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Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio spoke about retirement at the end of the 2025 NFL season, and the team still doesn’t have a final decision from Fangio on whether he’ll coach in 2026, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Fangio, 67, reportedly also considered retirement last offseason, but ultimately came back. The coach reportedly committed to the team for 2026, but left open the possibility that he could change his mind.

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While the team is reportedly hopeful Fangio will return, it was concerned enough about his retirement that it reached out to former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, according to the Philly Voice. Gannon, however, agreed to join the Green Bay Packers as the team’s defensive coordinator, taking him off the table if Fangio retires.

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The Eagles also considered reaching out to former Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, according to the Philly Voice. Schwartz was passed over for the Browns’ head-coaching job — with the team instead hiring Todd Monken. Schwartz reportedly wants out of Cleveland after that decision. Schwartz held the DC job in Philadelphia from 2016-21, winning a Super Bowl after the 2017 season.

To further complicate matters, the Eagles lost defensive pass-game coordinator Christian Parker to the Dallas Cowboys. Parker was viewed as a possible replacement for Fangio, per the Inquirer, but is now out of the picture after agreeing to be the Cowboys’ next defensive coordinator. If Fangio leaves, Eagles defensive line coach Clint Hurtt does have experience as a defensive coordinator.

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Fangio has a long history of success around the NFL, and remains one of the most feared defensive coordinators around. Thanks to Fangio’s scheme, the Eagles’ defense ranked fifth in points allowed in 2025. The Eagles ranked second in that category during Fangio’s first season with the team.

Fangio has been a consistent presence as a coordinator in the NFL since 1995, when he was first elevated to the position with the Carolina Panthers. He’s held that role with a number of teams over his NFL career, including the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins.

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After years of success in that role, Fangio finally got his first head-coaching job in 2019 with the Denver Broncos. He spent three seasons with the team, putting up a 19-30 record. After being fired, Fangio spent one year with the Dolphins before joining the Eagles. He led Philadelphia’s defense to a Super Bowl win in his first season with the team.

The Portland Trail Blazers were looking for some perimeter shooting, and may have found an answer in Atlanta Hawks guard Vit Krejci. The Trail Blazers reportedly acquired Krejci on Sunday, giving up two second-round picks and Duop Reath to make the deal, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Krejci, 25, is averaging a career-high nine points per game this season.

Krejci is known as a 3-point specialist. This season, the 25-year-old has a 42.3 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. That figure ranks within the top 20 in the league. He was even better last season, when he hit on 43.7 percent of his 3-point shots.

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The move comes a year-and-a-half after the Hawks signed Krejci to a four-year, $10 million deal. Krejci still has at least one year left on his deal, though the Trail Blazers can pick up a $3 million club option that keeps him in Portland through the 2027-28 NBA season.

In exchange, Portland will give up its 2027 second-round draft pick and a 2030 second-round pick that the team acquired from the New York Knicks. The team is also trading backup center Duop Reath to Atlanta as part of the deal. Reath was averaging 2.9 points per game before sustaining a season-ending foot injury.

With the deal, the Hawks now own seven future second-round picks between now and 2032.

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Both teams are fighting for a playoff spot, or at least a spot in the play-in game as the trade deadline approaches. The Hawks sit at 24-27 entering Sunday, good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers are 23-26 and sit in ninth place in the West.

If either team is looking to make additional moves, that will have to happen soon. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, giving the Hawks and Trail Blazers just a few more days to make upgrades and improve their playoff chances.

Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George will miss Sunday’s game against the Raptors in Toronto due to a sprained left ankle.

George suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Utah’s loss to Brooklyn on Friday. In his third year as a pro, George is having a breakout season, averaging 24.2 points, 6.6 assists and 4 rebounds per game. Sunday’s meeting with the Raptors will be just the third game George has missed this season.

