The four AFC teams still alive in the playoffs represent a victory for sports' universal underdog: the small-market team.
The intrigue: The Bills, Bengals, Chiefs and Titans form the smallest average media market size of any conference's final four since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
Florida State upset No. 6 Duke, 79-78 (OT), on Tuesday night, extending one of the most improbable streaks in sports.
Why it matters: The Seminoles have now won 13 straight overtime games, the longest streak in Division I history. Do you have any idea how difficult that is to do?
The mandatory app athletes and attendees of the Beijing Winter Olympics will use to report their health and travel data contains an encryption flaw that could expose their passport details, demographic information and medical and travel information, according to a study by Citizen Lab.
Why it matters: The security defect could imperil data security for those taking part in this year's Winter Games, which are set to begin on Feb. 4. Censorship mechanisms embedded in the app also raise concerns about social and political surveillance by China's government.
The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling its salary cap for players in the largest one-time independent investment in the history of professional women’s hockey.
Driving the news: In addition to boosting the player salary cap to $750,000 — up from $300,000 — the women's ice hockey league also announced Tuesday that it will add two new franchises.
