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🏈 Good morning to all, however particularly to …

THE HOUSTON TEXANS

The Texans trounced the listless Cowboys, 34-10, a a lot wanted win after shedding three of their final 4.

• Joe Mixon did many of the injury on the bottom, speeding for 109 yards and three touchdowns in tying the franchise document.
• Marquee offseason signing Danielle Hunter had two sacks, and Derek Barnett put the sport to mattress with a strip sack of Cooper Rush and a fumble return landing after Jalen Pitre pressured one other fumble … on … the … similar … play.
• Whereas C.J. Stroud was up and down once more, it was an excellent signal to see Nico Collins return; he had 4 catches for 54 yards in his first recreation in over a month.

Stroud’s struggles — particularly in gentle of his marvelous rookie season — are regarding, as is a scuffling offensive line. However at 7-4, the Texans have a agency grasp on the AFC South, and so they’ll be ready to make noise within the playoffs.

👍Honorable mentions

• Kristaps Porzingis was assigned to the Celtics‘ G League staff as he works his method again from an ankle damage.
• The Lakers are planning a Pat Riley statue.
• The USMNT cruised previous Jamaica, 4-2, (5-2 on mixture) to advance to the Concacaf Nations League semifinals. Christian Pulisic opened the scoring, the People picked up an personal purpose, and Ricardo Pepi made it 3-0 earlier than halftime. Tim Weah roofed a half-volley for the hosts’ remaining tally of the evening.
• Juan Soto is assembly with the Dodgers. Sure, actually.
• No. 18 Military revealed its uniforms for the annual recreation in opposition to Navy.
• This is the boys’s faculty basketball AP Prime 25 and Coaches Ballot and the ladies’s AP Prime 25.
• Listed here are some Orioles offseason targets.
• Jack Maloney‘s first 2025 WNBA mock draft is out.
• This is the USWNT roster for a pair of friendlies in just a few weeks.
• Alex Ovechkin has scored 5 objectives in two days in his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky‘s profession objectives mark.

🏈 And never such an excellent morning for …

THE DALLAS COWBOYS

Final week, I promised I would not function the Cowboys prominently on this publication anymore. However there was just one recreation final evening, the Cowboys misplaced badly — once more — and a piece of their stadium’s roof fell onto the sphere pregame. Jerry Jones stated there was “no danger in any respect.” After the sport, the Texans trolled the Cowboys.

Very like that sheet of steel was, Dallas’ season is in full free fall.

👎 Not so honorable mentions

• Can Bryce Underwood save Brian Kelly‘s job at LSU?
• The Bears say the Packers dedicated a penalty on their game-saving blocked discipline purpose.
• The Rays‘ deal for a brand new stadium is on skinny ice. Is relocation subsequent?
• Florida Atlantic fired Tom Herman.
• So lengthy, Minute Maid Park. The Astros‘ house has a new identify.

🏈 What is going to tonight’s Faculty Soccer Playoff Rankings, bracket appear to be?

After one other weekend of insanity — and with simply two weeks left within the common season — one other essential Faculty Soccer Playoff Rating and bracket emerges tonight. Brad Crawford predicted what issues will appear to be come Choice Day, and he has a brand new No. 1: Ohio State.

The Buckeyes have loads of work to do to get there, beginning with beating an undefeated Indiana staff this weekend. However this recreation may imply much more for the Hoosiers, Brad writes.

• Crawford: “It is crucial that Indiana — because the Hoosiers have not overwhelmed a ranked staff this season and won’t have an advantageous energy of schedule — play effectively in opposition to the Buckeyes. A blowout loss would doubtless be sufficient for the choice committee to second-guess the 11-1 document in favor of one other at-large SEC choice. Proper now I’ve Tennessee because the odd staff out on the bubble, however relaxation assured Volunteers followers are rooting for a massacre of an Ohio State win on Saturday.”

We even have up to date variations of the CBS Sports activities 134 and Brandon Marcello’s Energy Rankings.

Brad put only one Huge 12 staff — Colorado, because the No. 12 seed — in his projections, however I beloved Dennis Dodd writing on one other Huge 12 contender — Arizona State — who is perhaps a good higher story.

