Week 17’s Sunday games brought crucial moments for coaches on the hot seat, teams battling for their playoff lives and, in some cases, both. The Cowboys tried to rally around their head coach and the Eagles got it done with second- and third-string quarterbacks. Meanwhile, the Colts let an opportunity slip through their grasp, just like the Broncos did a day earlier. Drew Lock runs it in 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/5m2v3z0zWd — New York Giants (@Giants) December 29, 2024 The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more. There is plenty of buzz that the Cowboys locker room wants Mike McCarthy back — is that a good idea or a bad idea for Dallas? Nguyen: The offense has stayed afloat with Cooper Rush despite a lack of bluechip weapons. McCarthy finding ways to highlight the strengths of players like Rico Dowdle and KaVontae Turpin is a positive sign. But hiring defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer might ultimately be what saves McCarthy’s job; after a shaky start to the season, the defense is playing at a high level. They’re obviously still weak against the run, but that’s a personnel problem — they are light upfront and you can only do so much to mask that schematically. Coming into the week, the Cowboys were the top third-and-long (7-plus yards) defense in the league; Zimmer can still dial up pressure schemes with the best of them. Though they got blown out by the Eagles on Sunday, I think McCarthy has done enough to justify bringing him back. Unless they think they can land a big fish like Ben Johnson, McCarthy and Zimmer working with an upgraded roster could be a winning combination. However, the problem with McCarthy is his late-game decision making. The Cowboys didn’t play in a lot of big games in 2024, but how he performs in those big-stake situations is ultimately how he will be judged. Advertisement Jones: McCarthy has done a good job of getting the Cowboys to continue battling despite rampant injuries (well, until Sunday anyway). Give him credit. The locker room easily could have tuned out the message and let the season turn very ugly. And before this year, McCarthy had led the Cowboys to three straight 12-win seasons, though the underachieving Dallas has done in each of those postseasons looms large. This year’s injuries are beyond McCarthy’s control, and the failure to adequately address the running back position is Jerry Jones’ fault. However, the Cowboys seem to have reached their ceiling under McCarthy. If Jones is happy to be competitive in the regular season and then fall short repeatedly in the preseason, then sticking with McCarthy is the way to go. But if he truly wants to win another Super Bowl, Jones needs to both turn over talent acquisition duties to someone else and find a stronger leader and more innovative mind to guide this team as head coach. Pompei: A newcomer with fewer scars might inspire more external excitement, but that never should be the driving force in making a decision on the head coach. There is merit in retaining McCarthy, whose history inspires confidence. Does anybody believe another coach could have led this team to the playoffs this year? And can anyone be sure that the Cowboys could replace him with a better coach? McCarthy works well with Jerry Jones and he resonates with Dak Prescott . There is value, underrated value, in continuity. The Cowboys might advance further in the near-future if they don’t have to step back first, and a new coaching staff almost always means a step back. Is there anything you take away from the Eagles (down to third-string QB Tanner McKee ) bouncing back from last week’s loss in Washington to blow out a division rival? Pompei: We didn’t really learn anything, but there would have been a significant takeaway if they didn’t handle the undermanned Cowboys as 7.5-point favorites. It’s impressive that the Eagles can score 41 without Jalen Hurts , and a testament to the value of Saquon Barkley and the offensive line. If they take care of the Giants next week (as they should), the Eagles will be able to look past their loss to the Commanders and feel justifiable confidence as they prepare for playoff opponents who are in a different class from the Cowboys. To win in the postseason, though, they will need their QB back. Advertisement Nguyen: Sunday’s win just reinforces what we know: The Eagles have an incredibly talented roster. They have an elite defense, elite running game, and elite weapons on the outside — those ingredients make the quarterback’s job easy. The weakest part about their team might be their quarterback depth. If Jalen Hurts plays at a decent level, this team should represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Jones: I think the No. 1 takeaway is Tanner McKee > Kenny Pickett ! Nah, in all seriousness, the main takeaway is that this is a well-constructed team with a strong offensive line and collection of skill players, and a dominant defense capable of easing pressure on their quarterback. The Eagles aren’t making a deep playoff run without Jalen Hurts — let’s get that straight. But this is a well-oiled machine that doesn’t need their quarterback to throw for 300 yards and four touchdowns for them to win games. (We probably gathered that from the 10-game win streak, which saw Philadelphia win in a variety of ways, didn’t we?) More frustrating performance with a playoff spot on the line: Broncos letting it slip away in Cincinnati on Saturday, or Colts getting beat by the hapless Giants? Jones: Definitely the Colts. The Bengals are better than their record suggests, so it’s far less egregious for Denver to lose to an explosive and highly-motivated Cincinnati team led by Joe Burrow , who would have garnered MVP consideration had his defense not let him down so many times this season. But to go out and lose 45-33 to a two-win Giants team that 1) had only topped the 20-point mark three previous times and 2) had nothing but pride to play for is a grave transgression. Inexcusable. Nguyen: The Bengals have one of the best offenses in football; it wasn’t a surprise that the Broncos lost to Cincinnati. The Colts laid an egg. Even with Anthony Richardson missing the game, Joe Flacco is one of the better backups in the league. The Giants offense has been atrocious with Drew Lock and they scored 45 on Sunday — that’s unacceptable. The Colts showed definitively why they aren’t a playoff team today. The worst part is that the effort didn’t look bad. They gave up so many big plays to an offense that has struggled because of bad tackling and mental errors. Advertisement Pompei: That was a tough loss for the Broncos, but it came at the hands of a highly-motivated team that knows how to win and has a quarterback who is playing at the highest of levels. The Colts lost to a team that had nothing to play for, had no business being in the game, was playing its third choice at QB and had lost 10 in a row. Would it have been different if Richardson played? Maybe, but the loss mostly was on the defense and special teams, which combined to give up 45 points. (Top photo: Emilee Chinn / Getty Images)College Basketball Fans Are Torn Over Dan Hurley’s Technical Foul In Upset Loss vs. MemphisIt was a fine first win for Ruud van Nistelrooy , and perhaps one final defeat for Julen Lopetegui. Leicester marked Van Nistelrooy’s first match in charge of the team by surging to a 3-1 win over Lopetegui's West Ham in the Premier League on Tuesday. Van Nistelrooy, the former Manchester United striker, is back in English soccer this time as a manager, with Leicester taking something of a gamble on the Dutchman after his brief and impressive spell as interim coach at United this season following Erik ten Hag's departure. He faces the tough task of keeping Leicester, one of the top candidates for relegation, in the top division. For that to happen, he’s likely to need goals from Jamie Vardy — and the 37-year-old former England international delivered immediately. Nine years after breaking Van Nistelrooy’s record for scoring in consecutive games, Vardy scored the first goal of the Dutchman’s tenure at Leicester by beating the offside trap and slotting home a finish with less than two minutes gone. Morocco midfielder Bilal El Khannouss supplied the pass for Vardy’s goal and scored himself with a low shot in the 61st minute to make it 2-0. Patson Daka added a third for Leicester in the 90th minute, before a stoppage-time consolation by West Ham substitute Niclas Füllkrug. “We are very happy with the new manager," El Khannouss said of Van Nistelrooy. “He arrived two days ago, and there’s a new dynamic in the group.” Van Nistelrooy praised the “spirit and energy” in his team. “The foundation for us going forward is everyone working their socks off, fighting for every inch and defending together,” he said. “We can look further then, and they did that in an unbelievable way.” This dismal result for West Ham came three days after its 5-2 thrashing at home by Arsenal , which piled more pressure of Lopetegui early in the former Spain and Real Madrid coach's first season with the London club. West Ham's disgruntled traveling fans chanted "You’re getting sacked in the morning” toward Lopetegui during the second half — even if his team dominated large parts of the game but only had one goal to show from 31 shots on goal. “We're very frustrated but in the same way I can say nothing about the players — they fight until the end,” Lopetegui said. "It’s not easy to explain football some days.” West Ham has lost seven of its 14 games so far and is in 14th place in the 20-team league, one spot above Leicester. Crystal Palace won for just the second time in the league this season, beating relegation rival Ipswich 1-0 to pull clear of the bottom three. