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The 2025-26 NFL regular season is heading into the stretch run, and Week 15 saw the Kansas City Chiefs officially run out of time to make the postseason, after a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes also tore his ACL to add injury to insult for Kansas City.It’s never too early to look ahead to next week, though, and sportsbooks have already posted lines for every matchup.AdvertisementHere are the odds for every Week 16 NFL game at BetMGM:ThursdayLos Angeles Rams (-1.5, 44.5) at Seattle Seahawks[Check out all of Yahoo’s sports betting content here in our…

The sixth AP Top 25 poll of the 2025-26 season released, and the top of the rankings remained generally unchanged. After jumping to No. 1 last week over Michigan and Duke, Arizona held firm at the top spot and received 42 first-place votes. The Wildcats added to one of the best résumés in the country by defeating Alabama 96-75. Arizona boasts five ranked wins: Florida, UCLA, UConn, Alabama and Auburn. Michigan received the second-most first-place votes (15) after defeating Villanova and Maryland. Duke, another team that challenged for the No. 1 spot, was idle. Speaking of the Big Ten, one of…

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Mitchell Leff / Getty, Zack Beeker / Getty, Mike Carlson / GettyThis article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more.Throughout 2025, you have seen more than 100 executives across the four biggest North American leagues weigh in on the most-respected front offices in their respective sports.The Athletic’s reporters not only got these executives to rank their peers, but also weigh in with a range of observations — mostly admiring, always candid. Now it’s your chance to pick the Ultimate Front…

Chicago Bears cornerback Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and the rest of the defense wanted to prove a point to Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders during Sunday’s 31-3 victory. Chicago made it miserable on the fifth-round pick in his fourth NFL start, forcing Sanders into three interceptions and notching five sacks during his worst outing of the season.”It’s about time he ran into some problems,” Gardner-Johnson said, via the Chicago Sun-Times. “He’s a great young player. They’re a great young group that’s playing hard, physical. He’s just going against a lot of vets that have something to play for. Sometimes you gotta teach…

December can be a boring month in the NHL. Opening-night optimism is a faded memory, the deadline is still months away, the playoff picture is jumbled and not much is happening.And then, every once in a while, we get a day like Friday.We got one of the biggest midseason blockbusters in years, with the Quinn Hughes trade to the Minnesota Wild. We got the long-awaited Edmonton Oilers goalie trade, with Tristan Jarry coming over from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Oh, and before those two deals dropped, we also found out that the Sabres might be on the verge of a front-office…

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! I hope you don’t run into your nemesis today. Coming up:  🏈 Big-name NFL teams eliminated from the postseason.  🏐 Volleyball juggernaut toppled.  🙅‍♂️ Alabama coach says no to suitors. 🗳️ Vote on front-office rankings. Goodbyes: It’s holiday cleanout time in the NFLToday is Dec. 15, which means it is a prime hour to clean. Maybe you’re clearing out old clutter toys to make room for new ones at Christmas. Maybe you’re getting an early start…

The New York Jets defense reached a new low Sunday in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, enough to spur changes on Aaron Glenn’s coaching staff. Glenn fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks on Monday, the morning after the Jets allowed 48 points in Jacksonville, and a week after allowing 34 points to the Miami Dolphins. Defensive backs coach Chris Harris will replace Wilks in the interim.Glenn said he made the decision late Sunday night and informed Wilks on Monday.“I’m evaluating players, coaches, myself and I just felt like this was the best decision for right now for the team and…

There’s just one game left in Week 15, as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to host the Miami Dolphins on “Monday Night Football” to close out the week — but they could be without their top running back, as starter Jaylen Warren was added to the injury report and listed as “questionable” after waking up with an illness, the team announced.NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports that Warren will receive fluids and is optimistic he’ll play, but any limitations could give Kenneth Gainwell more opportunities as the Steelers look to maintain their grip on the lead in the AFC North over the…

Bafana Bafana are in the final stages of their preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco. The South Africans have been backed by many as one of the teams that can push all the way and win just their second African title.However, this momentum has been hampered by the fallout from harsh comments made by Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos at a press conference in Pretoria last week. The Belgian tactician, visibly livid, lambasted star defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi.This was on the back of the 20-year-old missing his flight from Durban to Johannesburg after captaining Orlando Pirates…

By NATHAN SALT – FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 12:08 EST, 15 December 2025 | Updated: 12:16 EST, 15 December 2025 Manchester United were able to reach an eleventh-hour agreement to have Africa Cup of Nations pair Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo involved against Bournemouth tonight. The status of Morocco’s Noussair Mazraoui is unknown but it is thought he will not be permitted by his national federation to feature for the Red Devils. United, however, were successful in reaching an agreement to keep Amad and Mbeumo. United had been involved in lengthy dialogue with the respective national federations of Ivory Coast, Morocco and Cameroon and those discussions…