The Buffalo Bills play at the Miami Dolphins in one of the NFL’s marquee games in the final week of the regular season. Miami (11-5) will wrap up the AFC East Division title with a win. Buffalo (10-6) will move into a tie for first with a win, and the Bills beat the Dolphins 49-20 in Week 4. The Dallas …
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Ravens soar, 49ers clinch, Eagles stunned
Week 17 winners, losers: Ravens soar, 49ers clinch, Eagles stunned originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Not every NFL team will go into 2024 on a high note. That surely was the case with the Detroit Lions on Saturday, who lost 20-19 at the Dallas Cowboys after a controversial overturned two-point conversion. But, on the other hand, some teams …
Read More »Nico Iamaleava discusses making first career start versus Iowa Hawkeyes
One of the biggest storylines in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl is Tennessee freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava making his first career start. The five-star signee arrived in Knoxville, Tenn., as the nation’s No. 1 player in the 2023 signing class per On3. Vols fans have seen Iamaleava a bit this season, but only in limited, late-game duty. Now, after Joe Milton …
Read More »LOOK: Panthers owner David Tepper appears to throw drink at Jaguars fan during Carolina’s 26-0 shutout loss
Getty Images It’s safe to say that David Tepper is over the 2023 season. During his team’s most recent loss — a 26-0 shutout to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17 — the Carolina Panthers’ owner appeared to throw his drink at a Jacksonville Jaguars fan. As you can see in the video below, Tepper flips his drink in the …
Read More »Taylor Swift ringing in the New Year watching Travis Kelce at Chiefs-Bengals
Taylor Swift’s New Year’s Eve plans once again involved being at Arrowhead Stadium to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs as they took on the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of last year’s AFC Championship Game. Swift was even wearing a jacket similar to the one Kelce wore last week when he arrived to the Chiefs’ …
Read More »Broncos said Russell Wilson would be inactive for rest of year without change to contract
Why did Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson believe that the team had threatened to bench him if he didn’t adjust the vesting date of his $37 million salary for 2025? According to Wilson’s agent, that’s what the Broncos told him. In a Sunday phone conversation with PFT, Mark Rodgers said he received a call on October 31 from G.M. George Paton …
Read More »Missouri extends coach Eli Drinkwitz through 2028 after 11-win season, victory over Ohio State in Cotton Bowl
Missouri and coach Eli Drinkwitz’s have agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2028 season, the school announced Sunday. Drinkwitz’s extension comes two days removed from a 14-3 victory over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl Classic, giving the No. 9 Tigers’ their first 11-win season since 2014. It was Missouri’s first New Year’s Six bowl …
Read More »2023 NFL Week 17 winners and losers: Ravens steal New Year’s Eve spotlight as Eagles, Buccaneers flop
The 2023 NFL season is nearing its culmination as we say goodbye to the calendar year 2023. And there was plenty of drama around the league to help ring in the new year. From the Cardinals spoiling Philadelphia’s holiday to the Ravens announcing themselves as the class of the AFC, Week 17 has been chock-full of big headlines. Which players, …
Read More »Bears gush about DJ Moore after he sets career-high receiving numbers
Bears gush about DJ Moore after he sets career-high receiving numbers originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago DJ Moore has been everything the Bears wanted when the team traded the No. 1 overall pick to Carolina last season. He’s been a deep threat, a precise route-runner in the middle of the field and a security blanket on third down. The …
Read More »Kalen King officially declares for 2024 NFL draft
A day after opting out of the Peach Bowl, Penn State defensive back Kalen King made his intentions official. King declared early for the 2024 NFL draft, forgoing his remaining eligibility in college football and with Penn State. King is expected to be a potential first-round draft pick as one of the top cornerbacks in the 2024 NFL draft, so …
Read More »Team USA still unbeaten at world junior hockey championship
Dec 31, 2023, 08:17 PM ET GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Michigan forward Rutger McGroarty had a hat trick, Michigan State’s Trey Augustine made 38 saves and the United States defeated Slovakia 10-2 on Sunday in the world junior hockey championship to complete Group B play undefeated. Michigan’s Gavin Brindley and Michigan State’s Isaac Howard each scored twice and Denver’s Zeev Buium …
Read More »NFL Week 17 grades: Steelers receive ‘A’ as offense explodes again; Eagles get ‘F’ for shocking loss to Cards
Welcome to the Week 17 grades! On the final day of 2023, the NFL gave us some fireworks with 14 games on the Sunday schedule, and most of those fireworks came from the Baltimore Ravens, who absolutely destroyed the Dolphins, 56-19, in the biggest game of the day. With the win, the Ravens have now clinched the No. 1 seed …
Read More »Nick Saban, Alabama ‘not concerned’ about Michigan sign-stealing scandal
Perhaps the biggest storyline of the 2023-24 college football season has been the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal. Of course, the topic would once again come up on Sunday when Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh held their joint press conference the day before the two square off in the Rose Bowl. Coach Saban was asked if he and the Crimson Tide …
Read More »Chiefs clinch 8th straight AFC West title behind defense, six Harrison Butker field goals
Harrison Butker was a career-best 6-for-6 on field goal attempts, Kansas City held the Bengals scoreless over their final seven possessions, and the Chiefs rallied to beat Cincinnati 25-17 on Sunday to clinch their eighth straight AFC West title. Patrick Mahomes had 245 yards passing and a touchdown for Kansas City (10-6), which also secured at least the No. 3 …
Read More »NFL 2023 playoff picture, standings in Week 17: Cowboys in control of NFC East, Ravens, 49ers clinch top seeds
With one week to go in the NFL regular season, the playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever. The AFC and NFC each entered Week 17 with 12 teams still mathematically alive. Entering Week 18, the AFC has nine teams still in the hunt for a postseason berth. An AFC East title showdown between the Bills and Dolphins highlights …
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