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KOC is joined by Wosny Lambre to break down Jaylen Brown’s standout performance this season, proclaiming himself the ‘best two-way player in the game’ and his career of proving people wrong. Is he having an MVP-caliber year?

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Next, they discuss the Suns’ victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the keys the Suns’ victory and OKC being on track to now win “only” 68 games. Should OKC make a trade to avoid complacency?

Plus, they analyze which teams should trade for Michael Porter Jr., whether the Nuggets can survive without Jokic and trades the 76ers should consider. The duo breaks down the current state of the Golden State Warriors. What moves must they make to become legitimate contenders?

Plus, David Lee joins to discuss what’s going on in Atlanta, whether the Hawks should trade for Anthony Davis and what the Hawks should do with Trae Young. Then, it’s time for Draft Class as David & KOC share this week’s Lottery Lessons and Weekly Movers.

(0:29) Jaylen Brown MVP?

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(12:14) Suns beat Thunder in comeback fashion

(28:51) Michael Porter Jr. trade suitors

(31:41) Gordon & Braun return for Nuggets

(34:26) Nuggets @ Sixers tonight

(42:10) State of the Warriors

(55:53) State of the Hawks

(1:18:28) Draft Class with David Lee

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To say the New York Jets were miserable in 2025 would be an understatement. The team’s prized free-agent QB acquisition got benched after just nine games, its leading receiver finished with 395 yards, no one on defense secured a single interception and the team went just 3-14. It was close to a rock-bottom season.

Despite all that, Jets general manager Darren Mougey feels great about the state of the team. While speaking at an end-of-year presser Tuesday, Mougey said he feels “more confident today than ever” the Jets are heading in the right direction.

Aaron Glenn — who was not fired after one season on the job as head coach — shared that sentiment, saying the team has a “clear vision” moving forward.

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On the one hand, it’s tough for the Jets to be much worse. On the other, it’s tough to see why Mougey has confidence when looking at the Jets’ core.

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Wideout Garrett Wilson is coming off a tough season in which he played in just seven games due to injury, but still looks like a future contributor. The rest of the offense could use some help, especially with running back Breece Hall expected to leave in free agency this offseason.

The defense also needs attention, especially following the trade of Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts in the middle of the season.

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Neither of those issues should come as major surprises, as the Jets ranked 29th in points scored and 31st in points against this season. The team heads into the offseason in need of a complete overhaul.

The Gardner trade could help them get there. New York acquired multiple first-round picks in exchange for the star cornerback. Because of that, the team holds two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. After going 3-14 this season, the Jets earned the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. The team will also receive the No. 16 pick, thanks to the Colts.

Given the dearth of talent on the team’s current roster, the Jets will need to select impact players with both picks if the team wants to turn things around. After the Justin Fields experiment failed in 2025, the Jets could be looking at adding another quarterback with one of those picks.

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Mougey didn’t commit to that, but said the Jets would “exhaust every option” when considering the position this offseason.

Bringing in a star quarterback would go a long way toward the Jets getting back on track. Though without a solid infrastructure around that quarterback, things could go south quickly.

The Jets are certainly familiar with that scenario. Should the team select a quarterback with one of those two first-round picks, it will be up to Mougey to help the player avoid that fate.

Finding the right quarterback in the draft wouldn’t solve all the team’s issues, but it would go a long way toward Mougey’s confidence being rewarded.

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With the recent success of Japanese players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki, teams throughout baseball have been clamoring to add stars from Japan to their rosters. The Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays did just that by bringing in Tatsuya Imai and Kazuma Okamoto, with hopes of having similar impacts on their game.

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On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jordan Shusterman is joined by guest host Eric Longenhagen from FanGraphs to talk about the two signings and how their skill sets might be adjusted to the major league level. They then check in on the Scott Boras Scoreboard to try to determine how the super agent did with his deal for Imai.

Later, Jordan is joined by Astros beat writer Chandler Rome from The Athletic as they dig a little deeper into the Imai signing and try to figure out why he chose to go to Houston. They then talk about what the future might hold for the team after this signing and how, positionally, the Astros could be set up for the 2026 season. Jordan and Eric then discuss how recent events in Venezuela could impact baseball and talk about the fall of a top prospect.

