Jed York embarrassed with 49ers' results but will keep GM Baalke Head coach Jim Tomsula is gone. General manager Trent Baalke is staying. Owner Jed York spoke to the media about both — his first time chatting on the record this season. Red-letter day for the wayward franchise. The big news was Baalke staying, a day after Tomsula going. "I've watched Trent build this roster and I have … [Read more...]

Jim Harbaugh apparently fires at 49ers' coaching disarray This time last year, the San Francisco 49ers couldn't rid themselves of Jim Harbaugh fast enough, despite the fact that Harbaugh had been incredibly successful and taken the 49ers to three playoff appearances, two division championships and a Super Bowl. On Sunday, the 49ers fired Harbaugh's replacement, Jim Tomsula, after a single … [Read more...]

Pack's Micah Hyde nabs one of the best interceptions of the year The scene: less than seven minutes left in the third quarter, Green Bay down 10 points to Minnesota in the battle for the NFC North. The Vikings were driving, and appeared to be building inexorable momentum when Teddy Bridgewater made a curious decision: to switch hands and throw a left-handed pass. It didn't go well: Hang on, … [Read more...]

Panthers become sixth-ever 15-1 team, clinch top NFC seed The Carolina Panthers might have come up short in their quest for a perfect season, but things have turned out quite nicely nonetheless. With their 38-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 17, the Panthers became only the seventh NFL team to finish 15-1 or better, and they'll be at Bank of America Stadium for the remainder of … [Read more...]

Report: Browns 'so done' with Manziel, so what's next for him? The MMQB's Peter King is reporting that the Cleveland Browns will move on from quarterback Johnny Manziel. Whatever Cleveland Browns are remaining standing, that is. After all, the team razed head coach Mike Pettine and GM Ray Farmer after Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. So we assume this directive comes straight from … [Read more...]

Fan apparently brings cat to NFL game, questions abound The Kansas City Chiefs wear an awful lot of red and make an awful lot of noise in Arrowhead Stadium, yet one fan has found his quiet place: That's sweet. But so many questions: • Is this a Photoshop? (We have to ask this with every cool photo these days, which is sad.) • Why is this gentleman wearing Green Bay colors in Kansas City? • … [Read more...]

West Virginia beats Arizona State 43-42 in Cactus Bowl West Virginia quarterback Skyler Howard threw for 532 yards and five touchdowns as the Mountaineers beat Arizona State 43-42 in the Cactus Bowl. Howard threw the winning touchdown with 2:19 left when he found David Sills for a 15-yard pass. If you're wondering why Sills' name is familiar, he's the quarterback who was offered a … [Read more...]

Ohio State LB Darron Lee turning pro Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee is going to the 2016 NFL draft. Lee, a redshirt sophomore, made the announcement on Twitter. The next step. pic.twitter.com/RrReDit6PJ— Darron Lee (@DLeeMG8) January 3, 2016 Lee has been one of Ohio State's best defensive players over the past two seasons. He had 66 tackles and 11 tackles for a loss in 2015. He also had … [Read more...]

Arkansas beats K-State to notch Bret Bielema's first 8-win season It’s time to get the Arkansas hype machine revving for another offseason. A year after Arkansas finished with its first winning record under coach Bret Bielema, the Razorbacks thrashed Kansas State 45-23 in the Liberty Bowl for the first eight-win season since 2011. And the game might have been a big send-off for three of the … [Read more...]

John Scott officially voted into NHL All-Star Game John Scott has been selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game in Nashville on Jan. 31. The NHL released the names of the four captains for each division as voted on by the fans. This included Scott, an enforcer with the Arizona Coyotes with one assist in 11 games this season.  Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals will captain the … [Read more...]