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Jorge Polanco is heading across the country after he reportedly agreed to a two-year, $40 million deal with the New York Mets, according to multiple reports. The Mets plan to use Polanco mainly at first base and designated hitter.

Polanco, 32, spent the past two seasons with the Seattle Mariners after 10 seasons in Minnesota. During the Mariners’ run to the AL Championship Series, Polanco slashed .265/.326/.495 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI.

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In signing Polanco, the Mets will not have to part with any draft pick compensation after he did not receive a qualifying offer from the Mariners following the 2025 season.

Polanco’s signing comes on the heels of a rough week for the Mets. They lost Pete Alonso to Baltimore and Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers after trading Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers last month.

After acquiring Marcus Semien in the Nimmo trade and signing Polanco, the Mets have set up the right side of their infield for 2026, despite Polanco having played only one game at first base in his career.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division II Select championship game on Friday night delivered one of the wildest endings to a football game you’ll ever see.

Trailing 21-14 with 37 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, St. Charles scored a touchdown and were about to tie the game. But the extra point by kicker Tyler Milioto hooked left, keeping Archbishop Shaw up 21-20 and on the cusp of a second straight state title.

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Archbishop Shaw recovered the onside kick and with St. Charles having only two timeouts remaining, the game appeared over. But after the first kneel-down, Archbishop Shaw’s center took off his helmet to celebrate prematurely, prompting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, which stopped the clock.

St. Charles used its final two timeouts after the next two kneel-downs, bringing up fourth down. With 20 seconds to play, Archbishop Shaw was forced to punt.

The punt didn’t go as planned and traveled only eight yards, giving St. Charles life with 16 seconds to play, down a point and taking over possession on Archbishop Shaw’s 32-yard line. A five-yard completion where the receiver got out of bounds set up a title-winning field-goal opportunity and a chance at redemption for Milioto.

With a second chance, Milioto stepped up and drilled a 44-yard field goal to put St. Charles up 23-21 and seal the state title.

“I wasn’t really feeling anything because I said that it can’t get much worse than what just happened,” said Milioto, via GeauxPreps.com. “I saw it go in, and I don’t remember what happened afterward.”

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The state title completes a turnaround year for St. Charles, who finished 13-1 this season after posting a 4-7 record last year. It’s also the school’s fourth state championship in program history and first since 2022.

LaNorris Sellers will be back for a fourth season at South Carolina.

The preseason first-team all-SEC quarterback is set to come back in 2026, according to multiple reports. Sellers was seen as a potential top-10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft before the season, but South Carolina underachieved in 2025.

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The Gamecocks went 4-8 as the offensive line struggled against an extremely tough schedule. Sellers was 178-of-293 passing for 2,437 yards and just 13 TDs with eight interceptions across 12 games. Thanks to sacks, he also rushed for just 270 yards and five touchdowns.

A year ago, Sellers was the breakout star of the SEC. In 2024, he was 196-of-299 passing for 2,534 yards and 18 TDs with seven interceptions. Thirteen of those touchdowns came over South Carolina’s last six games of the season.

He also rushed for 674 yards and seven scores. He rushed 16 times for 166 yards in the Gamecocks’ upset of Clemson to end the season. That was South Carolina’s sixth win in a row before the Gamecocks lost to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl.

The 2024 USC offense was coordinated by Dowell Loggains, and the team’s success helped lead to Loggains getting the head coaching job at Appalachian State. Coach Shane Beamer promoted Mike Shula to replace Loggains, and Shula didn’t even last the entire season.

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Shula was fired nine games into the season as South Carolina was 3-6. Earlier this week, the school announced that longtime college football assistant Kendal Briles would be the team’s offensive coordinator and former Penn State running backs coach Stan Drayton would be the assistant head coach for offense and also the team’s running backs coach.

Briles, the son of former Baylor coach Art Briles, has coached at five different schools since his dad was fired in 2016. He’s been the offensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic, Houston, Florida State and Arkansas before spending the last three seasons at TCU.

Victor Wembanyama will return to the San Antonio Spurs’ lineup for Saturday night’s NBA Cup semifinal against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Wembanyama has missed 12 games after suffering a calf strain last month.

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Following the team’s NBA Cup quarterfinal victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson told reporters that Wembanyama might be ready to make his return from injury over the weekend.

“Very much so,” Johnson said. “He had a really good day today. He had a very intense day this morning, and we’ll have to see how he responds or reacts (Thursday).”

Wembanyama went through an intense workout Wednesday and then worked out again during pregame warmups before the Lakers game. He was able to get through that workout without any extra protection on his strained calf, according to Johnson.

Wembanyama hasn’t played since Nov. 14. However, the Spurs have been able to get through this stretch with a 9-3 record without their All-Star big man and defensive anchor.

