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Good morning and joyful Friday! Carter Bahns with you as we enter the weekend, and now we have an excellent one in retailer with the beginning of the school soccer postseason, an thrilling slate of NFL video games, the NBA Cup semifinals and extra.
We’re additionally set to crown a Heisman Trophy winner this weekend. I haven’t got a vote, but when I did, I would be casting it for Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza. Diego Pavia can be a improbable ambassador for the award and is extraordinarily deserving in his personal proper, so I do not suppose the voters can go mistaken both manner. I simply lean barely towards the long run first-round choose who went undefeated and led the nation with 33 landing passes.
Okay, I am going to step off my soapbox and get this article rolling.
🏈 5 issues to know Friday
- The Falcons walk-off the Bucs with an epic fourth-quarter comeback to kick off a pivotal NFL Week 15. If Atlanta’s gorgeous 29-28 victory over Tampa Bay was the appetizer, properly, I can not await the meal. Let’s hope the remainder of Week 15 is as drama-filled. Whether or not its 44-year-old Philip Rivers making an attempt a comeback, the Chiefs’ try to remain alive within the postseason race or two groups placing their 10-game successful streaks on the road, the leisure worth on this weekend’s slate may be at a season-high. The Patriots can clinch the AFC East, the Rams can lock up a playoff berth and 4 groups are in peril of falling out of postseason rivalry.
- Saturday will likely be loaded with faculty soccer pageantry. The 126th Military-Navy Recreation kicks off at 3 p.m. on CBS and opens a Saturday that options a little bit little bit of every little thing that makes faculty soccer particular. The game’s most unusual rivalry will put a bow on the common season, the Heisman Trophy ceremony at 7 p.m. acts as a bridge to the postseason and bowl video games get underway within the nightcap when Boise State and Washington duel within the remaining version of the LA Bowl. There may be a variety of {hardware} on the road Saturday, from the Commander in Chief’s Trophy to the game’s most prestigious particular person honor and a bowl belt.
- The NBA Cup semifinals are set to unfold Saturday. The NBA’s in-season event is right down to its remaining 4, and the remaining squads will do battle in Las Vegas this weekend for a spot in Tuesday’s championship recreation. The Magic tackle the Knicks at 5:30 p.m., and the Thunder meet the Spurs at 9 p.m. Oklahoma Metropolis, amid a historic 24-1 begin to the season, is the favourite to win the entire thing, and its path to the crown will likely be simpler if Victor Wembanyama (calf) stays sidelined for San Antonio within the semifinal tilt.
- Free-agent nearer Robert Suarez is headed to the Braves. MLB Winter Conferences are a wrap, however scorching range season rolls on with a big bullpen signing. The Braves and Suarez agreed to phrases on a three-year, $45 million deal that sends the reigning Nationwide League saves chief from the NL West to the NL East. Raisel Iglesias stays the chief of the Atlanta bullpen and will see the vast majority of save alternatives, however Suarez may issue into that blend and can a minimum of be a prolific high-leverage setup arm.
- T.J. Watt spent an evening within the hospital and will miss Week 15. The Steelers’ star defender’s standing for Sunday’s matchup with the Dolphins is in query after he was taken to a Pittsburgh space hospital for analysis. Watt reported discomfort in his lung on the apply facility on Wednesday, and he didn’t apply on Thursday as he continued to bear assessments. He’s the second Steelers participant to be hospitalized this week after huge receiver DK Metcalf was evaluated on Sunday for abdomen ache.
〽️ Don’t miss this: Sherrone Moore firing response, Michigan’s subsequent steps
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“This was the worst-kept secret.”
“Everyone in this system has identified this the final two seasons.”
The writing was on the wall, sources advised CBS Sports activities’ faculty soccer reporters, with regard to Sherrone Moore’s firing on Wednesday. Rumors of Moore’s inappropriate relationship with a staffer ran rampant by way of Schembechler Corridor, particularly within the weeks main as much as his ousting. Athletic administrators and training brokers additionally instructed that Michigan possible already has its sights set on potential replacements.