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Sunday begins a five-game road trip for the Jazz, where they’ll face the Raptors, Pacers, Hawks, Magic and Heat. Utah will be looking to snap a five-game losing streak on Sunday, but it won’t be easy with George officially being ruled out. George is second on the team in points, assists and minutes per game (34.4). He’s also shooting career highs from the field (45.9%) and 3-point range (37.7%).

George has taken a leap this season and is developing into a player who looks like a potential future All-Star. Many of his numbers are up significantly across the board, including nearly an eight-point increase in scoring after averaging 16.8 points per game last season. He’s become Utah’s second-most reliable player next to Lauri Markkanen.

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Veteran forward Kevin Love is also listed as probable for Sunday due to illness, along with Jazz teammate Jusuf Nurkić, who also has an illness. The Jazz and Raptors tipoff at 6 p.m. ET Sunday from the Scotiabank Arena in downtown Toronto.

The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly working on a deal to hire Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, NFL Network and ESPN reported Sunday. Per the report, the deal can’t be finalized until after the Super Bowl.

If confirmed, Kubiak will become the Raiders’ third head coach in three seasons and their sixth since 2021. Kubiak met with the Raiders and Arizona Cardinals on Saturday, according to ESPN.

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The Pete Carroll experiment did not last long in Las Vegas. After posting a 3-14 record and clinching the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Raiders fired Carroll following his first season.

Raiders owner Mark Davis, minority owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek led the head coaching search.

Kubiak is coming off his first season as offensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks. In 2025, the Seahawks went 14-3 and were the No. 1 seed in the NFC, advancing to Super Bowl LX with playoff wins over the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. He also helped lead quarterback Sam Darnold and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba to breakout seasons, as Seattle boasted the No. 3 scoring offense in the league.

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Before Kubiak was the offensive coordinator of the Seahawks, he served as the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints and the passing game coordinator for the 49ers and Denver Broncos. Kubiak also spent the 2020 season as the quarterbacks coach for the Minnesota Vikings under his father, Gary Kubiak, and was promoted to Minnesota’s offensive coordinator the following season.

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Questions remain about what the roster will look like heading into next season. The assumption by most is that the team will select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner this past season.

On Mendoza’s fit with the Raiders, Yahoo Sports draft analyst Nate Tice writes:

This pick feels more of a sure thing than whoever the Raiders are going to be hiring as head coach. Mendoza is a clean operator whose sheer professionalism could lift the floor up for a franchise that’s been in the doldrums for oh so long. Mendoza is accurate, has good size, moves well in the pocket, and constantly finds the right answer from the pocket (he’s already a standout in situations like third down, the red zone and two-minute drives). He’s not an overwhelming athlete, but can create and scramble for yards when things go astray.

That leaves lingering questions regarding the future of veteran Geno Smith.

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Last season, the Raiders traded a 2025 third-round draft pick for Smith, reuniting him with Carroll, who was his former head coach in Seattle. Smith struggled, throwing a league-high 17 interceptions. Now, with the No. 1 overall pick, nine additional draft picks and $110 million in salary cap space, the Raiders have no shortage of options.

The Raiders must also decide what to do with star pass rusher Maxx Crosby. Since being drafted in the fourth round in 2019, Crosby has established himself as one of the league’s top pass rushers. This season, he recorded 73 tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. He was shut down late in the year with a knee injury.

Crosby posted on social media after undergoing knee surgery in early January. “Clean up time. Successful surgery. Expecting 200% recovery,” Crosby said. “Year 8 will be the greatest year yet.”

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Despite having four years remaining on his contract, Crosby reportedly has no guaranteed money beyond 2026. Crosby also had admiration for Carroll.

Despite the Raiders’ recent struggles, their cap space, draft capital and young talent, such as tight end Brock Bowers and running back Ashton Jeanty, give the team plenty to work with heading into next season.

Tennessee hung with UConn for a half.

But for 40 minutes of basketball, the reigning champion Huskies had too much firepower for the Vols to keep up. No. 1 UConn turned a game that was tied at 42 at halftime into a 96-66 runaway at home on Sunday.