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the goal in the 59th minute. Palace’s only other league victory was against Tottenham in October. While Ipswich stayed in next-to-last place, Palace moved three points above the relegation zone. Much of the focus ahead of the game was on the teams’ captains , Sam Morsy of Ipswich and Marc Guehi of Palace, during another round when the Premier League was celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion in its campaign to promote equality and diversity. For the second straight game, Morsy chose against wearing a rainbow armband issued to the captain of each of the 20 teams in the league. He has made the decision “due to his religious beliefs,” Ipswich says. Guehi did wear the rainbow armband but defied Football Association rules by writing a religious message on the item. The message read “Jesus loves you” — using a heart sign instead of the word “loves.” During the match against Newcastle on Saturday, Guehi wrote “I love Jesus” — and was later contacted by the FA for acting in contravention of its regulations. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
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It was a fine first win for Ruud van Nistelrooy , and perhaps one final defeat for Julen Lopetegui. Leicester marked Van Nistelrooy’s first match in charge of the team by surging to a 3-1 win over Lopetegui's West Ham in the Premier League on Tuesday. Van Nistelrooy, the former Manchester United striker, is back in English soccer this time as a manager, with Leicester taking something of a gamble on the Dutchman after his brief and impressive spell as interim coach at United this season following Erik ten Hag's departure. He faces the tough task of keeping Leicester, one of the top candidates for relegation, in the top division. For that to happen, he’s likely to need goals from Jamie Vardy — and the 37-year-old former England international delivered immediately. Nine years after breaking Van Nistelrooy’s record for scoring in consecutive games, Vardy scored the first goal of the Dutchman’s tenure at Leicester by beating the offside trap and slotting home a finish with less than two minutes gone. Morocco midfielder Bilal El Khannouss supplied the pass for Vardy’s goal and scored himself with a low shot in the 61st minute to make it 2-0. Patson Daka added a third for Leicester in the 90th minute, before a stoppage-time consolation by West Ham substitute Niclas Füllkrug. “We are very happy with the new manager," El Khannouss said of Van Nistelrooy. “He arrived two days ago, and there’s a new dynamic in the group.” Van Nistelrooy praised the “spirit and energy” in his team. “The foundation for us going forward is everyone working their socks off, fighting for every inch and defending together,” he said. “We can look further then, and they did that in an unbelievable way.” This dismal result for West Ham came three days after its 5-2 thrashing at home by Arsenal , which piled more pressure of Lopetegui early in the former Spain and Real Madrid coach's first season with the London club. West Ham's disgruntled traveling fans chanted "You’re getting sacked in the morning” toward Lopetegui during the second half — even if his team dominated large parts of the game but only had one goal to show from 31 shots on goal. “We're very frustrated but in the same way I can say nothing about the players — they fight until the end,” Lopetegui said. "It’s not easy to explain football some days.” West Ham has lost seven of its 14 games so far and is in 14th place in the 20-team league, one spot above Leicester. Guehi defies FA Crystal Palace won for just the second time in the league this season, beating relegation rival Ipswich 1-0 to pull clear of the bottom three. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the goal in the 59th minute. Palace’s only other league victory was against Tottenham in October. While Ipswich stayed in next-to-last place, Palace moved three points above the relegation zone. Much of the focus ahead of the game was on the teams’ captains , Sam Morsy of Ipswich and Marc Guehi of Palace, during another round when the Premier League was celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion in its campaign to promote equality and diversity. For the second straight game, Morsy chose against wearing a rainbow armband issued to the captain of each of the 20 teams in the league. He has made the decision “due to his religious beliefs,” Ipswich says. Guehi did wear the rainbow armband but defied Football Association rules by writing a religious message on the item. The message read “Jesus loves you” — using a heart sign instead of the word “loves.” During the match against Newcastle on Saturday, Guehi wrote “I love Jesus” — and was later contacted by the FA for acting in contravention of its regulations. