Judging by the wintry scene at Highmark Stadium on Sunday night, we’ve certainly flipped the calendar over to December. While the temperatures are dwindling, the intensity is ramping up across the NFL as just five weeks remain in the regular season, and a lot needs to be determined between now and then. Week 14 is also the final week where …

USATSI After one week of voting, reigning league MVP Lamar Jackson is leading all NFL players in fan votes for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. So far, Jackson has received 44,681 votes, nearly 4,000 more than Ravens teammate Derrick Henry, who edged out Eagles running back Saquon Barkley for the runner-up spot.  Bills quarterback and possible MVP front-runner Josh Allen …

USATSI The San Francisco 49ers’ season has been on the brink for weeks, and the Week 13 blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills certainly didn’t help their playoff chances. They have more than enough injuries to make their situation worse, especially with Christian McCaffrey having a knee injury that could cost him the remainder of his season.  Even with all the …

Dec. 2—MITCHELL — Nothing could’ve prepared Alex Kretzschmar for the experience the last several months has brought. But after a full season at the helm of the Dakota Wesleyan University football team, Kretzschmar is ready to turn the page to 2025. Kretzschmar, who has served on the Tigers coaching staff since 2022, has officially been the Tigers’ head coach since …

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey’s season might be over. The star running back will be placed on injured reserve after suffering a PCL injury in his left knee, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Monday. With the injured reserve placement, McCaffrey will miss at least four games, though Shanahan said the injury would take six weeks of …

What fans believe 49ers’ top priority should be next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Is the 49ers’ 2024 NFL season lost after their blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday? While San Francisco hasn’t officially been eliminated from playoff contention just yet, the 49ers Faithful already know what improvements they’d like to see from the team …

Welcome to conference championship week, where each of the Power Four leagues will have a debutant in its conference championship game. How about that?  In Year 1 in their new spots, Texas, SMU, Oregon, and Arizona State fit right in and each one of them is favored slightly. Each game’s point spread is within four points. On paper, the close …

The Week 13 NFL schedule concludes with a primetime AFC matchup with the Denver Broncos hosting the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football. Kickoff at Empower Field at Mile High is at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Broncos will be looking to keep pace in the AFC playoff race. The NFL DFS player pool features a mix of young talent and …

The San Francisco 49ers entered this season with lofty aspirations. For the most part, their hopes have been dashed — and the bottom may be in danger of falling out from under them. On Monday, the 49ers revealed the latest in a spate of injuries that have devastated the team this season.  Sunday’s blowout in Buffalo dropped the Niners’ record …

Michigan State football landed the commitment of Terrance ‘Deuce’ Edwards last Wednesday, flipping the prospect from West Virginia. Just under a week later, Michigan State has lost defensive back’s coach Demetrice Martin to UCLA, which in turn has resulted in the loss of LaRue Zamorano’s commitment. Edwards has made sure that Spartan fans know he doesn’t have plans on the …

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has been fined $2,000 for embellishment during a recent game against the New York Rangers, the NHL said Monday. Skinner was issued a warning after a diving/embellishment incident in an Oct. 22 game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the league said. His second citation, which triggered the fine, came in the second period …

The Denver Broncos have quietly been a brick wall on defense this year. They’re third in the league in both total defense and scoring defense and enter Week 13 leading the NFL in sacks. While great defenses on perhaps unexpected playoff contenders don’t often get a lot of press, rookie quarterbacks who may lead their teams to the playoffs do. …

No. 2 Texas will have an opportunity to get revenge for its regular-season loss to No. 5 Georgia when they meet in the 2024 SEC Championship on Saturday afternoon during the Championship Week college football schedule. The Bulldogs picked up a 30-15 road win in Austin earlier this season, but they are 2.5-point underdogs in the Championship Week college football …

The San Francisco 49ers were hit by another family tragedy with the announcement that star left tackle Trent Williams’ wife gave birth to a stillborn son late last week. Sondra Williams announced on Instagram on Sunday that she gave birth to Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. on Nov. 24. Williams also wrote that she was initially pregnant with twins and lost …