SAN JOSE – Over the last two decades in the NHL’s salary cap era, teams that have been in a playoff position by Thanksgiving Day have made the postseason 77.1% of the time. Perhaps the same indicator holds for teams …
Surprising Sharks in playoff mix after impressive month, but is there trouble ahead? Read MoreWelcome to the Hotline’s weekly assessment of the eight teams in the rebuilt Pac-12 that imagines them competing in the conference this season. (We’ll even recognize one lucky team as the regular-season champion.) The power rankings will be published each Sunday throughout …
Pac-12 power rankings: San Diego State on top as Boise State’s narrow path into the College Football Playoff opens Read MoreAnyone remember Matt Eberflus’ postgame victory speeches? Not likely. There weren’t many of them to begin with. Bears coach Ben Johnson already has won more games at 9-3 than Eberflus did in any of his three seasons on his way …
Ben Johnson brings success — and fun — back to Bears with equal parts strategy, leadership Read MoreBy BRETT MARTEL Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Mississippi team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed …
Lane Kiffin departs No. 6 Mississippi for LSU before expected CFP berth Read MoreNothing is pretty in Cleveland in the winter. Least of all the football. But Cleveland’s nasty weather and even nastier defense didn’t faze the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It was the perfect setup for a trap game. A short …
Kurtenbach: The 49ers are battered, bruised and extremely dangerous as they head into their bye week Read MoreBy BRETT MARTEL Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Mississippi team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed …
Lane Kiffin departs No. 6 Mississippi for LSU before expected CFP berth Read MoreNothing is pretty in Cleveland in the winter. Least of all the football. But Cleveland’s nasty weather and even nastier defense didn’t faze the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It was the perfect setup for a trap game. A short …
Kurtenbach: The 49ers are battered, bruised and extremely dangerous as they head into their bye week Read MoreBloomberg News on Tuesday published a transcript of a leaked telephone call between President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, the billionaire New York real estate mogul Steve Witkoff, and a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir …
GOP Congressman Warns Trump: “You Can’t Be America First and Pro-Russia” Read MoreThe San Francisco 49ers extended their winning streak to three games with a 26-8 victory over the Cleveland Browns on November 30 at Huntington Bank Field. Nonetheless, 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings is in the spotlight again for a potential …
Browns Player Calls Out 49ers’ Jauan Jennings for Disrespectful Behavior Read MoreShedeur Sanders sent a clear message to himself after his second-straight start for the Cleveland Browns. Sanders remained the starting quarterback for the Browns, despite Dillon Gabriel being cleared from concussion protocol. In his second start, Sanders didn’t turn the …
Shedeur Sanders Shares Clear Criticism to Himself After 2nd Browns Start Read MoreSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy said he often annoys his wife in the kitchen by hitting The Dougie dance. But like the rest of the football world, tight end George Kittle was shocked when the normally tame Purdy hit …
49ers’ Brock Purdy Gives Credit to His Wife After ‘Dougie’ TD Celebration Read MoreThe Minnesota Vikings did everything in their power to start the season on the right foot, including a trade with the Carolina Panthers to reunite with Adam Thielen. Thielen was tapped to replace Jordan Addison for the first three games …
Vikings Facing Backlash After Benching Former Pro Bowl WR Read MorePittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was knocked out of Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills after taking a hard sack, leaving the team with an uncertain future at quarterback. Rodgers was hurt on the first play of the second quarter, …
Aaron Rodgers Injury Update: Steelers QB Goes Down Against Bills Read MoreLOS ANGELES — The theme within the USC football team in the week leading up to Saturday’s UCLA game was “paving the road.” Head coach Lincoln Riley encouraged his players to ruminate on what they are doing to prepare the …
USC football wants to use ‘very, very important year’ to pave its own future Read MoreINGLEWOOD — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue clearly is out of answers. He doesn’t know how to stop the team from spiraling completely out of control, having tried everything at his disposal. After losing to the Dallas Mavericks on the heels of …
Clippers at a loss for solutions to ongoing struggles Read MoreI’m A Celebrity’s Shona McGarty faced some tough consequences after a contraband discovery (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock) Key Points summary__ai-icon Shona McGarty was caught using contraband butter in the jungle, causing backlash and consequences for the camp Fans criticised Shona’s actions, calling …
I’m A Celebrity viewers blast ‘selfish’ star after contraband discovered in sudden twist Read MoreCould Strictly be losing a fan-favourite professional? (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston) Key Points summary__ai-icon Fans speculate that Johannes Radebe might be leaving Strictly after his emotional comments in the latest results show Johannes reflected fondly on his time with partner Alex …
Strictly viewers convinced fan-favourite star is leaving after cryptic ‘goodbye speech’ Read MoreI’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here has lost its second campmate (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock) Key Points summary__ai-icon Comedian Eddie Kadi was the second campmate evicted from ‘I’m A Celebrity’ 2025, leaving fans upset and sharing their disappointment Viewers noted …
I’m A Celebrity fans ‘gutted’ as second campmate is evicted Read MorePregnant Rebbeca Park was found dead in Manistee National Forest days before her due date (Picture: Wexford County Sheriff’s Office) Police are still searching for the baby of a pregnant mother-to-be found dead in a woodland just days before she …
Police search for baby missing from pregnant mother found dead in woods Read MoreThe 49ers are riding a three-game winning streak into their bye week after beating the Browns 26-8 in windy Cleveland on Sunday. It was a tight game through the first two quarters, but San Francisco held the Browns scoreless in …
What the 49ers said after beating the Browns Read More