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Chelsea remain without Levi Colwill, who continues his rehabilitation from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, while Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia are also sidelined with thigh problems. Marc Cucurella misses out after the left-back was forced off during the second half of the defeat to Aston Villa with a suspected hamstring issue. Malo Gusto deputises, with full-back Jorrel Hato also absent after missing the weekend squad.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- When the Arizona Cardinals allow themselves to finally take a breath after the season, whether that's on a beach in Cabo or on a couch in Arizona, and start dissecting how 2025 went, they'll keep coming back to one question. What went wrong? For a team that won eight games in 2024 and had playoff aspirations, this season fell far below expectations. At 3-13, the Cardinals have tied their worst record in the modern era. A loss Sunday will give them their worst single-season record since the 1970 merger.

Tiger Woods turned 50 on Tuesday, making the 15-time major championship winner eligible to compete on the PGA Tour Champions circuit once he recovers from his latest health setbacks. Woods hasn't publicly said whether he intends to play on the former Senior PGA Tour, which allows golfers to use carts and has a 54-hole format at most tournaments outside of the 72-hole majors.

Bayern enjoyed a record start to the season, winning 16 games in a row. The record Bundesliga champions are sitting at the top of the Bundesliga with a lead of nine points. They are unbeaten in the league. Meanwhile, Die Roten's form in the Champions League and DFB Pokal has also been impressive. They are in the quarterfinals of the DFB Pokal. Kompany's men are also on track to finish in the top eight of the Champions League group stage.

This season in Santa Clara has played out like a survival reality show. Injuries have turned the roster into a walking triage unit. Brock Purdy missed eight games. Four of the team's five best non-quarterbacks were missing for Sunday's game against the Bears. By all laws of football, the 49ers should be spiraling. And instead, the one guy who should be breaking down McCaffrey isn't just surviving; he's thriving.

He didn't practice at all this week and coach Kyle Shanahan said he would be a game-time decision. The hope is Kittle will be healthy enough to face Seattle in next week's regular-season finale, although if the 49ers are not in position for the top seed or a first-round home game, he and other key players could be held out, depending on how 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan wants to handle it.

If this is a sign of things to come, Jovic could be showing some life at the perfect time for the Miami Heat. Jovic finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists on 50 percent shooting from the field for the Heat in their big win over the Pacers Saturday night. And with the Heat nursing multiple key injuries, Jovic finally breaking out of his season-long slump would only mean good things for this Heat team.

If the Patriots need a get-right game after how the last two weeks went, Sunday presents a perfect opportunity to do that. The Patriots take on the 3-12 Jets in East Rutherford on Sunday. Not only are the 12-3 Patriots 13.5-point favorites to win this game, but they also easily dispatched the Jets earlier in the season. They took down New York, 27-14, in a pretty decisive Thursday night victory.

No, not for this game [Newcastle], they are recovering. I don't think it will take a lot of time, I think Kobbie will return faster than Bruno.

With the NHL on a break for the next two days, let's check in on the Panthers European-based, CHL and NCAA prospects. Forwards Linus Eriksson (2024 2/58) - Eriksson has two assists in 25 Swedish Hockey League games with Timrå IK to go along with a minus-six rating and 6 PIM. The 19-year-old will represent Sweden in the 2026 World Junior Championship. He is one of two Panthers prospects taking part in this year's tournament.

The Ghost of Commanders Past: "It Was All a Dream" Last year, general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn could do no wrong. It truly felt like a dream. And for a while, it was all good. Jayden Daniels wasn't only a revelation, finally showing what a franchise quarterback can do in Washington, but he also helped cover up a lot of cracks in the roster.

We wish him well. Clearly it was not working and we want to wish him well. We have a lot of things to think about. Small injuries and he never really got going over consecutive games.

The Lakers' defense collapsed in a 132-108 loss to the Suns on Tuesday at Mortgage Matchup Center, giving up a season-high field goal percentage (59%), tying their mark for most points allowed this season. Led by 17-for-29 shooting from star guard Devin Booker (21 points) and Dillon Brooks (25 points), the Suns easily eclipsed the 56.5% they shot against the Lakers on Dec. 1.

FC Barcelona went into the mid-season Christmas break on a positive note, securing a 2-0 win over Villarreal that consolidated their position at the top of the La Liga table. Following the loss to Chelsea in November, the Catalans have picked up seven wins in a row in all competitions and have momentum on their side heading into the decisive half of the campaign.

"It's not high on my agenda, with the squad we currently have, to be losing players. I think we will see as players return from injury, there is no certain thing until they are actually back and performing. "But if there is anyone in the squad that we feel would, between us and them, benefit from going, then we will certainly look at it from an individual basis."