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“I think Victor would tell you we have a deep team, and we rely upon playing together as a team,” Johnson said. “He may be the biggest puzzle piece, but he needs everybody else to complete the puzzle.”

In Wembanyama’s absence, other players like 2024-25 Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle have had to step up even more to help carry the load. In Wednesday’s win over the Lakers, Castle scored 30 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished 6 assists. De’Aaron Fox chipped in with 20 points, and Keldon Johnson scored 17 off the bench.

“I think Victor would tell you we have a deep team, and we rely upon playing together as a team,” Johnson said. “He may be the biggest puzzle piece, but he needs everybody else to complete the puzzle.”

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Although Wembanyama has missed half of San Antonio’s 24 games this season, the Spurs are 17-7 overall and currently fifth in the Western Conference. When Wembanyama is on the court, he’s been as dominant as ever this season, averaging career-highs of 26.2 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, along with 3.6 blocks.

Should the Spurs get by the Thunder, they would face either the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic in Tuesday’s NBA Cup championship game in Las Vegas.

Week 15 of the NFL season began with shocking Thursday Night Football game in which the Atlanta Falcons came back from a 28-14 fourth-quarter deficit to beat beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-28 as 6-point underdogs.

What will the rest of the weekend have in store for bettors?

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Our NFL handicapping team of Ed Feng and Matt Jacob combine to give their best bets for Week 15 of the NFL season.

Odds courtesy of BetMGM and are subject to change.

Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5, 41.5)

Jacob: On Monday night, the Chargers picked off Jalen Hurts four times in a 22-19 overtime win over the Eagles. (They also forced and recovered a Hurts fumble on the same play that they intercepted the reigning Super Bowl MVP).

This week, the Bolts go up against a two-time Super Bowl MVP in Patrick Mahomes, who threw just one fewer interception than Hurts in Week 14 — the Chiefs’ quarterback completed three passes to the Houston Texans in a 20-10 loss.

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Mahomes has now been intercepted in five of his last six games, with eight of his 10 picks on the season coming in that span.

Like Houston, the Chargers have 15 interceptions on the season and trail only the Bears (18) in that category. They’ve also thieved Mahomes six times in the last 10 regular-season meetings.

And while Mahomes did play a clean game against L.A. in Week 1 in Brazil, he was picked at least once by the Chargers in five of the previous six seasons.

Bet: Patrick Mahomes over 0.5 INTs (+105)

Washington Commanders at New York Giants (-2.5, 46.5)

Fiddle: When Jayden Daniels was ruled out for the Commanders, the line moved from +1.5 to +2.5. It was mostly priced in, but the confirmation still caused a full point move towards the Giants. Now, about 24 hours from kickoff, I can say with certainty this line is not moving to Giants -3.

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I strongly believe that taking the best price available in the betting cycle on either side is long term a signal of good process. There is a window for Commanders money to flood back in, so right now is the time to bet on Washington.

In multiple appearances with Daniels injured, backup QB Marcus Mariota has stepped up. He fits the same concept of a Kliff Kingsbury offense that relies on quick decisions, mobility, play action, and a high completion rate. Mariota is completing 65% of his passes, only has a 1.2% interception rate and has added over 250 yards rushing.

In this divisional game, I’ll happily take the best price available, a better coaching staff and a veteran QB with plenty of reps this season. The angle for me is both the spread and the money line, the +2.5 (-105) and the +115 outright win. I usually split up my bet so two-thirds of the exposure is on the spread, and one-third is on the money line.

Bet: Commanders +2.5 (-105), Commanders ML +115

New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars (-13.5, 41.5)

Jacob: Since the 2018 season kicked off, the Jaguars have been a double-digit favorite a grand total of two times. The Jaguars were a 10-point home favorite against both Cincinnati in Week 4 of 2023 and Tennessee in Week 3 of 2018.

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Results: Jacksonville fell 34-31 to the Bengals in overtime and 9-6 to the Titans.

The last time the Jags laid as many 13.5 points (as it is Sunday against the visiting New York Jets)? You have to flip the calendar all the way back to Week 16 of 2007, when they clobbered the Raiders 49-11 as a 13.5-point favorite.

I get it: The Jets are coming off an ugly 34-10 home loss to Miami, falling to 3-10. And they have virtually no chance of leaving Jacksonville with victory No. 4, especially with Brady Cook starting at QB.

All that being said, New York has played six games away from MetLife Stadium this year and hasn’t once lost by more than 13 points.

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Finally, this is a major sandwich/letdown spot for the Jaguars. They’re coming off a blowout win over the Colts in a battle for first place in the AFC South and have road trips on deck at Denver (Week 16) and Indianapolis (Week 17).

Play the ugly ’dog in this one.

