3+ min ago (106+ words) MIAMI GARDENS " It started slow, and looked like a sure Miami Dolphins win, but those final 77 seconds put some drama in the day. Dolphins 21, New Orleans 17. Here are 10 thoughts on the day: 1. Let's go over the key plays of those final 77 seconds: Things we learned in Miami Dolphins' 21-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints Instant Analysis: Miami Dolphins 21, New Orleans Saints 17 Dolphins hold on against Saints, win third straight to keep slim hopes alive Dolphins' Douglas, Waller, Jackson return; Achane eclipses 1,000 yards Dolphins activate Darren Waller, Austin Jackson off IR before Saints game...

3+ min ago (83+ words) Michael Scotto: The Indiana Pacers are signing guard Ethan Thompson to a two-way contract and will waive two-way guard RayJ Dennis to make room for the signing, league sources told @hoopshype. No. 1 ... Michael Scotto: The Indiana Pacers are signing guard Ethan Thompson to a two-way contract and will waive two-way guard RayJ Dennis to make room for the signing, league sources told @hoopshype. This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Pacers signing Ethan Thompson to two-way deal...

4+ min ago (276+ words) The entire college football world has been waiting for Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin to make a decision on his future. Ole Miss defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Egg Bowl on Friday, 38-19, and Saturday was set to be decision day for Kiffin. Late on Saturday night, a report surfaced that Ole Miss had a team meeting scheduled for Sunday morning, and Pete Nakos of On3 mentioned that Kiffin intended to leave and take the LSU Tigers job. A big holdup in the departure is Kiffin's insistence on staying at Ole Miss through the Rebels' College Football Playoff run. Kiffin also met with Ole Miss athletic director'Keith Carter'and chancellorGlenn Boyce for three hours on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the team meeting was delayed a few hours, and Brett McMurphy of On3 reported another piece of information that will almost…...

11+ min ago (867+ words) Let's get the obvious part out of the way first: Saturday's Survivor Series was far from the best WWE show of the year " and most of the blame lies on the underwhelming main event. Even an excellent match between Dominik Mysterio and John Cena couldn't save the overall PLE from feeling flat. What the show did do well, though, was start to sow the seeds for next year's WrestleMania season. Going into the weekend, we had very little clue what might be around the corner in Las Vegas. Now we can see a clear path to two massive main events on the men's side, including Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns III. It's true that Rhodes vs. Reigns is a bit of an obvious choice. In fact, it's exactly what ChatGPT came up with when I asked it to generate a suitably…...

13+ min ago (236+ words) Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will contest a final-race championship showdown in Abu Dhabi after the Red Bull driver won a gripping Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen benefited from a strategy call from McLaren that flew in the face of decisions made by every other team during an early race safety car. It was a costly decision that sacrificed track position to Verstappen in the final stages and in hindsight threw away the race win for Piastri. Verstappen won to take his seventh win of the season, equalling Norris and Piastri, while the Australian was second and the Briton fourth behind the Williams of Carlos Sainz. Norris won himself an extra two points by passing Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes on the penultimate lap. Norris has been left with a 12-point lead over Verstappen, who moved ahead of Piastri by four…...

14+ min ago (139+ words) The three-way fight for the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers" Championship between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri is heading to Yas Marina, and the final race of the season. Verstappen"s stunning win at the Qatar Grand Prix kept the Red Bull driver in contention for his fifth Drivers" Championship, and potentially one of the greatest comebacks in F1 history. Following the Dutch Grand Prix Verstappen trailed Piastri " who then led the Drivers" Championship standings " by 104 points as he was in third behind Piastri and Norris. Verstappen took the win ahead of Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jr., with Norris finishing fourth. The Red Bull driver now heads to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix now just 12 points behind Norris, and in second place ahead of Piastri. Here are the updated standings following the Qatar Grand Prix:...

16+ min ago (333+ words) The post North Carolina's Bill Belichick states obvious as disastrous first season ends like it started appeared first on ClutchPoints. The North Carolina Tar Heels ended the regular season with a 4-8 record after suffering an ugly 42-19 Week 14 loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack. With the 2025-26 campaign complete, head coach Bill Belichick stated the obvious as the program begins the offseason. Belichick, who is 73 years old, claimed the Tar Heels have a ton of work to do to improve for next season, according to'Brian Murphy of WRAL News. With North Carolina not bowl-eligible, the program will be able to start signing recruits as early as Wednesday, December 3. "You can see we've got a lot of work to do," said Belichick" "The season just ended like a few minutes ago. Okay, and so now we're going to move into the offseason....

18+ min ago (175+ words) Coastal Carolina fired head coach Tim Beck on Sunday, ending his three-season tenure, according to On3's Pete Nakos. Beck finished 20-18 after taking over the Chanticleers ahead of the 2023 season, his first college head-coaching role. The move comes after Coastal Carolina closed the 2025 campaign with back-to-back blowout losses, falling 59-10 at James Madison on Saturday following a 51-7 home defeat to South Carolina. Coastal opened 6-3 but dropped three straight to end the regular season and was outscored 110-17 across its final two games. "Yeah, it's hard," Beck said postgame Saturday, lamenting missed tackles, coverage breakdowns, and formation wrinkles his defense had not previously seen. "It's a combination of things" they got us." Early optimism from his debut season, an 8-5 finish in 2023, faded after a 6-7 record in 2024 that ended with a Myrtle Beach Bowl loss. Beck hops back into the coaching carousel at the right…...

20+ min ago (184+ words) Notre Dame handled business last night on their business trip out to the west coast beating Stanford 49-20 in the battle for the Legends Trophy. The defense played well, for the most part, but had some sloppy mistakes at other times. That being said, they still held Stanford to 312 total yards of offense, 86 total rushing yards and kept them out of the end zone until the fourth quarter. Junior captain and middle linebacker Drayk Bowen'led the team in tackles with seven and recorded a sack on the night.' Notre Dame handled business last night on their business trip out to the west coast beating Stanford 49-20 in the battle for the Legends Trophy. The defense played well, for the most part, but had some sloppy mistakes at other times. That being said, they still held Stanford to 312 total yards of offense, 86 total…...

21+ min ago (28+ words) LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) " Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Yahoo Top 10: Could the ACC actually miss out on the College Football Playoff?...