#season-finale

#season-finale

NFL Releasing Wentz will save the Commanders $26 million next season.The Washington Commanders released Carson Wentz on Monday, an expected move that puts an end to the one-season experiment with the veteran quarterback that did not work out.After giving up draft picks to acquire him in a trade with Indianapolis last March, the Commanders were able to get out of the final two years of Wentz's contract without any salary cap penalty.

A divorce between Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers seems inevitable at this point and the most logical landing spot for the polarizing MVP quarterback is the New York Jets.Rumors of ongoing meetings between the two sides materialized late Monday evening and were substantiated this afternoon by additional reports of Rodgers and the Jets brass discussing what a future in a new shade of green would look like.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will meet next month in Super Bowl LVII, a game that will pit Andy Reid against his former team and that will feature two Black starting quarterbacks for the first time in Super Bowl history.This will be Patrick Mahomes's third Super Bowl appearance in his five seasons as Kansas City's starter, while Jalen Hurts has led the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his second full season as the starting quarterback.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.Throughout the season, the Dallas Cowboys had been buoyed by a great defense and had to live with whichever version of their quarterback, Dak Prescott, that showed up on game days.He could gash defenses quickly like he did against the Buccaneers in the wild-card round, when he threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns.

The NFL announced which teams will be playing in their five international games for the 2023 season.These two teams will play in Germany next season.The NFL has held international regular season games since 2007, first starting in London.Then in 2016, the NFL began holding games in Mexico.But this season, the league held its debut game in Germany, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced the Seattle Seahawks in Allianz Arena, home of soccer club Bayern Munich.

French powerhouse Bordeaux will remain in the second division next season after the league on Monday handed the six-time champions a loss for a game that was abandoned after a pitch invader attacked a player from Rodez.The league's disciplinary committee ruled that the season finale, which Bordeaux had to win to keep their promotion hopes alive, will not be replayed.

I published the last depth chart update when the Commanders officially finalized their 90-man offseason roster, but, as Martin Mayhew reminded us in his post-draft press conference, roster-building never really stops.In the two weeks since Washington's 90-man roster became official, four new players have been signed - 3 of them from the XFL - while 3 players have been released and one moved to the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Update: Officially Official The Washington Commanders are reportedly signing some depth for the defensive line.Abdullah Anderson is a defensive tackle who played for the Atlanta Falcons last season.He was an undrafted free agent from Bucknell after the 2018 draft and he was signed by the Chicago Bears.

The Washington Commanders finally got their man!Eric Bieniemy has been hired as their new offensive coordinator, replacing Scott Turner who was fired two days after the season finale.He has spent the last 5 season as the OC for the Kansas City Chiefs, helping them win two Super Bowls under Head Coach Andy Reid.

Brian Robinson Jr. became the centerpiece of Washington's rushing attack this season.(Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) During a news conference Tuesday, Washington Commanders Coach Ron Rivera and General Manager Martin Mayhew emphasized they want to have a run-first offense in 2023.They cited their own playing careers - both were defenders on run-heavy teams in the 1980s and '90s - and repeatedly referenced the team's "formula" with quarterback Taylor Heinicke, which was to establish the run, throw off play action and dominate time of possession to help the defense.

Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one.Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, May 22-28.Details and times are subject to change.HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (2009) 8:30 p.m. on E! This movie, adapted from a book with the same title by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, has an extremely star-studded cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck and Scarlett Johansson, to name a few.

Jim Montgomery will have some tough choices to make for Game 7, including a possible goaltender change.It's not a position that was a pressing issue for the Bruins in their Game 6 loss at FLA Live Arena, but it's one Boston can consider in a win-or-go-home game against the Florida Panthers at TD Garden.

Joan Adon was among Washington's first spring training cuts.(Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - On Tuesday, Joan Adon was included in the first round of Washington Nationals' cuts from major league camp.He was the lone member of the 40-man roster who was assigned to Class AAA Rochester.

