49ers QB Purdy has elbow contusion, will miss Week 18 vs. Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy’s 2024 NFL season is over. After injuring his right elbow late in the 49ers’ 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on “Monday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on a Tuesday conference call that Purdy …

TAMPA, Fla. − Michigan football quarterback Davis Warren’s afternoon in the ReliaQuest Bowl appears to have been cut short. The senior signal caller left the game early in the third quarter with the help of a pair of Michigan staffers after he appeared to sustain an injury to his leg when he was sacked on a third down play with …

Another Eagle takes Defensive Player of Week after facing Cowboys originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia After his two-interception game against the Cowboys on Sunday, Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 17. This is the first Player of the Week honor in Gardner-Johnson’s six-year career. In the Eagles’ 41-7 win …

The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will try to keep their national championship hopes alive when they face the No. 3 seed Boise State Broncos in the Fiesta Bowl during the 2024 College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Penn State lost to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship, but it responded with a 38-10 win over No. …

49ers’ 2025 home, away games set with last place clinched originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With last place in the NFC West clinched, the 49ers know exactly which teams they will face during the 2025 NFL season. The order in which they face them, however, remains to be seen. San Francisco’s 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on …

To call Alabama’s first quarter vs Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl a disaster would be a kindness. The Crimson Tide offense was an absolute mess to start the game, turning the ball over three times and losing the ball on downs once to fall into a 16-0 hole to end the first quarter. The offense finished with -2 yards in …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  The final day of 2024 is here, which means you have just hours to finish all of your resolutions from 2024 before you have to start working on your new ones for 2025. I made a resolution seven years ago to never make another resolution and that has been working …

The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff begin on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl as (3) Boise State takes on (6) Penn State. And just in case advancing in the playoff wasn’t enough, it’s also a battle between two teams that have never lost a Fiesta Bowl. No program has won the Fiesta Bowl more often than Penn …

Week 18 fantasy championships will conclude with a showdown for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Welcome to Week 18 of the fantasy football season! If you’re here, you’ve probably got a championship to win, eh? You’ve made it this far, but fret not, we’re here to help you across the finish line. The …

The Washington Huskies will look to regain some of last season’s glory when they face the Louisville Cardinals in the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Tuesday CBS on Paramount+. The Huskies went to the CFP Championship game last season ranked second in the nation, but they had trouble reaching the same level of dominance their first season in …

Belichick tells awesome Brady story about timeouts, clock management originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Questionable timeout usage and bad clock management in general have been hot topics in the NFL this season. One of the most glaring examples happened on Thanksgiving when Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus cost his team valuable seconds at the end of its game versus …

LSU football aims to close out the 2024 season with a win. The Tigers (8-4) take on Baylor (8-4) in the Texas Bowl inside NRG Stadium in Houston Tuesday. LSU has won both bowl games it has played under head coach Brian Kelly and a win over the Bears would mark the third consecutive season that it will end the …

Best kick of Vinatieri’s career? Belichick offers up surprising choice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern era finalists for the 2025 class last week, and former New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri was among the players who made the cut. The final 2025 Hall of Fame class will be revealed …

A Big 12 vs. SEC showdown takes center stage when the Baylor Bears battle the LSU Tigers in the 2024 Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Both teams enter Tuesday’s tilt with momentum. Baylor has won six consecutive games, most recently beating Kansas, 45-17, on Nov. 30. The Tigers, meanwhile, have won two straight, knocking off Oklahoma, 37-17, in their …

There is just one more week remaining in the NFL regular season, which is just fine by me because we’ve watched some bad football recently. The Thursday night matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears had me considering leaving the sports industry, and then the 1 p.m. window on Sunday featured mostly blowouts. However, we did have the New …