The Bears will see the return of defensive tackle Gervon Dexter on Thursday night. He was questionable with a knee injury that kept him out of the Week 16 loss to the Lions. Dexter has 44 tackles, five sacks, 16 quarterback hits and two fumble recoveries in 13 games this season. The Bears’ inactives are left guard Teven Jenkins (calf), …

Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — Here is what to watch for when Washington State takes on No. 22 Syracuse in Friday’s Holiday Bowl, set for 5 p.m. on Fox. When Syracuse has the ball … The name to know is Kyle McCord, the Orange’s veteran quarterback who led the country with 4,326 passing yards, plus 29 touchdown passes, tied for No. …

Caleb Williams and Geno Smith are in much different phases of their careers. The crossroads they and their teams will face this offseason reflect that too. But anyone watching Thursday night’s game knows that neither team can be pleased with what they saw from their quarterback. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Chicago Bears 6-3 in an ugly, miserable game between …

Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — The year was 2016 and Washington State was in town for a Holiday Bowl game that was expected to be a snooze. One team was a double-digit underdog, playing without a handful of key players. For much of the run-up to the game there was uncertainty if there would even be enough players to make it …

Eric Dickerson broke the NFL’s single-season rushing record 13 years before Saquon Barkley was born when Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards with the Rams in 1984. Barkley is 268 yards from breaking Dickerson’s record with two games remaining. The Eagles play the Cowboys and the Giants to close out the season, but if they win Sunday, it would seem likely …

PHOENIX, Ariz. — After being down 17 points in the second half, Kansas State was able to mount a comeback and defeat Rutgers in the Rate Bowl on Thursday. Rutgers scored the first touchdown of the game on an Antwan Raymond two yard run to go up 7-3 early in the first quarter. It was the first of three touchdowns …

They say there are five stages of grief. NBA legend LeBron James is stuck in denial. James said of the NBA that “Christmas is our day.” It used to be. Now? Definitely not. The NFL has announced that a Nielsen-measured audience of 24.1 million watched Chiefs-Steelers on Netflix. The Ravens-Texans game generated 24.3 million viewers. In contrast, the NBA’s games …

While it isn’t a College Football Playoff game, Georgia Tech’s bowl game in Birmingham on Friday afternoon is a chance to continue their run of crazy, good momentum. When we last left the Yellow Jackets back on November 29th, they were exhaustedly walking off the field at Georgia’s Sanford Stadium after losing to the Bulldogs in 8 overtime periods. [DOWNLOAD: …

Jalen Hurts Philadelphia Eagles QBs Jalen Hurts (left finger/concussion) and Kenny Pickett (ribs) vs. Dallas CowboysDate/Time: Sunday, 1:00 pm EasternPhiladelphia Eagles starting quarterback Jalen Hurts was sidelined through Week 17’s first two practices by a Week 16 concussion. Although Philadelphia’s No. 2 quarterback Kenny Pickett is dealing with a ribs issue of his own, Pickett told reporters he took first-team …

KState_Rutgers.jpg Kansas State faced a daunting task when DJ Giddens, one of the top running backs in the Big 12, opted out of the Rate Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. Dylan Edwards showed the Wildcats and their fans they had nothing to worry about. Edwards ran for 196 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 36-yard run …

Favre-Aikman. Brady-Manning. Mahomes-Allen. Marquee quarterback duels punctuate NFL history. It’s way, way too early to say that the meeting of the No. 2 and No. 8 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft will ever get anywhere near the heights of those lofty rivalries. But hey, you never know. The Sunday night showdown between Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr. might …

The Kansas State Wildcats pulled off a 44-41 comeback win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Rate Bowl at the Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field in Phoenix on Thursday. The underdog Scarlet Knights had a 27-17 halftime lead, and pushed the advantage to 34-17 at 8:57 of the third quarter. The Wildcats stormed back on the strength of several chunk …

The Chicago Bears’ 6-3 defeat by the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday was sealed with a Caleb Williams interception, but there was one sequence earlier in the drive that showed the team to be well and truly lost. With 5:12 left in the game, the Bears got the ball back and had a chance to either tie the game or take …

Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki described the offensive linemen’s play in recent games as nasty. He also could have used “effective.” The Nittany Lions have averaged 233.3 rushing yards and 39.7 points in their last three games against SMU, Oregon and Maryland. Those three performances have come since Nolan Rucci replaced the injured Anthony Donkoh as the starting right …

On a rainy night in Chicago, the Bears and Seahawks combined for 10 sacks, 13 punts, 444 yards and nine points. The Seahawks won 6-3 in one of the worst games in the NFL this season. Seattle moved to 9-7 in ending a two-game losing streak, and Chicago fell to 4-12 with a 10th consecutive loss. The Bears’ last chance …