MIAMI GARDENS - There was a sense of pride and accomplishment in the Dolphins locker room Sunday night after their 34-31 wild-card round loss at Buffalo.Weary and battle-worn, players talked about their commitment to each other, the closeness of the team, and they said they want that bond to be even stronger.

Leeds United were relegated from the Premier League after losing 4-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road in the season finale on Sunday as Harry Kane scored twice for the visitors.Leeds are heading back to the Championship after three seasons in the top flight.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Pedro Porro and Lucas Moura also scored for Spurs, who finished eighth, narrowly missing out on a place in the UEFA Conference League.

The Nets secured a must-win victory in come-from-behind fashion Wednesday to snap a skid of six losses in seven games.The circumstances behind their comeback, however, leaves an important question that could determine their Eastern Conference playoff odds.Did the Nets - who have statistically struggled in the clutch ever since the trade deadline - somehow get better in crunch time overnight?

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Raptors need to turn around their clutch offence to thrive late in season - The Athletic
As you might have guessed, the Raptors are one of those teams with a higher turnover percentage in the clutch compared to their overall numbers.

One of the most important moves Jaime Jaquez Jr. made this week might have been the step he took to his left inside UCLA 's basketball film room.In one fluid motion, he leaned over and knocked on a wood table.Not wanting to upset the Fates, the basketball gods or whatever mystical forces might be protecting the Bruins on their home court, the star forward made the gesture as an homage to an epic run mentioned by a reporter.

The cruelty of teenage girls can often feel like life-or-deathbut in Yellowjackets, Showtime's hit series about a New Jersey girl's soccer team that gets stranded in the wilderness, it really is.Starving, freezing, and with no animals to hunt and little else to lose, the teens have slowly transformed from classmates into cannibals.

Brett Maher imploded on the Cowboys at the end of the season, but Dallas' early solution to the kicking problem only makes things worse.Whenever Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed his lone extra-point try in a lifeless regular-season finale against Washington, no one could've expected the absolute disaster that awaited in the playoffs that would continue that trend.

The Dallas Cowboys already have a tough test when they face Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who has the team's number.The Dallas Cowboys clinched the No. 5 seed in the playoffs after they lost to the Washington Commanders in Week 18 and the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New York Giants.

Image Bridget Everett in the season finale of Somebody Somewhere.Credit...Sandy Morris/HBO Somebody Somewhere' When to watch: Sunday at 11:33 p.m., on HBO.Somebody Somewhere doesn't surprise you the way TV shows surprise you it surprises you the way life surprises you, and this weekend's season finale does exactly that, combining deep ache and ebullient dazzle.

There comes a moment near the start of most Succession episodes when a faint beat enters the scene, right before some punchline or turn of the screw.Then the show's theme music kicks in.Over snippets of vintage family videos, a piano fantasia as grainy as the footage unfurls like a sample for swaggering hip-hop alongside courtly, imperious strings.

It was second down and 2 yards to go.Clemson was on South Carolina's 46-yard line in the 2021 season finale.Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei dropped back to pass deep.Unfortunately for Uiaglelei, South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith was in coverage.Smith, the Dolphins' second-round pick, read the play, took inside position and made an impressive interception .

Dolphins (8-8) at Bills (13-3), Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
Latest line: Bills are favored by 13 points.Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist (Season record: 12-5): Bills 30, Dolphins 16 The Dolphins have shown the ability to beat Buffalo, and a flawless game could do it again.But with so many health questions at key offensive positions, especially with Tua Tagovailoa being ruled out, it's hard to see them matching Josh Allen and the Bills' high-powered offense.

The Miami Dolphins are playing overseas once again, this time playing the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending Super Bowl champions, in Frankfurt, Germany at 9:30 a.m.Eastern Time on Nov. 5.It's already been anticipated as a red-letter game for Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who spent six of his first seven NFL seasons with the Chiefs and won a Super Bowl with them.

