The second season of ‘The Hunting Wives’, the buzzy Netflix series that premiered in 2025, is in production. Many cast members, like stars Brittany Snow as Sophie O’Neil and Malin Akerman as Margo Banks, are returning to sexy, soapy drama, but the second season will also include Reese as a new face. The two-time WNBA All-Star is joining the cast as ‘Trainer Barbie’ in a co-starring role.

Reese shared the news on X, tweeting ‘Trainer Barbie’ with a basketball and several entertainment-related emojis. She also posted behind-the-scenes photos on her Instagram story.

It also seems Reese may have spoken her role into existence. In August 2025, she wrote, ‘Just let me know if you need me for Season [Two]’ to the show’s creator, Rebecca Cutter.

A premiere date for Season Two of ‘The Hunting Wives’ is still pending. Season One debuted in July of 2025, and Netflix could be aiming for another summer lauch for the second season.

This is the second major acting project involving Reese announced within the last week. On January 14, the Stephen Curry-produced movie ‘GOAT’ revealed that Reese and Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson would make cameos in the upcoming film. Reese plays a polar bear named Propp, and Wilson plays a reptile named Kouyate. Curry’s film ‘GOAT’ is Reese’s second movie role. In 2025, the Sky forward made her debut in the thriller ‘A House of Dynamite.’

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are considering former NFL head coach Mike McCarthy to replace the recently departed Mike Tomlin.
McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, has extensive experience coaching high-expectation teams like the Packers and Cowboys.
As an accomplished offensive coach, McCarthy could address the Steelers’ long-standing struggles on that side of the ball.
Hiring McCarthy might also be a strategic move to convince quarterback Aaron Rodgers to return for another season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the NFL’s Tiffany franchises for more than five decades – still are, too, even if they’re maybe light a few karats in recent years.

But an organization that was once wed to playoff success – and often to the Lombardi Trophy, capturing it a record-tying six times – has been relegated to the Super Bowl friend zone for most of the past 15 seasons, reaching the AFC championship game just once during that period.

That isn’t intended as a shot at Mike Tomlin, who’s almost certainly a future Hall of Famer and somehow managed to never have a losing year in 19 seasons in Western PA. And he kept this team relevant despite quite a few factors stacked against him: Baltimore Ravens, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, a culture that loathes a rebuild, a declining Ben Roethlisberger, an unspooling Antonio Brown and a misguided Le’Veon Bell … for starters.

And the league also evolved quite a bit during the Tomlin era, skewing toward a model that favored offense – and away from the teeth-rattling defense Pittsburgh historically played – incorporating more college concepts, plus more creative roster engineering, the Steelers historically loathe to making significant draft trades or routine free agency splashes.

With that as a backdrop to Tomlin’s departure, it’s really a logical time for the Steelers to re-evaluate their long-held philosophies and priorities – which makes their courting of former NFL head coach Mike McCarthy so compelling. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that McCarthy is scheduled to interview with Pittsburgh on Wednesday and had previously withdrawn from consideration for the Tennessee Titans’ job (before it went to Robert Saleh) and was focused on the Steelers at the expense of any interest in him elsewhere.

And while it’s premature to suggest McCarthy will get the job, or is even a frontrunner for it, there are at least four reasons he might be the ideal pivot for the Steelers:

Mike McCarthy grew up in Pittsburgh

A Yinzer through and through, McCarthy was raised in and around the Steel City and was an assistant coach for Pitt at the beginning of his career before he made the leap to the NFL in 1993. He even worked at toll booths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to make extra money while working his way through graduate school.

“I don’t want to disrespect the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I did my job, and I studied while I was there when there were no cars coming through the booth,” said McCarthy during the lead-up to Super Bowl 45, where his Green Bay Packers ultimately defeated Tomlin’s Steelers in their most recent Super Sunday appearance in 2011.

“It was a good experience. I always felt that was the normal way – you have summer jobs, you do those types of things, and I’m glad I took the path that I did as far as a young man back then being exposed to those types of things.’

Beyond that, McCarthy fully understands the Steelers’ legacy, cachet and the weight of being a steward for such an operation … and that he’ll have to periodically talk to Pat McAfee and Co. It also wouldn’t hurt from a PR perspective that he knows his way around town and where the good eateries are aside from Primanti Bros.