Who may succeed Moore atop one of the vital distinguished packages in faculty soccer? SportsLine oddsmakers handicapped the teaching search with odds for 10 candidates. Right here the 5 names to observe most intently:
- Payments OC Joe Brady (+300)
- Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham (+400)
- Chargers DC Jesse Minter (+400)
- Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer (+500)
- Washington coach Jedd Fisch (+700)
For whoever helms this system transferring ahead, a prime precedence would be the retention of freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. Sources advised CBS Sports activities’ Chris Hummer that a number of high-level packages are anticipated to a minimum of make a run on the former No. 1 general recruit.
🏈 NFL Week 15 preview, picks
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The Week 15 schedule, and particularly the six video games on CBS, is traditionally nice. That is the primary time this millennium that one community will air a number of groups on 10-plus recreation successful streaks on the identical day. The quarterback showdowns (Drake Maye vs. Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson vs. Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert vs. Patrick Mahomes, to call simply three tantalizing matchups) are unbelievable, too.
Jim Harbaugh says it greatest: “Who’s bought it higher than us? No person!”
As they do each week, Jordan Dajani and Jared Dubin went head-to-head in choosing the very best video games on the slate. They’re in lockstep in choosing the Payments to defeat the Patriots within the greatest contest of the 12 months within the AFC East. However for the intra-conference battle between the No. 1 seed Broncos and No. 2 seed Packers…
- Dajani (Broncos +2.5): “This Denver protection leads the NFL in yards per play (4.5), third down share (31%) and purple zone share (40%). I actually suppose Jordan Love goes to need to have his greatest recreation of the season to get previous the Broncos in Denver.” Prediction: Broncos 24, Packers 20
- Dubin (Packers -2.5): “The Broncos can attain as excessive a ceiling defensively as any crew within the NFL, however in addition they have a low flooring offensively, and I am not as assured in Bo Nix in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay go rush as I’m in Jordan Love in opposition to Denver’s.” Prediction: Packers 23, Broncos 20
👍👎 One of the best (and not-so-best) of the remainder
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- Our faculty soccer awards are right here! Diego Pavia is the 2025 CBS Sports activities Participant of the 12 months, Malachi Toney is the Freshman of the 12 months and, for the second consecutive season, Curt Cignetti is the Coach of the 12 months.
- Mark your calendars; the 2026 SEC soccer schedule is out. It is the primary 12 months of the nine-game period and it’s stacked with marquee matchups. And, sure, now we have a date for Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford. Ole Miss hosts LSU on Sept. 19.
- CeeDee Lamb cleared concussion protocol and is monitoring towards a return for the Cowboys’ matchup with the Vikings.
- NASCAR reached a settlement with Michael Jordan’s racing crew, 23XI, and Entrance Row Motorsports in an antitrust lawsuit.
- Former NBA participant Jason Collins introduced that he’s battling Stage 4 mind most cancers.
- Bengals star Trey Hendrickson, anticipated to overlook about six weeks, landed on IR after present process core muscle surgical procedure.
- Heisman Trophy voting outcomes are in for gamers Nos. 5-10. Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez completed fifth and simply missed the lower for Saturday’s ceremony.
- Iowa State continued its climb up our Girls’s Faculty Basketball Energy Rankings after an announcement rivalry win over Iowa.
- The hockey rink constructed for the Milan Cortina Olympics is smaller than these used for NHL video games, and it’s casting doubt on whether or not NHL gamers will truly return to Olympic competitors.
- Southern Miss elevated interim coach Blake Anderson to the full-time job, marking his return to the top teaching ranks after Utah State fired him for trigger in 2024.
- The NFL suspended Texans minority proprietor Javier Loya indefinitely and assessed a $500,000 nice for a violation of the league’s private conduct coverage.
- The Los Angeles Olympics may drive USC to play the 2028 faculty soccer season at SoFi Stadium as a substitute of the L.A. Coliseum.
- Notre Dame added soccer participant Mark Zackery IV to its basketball roster to bolster its depth after main scorer Markus Burton underwent ankle surgical procedure.
- Cesc Fabregas opened up on Como’s success, his transfer to Chelsea, enjoying with Lionel Messi and extra in an unique interview with CBS Sports activities.