2:57 – Kazuma Okamoto to the Blue Jays

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19:11 – Tatsuya Imai to the Astros

25:26 – Scott Boras Scoreboard update

34:12 – Chandler Rome joins the show

53:46 – Future of the Astros

1:06:51 – Venezuela’s impact on baseball

1:17:46 – Jarred Kelenic signs with the White Sox

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Where do the Baltimore Ravens go from here after firing head coach of 18 years John Harbaugh? Yahoo Sports’ Andrew Siciliano, Jori Epstein and Frank Schwab discuss the Ravens’ future along with other coaching vacancies across the league at the coordinator level. Closing things out, the crew looks at how coaching situations could affect certain QBs before discussing their “One More Thing.”

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(0:30) – Ravens fire John Harbaugh

(25:18) – Cowboys fire DC Matt Eberflus

(34:05) – Commanders part ways with OC Kliff Kingsbury & DC Joe Whitt Jr.

(43:05) – Lions part ways with OC John Morton

(46:49) – Could Tua Tagovailoa play elsewhere in 2026?

(50:50) – How will head coaching openings affect QBs?

(1:02:30) – One More Thing

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KeShawn Murphy thought he had hit a ridiculous deep buzzer-beater to lift Auburn past Texas A&M on Tuesday night.

He was just barely too late.

Murphy, with Auburn down by two points, caught an inbounds pass with 0.6 seconds left on the clock, turned and fired from just inside half court. His shot was perfect, and sparked a massive celebration at Neville Arena. The shot looked like it was one of the first truly great buzzer-beaters of the college basketball season, several months before March even hit.

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Unfortunately for Murphy and the Tigers, a review from the officials determined that the release was a little too late. Murphy didn’t get the shot off in time, and the points were called off. That gave the Aggies the 90-88 road win, and left them celebrating in front of a stunned arena.

“I don’t have a clear understanding still,” Auburn head coach Steven Pearl said, via WSFA12’s Rosie Langello-Hodgens. “I still gotta gather more information and get an understanding as to what their determination was. … Just from the angles that I saw, it looked like the ball was out of his hands on the red light, on the scoreboard that we were looking at. But I would imagine that they had a different angle they were looking at to determine the ball wasn’t out of his hands.”

Pearl had a conversation with the SEC after the game, and he was seen meeting with athletic director John Cohen and officials on the court well after speaking with reporters.

Texas A&M (12-3) rallied from a 16-point hole to grab the win over Auburn, a victory that lifted the Aggies to 2-0 in SEC play. Pop Isaacs led the way with 21 points off the bench after he shot 7-of-12 from the field, and Jacari Lane added 17 points and seven rebounds. The Aggies have won five straight entering Saturday’s game with Oklahoma.

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Keyshawn Hall led Auburn with 32 points and 12 rebounds in the loss, and Kevin Overton finished with 16 points. Murphy had eight points and eight rebounds.

The Tigers have lost four of their last six, and fell to 9-6 on the season, which is the first under Pearl, who took over for his father, longtime coach Bruce Pearl, this past offseason. They’ll head into Saturday’s game with No. 15 Arkansas without an SEC win looking to avoid what would be the program’s first three-game losing skid since 2023.

Injuries happen. It’s one of the things that makes fantasy football so unpredictable. One player goes down and another steps up, providing value in the short- or long-term for your lineup. One injury to your first-round draft pick and it can derail your entire season before you even settle in. That’s why we need to do our homework, even in the offseason. If you know the injury history of a player or what happened last season, it can help you better prepare for your fantasy draft.

Here we’re going to go over some of the most impactful injuries from the 2025 season, so you can monitor progress of players in the months ahead and be ready come next regular season.

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Malik Nabers, WR, Giants (knee)

Nabers was arguably the most impactful injury in the 2025 season for fantasy managers. He was a first-round pick (12 ADP) in drafts and tore his ACL and meniscus in Week 4 against the Chargers. Nabers did give us that 9-167-2 explosion against the Cowboys in Week 2 before going down. But three of his four games in 2025 were forgettable.