Mike McCarthy understands high-level NFL expectations

His last three NFL employers have been the San Francisco 49ers (offensive coordinator), Packers (head coach) and Dallas Cowboys (HC) – which is to say he knows something about working for a blue-blood club whose fans are perpetually in Super-Bowl-or-bust-mode. He delivered the Pack their fourth Lombardi Trophy, got them close several other times and was as successful a coach as the Cowboys have had in the past 30 years, stringing together three consecutive 12-win seasons from 2021-23.

McCarthy’s 185 victories rank 15th in NFL history. His 11 playoff wins trail only Andy Reid (28) and John Harbaugh (13) among active coaches.

This dream job wouldn’t be too much for him. It might also be nice not having to constantly defer to a hyper-involved owner the way he did in Dallas.

Mike McCarthy is a great offensive coach – which the Steelers need

Did his system get a little stale by the end in Green Bay? Maybe. Did McCarthy do extensive self-scouting and dive into other offensive approaches following his midseason firing in Titletown in 2018? You bet he did. And the results spoke for themselves. The Cowboys scored the most points in the league in 2021 and 2023 and ranked fourth in 2022.The Steelers haven’t had a top-five scoring offense in a decade, ranking fourth in 2015 – which was the only time they’ve ranked that high … in the last 30 seasons.

The Rooney family has obviously had great success identifying and hiring little-known, thirtysomething defensive coaches – Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, Tomlin – integrating them into the organizational DNA and growing them into legends. And maybe it’s tempting to swing for a fourth home run with the likes of Jesse Minter, Chris Shula, Ejiro Evero or Anthony Weaver.

Yet this might be the perfect time to try something new – yes, McCarthy is 62 – when few in Pittsburgh have been satisfied with the recent results, namely seven consecutive (and decisive) postseason defeats, often besmirched by repugnant offensive performances.

Mike McCarthy might get Aaron Rodgers back

It’s as compelling a reason as any to pursue McCarthy, who basically isn’t a 15-year hire by definition. Rodgers, whose one-year contract with the team expires in March, isn’t a long-term hire, either, and maybe he’s had enough – now 42 years old and, according to The Athletic, in tears at the team meeting after Tomlin announced that he was stepping down not 24 hours after Pittsburgh was blown out by the Houston Texans in the wild-card round.

But here’s the rub. Team owner Art Rooney II has said he doesn’t want to rebuild or be non-competitive – and it’s worth noting those were the marching orders Tomlin took so much heat for executing while expending a blast furnace’s worth of sweat equity getting to nine or 10 wins annually ahead of an early playoff exit. Also, this isn’t a good year to find a QB1 in the draft or free agency – though it might be an excellent one to acquire a developmental prospect, if not merely giving 2025 sixth-rounder Will Howard more exposure to the four-time league MVP.

Either way, trying to woo Rodgers back could be the best play given how quickly and enthusiastically the locker room embraced him. And, ICYMI, the 2025 season was almost unequivocally his best since he won his last MVP award in 2021. And though there were reports the quarterback and McCarthy had something of a rift when the latter was fired in Green Bay, Rodgers has publicly and stridently debunked the notion.

But if Rodgers wants to play – aside from potentially pitching himself anew to the Minnesota Vikings – there doesn’t seem to be a more optimal set of circumstances than reuniting with McCarthy and the Steelers for however much longer he’s willing and able.

The Australian Open begins Round 2 today (Wednesday, Jan. 21 in Melbourne), and the draw couldn’t be more enticing. The amount of star power that advanced to the second round is enough to make any tennis fan quiver.

Whether you’re interested in the women’s side – where American stars like Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are each looking for their first Australian Open title, all while defending champion Madison Keys takes on Ashlyn Krueger hoping to become the tournament’s first American back-to-back champion since Serena Williams – or the men’s bracket where Novak Djokovic looks to tie Margaret Court with his 11th Australian Open title, there’s plenty of stellar action to go around.

