Sunday’s Week 13 games followed some of the trends we saw on Thursday and Friday — favored teams making narrow escapes. BACK ON TOP! 📺: @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/ULrtwvSvoZ — Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 1, 2024 What to make of those oh-so-close victories, the Eagles’ continued ascension and another low-scoring win for the Jim Harbaugh-led Chargers? The…

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was carted off the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s matchup against the Houston Texans after linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair delivered a late, hard hit while Lawrence was sliding. The Jaguars later ruled Lawrence out of the game with a concussion. After the hit, Jaguars tight end Evan Engram ran…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s an image that will remain in Ohio State lore for many years to come: Head coach Ryan Day, minutes after his No. 2 Buckeyes lost, inexplicably, to unranked Michigan 13-10, in a daze as players from both teams fought at midfield. He asked a player returning to the sideline, “What happened?” It’s…

Star U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin will be out indefinitely after sustaining an injury Saturday while vying for a historic win at a World Cup event in Killington, Vt. Shiffrin, 29, was on the second run of the giant slalom competition when she lost control, tumbled to the snow, flipped and slid into the safety netting.…

Max Verstappen, fresh off of securing his fourth world championship, won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri joined the Dutchman on the podium, drawing the constructors’ championship battle between McLaren and Ferrari closer heading into the season finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend. McLaren, which entered the race up 30…

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football’s Rivalry Weekend, where many of the teams fought for 60 minutes, and then fought some more. 1. On his weekly coach’s show last Monday, Ohio State coach Ryan Day described his team’s losing streak to Michigan in stark terms. “It’s one of the worst things that’s ever…

Week 13 of the NFL season is in full swing following four games on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. The Detroit Lions survived a thrilling second-half charge by the Bears to win 23-20 and improve to 11-1, a game that proved to be the last for Chicago coach Matt Eberflus, who was fired Friday. The Dallas…

We have seen college football teams back into the College Football Playoff, losing their last regular-season or conference title game and still earning a spot in the four-team field. This happened to Alabama in 2017 after losing the Iron Bowl and to Ohio State after it lost to Michigan in 2022. That was the same…

The most activity Raheem Anderson and Tavierre Dunlap enjoyed Saturday occurred after The Game, when the two teammates joined together to plant their giant Michigan flag in the center of Ohio Stadium. The reaction from Ohio State players was predictable, inciting a type of ugly brawl rarely seen in the 127-year history of this great…

Shopping for sports fans can be harder than one might think. Chances are the fan in your life already has a variety of hats, jerseys and who knows what else to rep their favorite teams and players. But there’s a massive array of sports related items out there that the person on your list may…