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Pretty big news week, and we got you covered, with the big post-holiday return of the print mailbag …
From Justin Mason (@Masonjt24): Do you think the current GM in Carolina will remain in Carolina at season’s end? Could Adam Peters replace him?
Justin, I think all things are on the table, and I don’t think anything has been decided yet.
Because David Tepper just went through it, there’s already a working list—he interviewed Kellen Moore, Sean Payton, Mike Kafka, Ken Dorsey, Ejiro Evero, Shane Steichen, Steve Wilks, and Jim Caldwell before hiring Frank Reich in January.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2023. Below are links to each story related to the announcement.
Deion Sanders Is SI’s 2023 Sportsperson of the Year

Sanders has quickly become ingratiated in Boulder’s community while bringing Colorado’s football program into a new, exciting era.
Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

In less than a year, Coach Prime has not only transformed a moribund Colorado football program.

The photo shoot was progressing the way they often do, becoming a war of wills pitting the perfectionists with the cameras and the lighting and the smoke machine against the impatient subjects arrayed in front of them. Between poses, Deion Sanders was getting fidgety.
The coach of Colorado was surrounded by his people: His agent, the school’s chancellor and athletic director, and 99-year-old superfan Peggy Coppom were among the entourage. As the photo crew pored over details, Sanders lobbed one-liners at his sons—social media maven Deion Jr.

There was a time when I hated Deion Sanders. To be clear: It wasn’t Deion the man. It was Deion the competitor. Deion the opponent.
After he came into the NFL with the Falcons we went at each other twice a year for five seasons as rivals in the NFC West. I couldn’t sleep the night before when I knew he’d be covering me. If Deion was on the opposite side, you knew it was going down the next day.

Sanders was named to the Pro Bowl in four of his five seasons with the Cowboys, and was named to the All-Pro First Team three times in Dallas.

Thousands of allegedly stolen files, James Dolan and a tension-filled history between two NBA franchises: Here’s everything you need to know about the legal war between the Knicks and the Raptors — and where it goes from here.

What did Bill Belichick used to say when the Patriots weren’t the laughingstock of the league? The NFL season doesn’t begin until after Thanksgiving.
Something like that, I think. Bill was right then and he’s right now. The NFL season is about to turn the page to December, which means it’s about to get real. The Josh Dobbs story was cute for a few weeks in November, but now he might get benched.
That’s what happens this time of year — the pretenders inevitably show themselves and the actual contenders become clearer by the week.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan hopes to reach a potential alliance with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and a deal with at least one other investor before the end of the year.

RHP Nick Martinez and the Reds are in agreement on a two-year, $26 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first year, sources told ESPN.

The PGA Tour and Saudi PIF set a deadline of Dec. 31 to reach an agreement on their proposed merger, and despite that date swiftly approaching, Tour commissioner Jay Monahan still has faith the two sides will make it happen.
The ‘it’ in this equation is still mostly a mystery, but it appears that the golf world will know much more before the calendar flips to 2024.

People often say that real football in the NFL doesn’t truly start until Thanksgiving week. Perhaps that’s true because many offenses appeared to be in sync during Week 12.
The Eagles and Bills delivered a thrilling overtime game that saw a combined total of 71 points. Those were two of seven teams that cracked 30 points last week, including the 45 points the Cowboys dropped on the Commanders on Thanksgiving.
Also, my tactic of going with five under bets last week failed miserably. Only the Panthers and Titans came through for me.