Here’s the full schedule for Round 2 of the 2026 Australian Open:

When is the Australian Open? Dates and schedule

The 2026 Australian Open began on Jan. 18. The women’s final is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31 and the men’s singles final slated to take place on Sunday, Feb. 1. Here’s how the schedule looks for the remainder of the tournament:

Jan. 17-20: Round 1
Jan. 21-22: Round 2
Jan. 23-24: Round 3
Jan. 25-26: Round 4 (Round of 16)
Jan. 27-28: Quarterfinals
Jan. 29: Women’s semifinals
Jan. 30: Men’s semifinals
Jan. 31: Women’s final
Feb. 1: Men’s final

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Australian Open 2026 schedule, draw

Men’s singles

Second round

(1) Carlos Alcaraz vs. Yannick Hanfmann
Michael Zheng vs. (32) Corentin Moutet
(19) Tommy Paul vs. Thiago Agustín Tirante
Reilly Opelka vs. (14) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
(10) Alexander Bublik vs. Márton Fucsovics
Tomás Martín Etcheverry vs. Arthur Fery
(29) Frances Tiafoe vs. Francisco Comesana
Hamad Medjedovic vs. (6) Alex de Minaur
(3) Alexander Zverev vs. Alexandre Müller
Emilio Nava vs. (26) Cameron Norrie
(18) Francisco Cerundolo vs. Damir Džumhur
Jaime Faria vs. (13) Andrey Rublev
(11) Daniil Medvedev vs. Quentin Halys
Kamil Majchrzak vs. Fábián Marozsán
(25) Learner Tien vs. Alexander Shevchenko
Jordan Thompson vs. Nuno Borges
(5) Lorenzo Musetti vs. Lorenzo Sonego
Tomáš Macháč vs. (31) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Gea vs. Stan Wawrinka
Vít Kopřiva vs. (9) Taylor Fritz
(16) Jakub Menšik vs. Rafael Jodar
Hubert Hurkacz vs. Ethan Quinn
Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Shang Juncheng
Francesco Maestrelli vs. (4) Novak Djokovic
(8) Ben Shelton vs. Dane Sweeny
Rinky Hijikata vs. (30) Valentin Vacherot
(21) Denis Shapovalov vs. Marin Čilić
Jaumer Munar vs. (12) Casper Ruud
(15) Karen Khachanov vs. Nishesh Basavareddy
Sebastian Baez vs. (22) Luciano Darderi
Eliot Spizzirri vs. Wu Yibing
James Duckworth vs. (2) Jannik Sinner

Women’s singles

Second round

(1) Aryna Sabalenka vs. Zhouxuon Bai
(28) Emma Radacunu vs. Anastasia Potapova
(17) Victoria Mboko vs. Caty McNally
(14) Clara Tauson vs. Polina Kudermetova
Zeynap Somnez vs. Anna Bondar
Yulia Putintseva vs. Elsa Jacquemot
(29) Iva Jovic vs. Priscilla Hon
(7) Jasmine Paolini vs. Magdalena Frech
(3) Coco Gauff vs. Olga Danilovic
Storm Hunter vs. Hailey Baptiste
(19) Karolina Muchova vs. Alycia Parks
Ann Li vs. Magda Linette
(12) Elina Svitolina vs. Linda Klimovicova
(23) Diana Shnaider vs. Talia Gibson
Elena Ruse vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
(8) Mirra Andreeva vs. Maria Sakkari
(6) Jessica Pegula vs. McCartney Kessler
(25) Paula Badosa vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva
Janice Tjen vs. Karolina Pliskova
(9) Madison Keys vs. Ashlyn Krueger
(13) Linda Noskova vs. Taylah Preston
(24) Jelena Ostapenko vs. Xinya Wang
Peyton Stearns vs. Petra Marcinko
(4) Amanda Anisimova vs. Katerina Siniakova
(5) Elena Rybakina vs. Varvara Gracheva
Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Tereza Valentova
(21) Elise Mertens vs. Moyuka Uchijima
(10) Belinda Bencic vs. Nikola Bartunkova
(16) Naomi Osaka vs. Sorana Cirstea
Maddison Inglis vs. Laura Siegemund
(31) Anna Kalinskaya vs. Julia Grabher
(2) Iga Swiatek vs. Marie Bouzkova

