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PFT explores keys to success for the Falcons and Commanders in Week 17 with rookie quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. and Jayden Daniels set to clash for the first time on Sunday Night Football.
A busy two days of Premier League action produced plenty of intriguing storylines, from Arsenal and Liverpool wins to disappointing losses from Manchester United and Chelsea.
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NFL WEEK 17
Jayden Daniels, Jordan Love, Jonathan Taylor, and Davante Adams headline the Love/Hate players for Week 17 and we get a first look at the Way, Way, Way Too Early Top 50 for 2025.
Drew Dinsick and Vaughn Dalzell give their top plays for the Sunday Night Football Matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders.
Josh Allen, Jahmyr Gibbs, Ja’Marr Chase, and Trey McBride lead the way in positional rankings for Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season.
Mike Florio and Chris Simms preview the Sunday night matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders, where Washington rookie Jayden Daniels may find holes against Atlanta’s zone defense.
Lamar Jackson became the NFL’s top running QB of all time in the 31-2 win.
Patrick Mahomes threw three TDs and Travis Kelce hit a pair of milestones.
A survey of the team defense landscape for Week 17 of the NFL season.
NFL
Free agent linebacker Shaq Barrett will join the Buccaneers’ practice squad Saturday, pending a physical, according to multiple reports.
Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart has declared for the 2025 NFL draft.
A quick look at the 13 remaining games for the next-to-last regular-season weekend.
Joe Flacco has started four games in place of Anthony Richardson this season.
Premier League
The 2024-25 Premier League season is in full flow.
Robbie Earle explains why Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels is his underappreciated performer of the week after keeping a clean sheet for his side in a 1-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur.
Robbie Mustoe explains why Cody Gakpo is his underappreciated performer of the week after Liverpool’s win over Leicester City where Gakpo scored and was a key part of their success against the Foxes.
Mikel Arteta speaks to the media following Arsenal’s win over Ipswich Town and provides an update on Bukayo Saka’s return from a hamstring injury suffered in Matchweek 17.
Rotoworld
Baker Mayfield, Bucky Irving, and Jordan Addison are in great spots for Week 17 of the fantasy football season.
Matthew Berry, Connor Rogers and Patrick Daugherty discuss if Bryce Young is a viable streamer against the Buccaneers and debate whether fantasy managers should start or sit Brian Robinson for Sunday Night Football.
Can Torres return to fantasy relevance in Motown?
Goga Bitadze, Ben Simmons, and a trio of Mavericks make the cut ahead of Week 10.
College Football
Diego Pavia threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead Vanderbilt to a 35-27 victory over Georgia Tech in the Birmingham Bowl.
It’s time to go bowling for college football teams across the nation.
The Sooners (6-7) got a 10-yard touchdown pass from Michael Hawkins Jr. to Jake Roberts with six seconds left. They then went for the win, but Hawkins was sacked by Justin Reed on the conversion try.
No. 20 Colorado (9-3, No. 23 CFP) will face the 17th-ranked BYU Cougars (10-2, No. 17 CFP) in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday.
Motor Sports
After a career-best year, Christopher Bell wants more heading into the 2025 season.
Cameron McAdoo finished first or second in five consecutive races before suffering injuries in Nashville, Tennessee.
Avery Long joins Talon Hawkins and Lux Turner for the full SuperMotocross League season.
Chase Elliott returned to Victory Lane and the Cup playoffs in 2024.
Golf
Hovland posted on Instagram what looked like a broken toe caused by an accident with a bed frame.
A look at the full field for the PGA Tour’s first event of the 2025 season at Kapalua.
Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on Christmas Day and had to have surgery.
Brentley Romine highlights 10 potential breakout candidates for the 2025 golf season.
Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner share their favorite moments from covering golf in 2024, including Bryson DeChambeau’s U.S. Open victory lap and Erik van Rooyen’s emotional win at the World Wide Technology Championship.
Despite being No. 3 in Data Golf Rankings, Rex Hoggard shares why Jon Rahm is his biggest disappointment in 2024, whereas Ryan Lavner highlights three golfers who did not meet expectations.
MLB
Kaval has been president of the A’s for the past eight years and will step down from the role on Dec. 31 to pursue new business opportunities in California.
Gleyber Torres hit .265 with 138 home runs and 441 RBIs in seven seasons with the Yankees, who acquired him from the Cubs in 2016.
Right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga is guaranteed $5 million in his one-year contract from the New York Yankees as he returns from Tommy John surgery.
Adrianza won a World Series title in 2021 with Atlanta and hit .237 with 22 homers and 151 RBIs for San Francisco from 2013 to 2026.
NBA
It may be tough to get a veteran head coach to step into an organization generally viewed as unstable.
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College Basketball
The Huskies are trying join the John Wooden-coached UCLA teams as the only programs with three consecutive men’s NCAA Division I national titles. None of this would have happened without the Hurley-Karaban partnership.
A day after Larrañaga announced his sudden retirement after 41 years as a collegiate head coach, the last 14 of them at Miami, Cristobal paid tribute Friday while wrapping up preparations for the Pop-Tarts Bowl.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few hadn’t been off the court long when the focus turned to preparing to face UCLA.
Jim Larranaga is stepping down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately, according to a report.
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With Jalen Hurts in the NFL’s concussion protocol, the Eagles are preparing to start Kenny Pickett against the Cowboys.
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For the first time since the 2020 NFL season, the 49ers head into their final two games having already been eliminated from playoff contention.
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First-round busts have been few and far between since the days of N’Keal Harry.
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Transfers a hit for No. 8 Maryland, which brings an unbeaten record into matchup with Michigan State
For Brenda Frese and her unbeaten Maryland team, the word “chemistry” is an important one.
The Red Wings nearly ended their playoff drought this spring, but they have taken a significant step back.
England star Trent Alexander-Arnold wants a Real Madrid move this summer according to a report from Marca, which says Liverpool would rather lose him as a free agent in the summer than sell him in January.
“Considering the circumstances we had this season, the amount of times we had to play with 10 men, the injuries, the fixture congestion.... It’s good but it’s not where we want to be — we want to be first,” Mikel Arteta said.
Here are the latest injury updates and news from around the Premier League.