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With the win, UConn improved to 23-0 to keep its undefeated season intact. The Huskies have now won 39 straight games dating back to their championship 2024-25 season.

Tennessee was the last team to beat them on Feb. 6 of last season in Knoxville. UConn won 16 straight games from there to close out the season with its 12th national championship.

The Huskies are still a long way posting from their best start. They’ve finished undefeated in six different seasons, including a program-best 40-0 campaign in 2013-14.

Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong lead UConn’s offensive explosion

Azzi Fudd led the Huskies on Sunday with 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals on a day in which UConn shot 58% from the field and 50% (11 of 22) from 3. Fudd shot 11 of 17 from the field and 5 of 8 from 3 as all seven UConn players who attempted a field goal shot 50% or better from the field.

Sarah Strong tallied 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks while shooting 10 of 18 from the field and 2 of 5 from 3.

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Tennessee closed the first half with a 12-6 run to enter the break tied, then took a 46-44 lead early in the third quarter. But UConn held Tennessee scoreless for the final 4:45 of the third while closing the quarter on a 14-0 run to take a 71-53 lead into the fourth. The Vols never recovered, and the Huskies ran away with the game from there.

The win for the Huskies was their fifth of the season over a ranked opponent. With eight more games on their regular-season schedule and none remaining against a ranked opponent, the path to the program’s seventh undefeated is in sight.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James will miss Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden due to soreness in his lower left leg.

James is on pace to top the number of games he played for the Lakers last season. In his rookie campaign, James played 27 games for the Lakers’ NBA squad, and this year he’s already appeared in 26. He’s bounced back and forth between the NBA and G League since being drafted in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft.

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Following Friday’s loss to the Washington Wizards, James was initially listed as questionable for Sunday’s contest with the Knicks before being downgraded to out. James played five minutes in the loss on Friday, scoring four points and making 2 of 3 free-throw attempts.

Sunday’s game at MSG against the Knicks is the first of two for the Lakers in New York, with a game against the Brooklyn Nets following on Tuesday. While LeBron James’ eldest son hasn’t blown anyone away performance-wise, some of his numbers have improved in Year 2. Most notably, he’s raised his 3-point percentage from 28.1% in his rookie year to 37.5% this season. James’ overall field-goal percentage is also up from 31.3% to 37% this season.

After the games in New York, the Lakers head back to L.A. for a seven-game homestand that’ll last over two weeks. That homestand includes games against the Warriors, Thunder, Spurs, Mavericks, Clippers, Celtics, and Magic. The Lakers are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference at 29-18.

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The Lakers and Knicks will tipoff at 7 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden on Sunday on NBC and Peacock as part of the network’s “Sunday Night Basketball” presentation.

NASCAR’s preseason exhibition race has been postponed. Again.

The sanctioning body announced Sunday the Clash, which was originally scheduled for Sunday night at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, would be pushed to Wednesday. The Clash had previously been postponed to Monday, thanks to the massive snowstorm that hit North Carolina and the surrounding areas.

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Assuming roads can be cleared in time for teams and spectators to get to the event, it will be at 6 p.m. ET and televised on Fox. Practice and qualifying for the event will be held in the afternoon and the last chance qualifier for the race will start at 4:30 p.m. ET. The event’s heat races had already been canceled as part of the postponement to Monday.

The 2026 season is the second for the Clash at the historic North Carolina short track. The exhibition race has been held at the start of the NASCAR season since 1979, but moved from Daytona to a temporary short track at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 2022. The race was held on the West Coast for three seasons before it was moved to Bowman Gray in 2025.

The Cup Series season officially begins on Feb. 15 with the Daytona 500. Since moving to Los Angeles, the Clash has been held in prime time on the weekend ahead of the Super Bowl in an attempt to take advantage of the NFL’s off weekend.