Australian Open 2026 results

Men’s singles

First Round

(1) Carlos Alcaraz def. Adam Walton, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
Yannick Hanfmann def. Zachary Zvajda, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Michael Zheng def. Sebastian Korda, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (0-7), 6-3
(32) Corentin Moutet def. Tristan Schoolkate, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
(19) Tommy Paul def. Aleksandar Kovacevic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Thiago Augustin Tirante def. Aleksandar Vukic, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2
Reilly Opelka def. Nicolai Budkov Jaer, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
(14) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina def. Filip Misolic, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
(10) Alexander Bublik def. Jenson Brooksby, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Marton Fucsovics def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, 6-2
Tomas Etcheverry def. Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Arthur Fery def. (20) Flavio Cobolli, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 6-1
(29) Francis Tiafoe def. Jason Kubler, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-2
Francisco Comesana def. Patrick Kypson, 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Hamad Medjedovic def. Mariano Navone, 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-2
(6) Alex de Minaur def. Mackenzie McDonald, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
(3) Alexander Zverev def. Gabriel Diallo, 6-7 (1-7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
Alexandre Muller def. Alexei Popyrin, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (10-4)
Emilio Nava def. Kyrian Jacquet, 6-2, 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 7-6 (10-6)
(26) Cameron Norrie def. Benjamin Bonzi, 6-0, 6-7 (2-7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
(18) Francisco Cerundolo def. Zhizhen Zhang, 6-3, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3
Damir Dzumhur def. Liam Draxl, 7-5, 6-0, 6-4
Jaime Faria def. Alexander Blockx, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
(13) Andrey Rublev def. Matteo Arnaldi, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
(11) Daniil Medvedev def. Jesper de Jong, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
Quentin Halys def. Alejandro Tabilo, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
Kamil Majchrzak def. Jacob Fearnley, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
Fabian Marozsan def. (24) Arthur Rinderknech, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
(25) Learner Tien def. Marcos Giron, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Alexander Shevchenko def. Elias Ymer, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
Jordan Thompson def. Juan Cerundolo, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-1, 6-1
Nuno Borges def. (7) Felix Auger-Aliassime, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 0-0 (retired)
(5) Lorenzo Musetti def. Raphael Collignon, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 3-2 (retired)
Lorenzo Sonego def. Carlos Taberner, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
Tomas Machac def. Grigor Dimitrov, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
(31) Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Shintaro Mochizuki, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Arthur Gea def. (17) Jiri Lehecka, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5
Stan Wawrinka def. Laslo Djere, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Vit Kopriva def. Jan Struff, 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
(9) Taylor Fritz def. Valentin Royer, 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
(16) Jakub Mensik def. Pablo Carreno Busta, 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
Rafael Jodar def. Rei Sakamoto, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3
Hubert Hurkacz def. Zizou Bergs, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-3
Ethan Quinn def. (23) Tallon Griekspoor, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Botic van de Zandschulp def. (27) Brandon Nakashima, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-3)
Juncheng Shang def. Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-0
Francesco Maestrelli def. Terence Atmane, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-1
(4) Novak Djokovic def. Pedro Martinez, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
(8) Ben Shelton def. Ugo Humbert, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5)
Dane Sweeny def. Gael Monfils, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
Rinky Hijikata def. Adrian Mannarino, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
(30) Valentin Vacherot def. Martin Damm, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
(21) Denis Shapovalov def. Yunchaokete Bu, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Marin Cilic def. Daniel Altmaier, 6-0, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
Jaume Munar def. Dalibor Svrcina, 3-6, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-3
(12) Casper Ruud def. Mattia Bellucci, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
(15) Karen Khachanov def. Alex Michelson, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Nishesh Basavareddy def. Christopher O’Connell, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-3
Sebastian Baez def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3
(22) Luciano Darderi def. Cristian Garin, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
Eliot Spizziri def. (28) Joao Fonseca, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Yibing Wu def. Luca Nardi, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
James Duckworth def. Dino Prizmic, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
(2) Jannik Sinner def. Hugo Gaston, 6-2, 6-1, 0-0 (retired)

