While the NCAA has yet to make a decision regarding the expansion of the NCAA Tournament, it left the door open for change in ...

The 2026 World Cup is going to be bigger than any World Cup has ever been before. Here's how the whole mind-boggling thing will work.

CONCORD, N.C. - Redemption will be on the mind of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet crew of Alex Bowman as Hendrick Motorsports heads into Friday’s Pit Crew Challenge at North Carolina’s iconic North ...

The Women's World Cup only expanded to 32 teams in 2023. This move brings it in line with the men's equivalent.

The Women’s World Cup is set to expand from 32 to 48 countries after the proposal was approved at a meeting of the FIFA Council. The approval from the decision-making arm of FIFA, world football ...

College football could be moving toward a 16-team College Football Playoff bracket beginning with the 2026 season, per ESPN's Pete Thamel, who provided more information.

The FIFA World Cup 2026, set to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, will mark a historic milestone with the tournament expanding to 48 teams.

Under the new format, team sports in classes 1A through 7A will feature 48-team playoff brackets, while the newly created 8A classification will have a 24-team bracket. The 2025-26 season will mark ...

The NCHSAA’s Bylaw Committee said it picked the 48-team bracket size because it would give first-round byes to the top 16 schools and possibly limit the number of opening-round playoff mismatches.

With the March FIFA international break underway, Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Their 2-0 victory over Bahrain ...