Bet: Jets +13.5 (-110)

Carolina Panthers (-2.5, 40.5) at New Orleans Saints

Feng: With over 200 pass attempts, we are starting to get a feel for New Orleans rookie QB Tyler Shough. In my adjusted numbers, Shough is expected to have a 39.6% passing success rate, which isn’t terrible for a rookie compared to the NFL average of 42.7%.

In fact, Shough has the same success rate as Bryce Young (39.7%). The Carolina QB has had some fantastic games against Atlanta and San Francisco but has yet to show consistency on a play-by-play, game-by-game basis.

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The New Orleans pass defense is NFL average this season, probably a very pleasant surprise for a team rated dead last in the league this preseason. My best numbers make this game a pick-em.

Bet: New Orleans +2.5

Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers (-12.5, 44.5)

Jacob: The Titans posted their second victory of the season in Week 14, holding on 31-29 at Cleveland.

How did Tennessee handle success following its first win (a 22-21 road upset of Arizona in Week 5)? By going to Las Vegas and losing 20-10 as a 5-point underdog.

Last year, the Titans won a whopping three games. They followed those victories with a 20-17 loss to Indianapolis as a 2.5-point home favorite; a 27-17 loss at the Chargers as an 8.5-point underdog; and a 42-19 loss at Washington as a 6-point underdog.

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Yep, since the 2024 season kicked off, Tennessee is 0-4 SU and ATS immediately after a victory.

That’s reason alone to fade the Titans as a huge underdog Sunday. Additional reasons: They’re back on the road again, this time on the West Coast; they’re facing the 49ers, who are on a 3-0 SU and ATS heater; and San Francisco’s last five wins have been double-digit blowouts (with victory margins of 10, 10, 19, 11 and 18 points),

Tennessee has lost by two-plus touchdowns six times this year. I think it happens again on Sunday.

Bet: 49ers -12.5 (-115)

Fiddle: A common thought amongst fans and bettors is to target veterans in late-season situations whose usage may decline for under bets, or subsequently target the over bets on the young player who may see increased usage. I see these situations differently.

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Teams will try and focus on the development of a few key players and surround them with the best teammates to stimulate their growth. For the Titans, development is obviously focused on QB Cam Ward. The best way to help Ward is to maintain a decent run game and have veteran skill position players around him. In my opinion, Tony Pollard’s usage is not going anywhere despite him likely not being the long-term plan for this team. Last week Pollard was the focal point of the win over Cleveland with 25 rush attempts for 162 rush yards and two TDs.

This week, the Titans go up against a San Francisco defense that has lost multiple star players in its defensive front seven. The 49ers rank 12th in most rushing yards allowed. Pollard will still be a key piece of the offense, whether in the ground game or catching passes out of the backfield.

The betting market has taken an over position on Pollard this week, with multiple sportsbooks raising this line from 58 to 62.5, but MGM is still holding the 55.5 line, so this is a clear over bet for me.

Bet: Tony Pollard over 55.5 rush + rec yards (-118)

Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks (-13.5, 43)

Jacob: Jonathan Taylor’s rushing totals in his last four games on U.S. soil: 45, 58, 85 and 74 yards.

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Yes, wedged in between those four contests was a 244-yard Week 10 performance against the Falcons in Berlin. But even in that game, 19 of Taylor’s 32 carries went for 4 yards or fewer. It also bears mentioning that Atlanta’s defense ranks 24th in the NFL against the run.

This week, Taylor faces the league’s fourth-best rushing defense — the Seahawks surrender just 91.2 yards per game. They also yield 3.81 yards per rush; only Denver (3.70) is better.

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More important than all of that, Taylor won’t be taking handoffs from Daniel Jones on Sunday (or the rest of the season, for that matter). Rather, he’ll be receiving the pigskin from either a rookie (Riley Leonard); a career backup (Brett Rypien); or a 44-year-old grandfather who hasn’t taken an NFL snap in five years (Philip Rivers).

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Translation: Seattle’s already-stout defense is going to load the box, key on Taylor for 60 minutes and gamble that whoever is under center for Indianapolis won’t be able to take advantage of one-on-one coverage.

Bet: Jonathan Taylor under 72.5 rushing yards (-118)

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys (-6, 48)

Feng: Dak Prescott has had an amazing season, and part of the reason is a 2.1% interception rate, better than the 2.2% NFL average. However, Prescott does put the football in dangerous situations a lot. I track this by bad ball rate, or the sum of interceptions and passes defended (plays in which the defense gets a hand on the football) per attempt.

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Prescott has had a bad ball rate of 14.5% this season compared to the NFL average of 12.6%. This is third worst among active starters (fourth if you include Geno Smith). My model gives a 60% chance he throws a pick against the Vikings.

Bet: Dak Prescott over 0.5 INTs (-135 or better)

The NBA Cup semifinals take place Saturday in Las Vegas.

