Cornerback Jaire Alexander appeared in seven games this season for the Green Bay Packers. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander underwent surgery on his injured right knee and will miss the rest of the season, head coach Matt LaFleur announced on Wednesday. The Packers still have their Week 18 regular season finale …

Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech was killed in the New Orleans truck attack early Wednesday morning, his brother, TCU standout Jack Bech, confirmed on social media. Jack Bech led the Horned Frogs with 1,039 receiving yards and nine touchdowns this season, emerging as one of the best receivers in the country in 2024. Tiger Bech, 28, was an All-Ivy …

FRISCO, Texas — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. What do they all have in common? They or their loved ones have been the target of a recent string of high-profile robberies.  The NFL issued a league-wide security alert …

. Ohio State football will hit the field for the second round of the College Football Playoff against Big Ten foe, the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The availability report was released and as expected with such an extended layoff, the Buckeyes look relatively healthy. We already knew the offensive line would be missing starting …

49ers overreactions: Is Purdy really worth top-dollar contract? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One more game. That’s it. And the end cannot come soon enough for the 49ers and their frustrated fanbase. This has been a 2024 NFL season in which seemingly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. The 49ers’ 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions …

Getty Former Princeton wide receiver Tiger Bech, an All-Ivy League performer, was identified as one of the victims of the mass truck attack in New Orleans. Bech is the older brother of Jack Bech, a standout wide receiver at TCU in 2024.  Tiger was taken to a New Orleans hospital with critical injuries from the attack before dying on Wednesday, …

Getty Images It may seem far away, but before we know it, Super Bowl LIX will be here. The big game is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Let the 363-day countdown begin. When is 2025 Super Bowl? Date: Sunday, Feb. 9 | Time: 6:30 p.m. ETLocation: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)TV: Fox | Stream: fubo The Super Bowl will wrap everything up …

Following an early-morning attack in New Orleans that left more than 10 people dead and dozens more injured, the 2025 Sugar Bowl will not be played Wednesday as scheduled, the bowl announced Wednesday afternoon. The game will be played Thursday at 7:45 p.m. According to the FBI and the New Orleans Police Department, the suspect drove a vehicle around a …

Eagles open practice window for oft-injured Dallas Goedert originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Wednesday morning opened Dallas Goedert’s practice window, an encouraging development for the veteran tight end’s chances to play in the postseason opener. Goedert went on Injured Reserve on Dec. 7 after suffering a knee injury in the Eagles’ win over the Ravens on …

In the wake of a New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street that resulted in at least 10 deaths, the scheduled Sugar Bowl matchup for Wednesday night has been postponed, New Orleans district attorney Jason Williams told CBS’s WWL-TV. The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between 2-seed Georgia and 7-seed Notre Dame is now scheduled to be played Thursday, Jan. 2 …

Getty Images With the AFC’s No. 1 seed already in tow, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has made a relatively easy decision entering his team’s regular-season finale against the Denver Broncos.  On Wednesday, Reid was asked what his plans are regarding his starters for Sunday’s game. The Chiefs clinched the No. 1 overall seed for the AFC playoff by …

. The season might be over for Florida football but the efforts on the recruiting front never slow these days. One of the Gators’ top targets in the 2026 cycle is four-star wide receiver Naeem Burroughs out of Jacksonville (Florida) Bolles, who is still whittling down his options ahead of his high school senior season. The Orange and Blue appear …

Deebo predicts current NFL playoff bracket, Super Bowl 59 winner originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL playoffs are right around the corner, and Deebo Samuel’s 49ers will watch the action unfold from home for the first time in four seasons. After officially being eliminated from postseason contention in Week 16, San Francisco (6-10) will close out a …

A star-studded showdown is set to take place when Oregon battles Ohio State in the 2025 Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. These teams played in one of the most thrilling games of the regular season, a game in which Oregon won 32-31 on Oct. 12. The Buckeyes are coming off a dominant 42-17 victory over Tennessee in the first …

Sirianni explains why he’ll rest Saquon and other starters in Week 18 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia As the Eagles approach their Week 18 game against the Giants, head coach Nick Sirianni answered the question everyone had been asking. “We’re gonna rest some guys,” Sirianni said on Wednesday afternoon. “I know we’re locked into that No. 2 seed, so …