Ohio State is preparing for a College Football Playoff quarterfinals matchup with top-seeded Oregon at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Yet many Buckeyes fans aren’t looking ahead, but still looking back at their team’s 13–10 loss to Michigan (7–5). Despite having an opportunity to win a national championship, a sizable contingent of Ohio … Read more
Red Sox offseason update: Could Bregman be the next big splash? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Red Sox have taken decisive action this offseason to improve their pitching staff via free agency and the trade market, but they’ve yet to acquire a notable position player. Might that change in the near future? … Read more
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Start-sit questions can be anxious for even the best fantasy managers. Here’s a traffic-light report to help get you ready for Championship Week. ✅ Green … Read more
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders When the Falcons have the ball: The focus will once again be on Michael Penix Jr. one week after he started his first NFL game. The competition could almost not have been any easier than drawing the Giants but I’d say Penix largely passed his initial test. The rookie was … Read more
Caleb Williams and Geno Smith are in much different phases of their careers. The crossroads they and their teams will face this offseason reflect that too. But anyone watching Thursday night’s game knows that neither team can be pleased with what they saw from their quarterback. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Chicago Bears 6-3 in … Read more
Eric Dickerson broke the NFL’s single-season rushing record 13 years before Saquon Barkley was born when Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards with the Rams in 1984. Barkley is 268 yards from breaking Dickerson’s record with two games remaining. The Eagles play the Cowboys and the Giants to close out the season, but if they win … Read more
The Chicago Blackhawks have two players playing in the 2025 World Junior Championship. Oliver Moore is a member of Team USA and Jiri Felcman is with Czechia. Both of them picked up wins with their respective teams on Thursday. Moore didn’t find the scoresheet in Team USA’s 10-4 win over Germany but we knew that … Read more
The Chicago Bears’ 6-3 defeat against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday was sealed with a Caleb Williams interception, but there was one sequence earlier in the drive that showed the team to be truly lost. With 5:12 left in the game, the Bears got the ball back and had a chance to either tie the … Read more
Favre-Aikman. Brady-Manning. Mahomes-Allen. Marquee quarterback duels punctuate NFL history. It’s way, way too early to say that the meeting of the No. 2 and No. 8 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft will ever get anywhere near the heights of those lofty rivalries. But hey, you never know. The Sunday night showdown between Jayden Daniels … Read more
What we learned as late collapse dooms Kings in heartbreaking loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO – De’Aaron Fox’s foul on Jaden Ivey led to a four-point play with 3.1 seconds remaining, and the Kings saw their losing streak extended to five games following Thursday’s 114-113 loss to the Detroit … Read more