But the outlook for 2026 should be optimistic. Nabers will have plenty of time to heal and be ready for the start of the regular season. He’ll be only 23 years old when the season starts, so there’s no reason he can’t bounce back from this setback and return to elite WR status. Plus, we didn’t even really see Nabers operate with QB Jaxson Dart; the wideout was injured in the rookie QBs first start.

While it would be a bit risky to draft Nabers as high as the first round in 2026, he should still be a target in the second round of your draft. Monitor how he’s doing this offseason and into training camp. If there aren’t any setbacks or concerns, we should expect Nabers to pick up where he left off as a rookie, which we’ll remind you was a 109-1,204-7 line with mostly poor QB play.

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Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs (knee)

Mahomes was having a bounce-back season in terms of fantasy production before tearing both his ACL and LCL in Week 15 against the Chargers. Despite missing Weeks 16 and 17, Mahomes still finished as a top-10 QB in total fantasy points with 296.2 on the season. A big reason he finished that high was because of a step up in his rushing upside. Mahomes finished with a career-high 422 rushing yards and five rushing TDs. It’s safe to say we may not see Mahomes do much rushing in 2026 coming off major knee surgery.

Kansas City has a lot of work to do this offseason to right the ship after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014. There’s also a chance Mahomes isn’t ready for Week 1 next season depending on how his recovery goes. So there will be considerable risk in drafting him. He was taken around the fourth round in drafts in 12-team leagues in 2025. Expect that ADP to drop, which could make Mahomes a decent value at a deep QB position. You could draft Mahomes along with an upside QB as insurance. If Mahomes is back early in 2026 and the Chiefs shore up the offense, the pick could pay dividends.

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Tucker Kraft, TE, Packers (knee)

Behind Nabers, Kraft was the injury that sank lineups the most. Not because he was a high pick but because Kraft was looking like the breakout TE of the season. He sort of broke out in his second season in 2024, posting a 50-707-7 line to finish as the TE8 in fantasy scoring. But prior to going down in 2025, Kraft looked like a lock to finish as the TE2 behind Trey McBride. Despite the injury in Week 9 against the Panthers, Kraft did enough in eight games and change to finish as a top-20 TE this season. With 489 receiving yards and six TDs, he was on pace for over 1,000 yards and double-digit touchdowns as the top option in the passing game for Jordan Love and Green Bay.

Kraft is still just 25 years old, so there’s no reason he can’t come back 100% healthy in 2026. Kraft is also entering a contract year, set to be a free agent after next season. He was drafted around the sixth round in 12-team leagues in 2025. His ADP should go up in 2026 drafts so long as his recovery goes well. If he’s on track to play in Week 1 and isn’t held back at all during training camp and preseason, Kraft should have a shot at finishing as a top-five tight end.

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Travis Hunter, WR, Jaguars (knee)

The Jaguars traded up to select Hunter, adding him to an already deep receiver group for Liam Coen’s first campaign in Jacksonville. That campaign has worked out swimmingly, though the team has had all this success mostly without Hunter, who was shut down following the team’s bye in Week 8 after the rookie suffered a knee injury. In seven games, Hunter finished with 28 catches on 45 targets for 298 yards and one touchdown. Coming into the league, the Jaguars struggled to find a suitable role for the dual-position star.

Hunter was the second rookie wide receiver taken on average in 2025 drafts at 74.8. That landed him around the sixth round in 12-team leagues. Chances are Hunter will drop down draft boards with the logjam at receiver in Jacksonville. The Jags traded for Jakobi Meyers and signed him to an extension, plus we saw a third-year breakout for WR Parker Washington. Brian Thomas Jr. is still around and TE Brenton Strange was also serviceable when healthy. So it’s a lot of mouths to feed.

The good thing is Hunter will have plenty of time to get ready for 2026 and should be 100% by the start of training camp. The Jaguars also invested a lot in selecting Hunter, so Coen should be doing everything in his power to implement him back into the offense. But again, there are a lot of weapons at Trevor Lawrence’s disposal and he’s developed chemistry with Meyers and Washington. It’s going to be difficult to trust Hunter as anything more than a WR3/FLEX or even a bench stash in 2026 drafts.

