Why Whitner believes 49ers made mistake playing Purdy vs. Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers already having been eliminated from playoff contention, should San Francisco have rested some of its key starters against the Detroit Lions on Monday? With Brock Purdy sustaining an elbow injury in what essentially was a … Read more
PASADENA, Calif. — It was supposed to be the most anticipated game of the College Football Playoff so far. It turned out to be hard to watch. It was supposed to be a quarterfinal clash worthy of the national title game. It turned out to be a beatdown. Ohio State roared into the College Football … Read more
The Lions are in desperate need of warm bodies on defense right now, but veteran safety Jamal Adams couldn’t stick in Detroit. Adams was released from the Lions’ practice squad today. Adams is only 29 years old and a former first-team All-Pro, but this could represent the end of the line for him. The Lions’ … Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. — Bryce James, son of NBA star LeBron James, is heading to Arizona. Bryce James announced his decision Wednesday on Instagram and his father had a quick response. “CONGRATULATIONS MAXIMUS!!,” LeBron James posted. “SO PROUD OF YOU!!” Bryce James will be the second of LeBron’s sons to play Division I basketball. Bronny James … Read more
No one can stand in Ohio State’s way if the Buckeyes keep playing like this. The No. 8 Buckeyes absolutely throttled No. 1 Oregon in the first half on the way to a 41-21 Rose Bowl win on Wednesday while earning a matchup with No. 5 Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Ohio State … Read more
Jaden Ivey appeared to suffer a severe ankle injury on Wednesday. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey was enjoying a career year, which will now probably have to be put on hold. The former fifth overall pick exited Wednesday’s game in a stretcher after a collision with Orlando Magic guard Cole … Read more
Rams backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo speaks to reporters during a news conference on Wednesday. (Gary Klein / Los Angeles Times) Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo last started an NFL game in October 2023. On Sunday, the 11th-year pro will start in place of Matthew Stafford for the playoff-bound Rams in the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks … Read more
ATLANTA — Cam Skattebo, his voice raw and weary, kept repeating the word over and over again: “Undeniable.” This season, this game, this Arizona State team … undeniable. Skattebo and the rest of his Sun Devil brethren had just come up on the losing end of one of the finest games of the 2024 college … Read more
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson told reporters on Wednesday that the back injury which kept him out of Week 17’s 45–33 loss to the New York Giants was more serious than head coach Shane Steichen initially disclosed. It may even be a condition the QB has to deal with throughout his career. Richardson did not … Read more
The St. Louis Blues blew out the Chicago Blackhawks at the Winter Classic. The final score was 6-2, and the home team never really had a chance to win at Wrigley Field. After the game, no one was harder on the situation than Taylor Hall. One of the Chicago’s two goal scorers was visibly upset … Read more