up Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl.

Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz and the Irish walk onto the field of the Los Angeles Coliseum to warm up for a game against Southern California on Nov. 30, 1996. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

How an independent streak helped build Notre Dame into football’s historic — and now modern — behemoth

January 9, 2025 at 11:49 p.m.

Back in the 1920s, Notre Dame made what might have been its biggest push to join what would become the Big Ten but Michigan AD blocked it. Ever since, the...

Penn State linebacker Tyler Elsdon warms up to play Central Michigan on Sept. 24, 2022, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

In the era of NIL and the transfer portal, Penn State’s Tyler Elsdon is an example of a player who stayed

January 9, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

When Penn State linebacker Tyler Elsdon lost his starting spot, he made a choice that doesn’t fit college football's current storyline: He stayed right where he was.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman reacts during the fourth quarter against Georgia during the Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Black coaches have shot at a college football title a generation after that ‘significant’ milestone was hit in basketball

January 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

In college basketball, the scene of a Black coach cutting down nets to celebrate a national title is nothing new. College football is behind that curve by 41 years and...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman walks on the field before the quarterfinals of a College Football Playoff against Georgia on Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

College Football Playoff semifinals are set: It will be Penn State vs. Notre Dame — and Texas vs. Ohio State

January 4, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again.

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