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DENVER — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar is doubtful for a game against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night due to a lower-body injury. Makar skated with the team on a limited basis Tuesday morning at Ball Arena. He wasn’t in the lineup for a 4-1 loss to the Kings on Sunday in Los Angeles. Makar leads the league in …

The Lions are adding some depth to their defensive line. Detroit is signing defensive tackle Tyson Alualu, according to agent Kenny Zuckerman. Per Justin Rogers of the Detroit News, Alualu will start out on the Lions’ practice squad. Alualu, 36, spent the last six seasons with the Steelers. He suffered a fractured ankle early on in the 2021 season but …

Tommy DeVito is going remain the New York Giants starting quarterback even though veteran Tyrod Taylor is ready to come off injured reserve. Coach Brian Daboll made the announcement Tuesday morning before the Giants (4-8) started practicing for Monday night’s home game against the Green Bay Packers (6-6). ‘That’s all that matters is that W’ – Giants’ QB Tommy Devito …

Getty Images The trend-setting partnership between CBS Sports and Nickelodeon will continue in two of the most anticipated games left on the 2023 NFL schedule: the “Nickmas” clash between the Chiefs and Raiders on Christmas Day, and Feb. 11’s Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. Now some of the details for the star-studded kids and family-centric broadcasts have been revealed. …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 5, 2023, 01:51 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. BUFFALO — Tage Thompson will return to the Buffalo Sabres lineup on Tuesday when they face the Detroit Red Wings – who are still waiting on Patrick Kane to debut. The Sabres have been missing Thompson the last nine games since …

Bears expected to have interest in Eric Bieniemy if head coach position opens: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears are again enduring another disappointing season, standing 4-8 and nearly locking in two first-round picks in the top 10 of the 2024 NFL draft. If the Bears move on from head coach Matt Eberflus, ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Winners of three straight, the Los Angeles Rams have quickly rebounded from an embarrassing 5-12 season to a potential path to the NFC playoffs with five games left this year. Sean McVay is doing one of his best coaching jobs in his seven years in charge in L.A.  So, how has he done it?  McVay …

Getty Images The New York Jets are once again making changes to their quarterback room. According to CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider Josina Anderson, the Jets are set to release Tim Boyle and sign Brett Rypien off the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.  Boyle was elevated to the starting lineup for the Jets’ two most recent games, replacing the deposed …

The playoff races are starting to heat up in the NFL, as four teams are tied for the No. 5 seed in the AFC and four more are tied for the No. 6 spot in the NFC. The San Francisco 49ers closed within a game of the Philadelphia Eagles for the top spot in the NFC, while the Dallas Cowboys …

Filip Forsberg has been a huge reason why the Nashville Predators are knocking on the door for a playoff spot this season under first-year coach Andrew Brunette. The 29-year-old center has 28 points in 24 games, including a team-leading 13 goals. New general manager Barry Trotz indicated that the Predators were going to be an offensive-oriented team when he hired …

Patriots-Steelers has lowest over/under points total in 30 years originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Last week’s “Thursday Night Football” game was awesome. There were touchdowns galore as the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seattle Seahawks 41-35 in a shootout. This week’s Thursday night matchup, when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the New England Patriots, is expected to be the total opposite. …

Getty Images The Jaguars faced unexpectedly steep competition from the Bengals on Monday night, with fill-in quarterback Jake Browning dicing up Jacksonville’s defense. They also suffered a critical loss at quarterback, with Trevor Lawrence exiting in the fourth quarter after suffering a right ankle injury. A visibly frustrated Lawrence required the help of two trainers to reach the locker room. …

USATSI Matt Eberflus remains the Bears head coach, and in fact has led Chicago to two wins in his last three games on the job. But that’s not stopping the team from exploring potential replacements, including Commanders assistant Eric Bieniemy. The Bears are expected to have interest in Bieniemy as a possible head coach this offseason, according to CBS Sports HQ …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 5, 2023, 01:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. After an exercise exploring the fantasy defense rankings very early this season, I promised we’d come back to the concept at the …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Sunday was a good day for Mike Evans, who caught the longest touchdown of his NFL career for the go-ahead score as he went 75 yards in the Bucs’ much-needed win against the Panthers. Moments after the touchdown, he also reached what has become an annual celebration for Bucs fans: Mike Evans reaching 1,000 receiving …