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Chase Elliott won the inaugural Bowman Gray race ahead of Ryan Blaney. Elliott led 171 of 200 laps. Though there are 36 chartered teams in the NASCAR Cup Series, the field is limited to 23 cars because of the size of the 0.25-mile track.

Some areas of North Carolina received over a foot of snow as state officials advised residents all across North Carolina to stay off the roads. Temperatures are supposed to get over freezing in Winston-Salem on Monday with a forecast high of 42 on Wednesday.

Notre Dame is reportedly expected to hire Illinois defensive coordinator Aaron Henry as a co-defensive coordinator and the team’s defensive backs coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Henry, 37, has spent the past two years as the Illini’s defensive coordinator and reportedly interviewed with the Jacksonville Jaguars before deciding to take the Notre Dame job.

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Notre Dame will reportedly pair Henry with defensive coordinator Chris Ash, who was the head coach at Rutgers and worked as a defensive backs coach there for two seasons. Last season, Notre Dame ranked 22nd in yards and 11th in points allowed per game.

In addition to his new title, Henry will fill the team’s void at defensive backs coach, a position left open after Notre Dame’s former coach, Mike Mickens, departed to join Jesse Minter’s staff with the Baltimore Ravens.

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At Illinois, Henry coached defensive backs such as the Seahawks’ Devon Witherspoon, the Eagles’ Sydney Brown and the Commanders’ Quan Martin. Illinois also won 19 games in the past two seasons, the winningest two-year run in school history.

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After his playing career at Wisconsin and the Oakland Raiders wrapped up, Henry started as a grad assistant at Arkansas under his former college coach, Bret Bielema, in 2014.

The former two-time All-Big Ten defensive back then started coaching secondaries at Rutgers, NC State and Vanderbilt before reuniting with Bielema at Illinois.

Notre Dame still needs to fill its linebackers coach position after Al Washington was hired by the Miami Dolphins and new head coach Jeff Hafley. Washington was set to replace former linebackers coach Max Bullough, who left to be the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at his alma mater, Michigan State.

Washington was not the only name to jump from Notre Dame to the NFL the past two offseasons.

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Former Irish defensive backs coach Chris O’Leary left Western Michigan to become the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers, as well as former Notre Dame linebackers coach Mike Elston. Last offseason, defensive coordinator Al Golden left to become the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Do you think Luka Dončić just really likes the number 77? Either that or there’s some sort of higher power at work here. In fact, he must have looked at all the High Scores he was racking up and decided it was time to mix it up and go a bit higher before the end of January.

While it was a down month in terms of scoring in Yahoo’s High Score fantasy basketball format (we missed you, Joker, welcome back), it was a very consistent month for Dončić, who had the highest fantasy output in each week in January.

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Let’s take a look at his performances and the rest of the perfect lineup from January in High Score fantasy basketball.

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Luka Dončić, guard: Was it some kind of witchcraft that caused Luka to hit the 77-point mark four times in January? Perhaps. It definitely wasn’t a coincidence in 2026. And just when we thought that would hold, Luka one-upped himself and dropped 83 fantasy points on Friday at Washington. Dončić continues to get heavy scoring volume and usage as LeBron takes a backseat at age 41. The Lakers have also been without Austin Reaves since December, and the scoring options behind those three on L.A.’s roster are limited.

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Tyrese Maxey, guard: Maxey was able to get into this lineup thanks to a 76-point effort that was highlighted by the guard racking up eight steals vs. the Pacers. While Joel Embiid (more on him below) is playing some of his best basketball in recent memory, Paul George was suspended for 25 games this week. That means the 76ers will continue to lean heavily on Maxey, who has been the team’s best player this season. Maxey is averaging the most minutes of any player this season at 39 per game and will continue to be a prime High Score asset the rest of the season.

