Possible wild-card outcomes, opponents for 49ers and Seahawks with Week 18 loss or tie originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks have already punched their tickets to the postseason, but now both teams have their sights set on … Read more
The January transfer window is already underway, and there is expected to be little activity at Real Madrid in the weeks to come. Beyond the loan exit of Endrick to Olympique Lyon, Real Madrid are unlikely to make any major operations, but manager Xabi Alonso would be open to some reinforcements arriving before the winter … Read more
‘Fouling up three’ is one of basketball’s great philosophical debates. There’s an easy argument to make that it’s the smart thing to do to prevent a game-tying shot attempt in an era with better long distance shooting than ever before. The strategy also risks committing the foul in the act of the shot, or giving … Read more
Manchester City vs Chelsea, uncertainty meets authority at the Etihad Chelsea arrive at the Etihad Stadium this weekend in unfamiliar territory, unsettled, searching and facing one of the Premier League’s most unforgiving assignments. Manchester City versus Chelsea has rarely lacked narrative weight, but this meeting comes framed by managerial upheaval, form lines moving in opposite … Read more
Mississippi State joined the exclusive 5-8 club with a 43-29 loss to Wake Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Afterwards, coach Jeff Lebby met with reporters to talk about the game. Here’s everything he said: On Kamario Taylor’s injury… The initial reports have been good. Obviously, we will evaluate when we get more information tomorrow. … Read more
Inter coach Cristian Chivu isn’t interested in fuelling controversies with Napoli and Antonio Conte and has ‘trust’ in Stefan de Vrij and Davide Frattesi: ‘They’ll have plenty of chances to play.’ Chivu held a press conference on Saturday on the eve of a big Serie A game against Bologna at San Siro. Advertisement Bologna already … Read more
Defensive coordinators seem to be the focal point of the Tennessee Titans search for a new head coach. Whether it’s Packers DC Jeff Hafley or Chargers DC Jesse Minter, there are clear frontrunners when it comes to the best defensive coordinators that should have a shot at becoming a head coach. Now, Albert Breer is … Read more
With the first postseason shutout for the No. 5 Oregon Ducks since 1917, coach Dan Lanning and crew took down the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Capital One Orange Bowl 23-0 to advance to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Though the game was an less-than-pretty defensive slugfest, the Ducks walked away with a … Read more
The Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2, 1-1) return to Big Ten play to face the UCLA Bruins (10-3, 2-0). It’s the Hawkeyes first power conference game since Iowa State, 20+ days ago, and kicks off the conference season in earnest. Since my previous blog, the Hawks have pantsed 3 buy games by a combined margin of 275-152. … Read more
The Iowa Hawkeyes have seen a multiple stars enter the transfer portal in the last couple of days. So, Kirk Ferentz has escalated his recruitment process for the class of 2026. The program extended an offer to one of the most prolific interception artists in college football this season on January 2, 2026. Parker Knutson, … Read more