Women’s singles

First Round

(1) Aryna Sabalenka def. Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, 6-4, 6-1
Zhuoxuan Bai def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (12-10)
Anastasia Potapova def. Suzan Lamens, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
(28) Emma Raducanu def. Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 6-4, 6-1
(17) Victoria Mboko def. Emerson Jones, 6-4, 6-1
Caty McNally def. Himeno Sakatsume, 6-3, 6-1
Polina Kudermetova def. Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales, 6-2, 6-3
(14) Clara Tauson def. Dalma Galfi, 6-3, 6-3
Zeynep Sonmez def. (11) Ekaterina Alexandrova, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Anna Bondar def. Elizabeth Mandlik, 6-0, 6-4
Yulia Putintseva def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Elsa Jacquemot def. (20) Marta Kostyuk, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (10-7)
(29) Iva Jovic def. Katie Volynets, 6-2, 6-3
Priscilla Hon def. Marina Stakusic, 1-6, 6-4, 5-3 (retired)
Magdalena Frech def. Veronika Erjavec, 6-1, 6-1
(7) Jasmine Paolini def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-1, 6-2
(3) Coco Gauff def. Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2,6-3
Olga Danilovic def. Venus Williams, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4
Storm Hunter def. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 6-4, 6-4
Hailey Baptiste def. Taylor Townsend, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3
(19) Karolina Muchova def. Jacqueline Cristian, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
Alycia Parks def. Alexandra Eala, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ann Li def. Camila Osorio, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5
Magda Linette def. (15) Emma Navarro, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6
(12) Elina Svitolina def. Cristina Bucsa, 6-4, 6-1
Linda Klimovicova def. Francesca Jones, 6-2, 3-2 (retired)
Talia Gibson def. Anna Blinkova, 6-1, 6-3
(23) Diana Shnaider def. Barbora Krejcikova, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Elena Ruse def. (26) Dayana Yastremska, 6-4, 7-5
Ajla Tomljanovic def. Yuliia Starodubtseva, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Maria Sakkari def. Leolia Jeanjean, 6-4, 6-2
(8) Mirra Andreeva def. Donna Vekic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
(6) Jessica Pegula def. Anastasia Zakharova, 6-2, 6-1
McCartney Kessler def. Emiliana Arango, 6-3, 6-2
Oksana Selekhmeteva def. Ella Seidel, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
(25) Paola Badosa def. Zarina Diyas, 6-2, 6-4
Janice Tjen def. (22) Leylah Fernandez, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Karolina Pliskova def. Sloane Stephens, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
Ashlyn Krueger def. Sara Bejlek, 6-3, 6-3
(9) Madison Keys def. Oleksandra Oliynykova, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
(13) Linda Noskova def. Darja Semenistaja, 6-3, 6-0
Taylah Preston def. Shuai Zhang, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Xinyu Wang def. Anhelina Kalinina, 6-3, 6-3
(24) Jelena Ostapenko def. Rebecca Sramkova, 6-4, 6-4
Peyton Stearns def. (27) Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-2
Petra Marcinko def. Tatjana Maria, 6-3, 7-5
Katerina Siniakova def. Panna Udvardy, 6-1, 6-2
(4) Amanda Anisimova def. Simona Waltert, 6-3, 6-2
(5) Elena Rybakina def. Kaja Juvan, 6-4, 6-3
Varvara Gracheva def. Viktorija Golubic, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
Linda Fruhvirtova def. Lulu Sun, 6-3, 7-5
Tereza Valentova def. (30) Maya Joint, 6-4, 6-4
(21) Elise Mertens def. Lanlana Tararudee, 7-5, 6-1
Moyuka Uchijima def. Solana Sierra, 6-3, 6-1
Nikola Bartunkova def. Daria Kasatkina, 7-6 (9-7), 0-6, 6-3
(10) Belinda Bencic def. Katie Boulter, 6-0, 7-5
(16) Naomi Osaka def. Antonia Ruzic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Sorana Cirstea def. Eva Lys, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Maddison Inglis def. Kimberly Birrell, 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4
Laura Siegemund def. (18) Liudmila Samsonova, 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
(31) Anna Kalinskaya def. Sonay Kartal, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Julia Grabher def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
Marie Bouzkova def. Renata Zerazua, 6-2, 7-5
(2) Iga Swiatek def. Yue Yuan, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Trevon Diggs’ stay with the Green Bay Packers was short-lived.

The team released the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback on Tuesday, less than three weeks after it claimed him off waivers.