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Cam Skattebo, RB, Giants (ankle)

Skattebo was looking like he was going to run away with Offensive Rookie of the Year before his gruesome injury in Week 8. He had double-digit fantasy points in every game from Week 2-7 and was looking like the second-coming of Christian McCaffrey. Now, we have to hope that Skattebo can heal completely and pick up where he left off, which should be the case. Reports are already saying Skattebo will be 100% by training camp in late July.

In terms of how to approach Skattebo in 2026 drafts, it will depend on what the Giants do this offseason. Devin Singletary could be cut to open up some salary. Tyrone Tracy Jr. is still under contract and shouldn’t go anywhere. It could be crowded in the Giants’ backfield with Skattebo, Tracy and Dart all soaking up touches. But New York could be playing from behind often again next season, which means Skattebo’s upside as a receiver will remain intact. He could up being a third- or fourth-round pick in 2026 fantasy drafts.

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Quinshon Judkins, RB, Browns (ankle/leg)

It was a strong rookie RB class but Skattebo wasn’t the only one to suffer a major injury. Judkins was rolling to an impressive first year in the NFL before dislocating his ankle and fracturing his fibula in Week 16 against the Bills. Despite missing most of Week 16 and all of Week 17, Judkins finished as the RB24 in fantasy scoring at 156.8 points in half-PPR.

Judkins has plenty of time to recover and get ready for 2026. If he’s healthy, he’ll be an intriguing fourth- or fifth-round option, and even more so if his ADP drops at all because of concerns over the injury. If Judkins isn’t going to be ready for the start of the season, Dylan Sampson could hold some early value as a late-round pick.

• Malik Nabers, Giants (knee)

• Tyreek Hill, Dolphins (knee)

• Najee Harris, Chargers (Achilles)

• Austin Ekeler, Commanders (Achilles)

• James Conner, Cardinals (foot)

• Antonio Gibson, Patriots (knee)

• Miles Sanders, Cowboys (knee)

• Cam Skattebo, Giants (ankle)

• Tucker Kraft, Packers (knee)

• Travis Hunter, Jaguars (knee)

• JK Dobbins, Broncos (foot)

• Calvin Ridley, Titans (fibula)

• Joe Mixon, Texans (foot/ankle)

• Michael Penix Jr., Falcons (knee)

• Kyler Murray, Cardinals (foot)

• Daniel Jones, Colts (Achilles)

• Zach Ertz, Commanders (knee)

• Trey Benson, Cardinals (knee)

• Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (knee)

• Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs (torn ACL)

• Quinshon Judkins, Browns (ankle/leg)

• Sam LaPorta, Lions (back)

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Hoops 360 hosts Caroline Fenton and Cassandra Negley break down the latest developments in the WNBA CBA negotiations as the third deadline looms. Where do the league and the WNBPA stand—and is a strike on the horizon? The hosts also dive into the tipoff of Unrivaled and ask a big question: what will the Lunar Owls look like without star forward Napheesa Collier?

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Plus, Atlanta Dream and Athletes Unlimited guard Te-Hina Paopao joins the show! Te-Hina talks about her transition from South Carolina to the professional game and shares her goals and excitement heading into the AU season.

Got questions or topics for Hoops 360? Email us at hoops360@yahoosports.com and you could hear them on the show!

01:05 – What’s the latest on the WNBA CBA?

05:05 – How far apart are the WNBA and the WNBPA?

07:39 – How would a WNBA strike impact new emerging leagues?

11:28 – What does Napheesa Collier’s absence mean for Unrivaled?

20:33 – Atlanta Dream and Athletes Unlimited guard Te-Hina Paopao joins the show

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39:07 – College hoops: Who’s rising and falling in conference play?

39:56 – Is it panic time for LSU?

46:10 – Have we been sleeping on Vanderbilt?

48:59 – Is it panic time for Notre Dame?

53:09 – Upcoming college hoops and Unrivaled matchups

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The NCAA has announced that the eligibility waiver request of Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has been denied. Following the Rebels’ loss in the College Football Playoff semifinal to Miami on Thursday, this ends his collegiate career if the decision is upheld.

According to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, Ole Miss will appeal the decision.

