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Some NFL seasons are remembered for dominant teams. Others, for superlative players.The 2025 season will be remembered for the carnage.With four weeks to play in the regular season, chances are good that your most ardently held preseason beliefs have been proved wrong — because the NFL is currently undergoing a standings shake-up not seen in more than a decade.Seven of the NFL’s eight divisions enter Week 15 with a team either in first place outright or tied for first that didn’t win the division last year. To say such turnover at the top of a division is unusual is an…

Week 15 has a packed Sunday afternoon slate with 13 games headlined by an AFC East battle between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots in the early window.Buffalo (9-4) visits New England (11-2), looking to stay alive in the race for the AFC East title. The last time a team other than the Bills won the AFC East was in 2019, when the Patriots won the division. New England can clinch the division with a win over Buffalo, as it would take a three-game lead with three games remaining, and it would have swept the season series with the…

Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo (C) celebrates after he scores. EPA/NEIL HALL by Staff Reporter Sunday Dec 14, 2025. 15:00 Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is unsure whether Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui will feature against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Monday night as the Africa Cup of Nations looms closer.Amorim previously mentioned that United were in negotiations with the respective countries of Mbeumo, Diallo and Mazraoui to prolong their stay at the club before the African showpiece.United’s match against Bournemouth falls on the deadline day put in place by FIFA for African players to report for…

Philip Rivers’ return to the gridiron is being fast-tracked, as the Indianapolis Colts have activated the 44-year-old quarterback for their Week 15 road matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Rivers will start on Sunday, CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reports, after ending his five-year retirement on Tuesday by signing with the Colts practice squad. Now, he’s on the verge of once again being a starting quarterback. The Colts are desperate at quarterback. Daniel Jones suffered a torn Achilles in last Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Former No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson is on injured reserve with an orbital fracture. Rookie Riley Leonard, who…

From Indiana Jones to Old Man Rivers, the Colts have named a new starting quarterback. Philip Rivers, a 44-year-old grandfather who was recently named a semifinalist for the Hall of Fame, officially will go from his couch to behind center when he starts for the Colts in Sunday’s game against the Seahawks, according to multiple reports. The eight-time Pro Bowler will make his first NFL start since Jan. 2021 after he was signed to the Colts’ practice squad earlier this week following a season-ending Achilles injury suffered by former Giants QB Daniel Jones last week against the Jaguars. Rivers, drafted…

One of college football’s most accomplished young head coaches is now among the candidates being considered by a fledgling NFL franchise for its coaching vacancy.Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has emerged as a candidate for the open position with the New York Giants, according to The Athletic’s Diana Russini.Interest in Marcus Freeman is risingNew York isn’t the only place that could be taking a close look at Freeman, as the Tennessee Titans may also become interested in him, according to the report.Freeman, who will turn 40 next month, signed a contract extension with Notre Dame last year that will…

Here is an updated college football TV schedule for the 2025 season, up through the 2025-26 FBS bowl game season. All times Eastern. All schedules and networks subject to change.Tuesday, Dec. 16Wednesday, Dec. 17 5 p.m. | Old Dominion vs. South Florida | Cure Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ESPN8:30 p.m. | 68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) | ESPN Thursday, Dec. 18 9 p.m. | Arkansas State vs. Missouri State | Xbox Bowl (Frisco, Texas) | ESPN2 Friday, Dec. 19 11 a.m. | Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan | Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, S.C.) | ESPN2:30 p.m. | Memphis vs. NC State…

It’s the beginning of the fantasy playoffs in many leagues this week, and with no teams on bye, we also have a very extensive injury report. There are a number of names highly critical to the fortunes of many rosters carrying questionable designations heading into game day, but fortunately, we appear to have clarity on many of those situations. With plenty to dive into, let’s check in on the latest as of Sunday morning: Week 15 Injuries Week 15 Preview Injury Report Update KickersNo major injuries of note.Key defensive playersCornerbacksThe Bills’ Christian Benford (toe) is questionable for Sunday’s game against…

The Athletic has live coverage of NFL Week 15.Myles Garrett resumes his quest to rewrite the NFL’s single-season sacks record Sunday when the 3-10 Cleveland Browns visit the 9-4 Chicago Bears.Garrett, who last week became the 13th player to reach 20 sacks in a single season, has been chasing the current record of 22.5 shared by Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt. Though Garrett had just one sack in each of his last two games, he has three games this season with three or more.So while it’s unlikely the record falls Sunday, Garrett tends to record them in bunches — and…

England’s Charley Hull and playing partner Michael Brennan sit one shot off the lead going into the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitational mixed-team event.American Lauren Coughlin holed a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 17th hole, as she and Andrew Novak teamed for a stout 4-under 68 in foursomes to build a one-shot lead after two rounds. They were at 19-under and lead by one shot over Hull and Brennan, who were poised to share the lead until a three-putt bogey on the final hole when Hull lipped out from just outside three feet. Twitter This content is…