The remaining four teams are the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks from the Eastern Conference, and the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs from the Western Conference. With just three international games during the NBA regular season, these Cup games present a rare opportunity to watch, price and bet neutral court NBA games.

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One coincidence is the Magic are set to participate in the Berlin and London games in January, and now also take the stage in Vegas. An NBA home-court advantage is usually worth about 3 points against the spread, so in trying to best anticipate the price to bet on these games, that factor is removed. Let’s review the semifinals through the lens of betting the spread, game total and player props in each.

All lines via BetMGM.

Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks (-4.5, 223.5)

When pricing sides and totals in NBA games, I rely on market ratings and a personal model. Then when placing a bet, I factor in the early market direction and line movement. I find the spots to be strongest when all three align. This means the line is moving toward the market ratings and model number, and hopefully I still have some wiggle room where the price has not met its match.

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The consensus price right now is Knicks -4.5 (-105) after a Knicks -3.5 (-115) open. This shows us the line movement toward New York. The market rating is Knicks -5, and my model prices this at Knicks -4.8. We are heading toward a sharp number, but this remains a Knicks-or-nothing spot for me.

The last component is to compare the moneyline available to bet vs. the price of the spread. Using a spread-to-moneyline converter for NBA games, a -4.5 (-105) spread line should have a moneyline range between -170 and -185. Given that we are operating on the lower side of the range, I actually prefer the moneyline play here. When lines reach consensus, sometimes the best edge is getting a few cents ahead on the moneyline. This is often an approach I use during the playoffs, when the line movement happens within ranges of moneylines on sharp spread numbers. Given this game has been priced since Tuesday night, we are at that point in the market cycle.

For basketball reasons, I also like the Knicks here. They have premier defenders to throw at Desmond Bane and Paolo Banchero. I would expect OG Anunoby on Banchero, and a combination of Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges on Bane. The Knicks can hide Jalen Brunson on Anthony Black, and Wendell Carter Jr. is not an offensive engine to attack Karl-Anthony Towns. On the other end, Brunson is nearly matchup proof and can produce against Jalen Suggs, and the rest of the matchups favor the Knicks because of their size.

Bet: Knicks ML -175 (1 unit)

While there has not been a line move on the total since the price opened at BetMGM, we know from other places in the market the line was 224.5 and has come down. Both of these teams’ quarterfinals games in the NBA Cup took massive steam toward the under and still went under the closing number.

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However, I price this game higher, and it is hard to factor in both the neutral court setting and the Cup atmosphere. This is only the third year of the Cup, and we need more data before drawing any conclusions on the total. Both the Western Conference games in the quarterfinals went over the closing total. This leads me to think it is more matchup dependent as opposed to spot dependent.

The Knicks have prioritized pace and movement on offense a lot more than previous seasons. And this year the Magic defense has faltered compared to previous seasons with head coach Jamahl Mosley. With the market looking under, but my price and read of the teams being an over, this is a simple skip for me. Sometimes the best bet is no bet at all.

Total: No Bet

San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (-10.5, 225.5)

After a few weeks off dealing with a calf strain, the Spurs franchise player and superstar big man makes his return in Las Vegas against Oklahoma City.

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The Thunder line against the spread has not really budged; there was a quick move down to Spurs +9 that has been hit back the other way, and it is once again a double digit spread across the board.

The best way to play this is by targeting 3-point props on the Oklahoma City side. Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso are all strong looks for me. Jalen Williams’ minutes are as steady as they come, while Wallace and Caruso minutes can fluctuate based on the matchup — but here are set up well to try and stop the perimeter attack of San Antonio, which is guard heavy with De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper.

Caruso’s prop is only over 0.5 3 pointers made, priced at -175. Williams and Wallace are down to about +110 on Ov 1.5 makes, after early in the week being around +150. This shows the concept of attacking the 3-point line when Wembanyama plays is a sharp angle.

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Right now, my preference and order of operations in choosing these bets is Caruso first, Williams second and Wallace third. I don’t recommend parlaying them, and when the juice is -175 there is no need to risk more to win one unit.

Feel free to risk one unit and bring back slightly more than half a unit. Good bettors look to place a volume of good wagers at good prices.

Bet: Alex Caruso Ov 0.5 3PM (-175), Jalen Williams Ov 1.5 3PM (+110)

University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham stepped down after 21 seasons on Friday.

In a statement from the school, Whittingham said that “the time is right” to leave. He will coach the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31 against Nebraska.

“The time is right to step down from my position as the head football coach at the University of Utah,” Whittingham said in a statement. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to lead the program for the past 21 years, and I’m very grateful for the relationships forged with all the players and assistant coaches who have worked so hard and proudly worn the drum and feather during our time here. The opportunity to guide so many talented young men as they pursued their goals — both on and off the field — has truly been a blessing.”

Whittingham was the second-longest-tenured head coach in college football, behind Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, who has been the head coach for 27 seasons.

