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Season unravels for some NFL teams

Wouldn’t you know it? The season of the kicker came down to a missed kick. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell hadn’t missed an extra point all season until Ravens safety Kevon Johnson got a hand on the PAT after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds left ...

Cowboys fire DC Matt Eberflus

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys fired first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after they allowed the most points and intercepted the fewest passes in franchise history. It’s the second consecutive season in which Eberflus has been fired. He was let go midseason in 2024, his third year as coach of the Chicago Bears. The 55-year-old’s fate appeared sealed before Sunday’s finale. Dallas’ 34-17 loss at the New York Giants set a club record as the ninth game of allowing at least 30 points. Elsewhere in the NFL: - The Detroit Lions fired offensive coordinator John ...

Metcalf relieved Steelers still alive

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf returned to work on Monday, relieved that his team’s season is still alive following his two-game suspension for making contact with a fan in Detroit last month. The Steelers won the AFC North with a heart-stopping 26-24 win over ...

Steelers’ Tomlin not affected by what-if scenarios

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t into “what-ifs?” There’s really no point. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could wring his hands over the impossibly thin line between victory and defeat, one his team received an up-close look at yet again in a riveting 26-24 win over Baltimore on ...

Six NFL teams looking for coaches

A rundown of the NFL head coach firings, with three Black Monday dismissals and one on Sunday night increasing the number of job openings to six for the 2025 season. Cardinals, Jonathan Gannon Arizona came into the season with high hopes of contending in the NFC West but finished with just ...

NHL alum, Hall of Famer Bob Pulford dies

Bob Pulford, a Hockey Hall of Fame player who went on to a lengthy career as a coach and general manager, has died. He was 89. A spokesperson for the NHL Alumni Association said the organization learned of Pulford’s death from his family. Pulford helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup four times during his 14-year stretch with them from 1956-70. He spent two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings in the early ‘70s before coaching them for the following five years. Pulford then ran the Chicago Blackhawks’ front office as general manager or senior vice president of hockey ...