With a 27-20 overtime loss in the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal to Michigan, Alabama’s season has officially come to an end. While some Crimson Tide fans share happy memories from this past season, others are still sharing their frustrations with what happened in the final game. What’s interesting, though, is how many fans outside of the Alabama base …

Getty Images The end of the regular season brings with it the start of a hiring cycle across the NFL. With some teams already having vacancies and more expected to come, candidates are soon starting to line up to try and ascend to a head-coaching role, which could include Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The veteran coach, who turned down …

49ers overreactions: Is D-line overrated this season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area This might be the most difficult week of the season for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and his coaching staff. And general manager John Lynch will be involved in the decision-making, too. Sure, there are a lot of players the 49ers would like to rest in Week …

LSU managed to avoid any major losses in the transfer portal, but that changed on the final day before it closed. On Tuesday, true freshman offensive tackle Lance Heard announced his intentions to transfer from LSU after one season. The news wasn’t exactly a surprise as the former five-star recruit from Monroe didn’t travel with the team to Tampa for …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter If the Buffalo Bills are trying to prove they don’t need Stefon Diggs, they’re doing a good job. Since the promotion of interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady, the Bills have steadily cut their three-time Pro Bowl receiver out of the game plan and targeted him at a much lower clip. Here’s the kicker: They’re winning …

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — St. Louis Blues prospect Jakub Stancl scored his second goal of the game with 11.7 seconds left in third period as Czechia (Czech Republic) beat Canada 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the IIHF world junior hockey championship, knocking one of the tournament favorites out in stunning fashion. Tomas Cibulka had the other goal for the Czechs. Carolina …

The competition in the quarterback room just improved for Rutgers football. On Tuesday, Athana Kaliakmanis committed to Rutgers. Kaliakmanis spent the previous two years at Minnesota, In 2022, he played under offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca, who now has the same role at Rutgers. The quarterback took an official visit to Rutgers in mid-December. With the Scarlet Knights, Kaliakmanis steps into …

Dan Campbell opened up more about the controversial penalty that wiped away the Lions’ go-ahead two-point conversion in this past Saturday’s game against the Cowboys when he spoke with reporters Monday, confirming that he tried to trick Dallas on the play.  After scoring a touchdown to make it 20-19 Dallas with 23 seconds left, Jared Goff completed a two-point pass …

Getty Images With the NFL headed into the final week of the regular season, you’d think that the playoff picture would be clearing up, but that’s not the case for the Dallas Cowboys.  Although the Cowboys have already clinched a playoff spot, they still don’t have any idea who they’ll be playing in the wild-card round and things won’t be …

ESPN personality Paul Finebaum hasn’t shied away from sharing his mostly negative opinions on Michigan football this season. However, following the Wolverines’ 27-20 overtime win vs. Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday, Finebaum reversed course, saying a potential Michigan national championship wouldn’t be tainted due to the team’s sign-stealing scandal. It resulted in a three-game suspension for coach Jim …

The 2023 regular season is about to wrap up this weekend, which means some teams are about to pack it in for the year. While some clubs still have their Super Bowl dreams alive with a postseason berth on the horizon, the vast majority of teams will be on the outside looking in on that mad dash to Las Vegas. …

Getty Images Have you ever wanted to own a snack-themed hot tub from a college football bowl game? Well, today is your lucky day. The jacuzzi from the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl is now up for sale on eBay. As is the case with most bowl games in the College Football Playoff era, sponsors are trying new things to keep …

The NHL fined Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman $4,427.08 on Tuesday for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets forward Cole Perfetti. The incident occurred at 1:51 of the first period during Winnipeg’s 3-2 win on Sunday in Minneapolis. Hartman was not penalized on the play. Hartman, 29, has recorded 17 points (11 goals, six assists) and 26 penalty minutes in 30 games this …

Bill Belichick has been here before. There are just a few days left until the NFL regular season officially ends, and one more game left to play. For the third time in four years, Belichick couldn’t take a pile of rusty buckets and turn them into a gold bar, so the 4-12 New England Patriots aren’t headed to the playoffs. …

The USC Trojans played and won the Holiday Bowl in a surprising outcome despite Caleb Williams missing the game. On New Year’s Day, former USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who has resurrected his career with the Texas Longhorns, fell to Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night. After Sarkisian won the Big 12 …