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Two games featuring NFC rivals and AFC upstarts kick off the NFL playoffs.
With 18 weeks of NFL regular season play in the books, the playoffs start on Saturday, Jan. 14 with a pair of wild-card round games. This year, wild-card weekend will run from Saturday through Monday, with Fox, CBS, NBC and ESPN/ABC all broadcasting NFL playoff games. Saturday features games from both the AFC and NFC: one battle between two upstart franchises, and another between division rivals. The Seahawks travel to the 49ers in the afternoon, followed by a prime-time matchup between the Jaguars and Chargers.

The Lafayette, La. native was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2022.
LSU quarterback Walker Howard is wasting little time finding and engaging with potential new homes after entering the transfer portal Friday.
Howard began a visit to Ole Miss Friday and is expected to visit TCU “at some point over the weekend,” according to Friday afternoon reports from 247Sports’s Chris Hummer and David Johnson.
A native of Lafayette, La., Howard committed to play for the Tigers in June 2020. He was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2022, ranked 49th in that year’s SI99.

For the first couple of offseasons, the Falcons front office had to sign veterans to short-term, team-friendly deals as they navigated a mess of a …

After working alongside Nick Saban for five years at Alabama, including the last four as defensive coordinator, Pete Golding is leaving for greener …

Coming off a first career All-Star season, Tony Gonsolin was among the arbitration-eligible players who was tendered a contract by the Los Angeles …

John Collins has been on the trading block for months. Friday night, the Atlanta Hawks were just happy he was on the low block.

The Michigan head coach is currently a candidate for multiple NFL jobs.
Once again, NFL teams are considering Jim Harbaugh for their head coach openings, which means Michigan could be in the market for a new coach.
After making back-to-back College Football Playoffs, Michigan would have a tough task trying to replace Harbaugh. Therefore, former Wolverine wide receiver Braylon Edwards said he “wouldn’t” be opposed to Michigan hiring Urban Meyer.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has not shied away from making his frustration felt about the team’s losing ways this season.

Tensions boiled over late in Friday night’s rout in Sacramento.
Tensions boiled over late in Friday night’s game between the Kings and the Rockets, leading to a scuffle that resulted in players being separated and four ejections.
Less than a minute into the fourth quarter with Sacramento leading by 18, Kings guard Malik Monk and Rockets guard Garrison Matthews chased a loose ball into the backcourt. While scrambling for the ball, Matthews appeared to hip-check Monk out of the way, drawing a loose-ball foul.

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Are the Minnesota Vikings lucky or good?
Despite finishing the regular season with a 13-4 record, the Minnesota Vikings are mostly an afterthought in the NFC playoffs. The Philadelphia Eagles look like a Super Bowl favorite, the San Francisco 49ers are riding Mr. Irrelevant, Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers barely made the playoffs, Dallas always gets attention as America’s team, Brian Daboll has the New York Giants back in the playoffs, while the Russell Wilson-less Seattle team grabbed the last playoff spot.