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Buccaneers S Antoine Winfield Jr. cleared to play after four-game absence
Two starters in the secondary received the green light to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.,Safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is set to return to the lineup for the first time after sitting out four consecutive games recovering from a knee injury and cornerback Jamel Dean plans to play af...

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts clears protocol, will start vs. Packers
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has cleared concussion protocol and will start the NFC wild-card playoff matchup against the visiting Green Bay Packers on Sunday, coach Nick Sirianni said Friday.,Hurts has been sidelined since suffering the head injury on Dec. 22 against the Washington C...

WTA roundup: All-American final on tap in Adelaide
No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys will battle for the title Saturday at Australia's Adelaide International, the fifth All-American WTA Tour final of this decade.,Pegula defeated Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (4), 6-3 in Friday's semifinals while Keys was leading 5-7, 7-5, 3-0 when Russi...

ATP roundup: Finals set in Adelaide, Auckland
No. 2 seed Sebastian Korda and No. 5 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada will meet in Saturday's final at the Adelaide International in Australia.,Korda defeated Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 7-6 (4) and Auger-Aliassime upended top-seeded Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4 in Friday's semifinals. Auger-Alia...
Pittsburgh Steelers Stumble Into Wild Card With Everything to Prove
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to the NFL Playoffs without much momentum as they have everything to prove and a lot of pressure on them in the first round....
Five College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat Entering 2025
These five college football coaches are quickly falling out of favor with their school's faithful, placing them on the hot seat entering next season....

Madden Bowl lands musical stars Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey
Kendrick Lamar will headline the halftime show of Super Bowl LIX, but two days prior to the big game in New Orleans, the Madden Bowl will get some musical festivities of its own.,Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, rapper and singer Jelly Roll and country/hip-hop artist Shaboozey are set to p...

Cardinals heading to arbitration with Lars Nootbaar, 2 others
The St. Louis Cardinals did not reach deals with three arbitration-eligible players - outfielder Lars Nootbaar, outfielder/second baseman Brendan Donovan and right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante - by Thursday's deadline to exchange salary figures.,The Cardinals did, however, reach one-year contracts ...

Surging Kings out to cement identity vs. Celtics
The surging Sacramento Kings will attempt to extend their winning streak to six games Friday when they begin a three-game road trip with a matchup against the Boston Celtics., ,The Kings are 5-1 under interim head coach Doug Christie and beat the Miami Heat in double overtime Monday for their fifth ...

Dodgers reach deals with RHPs Brusdar Graterol, Michael Kopech
The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers locked in a pair of key right-handed relievers for 2025 on Thursday, coming to terms on one-year deals with Michael Kopech and Brusdar Graterol.,Graterol agreed to a $2.8 million deal, according to The Athletic, while Kopech agreed to a $5.2 million cont...

Short-handed 76ers gear up for last-place Pelicans
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to follow a tight victory over the Eastern Conference-worst Washington Wizards with another against the Western Conference-worst New Orleans Pelicans at home Friday.,The Sixers squandered a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead against the Wizards on Wednesday before recover...

Report: Lakers' coach JJ Redick loses home; game postponed
The NBA postponed Thursday's game between the Charlotte Hornets and host Lakers because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have claimed over 1,000 structures in a total that reportedly includes the home of Lakers head coach JJ Redick.,ESPN reported Thursday that Redick's rental home in Pa...

Raiders fire GM Tom Telesco after one season
The Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday, two days after dismissing head coach Antonio Pierce following a 4-13 season.,"We appreciate his efforts in helping build a foundation for the future," the team said in a statement. "We wish Tom and his family all the best.",Telesco...

Hornets-Lakers game postponed due to Los Angeles wildfires
The NBA postponed Thursday's game between the Charlotte Hornets and host Lakers because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.,A new date for the game at Cryto.com Arena will be announced at a later time, the league said.,"The entire NBA family sends its thoughts and support to the community of L...

Falcons GM: 'Very comfortable' keeping Kirk Cousins as $27.5M backup in '25
Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot claims benched quarterback Kirk Cousins could stick around Atlanta as a high-paid backup next season. ,Fontenot said Thursday the franchise has no plan to release Cousins before his $10 million roster guarantee five days into the start of the new league year Ma...

49ers plan to release Javon Hargrave but not Deebo Samuel
The San Francisco 49ers plan to release veteran defensive tackle Javon Hargrave with a post-June 1 designation when the new league year begins in March, general manager John Lynch confirmed.,Hargrave, 31, missed the last 14 games of the 2024 season with a torn right triceps. The two-time Pro Bowler ...

Reports: UNC, Bill Belichick land UConn DL Pryce Yates
UConn defensive lineman Pryce Yates is joining coach Bill Belichick's transfer portal class at North Carolina, multiple outlets reported.,Yates entered the transfer portal after earning defensive MVP honors in the Huskies' 27-14 victory against the Tar Heels in the Fenway Bowl on Dec. 28. He had a s...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula moves on to semis in Adelaide
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula cruised into the semifinals of the Adelaide International after Ashlyn Krueger was forced to retire due to a right thigh injury on Thursday in Australia.,Pegula was ahead 6-4, 2-0 when Krueger called for the trainer. Krueger opted to call it a day, ending the match after 49...

ATP roundup: Nishesh Basavareddy reaches Adelaide semifinals
American teen Nishesh Basavareddy defeated countryman and No. 8 seed Alex Michelsen 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.,At 19, Basavareddy became the youngest U.S. male to reach a tour-level semifinal on a hard court since Reilly Opelka did so ...

Lamar Jackson tries to outrun playoff demons as Ravens face Steelers
Lamar Jackson has won the same number of playoff games as NFL MVP trophies: two.,The dearth of postseason victories have been an issue and the Ravens star quarterback looks to change the narrative when third-seeded Baltimore hosts the sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild-card round on Sa...