After being waived by the Dallas Cowboys in late December, Diggs joined the Packers for the regular-season finale and a wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears. He recorded three total tackles for the team.

But while Green Bay was able to get a trial run of Diggs for a few games at a prorated price, the Packers would have been on the hook for his non-guaranteed $14.5 million salary in 2026 had they opted to keep him. Instead, they will move on without any dead cap hit.

The Packers have starting cornerbacks Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine under contract for another year.

Diggs, 27, will hit free agency for the first time in his career after first flourishing in Dallas.

Indiana finishes No. 1 in the final USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 season after beating Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game.

The Hoosiers’ climb to No. 1 began at No. 24 in the preseason re-rank. Miami finishes No. 2 after opening the season ranked No. 9.

Rounding out the top 10 are No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Oregon, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Brigham Young.

The Rebels finished first among two-loss teams after avenging a regular-season loss to Georgia in the playoff quarterfinals. Ole Miss beat Tulane in the opening round and lost to Miami in the semifinals on a late touchdown.

The final top 25 features seven teams from both the Big Ten and SEC, four teams from the Big 12, two from the ACC, four from the Group of Five and one independent in the Fighting Irish.

LOOKING AHEAD: Our way-too-early college football Top 25 for 2026

The final re-rank includes a shakeup after bowl play. Teams climbing after the postseason include No. 15 Virginia (up six spots), No. 25 Illinois (up 15), No. 26 TCU (up 12) and No. 34 Old Dominion (up 12).

No. 18 Vanderbilt (down five spots), No. 44 UNLV (down 11), No. 56 Clemson (down seven) and No. 63 Nebraska (down seven) are among the teams dropping after bowl losses.

A look back at the preseason re-rank reveals some major misses, starting at the top with then-No. 1 Penn State and No. 3 Clemson. The other big misses were Kansas State (No. 13 in the debut re-rank), No. 20 South Carolina) and Boise State (No. 23).

Come 2027, Buster Posey will be set to complete a five-year arc practically unprecedented in baseball history: From All-Star catcher to franchise president to Hall of Famer. 

Posey, who guided the San Francisco Giants to three World Series titles in the 2010s, highlights the first-year eligible players on the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2027 ballot. 

Posey had a furious finishing kick to his career, batting .304 with 18 homers, earning an All-Star nod and winning a Silver Slugger as the Giants won a franchise-record 107 games. He startled the baseball world by announcing his retirement in November 2021. Posey soon joined the Giants front office in an advisory role and was, almost equally startlingly, named its president of baseball operations in September 2024. 

He’s likely the only newcomer who’ll rank as an odds-on favorite, with pitcher Jon Lester, infielder Ryan Zimmerman and outfielder Brett Gardner the other notables making their ballot debut.

The top holdovers on the 2027 ballot include Chase Utley (59.1%), Andy Pettitte (48.5%) and Félix Hernández (46.1%).

2027 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Here’s a look at the top players set to make their debut on the 2027 Hall of Fame ballot, ranked by career WAR:

Buster Posey: 45 WAR
Brett Gardner: 44.3
Jon Lester: 43.4
Ryan Zimmerman: 40.1
Kyle Seager: 37
Asdrúbal Cabrera: 30
Ervin Santana: 27
Todd Frazier: 25.8
Josh Reddick: 25
Jake Arrieta: 22.8
Scott Kazmir: 22.1

Two spots. Four teams.

Conference championship weekend in the NFL has arrived, leaving the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams as the last four standing. Only two of them will be able to compete in Super Bowl 60 to put a bow on the 2025 NFL season.

In other words, it’s the penultimate Sunday game day of the year, featuring the AFC and NFC championship games.

The action kicks off on Sunday, Jan. 25 in the AFC, when the Broncos host the Patriots. A rivalry renewed, this matchup has taken on new life following the season-ending ankle injury to Bo Nix. That means that backup QB Jarrett Stidham will look to guide his team into the big game by making just his fifth career start. A former Patriot draft pick in 2019, Stidham’s presence throws a wrench into the final weeks of the postseason.

