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Philadelphia is rocking as Jalen Hurts & Co. look to lead the Eagles back to the Super Bowl, but a ferocious Niners defense stands in the way.

The running back was limited in practice throughout the week.
The 49ers announced running back Christian McCaffrey is active for the NFC championship game on Sunday. However, backup running back Elijah Mitchell is officially inactive.
McCaffrey had been dealing all week with a calf contusion that kept him out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday and limited him during Friday’s practice. However, the star running back never doubted his ability to play and had said he expected to suit up in Philadelphia.

“Overrated” chants filled the Bryce-Jordan Center on Sunday afternoon, as Penn State students looked for something interesting to partake in, as their team’s game had already been well decided. Michigan looked to rebound after its 75-70 loss to Purdue on Thursday night, but the Wolverines didn’t even come remotely close to winning Sunday’s game. Here are three takeaways from the 83-61 blowout loss.

Jalen Pickett dropped a team-high 25 points in the Penn State Nittany Lions’ 83-61 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.

Brock Purdy sits down with Erin Andrews as Purdy talks about the motivation that fueled him on NFL Draft night and the Super Bowl aspirations that the San Francisco 49ers have.

Jim Harbaugh has found a new leader for his signal-callers after a high-profile dismissal of the previous job-holder.
Michigan promoted offensive analyst Kirk Campbell to quarterbacks coach, the school announced, replacing Matt Weiss, who was fired last week amid a police investigation.
Campbell came to Michigan in 2022 after spending two years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Old Dominion. Prior to his stint with the Monarchs, Campbell was an offensive analyst at Penn State.

The Serbian star now holds a record 10 Australian Open titles and is tied for the most Grand Slam men’s singles titles at 22.
Novak Djokovic won his 10th Australian Open title and his 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday, and the tennis world jumped to congratulate the Serbian on his incredible feat.
The 35-year-old extended his own record for the most Australian Open singles titles, and now he has tied Rafael Nadal for the all-time Grand Slam men’s record.
Djokovic even sported a jacket with “22” emblazoned on the front while celebrating his victory.

This is one strange viral meme.
Every once in a while, a relatively simple joke goes viral on Twitter and leads to a boatload of memes from all corners of the sports world. Exactly that happened over the weekend, involving various athletes and famous actress Margot Robbie.
On Friday, a Blue Jays podcast tweeted that TMZ was reporting starting pitcher Mitch White had begun dating Robbie. However, there is no evidence anywhere that TMZ reported anything like that.
Nevertheless, the tweet went viral and has led to myriad accounts linking Robbie to their favorite sports figures.

The “FOX NFL Kickoff” crew discuss who is the biggest X-factor in the NFC Championship between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers.

Arkansas gymnastics beat LSU for the first time since 2012 on Saturday night in front of a record-breaking crowd at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville. However, in the process, its fanbase got absolutely torched for its poor attempt at a ‘Swag Surf.’
Fans packed into the gym for program’s first-ever sellout crowd (7,147) to watch the Razorbacks beat the Tigers by a margin of less than .250 of a point.

First sellout. New Barnhill attendance record. New program high score.
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