3+ min ago (310+ words) The post Alabama's Kalen DeBoer drops truth nuke on Ty Simpson's clutch 4th-down game-winner appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Alabama football team fans could finally exhale by the time the clock hit zero at Jordan-Hare. What looked like a routine blowout at 17-0 turned into another Iron Bowl anxiety test, with Auburn clawing back to tie the game 20-20 in the fourth quarter. With a trip to the SEC title game hanging in the balance, the Alabama football team needed one more answer on offense, and Ty Simpson delivered it. Alabama was backed into a 4th-and-2 from the Auburn 6 with 3:50 remaining, a classic "kick or go" moment. Kalen DeBoer kept the offense on the field, trusted his quarterback, and watched Simpson hit Isaiah Horton for the go-ahead touchdown. It was their third scoring connection of the night, but by far the biggest....

9+ min ago (313+ words) On paper, it doesn't stand out as a marquee matchup: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers. But in Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season, there's plenty at stake for the NFC West and NFC South divisional races as well as the overall playoff picture. The Rams enter the day at 9-2. The Panthers are 6-6. MORE:Yale completes an insane, historic comeback in FCS Playoffs Here's what's at stake: The Rams are currently a game clear of the Seahawks in the NFC West, leading 9-2 to 8-3. The 49ers aren't far behind at 8-4. So the only way for L.A. to guarantee a divisional lead at the end of the day is to win. The Rams also currently have a half-game edge on the 9-3 Bears for the NFC's top seed. So a win by Los Angeles on Sunday improves them to 10-2 and keeps them in contention for the…...

11+ min ago (350+ words) Bill Belichick and Deion Sanders are two of the most prominent head coaches in all of college football. Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach with the New England Patriots, is in Year 1 at North Carolina. He's one of the highest-paid head coaches in the sport. Belichick reportedly earns $10 million. He accepted the UNC Tar Heels job roughly one year ago, after failing to land an NFL gig. Sanders, meanwhile, is in Year 3 at Colorado. He, too, is very highly paid, earning close to $10 million per season. But are they living up to their salaries? So far, the answer is no. Deion Sanders and Bill Belichick just wrapped up what could only be described as "disastrous" 2025 college football seasons: North Carolina went 4-8 Belichick is his usual, soft-spoken self. "Last Bill Belichick presser of the season. Run time: four minutes. Declined…...

21+ min ago (257+ words) Jemele Hill isn't happy with Stephen A. Smith. The former ESPN star was coworkers with Smith for several years at The Worldwide Leader in Sports. Hill and Smith didn't interact on the air too much, though they did overlap on some shows. Hill ultimately landed the 6 p.m. E.T. SportsCenter with Michael Smith, though that show didn't last long. Hill left the company a short time after. But Stephen A. Smith has been very prominent in his boasting about the help he has given to others in the industry. He's taken partial credit for the rise of some prominent sports media personalities. Hill takes issue with that. Hill appeared on'The Dan Le Batard Show'on Wednesday. Hill is acknowledging that Smith played a role in helping her career, as he's done with others, but she feels that it's "unbecoming" for him to brag so much about…...

23+ min ago (145+ words) It has been a wretched winter for Liverpool as they endure their worst run of form since 1953 with nine losses in 12 games across all competitions. That has coincided with Alexander Isak's struggles, but it appears fortunes are changing today for both team and player. English football's most expensive-ever footballer ended a 381 minute wait for a first Premier League goal with a finish we have become so accustomed to over recent years. After a nice ball from Florian Wirtz found Cody Gakpo, the Dutchman cut the ball back for Isak, who guided the ball beautifully into the bottom corner. His strike now makes it six against West Ham in the league - his joint-most against any side - and could set the Reds on the way to a precious win. Can Isak and Liverpool build on the breakthrough? " BEN STANSALL - AFP or licensors...

35+ min ago (785+ words) The post Jimmy Butler's "principled' approach gives a preview of Warriors' offense without Steph Curry appeared first on ClutchPoints. SAN FRANCISCO" Most of the Golden State Warriors' 104-96 victory over the rudderless New Orleans Pelicans was ugly. Very ugly. Without Stephen Curry, who will miss the next couple of games with a left quad contusion, the Dubs shot 2-of-22 from beyond the arc in the first half and only 25.5% from there for the whole game. They entered the fourth quarter leading by only a point and needed a late 12-0 run to put away a 3-17 team who had already fired their head coach. However, for as ugly as the Curry-less Warriors' offense looked for most of the night, it wasn't because Jimmy Butler wasn't imposing his will on the game. "I'm sure he'll be sore tomorrow, but yeah, I asked him what…...

38+ min ago (415+ words) The LSU Tigers and head coach Kim Mulkey continued to make history Saturday night with a 112-35 victory over Washington State in the championship game of the Paradise Jam tournament's Reef Division. It was the eighth consecutive game in which the Tigers have scored 100 or more points. On Friday, they broke an NCAA record that stood for 43 years with their seventh straight 100-point game. In 1982, Louisiana Tech recorded six straight 100-point games before going on to win the inaugural NCAA women's basketball championship. That Bulldogs team was led by none other than Mulkey, who was an All-American point guard and has coached the Tigers to a 8-0 start this season. The winner of six NCAA national championships as a player and coach, Mulkey is used to setting standards. She won titles as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech in 1988, as the head…...

46+ min ago (328+ words) Ruben Amorim praised the improvement of forward Joshua Zirkzee after he netted for the first time in just under a year as Manchester United earned a valuable three points at Crystal Palace. Zirkzee levelled for the visitors after Jean-Philippe Mateta's first-half penalty, before Mason Mount went on to win the game for United just past the hour mark. The victory moves Amorim's men back into the top six and the Portuguese coach was quick to praise 24-year-old Zirkzee after a difficult spell. "Scoring is important but it's not just the goals," he explained. "They give confidence but Joshua has also improved a lot in how he holds the ball. That should give him a lot of confidence. He influences the game and that's important to our game. He needs to maintain that level in training. "It's the runs and you…...

47+ min ago (237+ words) A former NFL referee has admitted that a mistake was made in the Ohio State at Michigan game on Saturday. Ohio State topped Michigan, 27-9, at The Big House in Ann Arbor. The Buckeyes ended Michigan's four game winning streak in the rivalry. Ohio State finished the regular season at 12-0, heading into the Big Ten Championship Game. The Buckeyes will be taking on Indiana next weekend. But during Saturday's game at The Big House, the referees appeared to make a big mistake, failing to act on an ejection-worthy play. Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham made contact with a referee in the first half. He hit his helmet into the referee's face, while complaining about a no-call. However, he was not ejected. Instead, he drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The Maryland transfer was allowed to remain in the game. But should that…...

52+ min ago (365+ words) The post Ole Miss football moves back team meeting with Lane Kiffin set to bolt for LSU appeared first on ClutchPoints. Lane Kiffin is set to have the CFB world on their toes as he is supposed to be making an announcement for where he will be coaching next. Ole Miss football has made sure to accommodate him, and they've already moved their team meeting around, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel. "Sources tell me and [Marty Smith] that the Ole Miss team meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. EST has been moved. It's set to be held later in the day," Thamel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Instead of 10 a.m., the meeting will now take place at 1 p.m., which means that people will have to wait even longer to see what decision Kiffin will make. If it hasn't gotten out now, many people believe that…...