MIAMI GARDENS - If the Miami Dolphins can be effective on the ground against the Bills, like they were last time in Buffalo, it would give them their best shot as they go into Sunday's wild-card playoff game with rookie third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson the projected starter.The Dolphins ran for 188 yards when they played the Bills tight on Dec. 17, a 32-29 defeat on a last-second field goal.

The Cowboys started three left guards last season, and the one who started the most games at the position, Connor McGovern, left in free agency.So, what do they do now?Tyler Smith, a first-round draft pick in 2022, was drafted with the idea he would begin his career at left guard.But he took over the starting left tackle job after Tyron Smith 's injury before the season opener.

The NFL knows how to stay in the headlines, and control the calendar.Free agency has been dominating the news cycle for the last week, and it's been pretty quiet on the Dan Snyder/Washington Commanders sale front.That changed last night via a report from Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, who's sources tell him the Snyders have left the building...literally.

TAMPA, Fla. Dak Prescott outplayed Tom Brady, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC wild-card playoff game on Monday night.Prescott completed 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards and played turnover-free ball for the first time in eight games as the Cowboys (13-5) dominated the listless Bucs (8-10) in what may turn out to be Brady's last game in a Tampa Bay uniform.

The Baltimore Ravens are set to take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card Round.But will quarterback Lamar Jackson play in that game?The Baltimore Ravens have made it to the playoffs, despite the fact that they were without Lamar Jackson for the team's final five games of the season.Back in Week 13, Jackson left the game with a right knee injury, which was later determined to be a PCL sprain.

Live From the Blue Seats is back with their season finale.Should the Rangers fire Gerard Gallant?Is there a benefit to it?Who would even replace him?It's fair to say he deserves much of the blame for the Rangers flaming out in the postseason, but how much is truly on him?Artemi Panarin, the Rangers best player, was absent after all.

BRIGHTON, Mass.- There was a reason why Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron played his most games this season since the 2016-17 campaign.Bergeron had a good bill of health - except for the requisite bumps and bruises - right up until the regular-season finale against the Montreal Canadiens when he suffered a herniated disk in his back, something he revealed following Boston's brutal Game 7 loss on home ice to the Florida Panthers.

BOSTON - Bruins coach Jim Montgomery played it very close to the vest as to who would be in Boston's net for Game 7 on Sunday night against the Florida Panthers.But Montgomery ultimately decided to make a goalie chance, replacing Linus Ullmark, who started in the first six game of the series, for Jeremy Swayman with the Bruins' season on the line.

Bruins The fate of the Bruins' season will apparently fall on the shoulders of Jeremy Swayman.The 24-year-old netminder is expected to get the start in goal for Boston in its decisive Game 7 showdown with the Panthers on Sunday night, with Swayman leading his teammates onto the TD Garden ice during warmups.

Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery has a very important decision to make before puck drop Sunday night at TD Garden.The possibility of a goalie change appears to be on the table for Boston ahead of its Game 7 matchup with the Florida Panthers.Linus Ullmark, the Vezina Trophy frontrunner, made a crippling overtime mistake in Wednesday night's Game 5 loss and proceeded to allow six goals Friday night at FLA Live Arena.

Bruins "When it comes to Jeremy Swayman, he is the most confident individual that I know."Jim Montgomery and the Bruins are stuck between a rock and a hard place ahead of a decisive Game 7 on Sunday night.And unfortunately, it's a roster-related headache of their own doing.Linus Ullmark, the Vezina Trophy frontrunner all season long, has been mortal between the pipes for the Bruins as of late.

The Bruins will face their first win-or-go-home scenario of the 2022-23 NHL season Sunday when they play Game 7 against the Panthers at TD Garden.Boston and Florida played a thrilling Game 6 at FLA Live Arena, but the Black and Gold failed to hold a lead in the third period and face elimination in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Nets found success through an arduous road trip.The upcoming homestand, however, projects as less than kind.After wrapping their five-game road trip in Oklahoma City on Tuesday - a stretch that also featured pit stops in Houston, Milwaukee, Minnesota and Denver - the Nets now welcome the NBA's elite to Barclays Center for a four-game stretch sure to test the bounds of their newfound No. 1 defense.