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Jalen Johnson, frontcourt: Johnson snuck back into this group with 74 points on the final day of January in a loss to the Pacers. JJ posted his eighth triple-double of the season on Saturday with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He also chipped in three steals. The Hawks should continue to provide fantasy-friendly atmospheres, ranking top 10 in points and points allowed. As a result, Johnson remains a top-five asset in High Score as we approach the trade deadline and All-Star break.

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Joel Embiid, frontcourt: Embiid has looked like his former MVP-self in January after struggling to get onto the court consistently until the end of December. This past month, Embiid averaged 29.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists while posting 54/36/85 shooting splits. He was even better in the second half of the month, scoring at least 29 points in seven straight games. If Embiid keeps this up, he’ll be one of the top draft values of the entire season after being selected at pick 47.3 on average.

Victor Wembanyama, frontcourt: Wemby started off the season scorching hot and it looked like he’d be up there with Nikola Jokić for top fantasy asset this season. Unfortunately, the injury bug hit and Wembanyama missed a big chunk of November. Coming back from injury, the Spurs have had him on a pitch count but his minutes per game have gone up from 23.2 in 10 games in December to 27.7 MPG in January. That’s a good sign for fantasy managers hoping we get early-season Wemby, when he was posting 40 points and 15 rebounds or 29 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks.

Alex Sarr, frontcourt: This is the first we’re seeing of the second-year forward in any of the perfect lineup stories so far. In fact, Sarr might be the only Wizard to make one of these lists so far (he isn’t, we forgot about Kyshawn George to start the season). Washington shipped out CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert for Trae Young, and the PG is being held out until after the All-Star break. That’s afforded Sarr and other youngsters on the Wizards roster to get more playing time and usage. Sarr turned in an impressive stat line of 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 8 stocks in a win over Portland last Tuesday.

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Cade Cunningham, utility: It’s been a tumultuous month for Cade, nothing like we saw early in the season when he was posting 100+ fantasy points. But despite dealing with various ailments, Cunningham has still been a regular in the High Score perfect lineup. He began the New Year with his top score for January, posting 31-8-11 with 5 stocks against the Heat. Cade’s rebounding numbers have been down but that may have something to do with Jalen Duren getting healthier.

The Chicago White Sox added some right-handed pitching to their bullpen after a trade with the Boston Red Sox for veteran Jordan Hicks and prospect David Sandlin, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

The Red Sox are reportedly expected to acquire right-hander Gage Ziehl, whom the White Sox acquired from the New York Yankees at last year’s deadline for outfielder Austin Slater.

The Red Sox will reportedly clear $8 million of Hicks’ $24 million, according to the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon. The White Sox will use some of the salary cleared from the Luis Robert Jr. trade.

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Last June, Hicks was traded to the Red Sox in the package for third baseman Rafael Devers. In Hicks’ first year with the Red Sox, he had a 1-2 record and finished with two saves in 21 games. The 29-year-old had a 6.95 ERA, 58 strikeouts and a 1.66 WHIP. Hicks went on IL with right shoulder tendinitis.

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This is the third time Hicks has been traded. He was also traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023. Hicks spent his first four seasons with the Cardinals after being drafted by them in the third round of the 2015 MLB Draft.

Sandlin, 24, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2022 MLB Draft before being traded to the Red Sox in 2024. Sandlin was the Red Sox’s eighth-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com. Sandlin pitched both as a starter and reliever in Double-A and Triple-A and finished with a 4.50 ERA in 106 innings.

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The Red Sox also signed free-agent left-hander Ranger Suárez and traded for right-handers Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo this offseason. While the White Sox have signed free-agent reliever Seranthony Domínguez, outfielder Austin Hays, left-hander Anthony Kay and infielder Munetaka Murakami.

Ziehl, 22, was drafted by the Yankees in 2022 and pitched Low-A, High-A and Double-A and finished with a 4.12 ERA in 107 innings.

The Red Sox finished the year 89-73 before their wild-card loss to the Yankees. The White Sox finished the year 60-102. They have lost 101 or more games in each of the past three seasons, including a major-league record 121 in 2024.