LOS ANGELES — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will not play against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Makar missed the final 2:57 of the third period and overtime in a 4-3 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday because of a lower body injury. Makar leads the NHL with 27 assists, and his 34 points is tied …

When Kansas State football faces North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28 in Orlando, it will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the football field and also the Wildcats’ first bowl appearance in Florida. Kickoff for the game, which will be televised by ESPN, is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. CT at Camping World Stadium. …

Week 13 promises plenty of drama in the NFL, with the Eagles hosting the 49ers in an NFC Championship rematch, the Chiefs visiting the Packers in prime time and … Joe Flacco (!) starting for the Browns. But Sunday also brought another wave of injuries, including a devastating one to the Houston Texans as rookie wide receiver Tank Dell suffered …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles were already trailing the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game rematch, but it looked like they would take an even bigger blow late in the second half when quarterback Jalen Hurts left the field and headed into the blue medical tent for evaluation, then went back to the locker room. According to the …

It was an odd waiting time for many ACC teams, and that included Notre Dame as they have been grouped in with the conference when selecting bowl games. The Irish found out that they will head to El Paso, Texas and face off against Oregon State in the Sun Bowl, Tony the Tiger’s Sun Bowl. This will be just the …

The Cincinnati Bengals will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in a key AFC matchup on Monday Night Football. The Bengals (5-6), who entered the weekend with the 11th-best record in the AFC, are trying to earn their third consecutive playoff berth. The Jaguars (8-3), who have won two in a row …

Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander will not play in Sunday Night Football. Alexander is among the team’s six inactives. He has now missed seven of Green Bay’s 12 games with back and shoulder injuries. His last appearance came in Green Bay’s 20-3 win over the Rams on Nov. 5. Alexander was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable to …

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee had been consistent over the first nine years of the event’s existence: Undefeated Power Five conference teams make the playoff; one-loss teams that played each other are ranked winner ahead of loser. However, 2023 was an unprecedented college football season. We entered Championship Week with four undefeated teams and four others with one loss …

Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles head of security was thrown out of Sunday’s clash with the San Francisco 49ers after 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw stuck his hand in Dom DiSandro’s face during an altercation in the third quarter. DiSandro was near where Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith was thrown down hard on the sideline that resulted in a …

USATSI The Eagles and 49ers entered Sunday’s NFC Championship rematch with plenty of emotion, exchanging barbs in anticipation of a brawl. But the physicality reached a new degree in the third quarter, when both 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro were ejected from the matchup due to a sideline scuffle following a late hit. Tensions …

Getty Images Minkah Fitzpatrick used the extended half to deal with a broken left hand sustained in the first half of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ eventual Week 13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Fitzpatrick had the injury casted during the weather-extended halftime, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said following Pittsburgh’s 24-10 loss.  Sunday was the Pro Bowl safety’s first game back after …

In the final year of a four-team field, the College Football Playoff slate is set for 2023-24. Top-ranked Georgia’s loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship game threw things into chaos, and in the end that win helped Bama secure the fourth spot in the playoff field, more than somewhat controversially over undefeated Florida State (who will take on Georgia …

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Siriani and security head Dom DiSandro walk to the locker room in a game from early this season. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw isn’t a dude that anyone wants to mess with. The same should be said about Philadelphia Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro. They …

Getty Images The full college football bowl game schedule following the 2023 season features 43 contests spanning three weeks in December and January. Action begins on Dec. 16 with seven exciting contests and runs through Jan. 8, when a College Football Playoff national champion will be crowned at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.  The CFP semifinals return to New Year’s …

Tyreek Hill wasn’t surprised to see just one defender covering him. After catching a 78-yard touchdown pass, he was plenty thankful. “I just appreciate it,” he said. “Thanks for not respecting me, I guess.” Tyreek Hill on his connection with Tua Tagovailoa and Miami’s success Hill had two touchdowns among his five catches for 157 yards, during the Miami Dolphins …