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On Saturday, Utah announced that Morgan Scalley would take over. Scalley was officially named the team’s coach-in-waiting in 2024 and has been the defensive coordinator since 2016.

“Morgan Scalley has proven over the course of his outstanding coaching and playing career at the University of Utah that he is uniquely equipped to take over as the program’s next leader,” Utah athletic director Mark Harlan said in a statement. “He not only has great knowledge and perspective of what makes Utah football special, but his passion and love for the University of Utah position him to carry the mantle of leadership forward and continue the program’s legacy of success.”

Whittingham, 66, went 177–88 at Utah. The No. 15 Utes are 10-2 this season and it’s the eighth time during Whittingham’s tenure that the team has won at least 10 games. Whittingham finishes with 18 winning seasons, three conference titles, two appearances in the Rose Bowl, two top-five finishes in the AP poll and led the team to an undefeated season and a Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama in 2009.

Whittingham, who played at BYU, first coached at the University of Utah in 1994 as the defensive line coach. The following season, he was promoted to defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Whittingham was named Utah’s head coach in 2005 after Urban Meyer left to become the head coach at the University of Florida.

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Scalley, 46, played defensive back at Utah from 2001 through 2004 and started as a graduate assistant with the school in 2007. He was a position coach from 2008 through 2015 before he was promoted to defensive coordinator.

He kept his job in the summer of 2020 after an investigation found that he used a racial slur in a text message to a recruit in 2013. At the time, he had an offer to be the team’s coach-in-waiting, but that offer was rescinded until it was extended again in 2024. Scalley also took a pay cut as the school said “the seriousness of his actions” meant his contract should be altered.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley will miss 2-4 weeks with a Grade 1 calf strain, team announced on Saturday.

Mobley left Friday’s 130-126 win over the Washington Wizards after feeling tightness in his left calf and underwent an MRI to determine the severity of the injury. Hehad recorded 23 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in over 36 minutes before exiting the game.

The Cavaliers will now add Mobley’s name to a lengthy injury list that includes Jarrett Allen (finger), Sam Merrill (hand), Larry Nance Jr. (calf), and Max Strus (foot).

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The 24-year old Mobley leads the Cavaliers in rebounds (9.3 per game) and blocks (1.6) and is second in scoring (19.1) behind Donovan Mitchell through 25 games.

Entering Saturday, the Cavaliers are 15-11 and sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, just behind the Toronto Raptors in a play-in game place.

CeeDee Lamb will play in Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings after clearing concussion protocol on Friday.

The Dallas Cowboys receiver was injured during last week’s loss to the Detroit Lions when he went up for a deep pass in the end zone and was contorting his body trying to make a one-handed catch. He couldn’t make the catch and then landed hard and his head slammed on the ground.

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Lamb returned to practice as a full participant on Thursday as his recovery has gone well enough for him to return for Sunday Night Football.

“Process has been cool. Obviously, it’s been a lot of eye work and eye discipline and trying to, I guess, frustrate myself essentially to see if I have any more residuals of the concussion. And I haven’t had any type of symptoms,” Lamb said. “As for me now, it’s been heavy on rest, to be honest. Doing everything, me knowing my requirements, kind of getting ahead of everything, especially with the extra 2-3 days that we had off. I feel like that was big.”

The San Francisco 49ers added Christian McCaffrey to the injury report on Saturday with a back injury. The running back did not practice Wednesday and was limited Thursday due to an illness before being a full participant on Friday.

There’s no word on the severity of McCaffrey’s back issue ahead of Sunday’s meeting with the Tennessee Titans. Despite the injury report addition, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the 49ers star is expected to be “good to go.”

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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt had successful surgery to “stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung,” according to his brother J.J.

Watt was in a dry needling treatment session at the team’s practice facility on Wednesday when he started to feel discomfort. There is no timeline for a recovery, but was released from the hospital on Friday and will not play Monday night against the Miami Dolphins.

Other notable Week 15 injuries:

• Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup with the Baltimore Ravens due to a concussion. Higgins missed Week 13 with a concussion and found himself back in protocol this week after getting injured last week against the Buffalo Bills. Higgins was evaluated in-game and cleared to return, but Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that the receiver was back in protocol. He was limited during Thursday’s practice and ultimately ruled out Friday afternoon.

• The Washington Commanders have already ruled quarterback Jayden Daniels out for Week 15 due to aggravating an elbow injury in Week 14’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Daniels had just returned from a three-game absence after dislocating that elbow in Week 9 against the Seattle Seahawks. Marcus Mariota will start his seventh game this season when the Commanders face the New York Giants on Sunday.

• Trey Benson will not return this season after the Arizona Cardinals chose not to activate him from injured reserve during his 21-day practice window. The running back has been out since Week 4 with a knee injury. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said Benson had not progressed enough to warrant a return this season.