- The Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company suspended French participant Quentin Folliot for 20 years over alleged match fixing.
📺 What we’re watching this weekend
Friday
🏈 Faculty Soccer Awards, 7 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 Hawks at Pistons, 7 p.m. on NBA TV
🏀 Texas at No. 5 UConn (M), 8 p.m. on Fox
🏀 Timberwolves at Warriors, 10 p.m. on NBA TV
Saturday
⚽ Everton at Chelsea, 10 a.m. on USA Community
⚽ Brighton & Hove Albion at Liverpool, 10 a.m. on NBC Sports activities Community
🏀 Revocruit Rematch: No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 16 Texas Tech (M), midday on ESPN2
🏀 Iona at No. 22 St. John’s (M), midday on TNT
🏀 No. 9 Michigan State at Penn State (M), midday on Large Ten Community
⚽ Lazio at Parma, midday on CBS/Paramount+
🏒 Geese at Devils, 12:30 p.m. on NHL Community
⚽ Fulham at Burnley, 12:30 p.m. on NBC
🏀 Marquette at No. 6 Purdue (M), 2 p.m. on NBC Sports activities Community
🏀 USC Upstate at No. 14 North Carolina (M), 2 p.m. on The CW
🏈 Military vs. Navy, 3 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
⚽ Wolverhampton Wanderers at Arsenal, 3 p.m. on USA Community
🏀 Memphis at No. 11 Louisville (M), 3:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 No. 23 Nebraska at No. 13 Illinois (M), 4 p.m. on NBC Sports activities Community
🏀 No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State (W), 4 p.m. on ESPNU
🏀 Vacation Hoopsgiving: Chattanooga vs. No. 21 Auburn (M), 4:30 p.m. on SEC Community
🏀 NBA Cup semifinals: Knicks vs. Magic, 5:30 p.m. on Prime Video
🏀 No. 19 Kansas at NC State (M), 5:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 No. 1 UConn at No. 16 USC (W), 5:30 p.m. on Fox
🏀 Compete 4 Trigger Basic: Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 LSU (W), 6 p.m. on ESPNU
🏀 Central Arkansas at No. 15 Vanderbilt (M), 6:30 p.m. on SEC Community
🏈 Heisman Trophy Ceremony, 7 p.m. on ABC
🏈 LA Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington, 8 p.m. on ABC
🏀 No. 2 Michigan at Maryland (M), 8 p.m. on Fox
🏀 NBA Cup semifinals: Spurs vs. Thunder, 9 p.m. on Prime Video
🏀 C.M. Newton Basic: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 12 Alabama (M), 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
🥊 UFC Struggle Evening: Royval vs. Kape, 10 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 No. 25 UCLA vs. No. 8 Gonzaga (M), 11:30 p.m. on ESPN
Sunday
⚽ Manchester Metropolis at Crystal Palace, 9 a.m. on NBC Sports activities Community
⚽ Newcastle United at Sunderland, 9 a.m. on USA Community
⚽ Leeds United at Brentford, 11:30 a.m. on USA Community
🏒 Canucks at Devils, 12:30 p.m. on NHL Community
🏈 Chargers at Chiefs, 1 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Jets at Jaguars, 1 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Ravens at Bengals, 1 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Payments at Patriots, 1 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Cardinals at Texans, 1 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Browns at Bears, 1 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Raiders at Eagles, 1 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Commanders at Giants, 1 p.m. on Fox
🏀 Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational: No. 13 Baylor vs. No. 2 Texas (W), 1 p.m. on ABC
⚽ Juventus at Bologna, 2:45 p.m. on CBS Sports activities Community/Paramount+
🏀 Penn State at No. 3 South Carolina (W), 3:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 No. 22 Louisville at No. 12 North Carolina (W), 4 p.m. on ACC Community
🏈 Packers at Broncos, 4:25 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Colts at Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Panthers at Saints, 4:25 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Lions at Rams, 4:25 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Titans at 49ers, 4:25 p.m. on Fox
🏀 No. 25 Michigan State at DePaul (W), 5:30 p.m. on FS1
🏒 Oilers at Canadiens, 7 p.m. on NHL Community
🏈 Vikings at Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. on NBC