SAN FRANCISCO The Warriors' wait for Gary Payton II's return could soon be over.Six weeks after he rejoined his former team via trade, Payton might finally suit up for Golden State this weekend.Payton scrimmaged Friday and went through a light practice Saturday, coach Steve Kerr said.He's listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, meaning he'll warm-up with the intention of playing.

As I mentioned back when The Last of Us premiered, I have never played the video game, so I can't compare the show's action sequences with how they come across in the original.I can say this though: In the season finale, there is a climactic shootout that closely resembles what most people think of when they imagine a game with a lot of killing, as Joel blasts his way through staircases and hallways, leaving a trail of corpses.

When the N.C.A.A. Division I men's basketball tournament committee members hunkered down in Indianapolis over the weekend, they pored over spreadsheets, stared at a bank of televisions, sharpened their pencils and massaged their temples to figure out how to best seed the 68-team tournament field.They might have saved themselves all that time and anguish by picking names out of a hat.

As judges conferred on a teammate's score, UCLA's Jordan Chiles was stuck to wait before a nerve-racking beam routine.She passed the time the only way a UCLA gymnast would know how.Chiles started clapping to the background music, extending her arms over her head on the beat.It didn't take long for the packed crowd at Pauley Pavilion to join in.

His back still ached, the tightness building over the second half of a long season, down the homestretch of a long college career.Drew Peterson was not his usually limber self.That much was certain Saturday night.The senior's stiff back had slowed him Thursday and nearly sidelined him for USC 's regular-season finale.

Jaylen Clark's lower-leg injury changes things.If UCLA manages the situation correctly, maybe not everything.The possible season-ending loss of the team's defensive maestro, a.k.a. the Man of Steal, to the injury suffered during a win over Arizona on Saturday night is unequivocally a huge blow to the Bruins' national championship hopes.

Day 2 of the Chargers' offseason brought nothing definitive on the status of coach Brandon Staley, further strengthening the notion he will be retained.Staley and to a much lesser extent general manager Tom Telesco faced scrutiny throughout much of the fall before the Chargers rallied to secure the AFC's top wild-card spot.

Southern California chef Amar Santana will return to compete in Bravo's "Top Chef" World All-Stars series premiering Thursday, March 9 on Bravo.The Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning show will enter its 20th season this year going entirely abroad for the first time and pitting 16 chefs from "Top Chef" iterations around the globe.

Craig Mazin was ready for a change.About a decade ago, Mazin had carved out a solid career as a comedy screenwriter.Though his credits were hardly going to win over critics Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4 as well as the second and third installments of the Hangover trilogy, among them the calls from Hollywood executives kept coming.

A request for a low-key birthday dinner should be simple enough to pull off amongst friends.But if your friends are Lara Ortiz-Luis and Garrett Schlichte, it could also turn into an event.Ortiz-Luis and Schlichte are the minds behind Virgo Supperclub, an occasional dinner party-style event the duo throws for friends and strangers.

Technically speaking, the Dallas Cowboys have everything to play for this Sunday against the Washington Commanders.While jumping to the No. 1 seed is highly unlikely, it's suddenly extremely possible the Cowboys supplant the Eagles, who've lost two straight and are really banged up, atop the NFC East.

Patriots The good, the bad, and the ugly times that left their mark on this year's Patriots team.The 2022 Patriots season was a roller-coaster ride that kept rolling until the Bills pulled away in the final quarter of the regular-season finale.Yes, there was plenty of pain watching the offense regress into a unit that could only muster 14 points against the worst team in the NFL.

Vincent Alban/Getty Images With the New York Giants locked in as the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs, head coach Brian Daboll is reportedly planning to rest several key players during Sunday's regular-season finale against the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles.According to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, neither running back Saquon Barkley nor quarterback Daniel Jones are expected to play, while other notable starters such as defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and offensive tackle Andrew Thomas could also be held out or pulled from the game early.