LOS ANGELES — There is a different type of stress circulating at the Rose Bowl prior to Monday’s first College Football Playoff semifinal. It’s not about sign-stealing conspiracies or hacked data investigations. It’s not even about deciphering Jim Harbaugh’s latest theater-of-the-bizarre comment. “Jesus would have been five-star [recruit],” Michigan’s coach said, apropos of nothing, at Saturday’s media day. Rather, the …

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has made a recent habit of excusing himself from post-game interviews, seemingly out of frustration over the team’s struggles. Sunday was no exception, with Brown telling reporters “there’s nothing to say” after Philadelphia surrendered a two-score lead to the Cardinals, falling 35-31 to Arizona for their fourth loss in five weeks. “I’m not about to …

Dec 31, 2023, 06:25 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marc-Andre Fleury became the fourth goalie in NHL history to play in 1,000 games on Sunday in the Minnesota Wild’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Martin Brodeur (1,266 games), Roberto Luongo (1,044) and Patrick Roy (1,029) are the only goalies to have played in more games than the 39-year-old Fleury, …

The Miami Dolphins had a chance on Sunday to wrap up the AFC East and further solidify their playoff positioning, giving themselves a chance to earn the No. 1 seed in the conference. All they had to do was defeat the Baltimore Ravens. Alas, that didn’t happen. Miami was blown out by Baltimore 56-19, with Lamar Jackson torching the Dolphins …

LSU will ring in the new year by wrapping up the 2023 season. The Tigers are in Tampa to face Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl as they look to finish with 10 wins and a bowl victory in back-to-back seasons under Brian Kelly. It will be the first start of Garrett Nussmeier’s career as he gets the nod in place …

The hook got another group of bettors in the Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday. The Colts covered as 3.5-point favorites by the slimmest of margins, as Indianapolis held on for a 23-20 victory. The hook is the half-point on a point spread to eliminate the possibility of a tie.  Let’s dive into how a touchdown with …

EAST RUTHERFORD — Frustration is understandable. The Giants’ 26-25 loss to the Rams encapsulated everything that’s gone wrong in this miserable year. Where are the lucky bounces they used to receive? Brian Daboll pulling every correct string? The thrills of victory after New York made their opponents play their brand of football? It’s all evaporated. The Giants lost on Sunday …

LSU will look to cap off back-to-back 10-win seasons on Monday as it takes on Wisconsin in a New Year’s Day ReliaQuest Bowl matchup. While the Tigers will be without starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, who opted out, it will have potential first-round receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr., as well as defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo, …

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 …

Getty Images Lamar Jackson is on the verge of winning his second league MVP award after throwing for 321 yards and five scores during Sunday’s 56-19 blowout win over the Miami Dolphins. In the process, Jackson is on the precipice of doing something no player in the NFL’s 104-year history has accomplished.  If he is named league MVP again, Jackson …

The SEC has played in six games so far this postseason and the conference is currently batting .500. The SEC has won three and lost three games. The conference came out of the gate slow as Texas A&M and Kentucky lost the first two matchups to put the SEC in an 0-2 hole. Then the marquee games hit and the …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers had an answer to quarterback Brock Purdy’s four-interception performance in a loss last week to the Baltimore Ravens — his worst game as a pro. Hand the football to Christian McCaffrey and Elijah Mitchell.  Those two 49ers running backs combined for 144 rushing yards and a score in …

What led to Trent Brown’s healthy scratch in Patriots-Bills? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Trent Brown is one of the New England Patriots’ best offensive players when available. But availability has been a significant issue for the veteran offensive tackle. Brown was a healthy scratch for the Patriots’ 27-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Sunday. …

Logan Diggs transferred to LSU after being with Brian Kelly at Notre Dame. He immediately became the featured back for the Tigers and he got better as the season went on. Diggs carried the ball 118 times for 652 yards and seven touchdowns as well as catching eight passes for 82 yards. His best game of the year happened when …

The penultimate week of the 2023 NFL season will conclude with the Green Bay Packers traveling to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. Both teams entered Sunday a game outside of an NFC Wild-Card spot and their playoff probabilities will swing by 40% or more based on whether they win or lose this game. With playoff-like intensity …