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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

The Galaxy have traded Jalen Neal, left, to Montreal for $650,000 in allocation money. (Shaun Clark / Getty Images) The MLS champion Galaxy traded center back Jalen Neal to Montreal on Monday for $650,000 in general allocation money. It is the second significant trade the team has made since winning the MLS Cup a month … Read more

Naomi Osaka revealed she and rapper Cordae have broken up after five years together. The tennis star explained that there is “no bad blood” between the pair, who share a 1-year-old daughter, Shai, in a note posted to her Instagram Story. “Hi everyone, just wanted to say that Cordae and I are no longer in … Read more

Aaron Rodgers put on a four-touchdown spectacle in the Jets’ season finale on Sunday, and Fox commentator Greg Olsen believes some teams will look at this tale of the tape as the league turns to 2025. The 41-year-old quarterback delivered perhaps the best performance of his rocky Jets tenure, going 23 of 36 for 274 … Read more

Ricochet gets toilet paper thrown at him in New York. Photography by Ricky Havlik/AEW A friend of mine who follows pro wrestling as closely as I do had a simple inquiry after a pair of scissors was plunged multiple times into the bloody head of Swerve Strickland. “Is Ricochet interesting now?” was the question I … Read more

It wasn’t a good day to be calling plays for the Giants. In addressing his decision to keep general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, owner John Mara seemed to hint that changes could be coming to the Giants’ game-day operation. Daboll took over play-calling from offensive coordinator Mike Kafka before the season … Read more

Journalists working for The Athletic demanded that The New York Times recognize their efforts to join the newsroom’s union — setting up another labor battle with management. The Times disbanded its long-heralded sports department in September 2023 and replaced it with coverage from The Athletic, a digital sports news website it bought for $550 million … Read more