#player-injuries

#player-injuries

Absolutely not. I don't think anyone is but I don't really know when else to put it in to be honest. I mean you're asking players to cut their offseason short when everyone's just had competitions and Euros and traveling across the world. And then we come in after very limited time off and have to play again.

The injuries and lukewarm interest for Davis and Morant could remove two top trade candidates from the board until the offseason. As for Antetokounmpo, team sources told ESPN's Jamal Collier earlier this month that the Bucks are actively looking for trades to improve around their two-time MVP. But with Antetokounmpo out for an extended period because of a calf injury, will Milwaukee stay cautious and regroup in the offseason?

It feels great to be back with the guys,

"Richarlison unfortunately got a hamstring injury that will keep him out for up to seven weeks," Frank told reporters. "Hey, it is what it is. "We are in the market, as I said many times, to see if we can improve the squad, but it needs to be something that will improve the squad in the short and long term.

Also on this day in Dodgers history - but in 2010 -- the Dodgers avoided salary arbitration with Matt Kemp by agreeing to a two-year, $10.95 million contract. Kemp was coming off a career season in which he batted .297/.352/.490 with 25 doubles, seven triples, 26 home runs, 101 RBI and 34 stolen bases over 668 plate appearances (162 games). He finished 10th in National League MVP voting that year while also winning his first career Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards.

Everybody knows Josh Allen's as tough as a fast-food steak. That's how Tim McCarver once described a banged-up-but-game George Brett during a baseball broadcast, and that's what I was thinking all Sunday afternoon as I watched a banged-up-but-game Allen and his like-minded, like-wounded Buffalo Bills overcome both the Jacksonville Jaguars and their own sorry playoff history with a 27-24 wild-card weekend win.

Back to work! Thirteen days after the final match of 2025, head coach Vincent Kompany welcomed the FC Bayern players back to Säbener Straße on Saturday for the first team training session of the new year. Sunshine and snow made it a winter wonderland in Munich, as Harry Kane and Co gathered on the pitch in thick layers but in good spirits.

"We are going [with] no [fresh] issues, no different issues, Amorim said the pre-match press conference on Friday. We're going to see tomorrow, we have one more training. I don't think so, that anyone is going to recover, but we'll see. This means the clash against Leeds comes too soon for captain Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and defensive pair Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt."

Nikola Jokic injured his knee on Monday night and is expected to miss the next month, which has a profound impact on the NBA MVP race. In the short term, it narrows the field down to one huge favorite in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. But in the long run, this trend of injuries could end up widening the field to include players previously not even in the hunt.

In his 13 games since returning from a complicated right wrist injury, Jalen Williams is averaging 17.3 points on 45% shooting, a small step down from his 21.6 points on 48.4% a season ago. Williams remains a high-impact two-way wing, chipping in five assists, five rebounds and nearly two steals per night. But the next progression in his return to All-NBA third-team form is a bump in his scoring and shooting production. He's taking two fewer 3s and making one fewer per game.

William Nylander is day-to-day still, so we will see. He is doing better, but he is still day-to-day. He is out today. Auston Matthews will be a game-time decision (due to the injury from the blocked shot in Detroit). Chris Tanev has a lower-body injury. It is not the same injury as before. He is getting evaluated today, so we will have a better timeline tomorrow or later today.

It's been an unpredictable and exciting college football season, and with the start of the College Football Playoff this weekend, it's now coming to a close. The first-round slate, with four games spread over Friday and Saturday, seems to be set up for two tight games and two blowouts. But this is the playoffs and anything can happen, especially when one heavy favorite is missing its head coach.

When the Dolphins run: Miami running back De'Von Achane remains the NFL leader in yards per carry, at 5.8. The Dolphins maintained a decent run-pass ratio in the first half while the loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers was still tight and low-scoring, but Achane only ended up with 12 carries, amassing 60 yards on those. Jaylen Wright was back to being a non-factor, with just one carry despite rookie Ollie Gordon II hurting his ankle.