This week, BetOnline released updated odds to win the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble, the annual event in which the winner earns a world championship match at the main event of WrestleMania.
The 2025 Royal Rumble is of increased interest in the mainstream. One, it will be the first Royal Rumble (Feb. 1) after WWE Raw moves to Netflix (Jan. 6). Second, it will be the final Royal Rumble in which John Cena, who is retiring next year, will participate. Third, The Rock is favored to win the match.
Here’s a look at the odds:
In storyline, The Rock should win.
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Here’s how things are looking for the Crimson Tide after early National Signing Day.
The Alabama Crimson Tide got some good news on Wednesday, as 2025 five-star defensive back Dijon Lee and five-star offensive lineman Michael Carroll signed with the program, despite getting significant interest from other schools leading up to early National Signing Day.
Lee, a 6’4”, 190-pound cornerback, is the No. 3 cornerback in the 2025 class and the top recruit in the state of California, attending Mission Viejo High School.
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Bucky Irving is the rookie RB who squeezes every yard out of every run
If you were to ask me who is among the top-10 in Broken Tackle and Missed Tackle Rate for all NFL running backs with at least 60 carries, I would probably give you the basic answers. Kenneth Walker, James Conner, David Montgomery. The usual.
Bucky Irving is seventh on that list, which made me do a little bit of a double take. As a matter of fact, Irving is third in the NFL in Yards After Contact per attempt.
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Ahead of this week’s DP World Tour event in South Africa, Will Zalatoris revealed that he added some muscle.
During the pandemic, Bryson DeChambeau reportedly consumed 6,000 calories daily, ate four eggs for breakfast, and drank a half-dozen protein shakes. He would also test his limits through a complex workout regimen, as he wanted to add muscle. DeChambeau hoped to become stronger, which would thus translate to generating greater swing speed and, consequently, longer drives.
Suffice to say the Jets and Giants’ jobs aren’t attractive with no QB of the future on either roster. But even the Cowboys’ job has a red flag with Dak’s bloated contract.
The Dan Le Batard Show crew dives into the cont
It’s that time of year when NFL teams and especially their fans are starting to look at playoff scenarios to understand what needs to happen to clinch a spot in the postseason. Or not.
The NFL has already done all the figuring for us, and will continue to do that until the end of the regular-season.
So here are the NFL’s playoff scenarios going into Week 14:
AFC
CLINCHED:
Buffalo Bills (10-2) – AFC East.
Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) – playoff berth.
Scenario: Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4); Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC.
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If there’s an early winner on National Signing Day, it’s the Ducks.
If there’s an early winner on National Signing Day, it’s the Oregon Ducks, who just managed to flip five-star cornerback Na’eem Offord and five-star quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele on Wednesday, adding two major pieces to an already stellar 2025 recruiting class.
Offord, the No.
Tony Finau at the 2024 Presidents Cup. | Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images
A report from Golfweek silenced the rumors about Tony Finau’s pending move to LIV Golf.
After the Hero World Challenge replaced Tony Finau with Sepp Straka in its 20-man field at the last minute, many figured Finau would join LIV Golf in the ensuing days.
But that rumor has been put to bed. According to Adam Schupak of Golfweek, Finau withdrew from the Hero World Challenge because he had surgery on Oct. 15. The operation repaired a torn meniscus and cleaned up cartilage.
There have been countless tributes to late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew after the two were tragically killed by a drunk driver while riding their bikes over the offseason.
Still, one game that a lot of people had circled on the calendar was Tuesday night’s meeting between the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets, the two teams Gaudreau played for during his career.
While the two teams met last week in what turned into a slugfest, the game in Calgary was especially notable given that’s where Gaudreau spent most of his career.