Canada's Bianca Andreescu jumped 45 positions to a career-high No. 107 in the world rankings Monday after her surprising run to the final at the ASB Classic. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., stunned former world No. 1s Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and American Venus Williams en route to her first appearance in a WTA Tour […]
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NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 3
Joe Sargent/Getty After two weeks of NFL football, we have a few answers and a ton of questions. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs look like they’re for real, but do they have what it takes to bring down the Patriots and Jaguars and take over as the top team in the AFC? Ryan Fitzpatrick isn’t […]
NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 1
Harry How/Getty After an eventful offseason that saw some big names changing teams, massive contracts doled out to some of the league’s best players, and a whopping five quarterbacks drafted in the first round, there’s actual football to be played this week. The reigning champion Philadelphia Eagles kick off the action on Thursday night against the […]
Temple University Fires a Dean Over Falsified Rankings Data
Temple University ousted Moshe Porat, the dean of its business school, this week after determining his staff reported inflated student grades for a U.S. News & World Report ranking of online M.B.A. programs.
NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where each team stands going into the playoffs
Mike Roemer/AP At long last, the NFL playoffs are here! Wild Card weekend is always one of the best weekends of the NFL season and this year’s slate brings with it some fairly unpredictable games and teams. In the AFC, Titans-Chiefs, Jaguars-Bills may not be the sexiest matchups on paper, but they’re fairly evenly matched […]
NBA POWER RANKINGS: Where all 30 teams stand heading into the Christmas Day games
Chris Graythen/Getty Perhaps the biggest take-away of this NBA season, which is closer to the midway point than most would know, has been the unexpectedness of much of it. The Warriors and Cavs don’t lead their respective conferences, instead ceding No. 1 seeds to the Celtics and Rockets. Playoff stalwarts like the Grizzlies and Clippers […]
NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 14
Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images As the 2017 NFL season enters its final four weeks, a clear hierarchy is taking place at the top of the field, while other teams scramble to secure a postseason bid after struggling to start the season. Last week we saw the Philadelphia Eagles lose for the first time since Week 2, which […]
CFL Power Rankings: Eskimos hit playoffs in top spot
Here’s how I rank the Canadian Football League teams at the end of the 2017 regular season, with the playoffs opening this week. Record: 12-6 Streak: Won 5 Next: West semifinal, at Winnipeg After a brilliant start and a horrid middle, Green and White are coming into the playoffs playing the best football in the league. […]
CFL Power Rankings: Stamps lose top spot to rival Eskimos
Here’s how I rank the Canadian Football League teams heading into Week 20: 1. Edmonton Eskimos (up from 2) Record: 11-6 Streak: Won 4 Next: At Saskatchewan Green and Gold are in a unique position in if they can win this week (and Winnipeg loses) they’ll finish second, hosting a playoff game. Lose, however, and they’ll go […]
NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 8
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The NFL is nearing the mid-season point, and it feels as though it’s time to start accepting some realities of this season. For instance, a few teams that were expected to be bad, and at times have looked bad, like the Bills, Rams, and Dolphins, are several games over .500. On the […]