• Injuries to his right shoulder and back will sideline Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kenny Pickett has been taking first-team reps this week and will start as head coach Pete Carroll called Smith “day-to-day.”

AFC East: Bills | Dolphins | Patriots | Jets
AFC North: Ravens | Bengals | Browns | Steelers
AFC South: Texans | Colts | Jaguars | Titans
AFC West: Broncos | Chiefs | Raiders | Chargers
NFC East: Cowboys | Giants | Eagles | Commanders
NFC North: Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings
NFC South: Falcons (played Thurs.) | Panthers | Saints | Buccaneers (played Thurs.)
NFC West: Cardinals | Rams | 49ers | Seahawks

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Here’s the rest of the Week 15 injury report:

ARIZONA CARDINALS

• WR Marvin Harrison Jr (heel): OUT

• LT Paris Johnson Jr. (knee): OUT

• S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (ankle): OUT

• CB Max Melton (heel): OUT

• S Jalen Thompson (hamstring): OUT

• G Evan Brown (personal): OUT

• DT Bilal Nichols (knee): OUT

• WR Xavier Weaver (hamstring): OUT

• DE L.J. Collier (knee): questionable

• RB Emari Demercado (ankle): questionable

• TE Elijah Higgins (illness): questionable

• T Christian Jones (knee): questionable

• DT Walter Nolen (knee): questionable

HOUSTON TEXANS

• WR Justin Watson (calf): OUT

• RB Nick Chubb (ribs): questionable

• LB E.J. Speed (knee): questionable

• TE Harrison Bryant (neck/shoulder): questionable

NEW YORK JETS

• QB Justin Fields (knee): OUT

• QB Tyrod Taylor (groin): OUT

• TE Mason Taylor (neck): OUT

• LB Francisco Mauigoa (neck): OUT

• CB Azareye’h Thomas (shoulder): OUT

• LB Cam Jones (hip): questionable

• TE Stone Smartt (concussion): questionable

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

• WR Parker Washington (hip): questionable

• OL Walker Little (concussion): questionable

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

• WR Alex Bachman (thumb): OUT

• T Kolton Miller (ankle): OUT

• QB Geno Smith (shoulder, back): OUT

• S Jeremy Chinn (back): questionable

• C/G Jordan Meredith (foot): questionable

• TE Ian Thomas (calf): questionable

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

• DT Jalen Carter (shoulders): OUT

• T Lane Johnson (foot): OUT

• T Cameron Williams (shoulder): questionable

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

• QB Jayden Daniels (elbow): OUT

• DE Drake Jackson (groin, knee): OUT

• CB Jonathan Jones (rib): OUT

• RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. (groin): questionable

• WR Deebo Samuel Sr. (illness): questionable

NEW YORK GIANTS

• OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder): OUT

• WR Beaux Collins (neck, concussion): OUT

• OLB Victor Dimukeje (knee): OUT

• CB Nic Jones (shoulder): OUT

• DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Sr. (ankle): OUT

• P Jamie Gillan (left knee): doubtful

• DL D.J. Davidson (illness): questionable

• OL Joshua Ezeudu (calf): questionable

• LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (illness, neck, knee): questionable

• CB Art Green (hamstring): questionable

• DL Dexter Lawrence (hamstring): questionable

• LB Darius Muasau (ankle): questionable

• WR Gunner Olszewski (concussion): questionable

BUFFALO BILLS

• WR Josh Palmer (ankle): questionable

• CB Christian Benford (toe): questionable

• LB Terrel Bernard (elbow): questionable

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

• RB Terrell Jennings (concussion): OUT

• LB Robert Spillane (foot): questionable

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

• WR Derius Davis (ankle): OUT

• DB Elijah Molden (hamstring): doubtful

• G/T Trey Pipkins (ankle): doubful

• LB Troy Dye (hip): questionable

• WR Quentin Johnston (groin): questionable

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

• WR Marquise Brown (personal): OUT

• T Wanya Morris (knee): OUT

• G Trey Smith (ankle): OUT

• T Jawaan Taylor (triceps, knee): OUT

• CB Trent McDuffie (knee): questionable

BALTIMORE RAVENS

• WR Rashod Bateman (ankle): questionable

• LB Tavius Robinson (foot): questionable

• S Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles): questionable

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• WR Tee Higgins (concussion): OUT

• DE Shemar Stewart (knee): OUT

• S PJ Jules (ankle): doubtful

CLEVELAND BROWNS

• T Jack Conklin (concussion): OUT

• DT Adin Huntington (quad): OUT

• TE David Njoku (knee): OUT

• RB Dylan Sampson (calf, hand): OUT

• G Wyatt Teller (calf): OUT

• CB Denzel Ward (calf): OUT

• QB Deshaun Watson (Achilles): OUT

• WR Cedric Tillman (concussion, rib): questionable

• DT Mason Graham (rib): questionable

• WR Malachi Corley (concussion): questionable

• G Joel Bitonio (knee, back): questionable

CHICAGO BEARS

• DB Kyler Gordon (groin): OUT

• RB Travis Homer (ankle): OUT

• WR Rome Odunze (foot): questionable

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• WR Anthony Gould (foot): OUT

