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Damonza talks a page out of the Spotify handbook and present Nick with his ‘Wrapped’ list for the NFL season. They take a look at his best bets, including inspired divisional game picks, and his same game parlays. And examining Nicks’ worst bets gives the team another opportunity to poke fun at him for his faith in Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars, and why the phrase ‘It smells like 5-0″ led to an 0-17 record for Nick.

Is it starting to look more and more like the Cincinnati Bengals can’t lose this Wild Card game against the Baltimore Ravens? After Lamar Jackson takes to Twitter to update fans on his injury, effectively ruling himself out for Sundays match, many are picking Joe Burrow to dominate this weekend, and move the Bengals on in the playoffs… but Craig Carton explains why that thinking may not be wise, and lays out what the future looks like for Lamar and the Ravens.

Yesterday Craig Carton made a case for the New York Giants putting the Minnesota Vikings on upset alert heading into Wild Card Weekend, but it turns out that take wasn’t so hot. Daniel Jones’ Giants are now widely considered the best upset pick of the weekend, and Craig and Greg Jennings break down the ins and outs of why the Vikings shouldn’t be underestimated.

Everyone seemed to have an opinion about Shannon Sharpe ghosting Skip Bayless on ‘Undisputed’ the morning after his co-host sent a questionable tweet just moments after the Damar Hamlin incident. Either you agreed with Sharpe no-showing on Bayless or you didn’t – there was no middle ground – and Stephen A. Smith is among the latter crowd.
Bayless’ tweet that sent Sharpe and millions of other Americans over the edge questioned how the NFL could postpone the Bills-Bengals game after Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field.

The team has had to forfeit its last three games after a strenuous workout left players sidelined.

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A Division III men’s basketball coach will return to the program following an investigation into a strenuous practice that resulted in the hospitalization of multiple players.
Concordia University Chicago’s Steve Kolar will reassume his position as head coach in the coming days after the school conducted an internal inquiry into the late December practice, according to CBS 2 Chicago.

The former Dolphins coach is getting head coaching looks once again.
The Cardinals have reached out to the Steelers for permission to interview defensive assistant Brian Flores for their head coaching job, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. 
Arizona entered the coaching market after firing Kliff Kingsbury earlier this week. He compiled a 28-37-1 record in four NFL seasons, going a career-worst 4–13 in 2022. 
Flores would bring experience to an Arizona club struggling to progress after committing to Kyler Murray as its franchise quarterback.

The outfielder spent nine years on Pittsburgh to begin his career.
Andrew McCutchen is headed back to where it all started. The veteran outfielder is signing a deal with the Pirates, the same team with which he broke out as an MLB star, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Pittsburgh is reportedly signing McCutchen to a one year deal, pending a physical.
The Pirates drafted McCutchen in the first round of the 2005 MLB draft, and the outfielder would become a franchise cornerstone.

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From the Jaguars’ complete turnaround to Mr. Irrelevant leading the Niners into the postseason, here are the five most improbable teams of Wild Card weekend
One of the great things about sports is that while everyone has their opinions and predictions and proclamations, you never truly know what will happen over the course of a season. We needn’t look further for examples than the 2023 NFL Playoffs.