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Matt Norlander is on the Vegas Strip and bouncing back and forth between the two arenas hosting this year’s Players Era Championship. He’ll be providing frequent updates and insider information throughout each day of the event, so check back in regularly. This is his Monday notebook. LAS VEGAS — The Big 12 had a really […]

Colorado coach Deion Sanders arrived in Las Vegas early Sunday to see his son, Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, make his first career start against the Las Vegas Raiders. Grinning ear to ear, Sanders was the first to greet his son in the tunnel after earning the win and shared his immediate thoughts on his 209-yard, […]

The 2025 NFL season is headed toward crunch time. As we wind down in Week 12, only six full weeks of regular-season action remain until the start of the playoffs. That means, while the postseason picture is far from finalized, the race for playoff berths — and top seeding — is well underway. Some preseason […]

Getty Images The Colorado Rockies will bring back Warren Schaeffer as their manager for 2026 and beyond, the club announced on Monday.  Schaeffer, 40, had served on an interim basis after longtime manager Bud Black was dismissed 40 games into what turned out to be one of the worst team seasons in Major League Baseball […]

CHICAGO — Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic has the kind of go-go gadget arms that look … different. The 7-foot-2 big man is well on his way to posting better shot-blocking numbers than any Illinois player has in the internet era. Alabama‘s Labaron Philon made it obvious to all 18,000 in The House that Jordan Built that […]

I think Oregon is safely in the College Football Playoff field following its 42-27 win over USC on Saturday. A lot of things went the Ducks’ way this weekend. Going into the weekend, I wasn’t nearly as confident. If Oregon had lost to USC and finished the year with a win over Washington, it would […]

The Los Angeles Clippers‘ disastrous start to the season continued on Thursday night with a 129-101 loss to the Orlando Magic. Losers of three in a row and nine of their last 10, the Clippers have sunk to 12th place in the Western Conference at 4-11.  Despite all of the off-court controversy surrounding the franchise, […]

Teams hoping to finally put together a winning streak will meet on ‘Monday Night Football’ as the San Francisco 49ers host the Carolina Panthers. San Fran (7-4) has alternated wins and losses over its last nine games and is coming off a 41-22 victory over Arizona in Week 11. Carolina (6-5) has alternated wins and […]

As Europe’s elites return to play in the UEFA Champions League this week, a new layer of seriousness is beginning to creep in as the business end of the league phase begins, the pressure building as the race to secure spots in the knockout stages heats up. Matchday 5 will once again feature matchups between […]

ARLINGTON, Texas — It was one thing for new Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens to go off for 144 yards and a touchdown on nine catches in the team’s Week 11 “Monday Night Football” victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s another for Pickens to top that effort with 146 yards receiving and a […]