• RT Braden Smith (concussion, neck): OUT

• CB Sauce Gardner (calf): OUT

• DT DeForest Buckner (neck): OUT

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

• TE Elijah Arroyo (knee): OUT

• WR Dareke Young (quad): OUT

• DE Rylie Mills (knee): questionable

• TE Eric Saubert (calf): questionable

• C Jalen Sundell (knee): questionable

TENNESSEE TITANS

• CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (achilles): OUT

• C Lloyd Cushenberry III (foot): questionable

• T Dan Moore (neck): questionable

• DL C.J. Ravenell (toe): questionable

• LB James Williams (illness): questionable

• G Kevin Zeitler (NIR-rest): questionable

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

• LB Tatum Bethune (ankle): OUT

• DE Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring): OUT

• LB Nick Martin (concussion): OUT

• DE Sam Okuayinonu (ankle): OUT

• QB Kurtis Rourke (knee): OUT

• RB Christian McCaffrey (back): questionable

CAROLINA PANTHERS

• DT Tershawn Wharton (hamstring): questionable

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

• RB Alvin Kamara (knee, ankle): OUT

• T Asim Richards (ankle): OUT

• S Justin Reid (knee): questionable

DETROIT LIONS

• S Brian Branch (Achilles): OUT

• S Kerby Joseph (knee): OUT

• S Thomas Harper (concussion): OUT

• G Christian Mahogany (fibula): OUT

• G Kayode Awosika (foot): questionable

• T Taylor Decker (shoulder): questionable

• WR Kalif Raymond (ankle): questionable

• RB Sione Vaki (thumb): questionable

• TE Shane Zylstra (knee): questionable

LOS ANGELES RAMS

• WR Davante Adams (hamstring): questionable

• S Jaylen McCollough (illness): questionable

GREEN BAY PACKERS

• DE Brenton Cox Jr. (groin): OUT

• RB MarShawn Lloyd (calf, hamstring): OUT

• DE Collin Oliver (hamstring): OUT

• RB Emanuel Wilson (illness): questionable

• RB Josh Jacobs (knee): questionable

• DL Lukas Van Ness (foot): questionable

• LB Kristian Welch (concussion): questionable

• WR Savion Williams (foot): questionable

DENVER BRONCOS

• G Ben Powers (biceps): OUT

• WR Pay Bryant (hamstring): OUT

• T Mike McGlinchey (shoulder): questionable

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• RB Ty Chandler (knee): questionable

• LT Christian Darrisaw (knee): questionable

DALLAS COWBOYS

• T Tyler Guyton (ankle): OUT

• CB Trevon Diggs (knee): OUT

• TE Jake Ferguson (calf): questionable

• DE Jadeveon Clowney (hamstring): questionable

MIAMI DOLPHINS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

NFL injury updates live

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  Sat, December 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM PST

  Sean Leahy

  McCaffrey did not practice Wednesday and was limited Thursday due to an illness before being a full participant on Friday.

  The 49ers announced on Saturday that a back issue has popped up and he will be questionable for Sunday’s meeting with the Titans.
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  Sat, December 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Achane left last week’s win over the Jets in the second quarter with a rib injury and did not return. The running back said on Thursday he felt good and that he would have returned had the score not been so lopsided against the Jets.

  On Saturday, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said Achane is expected to be good to go Monday night against Pittsburgh.
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  Sat, December 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers will reportedly make his first start since the 2021 playoffs this week against the Seattle Seahawks, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

  The 44-year-old Rivers was signed to the Colts’ practice squad this week following Daniel Jones’ Achilles injury in Week 14. With backup Riley Leonard dealing with a knee injury, the door was opened for a reunion with the veteran quarterback, who spent his final NFL season in Indianapolis in 2020.

  Read more here.

  

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  Sat, December 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Odunze was back at practice on Friday as he deals with a stress fracture in his foot. Despite not practice for two weeks, the receiver is trending towards playing Sunday against the Browns.

  In 12 games this season Odunze has 44 catches for 661 yards and six touchdowns.

• Fri, December 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM PST
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  Fri, December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Injuries to his right shoulder and back will sideline Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kenny Pickett has been taking first-team reps this week and will start as head coach Pete Carroll called Smith “day-to-day.”
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  Fri, December 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Watt underwent surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung, according to his brother J.J. Watt.

  T.J. was undergoing a dry needling treatment session at the team’s practice facility on Wednesday when he began to feel discomfort and was sent to a local hospital for testing.

