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In less than a week, the Arizona Cardinals will know exactly where they are selecting in the 2024 NFL Draft. Their first choice will fall somewhere in the No. 2-7 overall range. They are currently picking No. 4 overall after upsetting the Eagles last weekend.  Arizona also has a first-round pick from Houston as part of a draft-day trade a …

Defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs won’t be part of the Lions’ playoff run this month. Buggs posted a message saying farewell to Detroit on social media on Tuesday and multiple reports indicate that the Lions have waived him off of their 53-man roster. The Lions haven’t made any official announcement of a move at this point. Buggs signed with the Lions …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 2, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. The NHL standings and other basic ways to sorting NHL franchises aren’t quite as reflective of the fantasy realm as we need …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The NFC South has been the worst division in the NFL this season, and while three teams are still in play to win the division, Carolina has already fired Frank Reich and the other three head coaches are in some level of jeopardy if they lose this weekend. The Bucs’ Todd Bowles and the Saints’ …

PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Gannon just wanted to get the ball last. He thought the best way to do that was to give the opponent a short field.  The Cardinals head coach decided to turn a football game into a chess match when he chose to execute an onside kick in a 28-28 game with 5:26 left against his former team. …

Getty Images The end of the regular season brings with it the start of a hiring cycle across the NFL. With some teams already having vacancies and more expected to come, candidates are soon starting to line up to try and ascend to a head-coaching role, which could include Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The veteran coach, who turned down …

49ers overreactions: Is D-line overrated this season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area This might be the most difficult week of the season for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and his coaching staff. And general manager John Lynch will be involved in the decision-making, too. Sure, there are a lot of players the 49ers would like to rest in Week …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter If the Buffalo Bills are trying to prove they don’t need Stefon Diggs, they’re doing a good job. Since the promotion of interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady, the Bills have steadily cut their three-time Pro Bowl receiver out of the game plan and targeted him at a much lower clip. Here’s the kicker: They’re winning …

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — St. Louis Blues prospect Jakub Stancl scored his second goal of the game with 11.7 seconds left in third period as Czechia (Czech Republic) beat Canada 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the IIHF world junior hockey championship, knocking one of the tournament favorites out in stunning fashion. Tomas Cibulka had the other goal for the Czechs. Carolina …

Dan Campbell opened up more about the controversial penalty that wiped away the Lions’ go-ahead two-point conversion in this past Saturday’s game against the Cowboys when he spoke with reporters Monday, confirming that he tried to trick Dallas on the play.  After scoring a touchdown to make it 20-19 Dallas with 23 seconds left, Jared Goff completed a two-point pass …

Getty Images With the NFL headed into the final week of the regular season, you’d think that the playoff picture would be clearing up, but that’s not the case for the Dallas Cowboys.  Although the Cowboys have already clinched a playoff spot, they still don’t have any idea who they’ll be playing in the wild-card round and things won’t be …

The 2023 regular season is about to wrap up this weekend, which means some teams are about to pack it in for the year. While some clubs still have their Super Bowl dreams alive with a postseason berth on the horizon, the vast majority of teams will be on the outside looking in on that mad dash to Las Vegas. …

The NHL fined Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman $4,427.08 on Tuesday for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets forward Cole Perfetti. The incident occurred at 1:51 of the first period during Winnipeg’s 3-2 win on Sunday in Minneapolis. Hartman was not penalized on the play. Hartman, 29, has recorded 17 points (11 goals, six assists) and 26 penalty minutes in 30 games this …

Bill Belichick has been here before. There are just a few days left until the NFL regular season officially ends, and one more game left to play. For the third time in four years, Belichick couldn’t take a pile of rusty buckets and turn them into a gold bar, so the 4-12 New England Patriots aren’t headed to the playoffs. …

The Baltimore Ravens locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC with their victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, clinching home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The road to the Super Bowl goes through Baltimore, so the Ravens have nothing to play for when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18.  There’s plenty of incentive for Ravens head …