On the flip side, we’ll be treated to a third game between the Seahawks and Rams. These NFC West rivals have given fans some incredible games thus far, splitting the first two. It’s a winner-take-all tiebreaking game in the NFC championship game, which could end up being the real Super Bowl matchup when we look back on the season.

Can Sam Darnold and Seattle continue a magical season or will Puka Nacua and the Rams spoil the party in the Pacific Northwest?

There are just two games left before Super Bowl 60 and everyone has a take on which teams will get there. Here’s a look at how the experts and analysts see the conference championship matchups going.

NFL conference championship games predictions, picks

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Tuesday, Jan. 20

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos

Date: Sunday, Jan. 25
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Location: Empower Field at Mile High (Denver)
TV: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+, Fubo
Spread: Patriots (-5)

∎ USA TODAY: Patriots 24, Broncos 20

‘While Stidham may keep the Broncos competitive, Maye and Co. can be expected to pull out a late win on the road at Mile High Stadium to send the team through to Super Bowl 60.

∎ Arizona Republic: Patriots 23, Broncos 17

‘Can Jarrett Stidham pull a Nick Foles and lead Denver to the Super Bowl? We don’t see it. New England will force the QB into some mistakes and Drake Maye and the Patriots will put up enough points to win the AFC championship.’

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Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Date: Sunday, Jan. 25
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: Lumen Field (Seattle)
TV: Fox
Streaming: Fox One, Fubo
Spread: Seahawks (-2.5)

∎ USA TODAY: Seahawks 26, Rams 23

‘The Rams could wear down as the game goes on, especially if the Seahawks dominate with their ground game and defense, as they did against the 49ers. That could be enough to get Seattle to the Super Bowl for the first time in 11 years.

∎ Arizona Republic: Seahawks 27, Rams 24

‘Seattle’s defense and special teams will make some big plays again and Sam Darnold will avoid big mistakes in allowing the Seahawks to get past Matthew Stafford and the Rams in this all-NFC West NFC championship game.’

The Indiana victory marks a significant turnaround for a program once considered the losingest in college football history.
Coach Curt Cignetti and a roster of overlooked players are credited with the improbable championship run.
The win challenges the idea that success in the NIL era is solely dependent on large financial backing.

MIAMI GARDENS, FL — It almost had to happen this way. A course correction so remarkably defining, it can change an entire sport and flip it on its axis. 

The lovable loser is officially the bully on the block.

You can thank Indiana later for saving college football from itself. For the time being, anyway.

“Not bad for a bunch of nobodies,” said Indiana running back Roman Hemby.

The unloved and unwanted from Indiana, not long ago the losingest program in the history of college football, are the change agent the sport desperately needs. A thrilling 27-21 victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game left no doubt.

Despite the green and greed of the NIL era, despite rampant free-player movement, despite a devolving discourse that included a head coach leaving a championship-level team for another job in the middle of the fight, it always comes back to what happens on the grass. 

The game itself — the product on the field — is bulletproof. And now it comes with the story of a lifetime.

Indiana — good, god in heaven, Indi-freaking-ana — has somehow brought us all back to square one.

“We sent a message to society,” said Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, the architect of this you’ve got to be kidding me metamorphosis. “If you keep your nose to the grindstone and have the right people, anything is possible.”

Even in the middle of a raging storm of change in the sport, one that typically leaves programs like Indiana in its wake. Not this time, not this team. 

Purism, everyone, has been replaced by realism.

Celebrate Indiana’s title with books, page prints, more

Forget about blue bloods and their vice grip on the sport. Forget about building a roster with elite high school recruits, and supplementing with impact players from the transfer portal. 

Forget everything you know — or what you believed to be true — about program building. It’s all blown to pieces now.

Just in case you’re still a bit hazy on the seismic change Indiana just unleashed, consider this: Jamari Sharpe, the cornerback who finished off this remarkable run with a game-clinching interception on the last drive of the game, grew up about 20 minutes from Hard Rock Stadium. 

Used to sit in the stands as a kid and bleed orange and green, and dreamed about playing for the Canes. Played high school ball at Northwestern, a legendary prep program that has won eight state titles. 

And Miami wanted no part of him in 2022 when Miami coach Mario Cristobal took over. Four years later, with the Hurricanes driving for the potential game-winning touchdown and the Hoosiers playing Cover Two defense, Sharpe had safety help over the top and didn’t have to worry about getting beat deep.

