As Week 14 begins in the NFL, the league is starting to enter the home stretch of the season. The games are more important and the injury reports are growing as more teams are getting banged up. There are still five weeks left in the regular season as the playoff races are heating up, evidenced by the Detroit Lions’ huge …

On Friday, 49ers G.M. John Lynch described talk of a potential trade that would send coach Kyle Shanahan to a team like the Bears “rather comical.” Frankly, it’s rather comical that anyone would think Lynch’s opinion on the subject matters. Lynch didn’t hire Shanahan. Shanahan hired Lynch. If Shanahan goes, chances are Lynch goes, too. And if the 49ers were …

No. 2 Texas will be out for revenge against No. 5 Georgia in Saturday’s SEC Championship in Atlanta with a College Football Playoff first-round bye on the line. Georgia defeated Texas 30-15 in Austin on Oct. 19. It was a Bulldogs resume-defining win for the Bulldogs and the only loss of the season for the Longhorns. Since then, Georgia has lost …

Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert is headed to injured reserve, NFL Media reports. Goedert already was ruled out for Sunday after he injured his knee in Week 13, playing 40 of 56 snaps against the Ravens. He will miss the next four games, allowing for his return as soon as Week 18 but, more importantly, the postseason. Goedert has played …

STILLWATER — Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State officials have agreed on terms of an amended contract that will keep Gundy coaching Cowboys football heading into his 21st season, according to reports. The terms of the contract were not immediately known. The news was initially reported by PokesReport.com. The Oklahoma State athletic department had not made an official announcement, but it …

The Buffalo Bills aim to stay hot and win their eighth straight game when they travel across the country to take on the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Buffalo is 10-2 overall and 4-2 on the road this season. The Bills clinched their fifth consecutive AFC East title with their 35-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13. …

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (11-1) will have revenge on their mind when they face the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (10-2) in the 2024 SEC Championship Game on Saturday afternoon. Texas’ lone loss this season came at home against Georgia in October, but it responded with a five-game winning streak. Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes appeared to be in trouble …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles are placing tight end Dallas Goedert on injured reserve, according to NFL Media. Goedert has been dealing with a knee injury and was previously ruled out for Week 14 after not practicing. He will be required to miss the next four games of the regular season, and the reported plan is for Goedert to be …

They say there’s a fine line between courage and insanity. For the Lions, there’s no such line. They proved it on Thursday night, going for it on fourth down five different times. They converted four of them, but the one that failed was a Barry Switzer-style move. Fourth and one from their own 31. Up 24-21. They went for it. …

The Penn State Nittany Lions have a major opportunity Saturday evening inside Lucas Oil Stadium. With the No. 1 Oregon Ducks on the other sideline, James Franklin and his team have a chance to become Big Ten Champions while knocking off the No. 1 team in the nation. Penn State rebounded after a loss to Ohio State a month ago. …

Shanahan reveals approach to rest of season, beating Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers (5-7) enter Sunday’s matinee against the Chicago Bears (4-8) at Levi’s Stadium desperate to creep into the NFC playoff picture. And after San Francisco’s past two losses — to the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills — in which it was outscored …

The Atlanta Falcons enter Week 14 in first place in the NFC South, but are clinging to that position after dropping three straight games. At 6-6, they now lead the division solely based on the head-to-head tiebreaker they own over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are also .500 on the year entering Sunday’s action. Those recent struggles, which include a …

No. 15 Arizona State and No. 16 Iowa State meet on Saturday at the Big 12 Championship Game at AT&T Stadium with a trip to the College Football Playoff on the line. The surprising Sun Devils have charged from last place in the conference in 2023 to the Big 12 title game after posting a 10-2 record.  Iowa State nearly …

Kenny Dillingham has orchestrated one of the best turnarounds in college football during the 2024 season. After winning just two games in 2023, No. 13 Arizona State (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) plays against No. 16 Iowa State (10-2, 7-2) with a chance to win a conference Championship and a shot at the 12-team College Football Playoff in Year 2 under …

The NFL suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for three games for his blow to the head on a sliding Trevor Lawrence last week, and on Wednesday night that suspension was upheld upon appeal. Al-Shaair will miss Houston’s games against the Dolphins, Chiefs and Ravens, and he’s eligible to return in the regular-season finale against the Titans. But he was …