  According to J.J., there is no timeline for recovery at the moment, but T.J. was set to be released from the hospital on Friday and he will not play this wek
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  Fri, December 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM PST

  Tarohn Finley

  Steichen said that no decisions have been made on who his starting quarterback will be on Sunday. Daniel Jones ruptured his Achilles tendon last Sunday, ending his season. Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard fully practiced this week.

  The Colts also signed 44-year-old Philip Rivers to the practice squad on Tuesday. Rivers last played for the Colts in 2020, before retiring after the season. Steichen also said Rivers looked good and moved around well. The Colts are 8-5 this season.
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  Fri, December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM PST

  Tarohn Finley

  Harrison will miss his second straight game due to a heel injury. In his place, expect wide receiver Michael Wilson and tight end Trey McBride to get more targets.

  Harrison has 40 receptions for 594 yards and 4 touchdowns in his second season. The Cardinals are 3-10.

• Fri, December 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM PST

  With Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields out for Sunday, Cook will make his first career NFL start. Cook entered Sunday’s game against Miami, completing 46.7% of his passes and throwing two interceptions.
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  Fri, December 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Watt was sent to a local hospital after experiencing lung discomfort at the team’s practice facility Wednesday.

  Head coach Mike Tomlin said he spoke with Watt on Wednesday evening, and said the pass rusher was “comfortable.” Tomlin added that Watt was not dealing with an injury coming out of Week 14’s game.

  Watt reportedly sustained the injury while receiving treatment at the team’s facility and has been hospitalized since Wednesday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tomlin was he was unaware when or how Watt’s symptoms started.

  The Steelers are set to play the Dolphins on Monday night.
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  Fri, December 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM PST

  Sean Leahy

  Lamb has been in concussion protocol since getting injured last week. The receiver was a full participant in practice on Thursday and cleared concussion protocol on Friday.

Michigan is launching another investigation.

Per the Detroit News and ESPN, the school has hired a law firm to begin an investigation into the way numerous things have been handled by the athletic department in recent years. Michigan has been scandal-plagued for years, and that statement was accurate even before head coach Sherrone Moore was fired with cause Wednesday for an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.

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Moore, who was detained by police shortly after his firing, has been charged with felony home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering or entering without breaking. He allegedly went to the staffer’s residence after he was fired and, per prosecutors, grabbed butter knives and kitchen scissors while threatening to take his own life because the staffer “ruined” Moore’s life.

Prosecutors added that the victim broke up with Moore on Monday and then told the school that they had been in a relationship.

Moore, a 39-year-old married father of three, has been released on bond, and his next hearing is set for January. He recently concluded his second regular season as Michigan’s head coach. The latest UM investigation will be conducted by the law firm Jenner & Block. The firm was hired to investigate Moore’s relationship with the victim. An investigation had been ongoing before the woman went to the school, and the broader investigation will include the way Moore’s firing was handled.

Michigan’s athletic department has been led by athletic director Warde Manuel since 2016. On Thursday, NBC Sports reported that Michigan had known Moore was dealing with mental health issues, yet no one else was present when Manuel fired Moore.

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Moore was promoted from offensive coordinator after the 2023 season following Jim Harbaugh’s departure to the Los Angeles Chargers. Moore served as the team’s interim coach during two different Harbaugh suspensions over the course of that national championship season.

Harbaugh served a self-imposed three-game suspension at the start of the year regarding recruiting violations and was suspended for the final three games of the season by the Big Ten because of the Connor Stalions advance-scouting scheme.

In August 2024, Harbaugh was suspended a year and given a four-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA for the recruiting violations. This past August, Harbaugh got a 10-year show-cause penalty. The show-cause penalties (and the suspension) do not affect Harbaugh’s employment in the NFL in any capacity.

As Harbaugh was hit with a decade-long show-cause, Michigan was fined all its postseason revenue from the 2025 and 2026 football seasons and received additional penalties.

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In March, former Michigan assistant Matt Weiss — who was co-offensive coordinators with Moore in 2022 — was indicted on more than 20 federal charges for allegedly hacking into the accounts of thousands of college athletes and students across the country to access their photos and videos.

Weiss, who was fired in January 2023, allegedly “gained unauthorized access to student-athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor,” U.S. attorneys said. From there, “Weiss was able to obtain access to the social media, email and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 2,000 target athletes” along with 1,300 other students, according to prosecutors.

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Weiss, who worked for John Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens before joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff at Michigan, began his alleged hacking while with the Ravens before continuing at Michigan.

In 2024, Michigan fired men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard after an eight-win season. While Howard was recovering from heart surgery in September 2023 and in the midst of his return, he had an altercation with the team’s strength and conditioning coach. Howard was not punished for the incident. In 2022, he was suspended for five games for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the face after a game.