It’s decision time for Aaron Rodgers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback saw his team’s season come to an end on ‘Monday Night Football’ in the wild-card round, losing to the Houston Texans in blowout fashion, 30-6.

That signals the beginning of another offseason of uncertainty for Rodgers, who has toyed with the idea of retirement for multiple seasons now. He ultimately opted to come back for a 21st season to play for the Steelers, with the idea of potentially winning his second Super Bowl.

That dream never came to fruition for Rodgers, who instead walked off the field for potentially the final time on Jan. 12. Take a look:

The final moment came with a hug from Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who was a teammate of Rodgers’ with the Green Bay Packers. It was a striking parallel to Rodgers walking off the field with Randall Cobb following his final game with the Packers.

Only Rodgers knows in his heart what the future holds.

Prior to the 2025 season, he said it would likely be his last. Weeks ago, the quarterback wasn’t ready to close the book just yet. Retirement talk has continued to swirl around Rodgers, who quickly faced those questions again after the game.

‘I’m not gonna make any emotional decisions,’ Rodgers said after the game. ‘Disappointed, you know, obviously, such a fun year. A lot of adversity, but a lot of fun. Been a great year overall in my life in the last year, and this is a really good part of that, being a part of this team. So it’s disappointing to be sitting here.’

Rodgers, who has spoken glowingly of his experience with the Steelers didn’t want to talk about whether he wanted to remain in Pittsburgh if he chose to keep playing.

‘Every game could be my final game,’ he added.

If this was the final game for Rodgers, he goes into retirement as one of the most accomplished quarterbacks to ever play the sport.

He is a four-time NFL MVP, four-time first-team All-Pro and a 10-time Pro Bowl player. He is a Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP. He will eventually be in the Hall of Fame. For now, let the offseason of speculation begin.

NASCAR announced Monday, Jan. 12, its new championship format for the 2026 season and beyond, bringing back the Chase for the Championship and emphasizing winning with a return to a full-regular season points system.

NASCAR utilized the Chase format from 2004 to 2013 when it first introduced a postseason. During this time, Jimmie Johnson won six of his seven championships.

The top racing series in the United States is looking to get past a turbulent offseason that culminated in a nasty federal antitrust trial that ultimately settled, but the company was accused of being a family-owner bully and ruffled feathers when a former commissioner’s emails disparaging long-term owners were discovered during the trial.

In the new Cup Series format, there will be a 10-race Chase – nine races for the O’Reilly Series (formerly the Xfinity Series) and seven for the Craftsman Truck series – with 16 drivers based on points. (The O’Reilly Series Chase field will be set at 12 drivers, while the truck field will be 10.) No driver will earn an automatic entry into the Chase – as was the case in previous playoff editions with the ‘win and you’re in’ – and there are no driver eliminations every three races in the postseason.

Also, NASCAR will no longer use the terms ‘playoffs’ or ‘regular-season champion.’

Race winners will receive 55 points for any victory across the season – up from 40 – and stage points will still be awarded.

Another change is the elimination of playoff points, which will be reset at the beginning of the Chase. The top driver will start with 2,100 points in the Chase, and have a 25-point lead over second and a 35-point lead over third. Five points will separate the rest of the drivers from fourth to 16th.

The driver with the most points after the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 8 will be crowned the champion.

“As NASCAR transitions to a revised championship model, the focus is on rewarding driver and team performance each and every race,” NASCAR President Steve O’Donnell said. “At the same time, we want to honor NASCAR’s storied history and the traditions that have made the sport so special. Our fans are at the heart of everything we do, and this format is designed to honor their passion every single race weekend.”

In 2014, NASCAR announced it would adopt a four-round, 10-race elimination-style playoff, with the top 16 drivers advancing to the postseason based on points, but putting the emphasis on actually winning races, where a win in a regular-season race would automatically secure a playoff berth. The round of 16 would feature three races, and at the end, the field would be cut to 12, then to eight, with the final four competing for the title in the last race of the season – with the highest finisher taking home the series championship.

From 1948 until 2014, the sport had no playoffs, relying on a points system to determine the overall season winner.

The new changes followed a study by industry leaders, drivers and broadcast partners, among others, as fans grew more and more discontent about how a champion was crowned, especially after last season when Denny Hamlin led 208 of the 319 laps at the season-finale at Phoenix, only to be undone by a caution with three laps to go, forcing the race into overtime. Kyle Larson ultimately won the title, finishing third in the race, while Hamlin came in sixth behind race winner Ryan Blaney.

Monday’s press conference was attended by former drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin, and current drivers Blaney, Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott, all of whom applauded the changes.

‘What I believe it does is it makes it simpler for our fans to follow,’ Earnhardt Jr. said. ‘I’m a fan of the sport, and now I’m compelled to plug in every single week because I know there’s a long-form objective for my driver to accomplish to be able to give himself the opportunity to win the championship.

