From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.

The Irish and Bulldogs are set to battle in one of three College Football Playoff quarterfinal games on New Year's Day in the Sugar Bowl.

As the popularity of the WNBA skyrocketed this year, there's been a “darker vibe shift,” too in women's sports: What always felt like a positive setting started to take a more hostile turn at times.