It’s both transfer season and bowl season in college football. The poor timing of the sport’s calendar means that players need to enter the transfer portal immediately after the end of the season to enroll at a new school for the second semester. That means players across the country have to leave their current teams … Read more
Look out. While the Detroit Red Wings lacked fire in their second loss to the Montreal Canadiens, a former Red Wings player showed more fire than necessary. Despite scoring the opening goal, they ultimately lost to the Canadiens for the second time in two days. Last night, they lost 5-1. Alternatively, one former Red Wings … Read more
The third most-watched video on the NBA YouTube channel isn’t game footage or a dunk highlight reel. It’s a commercial. “Jingle Hoops” was a 30-second spot released in November 2013 promoting the NBA’s special Christmas edition uniforms and Dec. 25 game schedule. The video features five NBA stars shooting balls into baskets with tuned bells … Read more
The playoff picture is getting clearer after several notable teams were eliminated from the postseason race on Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers were knocked out of playoff contention before either of them took the field Sunday. Both franchises needed a lot of help and a perfect finish in order to make the … Read more
When the Dallas Cowboys fell to 3-7 this season, the talk of Mike McCarthy’s time as the team’s head coach shifted to the past tense. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that McCarthy would be gone. A lot has changed in the past five weeks. The Cowboys, without quarterback Dak Prescott since Week 9, have … Read more
Colts running back Jonathan Taylor made sure to hold onto the ball when crossing the goal line this week. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Getty Images) Are you advancing to the finals of your fantasy football league? If so, there’s a good chance you did it the old-fashioned way — through the backfield. When the early slate … Read more
Bronny James was called up from the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate to join the NBA team for Monday’s matchup versus the Detroit Pistons. But he did not play. James was a DNP-coach’s decision in the Lakers’ 117-114 loss to the Pistons. James is averaging 13.4 points (shooting 21% on 3s), 3.4 assists and … Read more
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard bring the star power that the NBA likes to showcase on its annual Christmas Day schedule. But they won’t be playing this Christmas. And Bucks players, including Antetokounmpo, are miffed they weren’t invited to the league’s annual holiday party. They spoke about their Christmas snub with The Athletic’s Eric Nehm … Read more
NFL power rankings: Where league stands entering Week 17 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Welcome to mock draft season, 49ers fans. San Francisco and a handful of other middling teams officially were eliminated from playoff contention this week, and while the fight for postseason seeding is ongoing, we pretty much know the 14 teams … Read more
The Green Bay Packers might be the best third-place team in NFL history. The Packers can’t win the division despite an 11-4 record, because the Detroit Lions or Minnesota Vikings are each 13-2 and one of them has to win (or they tie) when they meet in Week 18. But the Packers are on the … Read more