Trey Lance to get significant reps in Cowboys' regular season finale vs. Commanders, per report

Ranking best NFL playoff games in wild-card round, plus Prisco's final regular-season Power Rankings

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Jan. 7

CBS Sports - 41m

The Video Game Industry Is Finally Getting Serious About Player Safety

Harassment, hate, and other social harms feel like an online inevitability, but developers are finally addressing their impact in a meaningful way.

Wired - 2d

Steelers look toward playoffs after finishing regular season on 4-game skid with loss to Bengals

Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t want to talk about the past with the playoff approaching

ABC News - 2d

Brent Rooker extension: Slugger agrees to five-year, $60 million deal with Athletics, per report

The extension will keep Rooker around as the A's move to Sacramento and, theoretically, Las Vegas

CBS Sports - 3h

Ex-Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott signs to Chargers practice squad ahead of postseason run, per report

Elliott asked for his release from the Cowboys in order to chase a Super Bowl ring

CBS Sports - 14h

Vikings-Lions attracts 28.5 million for last game of regular season

The 2024 regular season went out with a bang — and with the third largest Sunday Night Football audience ever.

Yahoo Sports - 20h

How the Cowboys cost Cooper Rush $250,000 by starting Trey Lance in Week 18 loss to Commanders

Lance's gain is Rush's financial loss

CBS Sports - 1d

What We Learned in the Final Week of the N.F.L. Regular Season

Detroit locked up a top seed, Denver is back in the postseason, Tennessee is on the clock and New England is looking for a coach.

The New York Times - 1d

The Fallout From an Epic Finale to the N.F.L.’s Regular Season

Detroit’s blowout win over Minnesota helped the Lions secure the No. 1 seed in the N.F.C. and an easier path to the Super Bowl, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 1d

Multiple teams considering trading for Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, per report

O'Connell is reportedly set to enter the final year of his contract

CBS Sports - 1d

Mike Evans makes $3M, ties Rice record on final play of regular season

Mike Evans has now recorded 11 consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Commanders pull Jayden Daniels in second half vs. Cowboys with NFC playoff seeding still on the line

Washington trailed 9-3 ahead of their first drive of the second half, so they are saving Daniels for the playoffs

CBS Sports - 1d

NFL teams expected to inquire about Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, per report

Could Sarkisian make the jump to the NFL?

CBS Sports - 2d

Cowboys start Trey Lance at QB for Week 18 finale vs. Commanders

The Cowboys traded for Lance, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, before the 2023 season but hadn't yet started him in a game.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Cowboys vs. Commanders prediction, odds, spread, time: 2025 NFL picks, Week 18 predictions from proven model

SportsLine's model just revealed its NFL picks for the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders on Sunday

CBS Sports - 2d

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reports ‘significant’ Russian, North Korean troop losses in Kursk

In nightly video address Zelenskyy says Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in southern Russian region. What we know on day 1,046. See all our Ukraine war ...

The Guardian - 2d

Saints interested in Chiefs OC Matt Nagy as candidate for head-coaching job, per report

Nagy was also the Bears' head coach for four years

CBS Sports - 2d

Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead injured in car accident and placed on NFI list, per report

Whitehead not expected to return this season

CBS Sports - 2d

Commanders get RB Ekeler back ahead of playoffs

The Commanders activated running back Austin Ekeler off injured reserve, giving them a key offensive player back as they prepare for the postseason.

ESPN - 2d

Packers' Jaire Alexander being placed on IR after surgery for PCL injury, likely out for season, per report

Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur revealed the bad news

CBS Sports - 2d

Warriors won't pursue Jimmy Butler as Nikola Vucevic has emerged as preferred target, per report

Golden State isn't ready to break the bank for Butler

CBS Sports - 2d

Cowboys vs. Commanders where to watch: TV, kickoff time, NFL live stream, spread, odds, prediction

Dan Quinn's squad seeks revenge, NFC's No. 6 seed in grudge match vs. Cowboys, a game that may be Mike McCarthy's last in Dallas

CBS Sports - 3d

Rex Ryan to interview with Jets for vacant head coach position, per report

Ryan, who was the Jets' HC from 2009 to 2014, has expressed interest in a return

CBS Sports - 3d

Dodgers sign Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim to three-year deal, per reports

Kim is coming to MLB after a productive KBO career

CBS Sports - 3d

Kawhi Leonard injury update: Clippers star expected to make season debut Saturday vs. Hawks, per report

Leonard has missed the first 34 games of L.A.'s season with right knee inflammation

CBS Sports - 3d

Trey Lance to get significant reps in Cowboys' regular-season finale vs. Commanders, per report

Lance has thrown just seven passes since breaking his ankle in 2022

CBS Sports - 3d

Report: Trey Lance will see "significant snaps" for the Cowboys on Sunday

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was evasive when asked if Cooper Rush would start at quarterback again Sunday.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

PGA Tour considering significant Tour Championship format change effective as early as 2025, per report

A bracket-style finale could be coming to the PGA Tour postseason this summer

CBS Sports - 3d

Chiefs open practice window for starting cornerback Jaylen Watson, per report

Watson was placed on injured reserve after an injury in Week 7

CBS Sports - 3d

Joe Flacco to start Colts regular season finale vs. Jaguars as Anthony Richardson deals with back injury

This will be Flacco's sixth start for Indy this season

CBS Sports - 4d

Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke played majority of 2024 season with torn ACL, per report

Rourke re-tore his ACL and still led the Hoosiers to their first ever CFP appearance

CBS Sports - 4d

Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB

Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease. Two years ago, ...

The Guardian - 4d