“In November, Ole Miss filed a waiver request for football student-athlete Trinidad Chambliss, seeking to extend his five-year Division I eligibility clock, citing an incapacitating illness or injury,” said the NCAA in a statement released Friday afternoon. “Approval requires schools to submit medical documentation provided by a treating physician at the time of a student’s incapacitating injury or illness, which was not provided. The documents provided by Ole Miss and the student’s prior school include a physician’s note from a December 2022 visit, which stated the student-athlete was “doing very well” since he was seen in August 2022. Additionally, the student-athlete’s prior school indicated it had no documentation on medical treatment, injury reports or medical conditions involving the student-athlete during that time frame and cited “developmental needs and our team’s competitive circumstances” as its reason the student-athlete did not play in the 2022-23 season. The waiver request was denied.

“This decision aligns with consistent application of NCAA rules. So far this academic year, the NCAA has received 784 clock extension requests (438 in football). Of those, 25 cases cited an incapacitating injury (nine in football). The NCAA approved 15 of those (six in football), and all 15 provided medical documentation from the time of the injury. Conversely, all 10 that were denied (three in football) did not provide the required medical documentation.

“To receive a clock extension, a student-athlete must have been denied two seasons of competition for reasons beyond the student’s or school’s control, and a “redshirt” year can be used only once. One of the rules being cited publicly (Bylaw 12.6.4.2.2) is not the correct rule for the type of waiver requested by the school. Ole Miss applied for the waiver in November, and the NCAA first provided a verbal denial Dec. 8.”

The NCAA grants extended eligibility waivers on a case-by-case basis through the 21-person Division I Academics and Eligibility Committee. Committee members review evidence in each case before determining whether to grant the waiver.

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Chambliss’ case for a sixth year of eligibility hinged on him proving to the NCAA that he was unable to play during the 2022 season at Ferris State — his sophomore year — because of an illness. The quarterback used his redshirt season in 2021 as a freshman and then missed the 2022 season while fighting respiratory issues that doctors eventually solved through surgery to remove his tonsils, according to a 91-page filing drafted by attorney Tom Mars and forwarded by Ole Miss to the NCAA on Dec. 22. Mars drafted another document sent to the NCAA on Sunday re-emphasizing the NCAA has the sufficient evidence needed to grant the waiver based on the association’s own bylaw language.

Chambliss had agreed to a new deal on Sunday to stay at Ole Miss pending the waiver being granted by the NCAA. According to Dellenger, it was a revenue-share contract in excess of $5 million per year.

“I’m disappointed, but not surprised,” Mars wrote in a statement. “The last time I checked, however, the only score that matters is the one at the end of fourth quarter.

“I assume that Ole Miss will file an appeal with the NCAA. That said, there is now an opportunity to move this case to a level playing field where Trinidad’s rights will be determined by the Mississippi judiciary instead of some bureaucrats in Indianapolis who couldn’t care less about the law or doing the right thing.”

Following four years at Ferris State, Chambliss announced in April 2025 that he was transferring to Ole Miss. During his senior season with the Rebels, he threw for 3,937 yards, 22 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in 15 games and was named SEC Newcomer of the Year.

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As the baseball world prepares for Spring Training being a month away, some of the biggest free agents in the sport remain on the open market. Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger and Bo Bichette are the three names that continue to circulate among the big spenders, but the question remains: where are they going to land come Opening Day?

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On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jordan Shusterman is joined by guest host Jack Harris from the California Post as they discuss the free-agent game of musical chairs, as well as take a look at whether the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers could make a play for any of them if the deal is right. They also talk about why the Dodgers’ finances might be a reason for their quiet offseason, despite signing All-Star closer Edwin Díaz early on.

Later, Jordan is joined by Lance Brozdowski from Marquee Sports Network to break down the Chicago Cubs trading for Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins and why they were able to get him for a smaller-than-anticipated package. After that, Jordan and Jack examine Scott Boras trying to make history with Tarik Skubals’ arbitration case before making their picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.

3:34 – The Opener: Big free agents still out there

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13:02 – What are the Dodgers’ next move?

30:43 – Breaking down the Cubs–Cabrera trade

56:21 – A new Rockies pitching theory?

1:00:10 – Scott Boras Scoreboard: Skubal update

1:08:06 – The Good, The Bad & The Uggla

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