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Padres fans cheer as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat during the eighth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS at Petco Park. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Ninety days ago, the San Diego Padres closed within one game of eliminating the Dodgers in the National League Division Series. On their march to … Read more

Robert Kraft is putting Jerod Mayo’s failed Patriots tenure on himself. In the hours following Jerod Mayo’s firing after just one year on the job, Kraft addressed the swift coaching change on Monday, calling the move “one of the more difficult things I’ve had to do in my life.” “This whole situation is on me,” … Read more

The Bears are interested in Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy for their vacant head coaching job and are seeking permission to speak with him.  The Cowboys have not responded to the Bears’ request, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, though Chicago could still very well interview McCarthy after the exclusive negotiating window he … Read more

The Aaron Rodgers questions will linger over the Jets offseason for weeks and maybe months. Does Rodgers want to keep playing? Do the Jets want Rodgers back? If the Jets don’t want Rodgers, will he go to another team for his 21st season? We won’t find out the answers until we know who the new … Read more

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Christen Harper looked back on the Lions career of her quarterback husband, Jared Goff, after Detroit earned its second straight NFC North title on Sunday with a 31-9 win over the Vikings. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday, Harper re-shared a video from a beach photoshoot for SI Swim, where … Read more

The Eagles’ playoff run may have to start without Jalen Hurts. The star quarterback remains in the concussion protocol two weeks after suffering the injury in a loss to the Commanders, head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday. The Eagles take on the Packers in the wild-card round on Sunday. Jalen Hurts remains in the concussion … Read more

The team that no opponent wanted to see in the playoffs — the red-hot Bengals — didn’t make it. A 10-win team — the Seahawks — also has no more games left to play. Exactly half of the NFL’s 32 teams finished with winning records and the other half finished with losing records. Fourteen of … Read more

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders perform prior to a game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Cowboys cheerleader Michelle Siemienowski says she’s “alright” after getting hit in the head with a ball during a kickoff that went out of bounds. (Ron Jenkins / Getty Images) Michelle Siemienowski’s first season as … Read more

The Broncos WAGs are ready to ride into the playoffs. Shortly after Denver ended its eight-season playoff drought with a 38-0 blowout win over the Chiefs on Sunday, the wives and partners of Broncos players took to social media to celebrate as the team prepares to face the Bills on the road in the wild-card … Read more

Bill Belichick was on to recruiting. The former Patriots coach and new North Carolina football coach avoided commenting on his former team dismissing Jerod Mayo as its head coach after just one season Sunday. “The Patriots’ situation, honestly, I don’t have too much of a comment on that,” Belichick said Monday on the “Pat McAfee … Read more