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerDonte DiVincenzo grabbed a defensive rebound under the hoop off a Max Christie air ball, took a couple of hard dribbles to the side of the floor and heaved the ball forward into the frontcourt, dropping his pass over Christie’s out-stretched arms and into the lap of Julius Randle. The result was an easy flush for Randle that extended Minnesota’s lead to 12 in the second quarter of the Wolves’ win over the Lakers on Monday night at the Target Center. As Randle was putting away the score, Wolves head coach Chris Finch looked back and pointed at DiVincenzo, his way of saying, “Thank you.” Minnesota scored 20 fast-break points Monday, marking just the fourth time this season it’s hit such a total. Nine of those points came off DiVincenzo dimes. “He did a really good job of igniting our break,” Finch said. “We’ve been emphasizing trying to kick ahead more, throw the pass wide, change the angle of the floor, all that. He did a really good job of getting off of it, he and Nickeil (Alexander-Walker) connected on a couple. His decision-making was really good tonight, getting off of it quick and finding the open guy and moving it.” DiVincenzo noted there’s a distinct trust factor in basketball, and it’s prevalent in several areas within the game. If you want your teammates to consistently do something, they need to believe you’ll hold up your end of the bargain. If the Wolves want Rudy Gobert to block a shot, they need to be checking the man he is leaving on the defensive glass. If you want your teammates to run the floor hard in transition, you had better be willing to kick the ball ahead. “That’s what we did tonight, everybody,” DiVincenzo said. “And when we do that, it deflates the other team.” Minnesota has infrequently been difficult to play against this season. A piece of that equation is the Wolves often leave the easy money on the table. Fast-break points sit atop that list. According to CleaningTheGlass.com, only 13.1% of Minnesota’s offensive possessions are played in transition. That’s dead last in the NBA, even after Monday’s performance. Transition was a weak point of last year’s team, as well, but the additions of Randle and DiVincenzo were supposed to infuse some pace. But old habits die hard. The Wolves have rarely looked for opportunities to get out and run. They often don’t seem interested in the idea. It requires effort and intention. So, it’s a difficult switch to flip after it spent much of last year in the “off” position. “Just knowing you’ve got to run the floor at all times,” Wolves wing Jaden McDaniels said. “Even when you’re tired, or if the game is not going your way, just to get easy points and run the floor for your teammates.” Randle agreed that sometimes he’ll dribble up the floor and no one will be running alongside him, but added there are things he should do differently, as well. “I might get the rebound and I’m probing instead of just pushing and throwing the ball ahead and looking to flatten the defense out that way,” he said. “Or you’re probing instead of punching the gaps, or whatever it is, and you’re letting the defense catch up, so it’s just little things like that.” Minnesota’s best transition groups figure to be those that don’t include Gobert. But those lineups have been hindered by an inability to grab defensive rebounds. That has to be priority No. 1 in any instance; but once that’s secured, there needs to be more urgency to go. As Monday showed, transition offense can be a major feather in the cap of a team that sometimes struggles to score with consistency. For instance, in the first quarter, the Wolves scored just 22 points, but six came in transition. The positive sign for Minnesota is that when the issue was emphasized, players like DiVincenzo made a point to answer the call. “I think playing fast, making quick decisions, letting us use our athleticism and our quick decisions (helps),” DiVincenzo said. “I think when you slow down sometimes, guys kind of get out of rhythm. Playing fast, getting the early transition opportunities, gets everybody going, and then we can play both types of games.”
