Packers, 6-3, in last place; Panthers, 3-5, in first place

November 12, 2026

Back-to-back wins have the Green Bay Packers on a roll with a 6-3 record headed into the second half of the NFL season. The Carolina Panthers have lost three straight and have a 3-5 mark. Yet amazingly, the Packers currently sit in last place in the historically tough NFC North, while the Panthers are in first thanks to another season of mediocrity for the NFC South. All four teams in the North have at least six wins with Chicago on top at 7-2, a half-game ahead of both Detroit and Minnesota at 6-2. This marks the second time in NFL history that every team in a division is ...

Milwaukee’s Murphy first to win 3 straight Manager of Year awards

November 11, 2026

Pat Murphy from first-time World Series champion Milwaukee is the NL Manager of the Year, making him the first skipper from either league to win the award three years in a row. Milwaukee has won the NL Central in all three seasons with Murphy as its manager after he spent eight seasons on ...

Rise in quarterback injuries leading to drop in point totals for Big Ten games this season

November 11, 2026

The addition of four former Pac-12 teams was supposed to bring some offensive firepower to the Big Ten and change its reputation. It hasn't quite worked out that way. Scoring in the Big Ten did rise in 2024, the first year after Southern California, UCLA, Oregon and Washington joined a ...

College football adopts 24-team playoff for 2027

November 9, 2026

College football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year, a move that lends an NFL flavor to its postseason while resetting decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regular season and dumping conference championship showdowns that used to be among the sport's ...

Jacobs to undergo surgery after breaking finger

November 9, 2026

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will have to undergo surgery after breaking his right ring finger in a victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that Jacobs is expected to have surgery sometime this week. The Packers (6-3) play at ...

Packers crush Patriots 45-27 in Foxborough

November 8, 2026

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score, and the Green Bay Packers scored 21 points off four New England Patriots turnovers to roll to a 45-27 win on Sunday. Green Bay's receivers had a huge day, with Christian Watson catching ...