Alabama 38, Michigan State 0: Alabama Advances to Set Up Showdown With Clemson

Led by quarterback Jake Coker, the second-seeded Crimson Tide routed third-seeded Michigan State in the second College Football Playoff semifinal.











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Howard Davis Jr., Who Beat Grief to Win Boxing Gold, Dies at 59

Davis, who was mourning his mother when he earned a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, had more than 100 victories as an amateur but never won a world title.











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Roundup: Xavier Takes Its First Loss at the Hands of Villanova

No. 16 Villanova may again be the team to beat in the Big East. It thumped No. 6 Xavier, 95-64, at home on Thursday.











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Injury and Ice Problems Plague Women’s Debut at the Winter Classic

Two professional women’s teams faced off for the first time at the N.H.L.’s marquee regular-season event.











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Returning to Outdoor Roots in Winter Classic

The even has grown into a festival of fresh air hockey that this year included for the first time a professional women’s game.











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Spurs’ Duncan Is Set to Return in Showdown With the Rockets

The 39-year-old Tim Duncan has missed San Antonio’s past three games, two of them with soreness in his right knee.











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Keeping Score: Why Fans Stand by Perennial Losers

If a sports team rarely wins, why do some fans doggedly support it? Academics attempt to unravel the psychological quagmire.











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