Throughout the season, I have been saying that 9-3 would not be good enough to get into the College Football Playoff. However, after Week 13, we now have two SEC teams with three losses that we were not expecting to be there. Alabama took another stunning road loss, this time a 24-3 beatdown at Oklahoma. As much as the CFP …

As we approach the end of the second calendar month in the 2024-25 NHL season, we also march toward “Thanksgiving playoff cutoff” season. So get your postseason team takes ready, because now’s the time to sling them. North of 75% of teams in the last 10 seasons that were in a playoff position by (American) Thanksgiving stayed in one by …

Williams among 49ers’ inactives for Week 12 game vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will be without a few very important players on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. In addition to quarterback Brock Purdy and defensive end Nick Bosa, star left tackle Trent Williams also will miss the Week 12 game at Lambeau Field. …

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 23: KD Daniels #21 of the Florida Gators celebrates after defeating the Mississippi Rebels 24-17 in a game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) After spending most of the season near the bottom of The Athletic’s SEC vibe check rankings, the Florida Gators are fifth …

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers with a sore throwing shoulder. Purdy injured his right shoulder in last Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Purdy underwent an MRI that showed no structural damage but the shoulder didn’t improve during the week and Purdy was ruled out for the game. Coach Kyle …

AFC West rivals square off in NFL Week 12 action as the Denver Broncos (6-5) visit the Las Vegas Raiders (2-8) on CBS and Paramount+. The Broncos have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2024 NFL season and enter Sunday’s game following a convincing 38-6 win against the Atlanta Falcons. They visit a Raiders team that has struggled …

Both the college football rankings and the College Football Playoff picture took a sharp turn on Saturday. More than a half-dozen ranked teams took losses, leaving voters — and the selection committee — with some tough decisions when it comes to sorting out the new top 25. In the case of the AP Top 25, there were eight teams ranked …

Getty Images The first half of Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs included a scary moment when Carolina tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders was carted off after suffering an injury.  Sanders appeared to fall on his head after getting tackled low late in the first half. A backboard was used as Sanders was carted off the field. …

Perry: Why Pats should prioritize o-line over receivers this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have several glaring needs to address in the upcoming offseason, none more important than surrounding their young quarterback Drake Maye with talent. While they’re expected to be active on the free-agent wide receiver market or pursue a blockbuster deal for …

Nov 21, 2024, 11:29 PM ET BOSTON — The hours leading up to the Boston Bruins’ game against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night had a different vibe for Joe Sacco. The longtime Bruins assistant was named the team’s interim coach Tuesday after Jim Montgomery was fired following a lackluster start to the season that featured 12 losses in …

Nov 23, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Aneyas Williams (20) scores a rushing touchdown as Army Black Knights defensive back Josiah Banks (25) pursues during the second half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Notre Dame is now number 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after beating Army 49-14 …

Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst NFL Week 12 will be interesting, to say the absolute least.  We’ve got Super Bowl favorite Detroit facing an Indy team that has the tendency to keep games competitive, and we’ve got the Harbaugh brothers facing off on Monday Night Football. Which way will the pendulum swing in these …

The NFL is nothing if not unpredictable. Just look at Week 11, when the Pittsburgh Steelers outdid the Baltimore Ravens on a day Justin Tucker missed multiple field goals, Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos rolled over the Atlanta Falcons, and the Green Bay Packers needed a last-second field-goal block to edge the Chicago Bears. With Week 12 up next, …

Getty Images A day of upsets in college football has produced significant changes in the rankings as teams like Indiana, Alabama and Ole Miss all dropped from the top 10 following losses on Saturday. In the Coaches Poll top 25, there is little debate about the teams in the top five; Notre Dame moves up one spot to No. 5, …

With Mike McCarthy in the final year of his contract and the Dallas Cowboys struggling this season, there’s a good chance that the team will soon be in the market for a new head coach, and if that happens, one name that keeps coming up is Deion Sanders.  The Pro Football Hall of Famer spent five seasons in Dallas and …