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The NFL's best player through 14 games is ...? Barnwell stacks MVP candidates and picks the winner
Let's make the MVP cases for 15 players -- including a ranking of the top five.[read more]

Our guide to every Week 15 NFL game: Matchup previews, predictions and what's at stake
Who can improve their chances of making the playoffs? And who is likely out? Picks, predictions and stats for every Week 15 game.[read more]

As responsibilities evolve, MLB manager salaries still lag behind top coaches in other sports
From new hires to award winners, big paydays continue to allude most skippers. What gives?[read more]

MLB winter meetings winners, losers and head-scratching moves
We debate our favorite (and least favorite) moves of the week -- and what's ahead.[read more]

After epic World Series, Dodgers and Blue Jays could also rule MLB offseason
Baseball insiders were abuzz over L.A. and Toronto at this week's winter meetings, as both have the money -- and pull -- to dominate the winter.[read more]

5 early lessons: Real vs. pretend contenders, more
Michigan is better than expected. Kentucky is worse. And Duke headlines an ACC that looks as if it's "back."[read more]

Power Rankings: The 4-team race for No. 1
Arizona, Duke, Michigan and Iowa State each have legitimate cases to top this week's edition. Which prevailed?[read more]

Dates for Georgia-Bama, LSU-Ole Miss and every other SEC game in 2026
Find out when every SEC game will be, including Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford and Georgia's trip to Alabama.[read more]

Trade tiers: Could we see another superstar on the move?
Here's a way-too-early look at the shocking superstar possibilities, pending free agents and more.[read more]

NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, plus fantasy hockey panic or patience
The Caps, Flyers and Leafs rise this week, while the Wild, Devils and Senators fall off a bit.[read more]