• Dodd: “The mess Herm Edwards left behind can’t be understated. There have been solely 47 returning scholarship gamers on the roster when Kenny Dillingham took over. Seven of them had been former walk-ons. The scandal itself was like a lead weight dragging down this system for years. … Dillingham informed CBS Sports activities he thought this season’s ‘ground’ could be 4 or 5 wins. Higher to overdeliver than underachieve. Dillingham has additionally chipped away at ASU’s popularity as the last word sleeping big that could not get up.”

😬 Giants bench Daniel Jones; now what?

The Giants benched Daniel Jones on Monday after getting back from the bye week, relegating their 2019 first-round choose to 3rd string behind new starter Tommy DeVito and backup Drew Lock. It is the top of an period — error, actually — for a staff that’s 2-8 this season and 24-44-1 general when Jones begins, the worst mark of any quarterback with a minimum of 50 begins since 2019.

The transfer comes underneath two years after Jones signed a four-year, $160 million extension following a 9-6-1 document and a playoff berth (and win) within the 2022 season.

However given the outcomes since, this resolution made sense, even when the Giants stated it could be a purely soccer one.

• Jones has virtually actually performed his remaining down for the franchise, which could not danger a $23 million damage assure for subsequent season.
• Taking part in-time incentives in Lock’s contract made going with DeVito extra financially wise, too.
• Jones will certainly land someplace after getting lower this coming offseason, and Matt Ryan says there’s nonetheless hope.

The 2025 NFL Draft class would not seem ripe with franchise quarterbacks, says Chris Trapasso, who dove into potential choices for the G-Males in the event that they go that route. However even when it had been, may GM Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll land on the proper one and construct round him? Cody Benjamin says Jones’ failure is Schoen’s and Daboll’s failure, too.

• Benjamin: “The Giants are nonetheless 17-26-1 underneath [Daboll’s] watch, nevertheless, and that document would not occur by chance, or with out a deeper dysfunction relating to situational play-calling, offensive technique, and so forth. Simply as with every staff going through huge modifications at quarterback (or larger up), many palms are responsible, and whereas Daboll particularly advocated for potential Jones replacements within the lead-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, he additionally held palms with Schoen as they pretended to reaffirm Jones as their future after the actual fact.”

Giants-Cowboys on Thanksgiving can be often called “Zach’s post-dinner nap time.”

⚾ Paul Skenes, Luis Gil win Rookie of the Yr; 2025 Baseball Corridor of Fame poll arrives

For the primary time since 1981, each the NL and AL Rookie of the Yr awards went to beginning pitchers. Pirates ace Paul Skenes claimed the NL’s honor, and Yankees standout Luis Gil nabbed the AL’s.

Skenes received the {hardware} over Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio, and Matt Snyder defined why he voted for Skenes.

• Snyder: “Skenes went 11-3 this season for a sub-par Pirates staff. They had been 15-8 when he began and 61-78 when he did not. In his 133 innings, he struck out 170 and solely walked 32. He had a 1.96 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. On a fee foundation, that is a fully outrageous season. Although his workload was restricted by the Pirates’ entrance workplace, Skenes nonetheless racked up extra WAR than each NL pitcher besides Chris Sale and Zack Wheeler. Solely 4 pitchers had extra win likelihood added.”

Mike Axisa, in the meantime, checked out potential 2025 Rookie of the Yr candidates.

Transferring from stars of the current and future to these of the previous, the 2025 Baseball Corridor of Fame poll was launched Monday, and listed below are a few of the greatest names on the poll for the primary time:

• Ichiro Suzuki
• CC Sabathia
• Dustin Pedroia
• Carlos Gonzalez
• Hanley Ramirez
• Félix Hernández

They be a part of returners resembling Alex Rodriguez (fourth 12 months on poll), Billy Wagner (tenth) and Carlos Beltrán (third). Gamers want a minimum of 75% of the vote to make the Corridor, and so they get a most of 10 years of eligibility. Meaning it is now or by no means for Wagner after he simply barely missed final time round.

Matt outlined eight main storylines for this cycle in addition to FAQs.

📺 What we’re watching Tuesday

🏀 Cavaliers at Celtics, 7 p.m. on TNT
🏈 Northern Illinois at Miami (OH), 8 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 Thunder at Spurs, 9:30 p.m. on TNT
🏀 No. 6 Purdue at No. 15 Marquette (M), 9 p.m. on FS1