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Bill Belichick wasn’t a part of the College Football Playoff on the field or sideline this season due to a disappointing 4-8 record in his first season as North Carolina’s head coach. However, he will be a presence during Monday’s CFP national championship game as a broadcaster.
ESPN announced on Friday that Belichick will be a part of ACC Network’s coverage of the matchup between No. 10 Miami and No.

Veteran catcher J.T. Realmuto agreed to a $45 million, three-year contract to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.
Realmuto can earn an additional $5 million annually in bonuses, the person said.
A three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, Realmuto made his decision a month after designated hitter Kyle Schwarber also chose to remain with the Phillies, agreeing to a $150 million, five-year deal.

On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks announced their selection of game captains ahead of Saturday’s divisional playoff matchup vs. the San Francisco 49ers.
This week’s captains are wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, cornerback Devon Witherspoon, and fullback Brady Russell. Smith-Njigba and Russell will both be wearing the “C” for the fourth time this season, while Witherspoon has earned his second game captain selection for 2025. Of the three, only Russell has ties to the state of California, having been born in Camp Pendleton before moving to Fort Collins, Co.

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Lewis Hamilton will have a new race engineer talking to him over the radio in Formula 1 after Riccardo Adami was moved to another role with Ferrari.
Race engineers are the staff members most often in contact with drivers on track, discussing race incidents, car setup and strategy. The radio chatter between Hamilton and Adami came in for scrutiny during the British driver’s disappointing 2025 season.

As for his own time in Los Angeles, Harden seemed to dispel any notion that he’d want to leave his hometown amid the Clippers’ early-season struggles. “It’s hard to explain,” Harden said. “Being at home, that’s like the opportunity of a lifetime for me. Just be able to hoop in front of my family, friends, people I grew up with, people that raised me. It’s a different feeling. So as much as people talk all the time. That’s social media, that’s what people’s jobs are to talk.

Duke starting quarterback Darian Mensah is entering the transfer portal. Mensah’s decision comes less than a month after he chose to return to school instead of entering the draft.

New York Rangers GM Chris Drury sent a letter to fans saying that the team will embark on retooling the roster.

You know how you know someone really messed up bad?  When they release a statement that they wrote in the Apple Notes app? 
Well, the sports world’s version of that is a GM penning an open letter to fans on team letterhead, and that’s what New York Rangers GM Chris Drury sent out on Friday afternoon.
The team has lost its last five games, which included a 10-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday and an 8-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

As the point-shaving scandal continues to swirl and rock college basketball (and sports in general), many people are trying to wrap their heads around the insanity of it all.
As many as 17 Division I teams have been named in the indictments, and there is a good chance the list is far from exhaustive.
While many in the sports world can’t come to terms with why college athletes would risk it all for a point-shaving scheme, one man who is intimately familiar with the game of college basketball weighed in and nailed the “why” of it all.

Michigan State football has re-extended an offer to a big-time athlete prospect currently committed to an ACC school.
Tristin Hughes of Rocky River, Ohio announced on Friday that he has been re-offered by the new Michigan State football coaching staff. Hughes posted on his social media X account to announce this notable re-offer from the Spartans, which included a picture of Michigan State head coach Pat Fitzgerald in person for the re-offer.
Hughes was initially offered by the previous Michigan State coaching staff in November. He is currently committed to Syracuse.