Mac Jones threw two touchdown passes Sunday and the Jacksonville Jaguars earned a season sweep of the visiting Tennessee Titans with a 20-13 victory. Jones connected on 15 of 22 passes for 174 yards, finding Parker Washington and rookie Bryan Thomas Jr. for scores, as Jacksonville (4-12) left Tennessee (3-13) behind in the AFC South cellar. Cam Little booted field goals of 48 and 44 yards. Mason Rudolph hit 19 of 31 attempts for 193 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Titans, which dropped their fifth consecutive game. Tyjae Spears rushed for 95 yards on 20 carries, playing in place of Tony Pollard (flu/ankle). Jones' 11-yard scoring strike to Thomas with 7:05 left in the game gave the Jaguars a 20-10 lead but Tennessee responded with Matthew Wright's 28-yard field goal at the 2:02 mark. After getting a three-and-out, the Titans had a chance to force overtime and reached the Jacksonville 26. But Rudolph's fourth-down pass intended for Nick Westbrook-Ikhine was knocked down at the goal line with nine seconds left. The pregame storyline concerned which team could benefit most from a loss. Both entered a game behind the New York Giants for the potential No. 1 overall pick in April's NFL Draft. Jacksonville initiated scoring on the game's opening drive, needing to drive only 38 yards on nine plays to set up Little for his first field goal at the 10:46 mark. The Jaguars got into the end zone for the first time with 8:59 left in the half on Jones' 2-yard touchdown pass to Washington, coming five plays after Rudolph tossed a tipped-ball interception. Little's second field goal upped the margin to 13-0 with 2:02 remaining before Tennessee pieced together a two-minute drive that set up Wright for a 39-yard field goal as time expired, making it 13-3 at halftime. The Titans started the second half with their best drive of the game, chewing up 85 yards and eight minutes before Rudolph hit Nick Vannett with an 8-yard strike to cut the margin to 13-10. --Field Level MediaIreland fans face nightmare journey and ticket crunch as Bulgaria venue is confirmed
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Gophers football players are preparing to play Wisconsin for Paul Bunyan’s Axe on Friday, but three key pieces peered beyond the blinders to shore up their commitment to Minnesota on Monday. Quarterback Max Brosmer and offensive lineman Quinn Carroll — two sixth-year seniors — said they will play in the Gophers’ to-be-determined bowl game, bucking a growing trend of players skipping postseason games to prepare for shots in the NFL. ADVERTISEMENT Brosmer, a transfer from FCS-level New Hampshire, said he will “definitely” suit up. “It’s another opportunity for us to play as a team,” said Brosmer, who threw for 2,426 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions in 11 games this season. “It’s a compilation of what you have worked on all season.” Carroll said he respects higher-level prospects who might opt out and protect their draft stock, but he wants to get back to a “standard” of players not skipping the games. “My goal ever since I came here was to be the leader, be the standard all the time, and I don’t want it to become a standard that we don’t play in the bowl game if we have NFL aspirations,” said Carroll, who has played three seasons at Minnesota after three years at Notre Dame. “Obviously it’s different for guys who are maybe touted a little bit higher or think it will be better off for them to start working on the next step, whether that is combine training or what have you. But that is one opportunity that I’m blessed with to play with the guys and I’m going to take full advantage of it.” Left tackle Aireontae Ersery is a prime candidate of a Gophers player who might want to safeguard a higher draft stock and limit injury exposure by sitting out the bowl game. The possible first- or second-round pick has not said what he might do. For example, former U center, John Michael Schmitz opted out of the Pinstripe Bowl in 2022; he was drafted in the second round by the New York Giants. Meanwhile, Gophers fifth-year defensive lineman Jalen Logan-Redding said he will return to Minnesota for 2025, instead of trying his luck in the NFL. “Coming back next year is definitely going to be the best for me and being able to maximize all my opportunities and exhaust eligibility,” Logan-Redding said. Logan-Redding said he talked with fellow D-lineman Deven Eastern, who has one more year remaining, about pairing up in 2025. ADVERTISEMENT “We talk a lot about it,” Logan-Redding said. “... We are excited for it, honestly. Not only continuing to build the D-line, but just continuing to build on the experience that we already have. We’ve seen the amount of destruction that we can create when we are focused. Me, Dev and, of course, (Anthony Smith). He would be pissed if I didn’t shout him out.” Smith, who has two more years of eligibility, has been one of the U’s best players in the last month. He has 23 total pressures and five sacks, including one sack in each of the last three weeks. ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .Today's Wordle is stirring up quite the buzz in the past few hours, with many trying to cross the barrier their own way. If you have still not been able to solve today's Wordle challenge for December 29, we have you covered, as we understand as Wordle fanatics, how frustrating that can be. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for Clues for Wordle today Today's Wordle game has a double letter and the Wordle hint for today is simply 'Music'. Now it is time to wrack your mind a little around this genre, and you will quite easily be able to solve it. If you want to solve it through your own crusade, we suggest you stop reading the article right here. If you still have no clue, here are some spoilers below! What is the Wordle answer for December 29? 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Australia has broken ranks with the United States in its voting alignment at the United Nations as three key resolutions on a Palestinian statehood were put to members on Wednesday. The first and most significant motion was on the creation of a permanent and “ irreversible pathway ” to a Palestinian state to coexist with Israel. Australia voted for the “peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine” along with 156 other nations, with eight voting against, including the US, Hungary, Argentina and Israel, and seven nations abstaining. On the second motion, which pertained to Palestinian representation at the United Nations, Australia abstained. Contrary to anticipations, Australia voted against the third motion to condemn Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights. Australia’s UN Ambassador James Larsen said a two-state solution was the “only hope” for lasting peace. “Our vote today, reflects our determination that the international community again work together towards this goal,” he said. “To that end, we welcome the resolution’s confirmation, that a high level conference be convened in 2025 aimed at the implementation of a two-state solution for the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.” Sky News senior political reporter Trudy McIntosh said it was a “stark contrast” to the US’ remarks at the conference. The US ambassador said the resolutions were “one sided” and would not advance enduring peace in the region. “They only perpetuate long standing divisions at a moment when we urgently need to work together,” the US representative said in a statement. Liberal Senator and former Israel ambassador Dave Sharma said Australia’s drift from supporting the Jewish state in lockstep with the US was “disgraceful”. Mr Sharma said he thought the fundamental cause for Australia’s shift in voting was due to the “growing domestic political movement” which was targeting the government’s support for Israel. “People who are now saying Israel should withdraw from the occupied territories will remember Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. They’ve out of there for almost 20 years. What do they get in return? They got Hamas,” he said. “They got the terrorist attacks of the 7th of October. They got a huge amount of insecurity, which is she talking massive conflict in the Middle East because of that indulgence of fantasy, this idea that you could just hand the case to someone and it didn't matter who. “This is quite a dangerous mindset to be pursuing. It's the triumph of utopianism over reality.” Deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley said the government’s stance on Palestine could “make a difference” to the US, Australia’s strongest ally. “How is this not rewarding terrorists at this point in time?” Ms Ley said. “This fight is not going to make any difference to peace in the Middle East, but it could make a difference to our relationship with the US, our strongest ally.” Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell said there was “no doubt there will be divisions” with US president-elect Donald Trump in the coming years if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is re-elected. "There's no doubt there's going to be some divisions there and Donald Trump, in his first phone call, said, 'we're going to have the perfect friendship', or it's going to be a friendship with a lot of a lot of tensions in it," he said. "If Albanese is re-elected, that first Trump meeting, that will be a hell of a trip to go on, I've got to say, because anything could basically happen." Clennell said the Israel-Palestine matter could become an election issue, despite foreign policy usually being bipartisan in Australia. "If you look at the juxtaposition between Peter Dutton travelling to see Benjamin Netanyahu and the Australian government backing a court which says it would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he came here, it really is extraordinary stuff," Clennell said.
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