So Miami quarterback Carson Beck threw a deep ball down the left sideline, and Sharp — who had peeled off under coverage — leaped and intercepted the throw. Game over. 

“I guess I showed them what they missed out on,” Sharpe said. “Miami is my city, but Indiana is my university.”

And there it is. The four-year free-for-all of overvalued NIL contracts and free player movement, of my billionaire booster is bigger than yours, has been dealt a severe dose of reality.

It’s easy to embrace Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, and his return to Miami — the Canes passed on him, too — as the story of this team. He won the Heisman Trophy, scored the game-clinching touchdown. He’s the face of the program. 

But this is much more than a former three-star quarterback recruit from the transfer portal on a one-year NIL deal. This is a radical championship run of perfection, a story built on the most improbable of players no one wanted — play after play, game after game.

Those no-stars lined up against the four- and five-stars on the Miami defense in the second quarter and shoved them into the end zone on tight end Riley Nowakowski’s 2-yard touchdown run that gave the Hoosiers a 10-0 lead. The same Nowakowski who didn’t have a college offer, and walked on at Wisconsin before transferring to Indiana. 

Midway through the third quarter, after Miami closed to 10-7, Mikail Kamara blocked a punt that Isaiah Jones recovered in the end zone for a 17-7 lead. Kamara wasn’t even rated by recruiting services coming out of high school. 

Zero stars. 

“I played pretty much every level of football. FCS, Group of Five, and now the Big Ten,” said Kamara, who followed Cignetti from James Madison to Indiana. “Just to do this journey, I didn’t think it was possible. To be here today is surreal.”

Now here’s the kicker to this whopper of a story: the ridiculous ride from dead ass last in college football history to the king of the sport almost never happened. In fact, Cignetti still doesn’t understand how it did. 

It was one of those unseasonably cold late November Indiana nights in 2023, and Cignetti had flown home to Virginia after interviewing for the job. Laying in bed with his wife, Manette, he finally admitted he was going to stay at James Madison. 

He loved the school and what they were building, and they enjoyed living in Harrisonburg. Why leave? 

Then Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson called, and before Cignetti could say a word, yelled into the phone, “Congratulations, you’re the new Indiana coach, and we’re going to kick some butt!”

Cignetti, never shy to speak his mind, was near speechless.

“I said something, about five or six words I can’t say here, hung up the phone and that was it,” Cignetti said. “He didn’t give me a chance to say no. My wife said, ‘You should have seen that look in your eye. Like, what did I just do?’”

Simple, he changed college football forever.

This is what a sport teetering on green and greed — from all involved — quickly needed to temporarily right a listing ship. Four years of racing toward a make it up as you go along financial and player movement model had become an unwieldly operational nightmare.

In some strange upside down world, four measly years of NIL gluttony somehow supplanted more than 150 years of history and tradition. Or as the great David Gilmour once sang of money and its ills: 

A new car, caviar, four-star daydream

Think I’ll buy me a football team

So SMU did, and got to the CFP in 2024. Texas Tech did it in 2025. Miami spent as much as anyone in a single season, including $4 million for Beck — a bargain at the going rate now one year later.

The Canes could pay as much as $6-7 million for Duke transfer quarterback Darian Mensah, the last available impact player at the position for 2026. It’s all about sustaining momentum, and the answer is always money.

“I don’t think there should be a (salary) cap,” Miami athletic director Dan Radakovich said last weekend. “We’ve never been able to rule ourselves into competitive equity.”

So Indiana simply ran over everyone with a competitive desire not seen in the sport. Ever. 

While Hoosier fans made confetti angels on the field, while they panicked and stuffed the Crimson, Cream and gold paper memories in their pockets before the field vacuums arrived, Cignetti was talking about a two-year ride of 27 wins in 29 games. 

Indiana won a single Big Ten game the season before he arrived, and it’s not like he had boosters throwing money at the process. This was hard and work, good work, and eventually, rewarding work.    

The answer isn’t always money.

“I would like to say our NIL is nowhere near what people think it is,” Cignetti said.

It didn’t need to be for the story of a lifetime.

Not bad for a bunch of nobodies.