The NFL regular season comes to an end in Week 18 and several NFL matchups have major playoff implications. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings will meet in an NFC North battle that will determine the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket. The Lions recorded a 31-29 victory over Minnesota on the road in October and are favored by …

Getty Images Hip Hop legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Flavor Flav made a very notable cameo on Friday night. During the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina, Flavor Flav served as the celebrity guest mascot. He patrolled the sidelines as “Tubby” throughout Friday night’s game before being revealed as the man in costume following Minnesota’s …

The Week 18 NFL schedule kicks off with two games on Saturday involving all four AFC North teams with the divisional winner, playoff seeding and hopes for an AFC Wild Card spot still at stake. The Baltimore Ravens (11-5) can clinch the AFC North with a win over the Cleveland Browns (3-13) in a 4:30 p.m. ET start or by …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns celebrates during the trophy presentation after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils 39-31 during the second overtime in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is a confident guy and …

Quite a bit will be on the line when the Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season. The Steelers are playing for playoff positioning, while the Bengals need a win to keep their postseason hopes alive.  Pittsburgh (10-6) will already know whether or not it can win the AFC North by …

ANDREW LEE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Campbell’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (3 ) looks to pass during the OIA Open Division Football Semifinal Game against Kapolei on Nov. 1 at Mililani High School. ANDREW LEE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Campbell’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (3 ) looks to pass during the OIA Open Division Football Semifinal Game against Kapolei on Nov. 1 …

The NFL is nothing if not unpredictable. Week 17, after all, delivered quite a few surprises, from the New York Giants stunning the Indianapolis Colts to the Kenny Pickett-led Philadelphia Eagles trouncing the Dallas Cowboys. So who, exactly, might be a safe bet for the upcoming Week 18 slate? We’ve collected all of the best picks and gambling content from …

AUBURN, AL – DECEMBER 08 – Auburn’s Denver Jones (2) during the game between the #2 Auburn Tigers and the Richmond Spiders at Neville Arena in Auburn, AL on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers The No. 2 Auburn Tigers ended non-conference play by winning five straight games, and looks to carry that momentum into SEC play. …

The Week 18 NFL schedule features a NFC North rivalry matchup between teams trending in opposite directions when the Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Bears are 4-12 overall and 0-7 on the road, while the Packers are 11-5 overall and 6-2 in home games. Green Bay is looking to bounce back from a 27-25 loss …

Aug 26, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley against the San Jose State Spartans during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports As they say nowadays in college football, the transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh. USC football is certainly no exception to this …

The coaching carousel will start to spin on Monday. For some teams (like the Jets) it already is. So who are the candidates? Glad you asked, even if you didn’t. The goal here is to paint with a broad brush and to err on the side or more, not less. Far too often, reporters blur the line between identifying candidates …

Nov 30, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on against the Oklahoma Sooners during the fourth quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU graduate assistant Kanan Ray is moving up. Ray was hired by Tulane as an assistant offensive line coach, returning to his alma mater. Ray worked with Brad Davis and …

Despite a 2-6 start, the Miami Dolphins enter the final week of the regular season with a fighting chance to make the playoffs and it all begins with a win on the road over the New York Jets on Sunday. Miami will also need a Denver loss to Kansas City to get in and that game will be played simultaneously. …

The College Football Playoff is down to its Final Four, and it didn’t get here without some surprises. While favorites have won all eight games in the first two rounds (Arizona State is the only underdog that even covered the spread), no team that won its conference or received a first-round bye remains. We’re also guaranteed a first-time national title-winning …

The Denver Broncos will have one more opportunity to clinch a playoff spot when they host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday during the Week 18 NFL schedule. Denver is coming off back-to-back one-score road losses to the Chargers and Bengals, but is a 10.5-point favorite against Kansas City in the Week 18 NFL odds. The Chiefs are riding a …