‘Every single race, every single lap will have more importance. I think it’s fun for the drivers to have a more clear objective for how to get to the championship and easier for our fans to follow.’

The 10-race Chase will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock for three races and USA Network for the seven other races. The 2026 season starts with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 15 which will be broadcast by FOX.

The Houston Texans offense has a problem.

It has been a struggle on offense for Houston in their wild-card weekend matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on ‘Monday Night Football,’ who only managed seven points through three quarters. The Texans defense has done the rest, holding Pittsburgh to only six points in that same time.

Yet the inefficiency of C.J. Stroud has been the headline. Now he’ll have to move forward without Nico Collins, who was carted to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion.

The receiver hit his head on the field after trying to collect a pass from the quarterback over the middle of the field.

Collins exited with just three catches for 21 yards, despite receiving seven targets.

Here’s the latest on Collins.

Nico Collins injury update

Collins was carted off the field after being evaluated for a concussion.

The receiver landed hard on his head trying to haul in a pass from Stroud and remained down after the play was over. He walked off under his own power, but was being escorted by trainers.

SACRAMENTO — Sacramento Kings fans chanted ‘light the beam’ as they watched Los Angeles Lakers fans hit the exit early as the Kings got the upper hand on the Lakers in their 124-112 victory at a sold out Golden 1 Center on Monday, Jan. 12.

The Kings now have won back-to-back games for the first time since November.

Sacramento was led by veteran guard DeMar DeRozan, who scored 32 points on 14-of-19 shooting. Kings guard Malik Monk had 26 points and eight assists in 31 minutes coming off the bench. He scored 18 points in the half.

Monk has been in and out of the rotation with fluctuating playing time.

However, lately he has seen his playing time increase following the three-game suspension the NBA handed to Dennis Schroder following his feud with Luka Doncic.

Monk refuses to let that faze him, as he remains focused on what he can contribute to the team.

‘I want to play 48 minutes a night, man, always,’ Monk told USA TODAY Sports after their win. ‘Whether I’m out there or not, I’m always going to bring energy, I’m always going to smile and always teach the young guys. It doesn’t matter what’s going on.’

Russell Westbrook tallied 22 points and seven assists and Zach LaVine added 19 points.

Westbrook played one of his former teams for the second night in a row. He told USA TODAY Sports that although his play remains the same, he does enjoy knocking off his old teams.

‘I play the same way every night,’ Westbrook said. ‘But I do enjoy beating teams that I was formerly at for different reasons. Tonight was a different reason, Houston was a different reason. I definitely enjoy taking care of business against them.’

Luka Doncic had a game-high 42 points for the Lakers; 26 of those points were scored in the first half. LeBron James added 22 points. Deandre Ayton notched a double-double 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Kings vs. Lakers highlights

Game recap

Lakers got out to an early lead behind the play of Luka Doncic and LeBron James. James scored eight points in six minutes. Doncic added 11 points in the opening quarter.

The Kings weren’t fazed. They hung around as DeMar DeRozan led with eight points in the first quarter. Zach LaVine had seven points. Sacramento maintained a, 32-28, lead going into the second quarter.

Malik Monk came off the bench for Sacramento and provided instant offense for his squad.

It was all Monk in the second period, he scored 18 in the quarter on 6-of-7 shooting, including five made 3-point field goals.

Monk  got things going with a pair of consecutive 3-pointers. He extended the Kings’ lead to seven points, with under nine minutes in the game.

A couple of minutes later, Monk hit his third deep field goal of the quarter, increasing the Kings’ lead to 10. Sacramento led 43-33 with 6:49 left in the second quarter.

He got the Kings up by 12 with under seven minutes left in the first half. Sacramento led by as many as 16 points in the first half.

The Lakers cut into the lead before going into the locker room at half time. Doncic made a 3 just before the half-time buzzer sounded, getting DeRozan off his feet and leaning in and floating it in with 0.9 seconds. He had 26 first half points for the Lakers.

Kings led 61-54 at the half.

Second half

Sacramento tried to put their third quarter woes behind them as they went on a 15-5 run out of halftime break.

Kings grew their lead to as high as 19 points, leading the Lakers, 82-63.

Los Angeles scored on back-to-back buckets to cut into the deficit. The Kings led 84-69 with under five minutes in the third quarter.

Kings received steady scoring throughout the period. Russell Westbrook had 13 in the quarter; DeRozan scored 11.

Doncic scored 14 points in the third quarter to keep the Kings from running away with the game. After the period, Sacramento led 95-83.

In the final period, the Lakers looked to make a push. They cut their deficit to within 10 points early in the fourth quarter. The Kings were only up by seven with 8:03 remaining in the game.

Sacramento kept their foot on the gas whenever the Lakers tried to gain momentum. Malik Monk continued to score and make plays for others. It seemed whenever the Kings needed to score, they went to DeRozan for his silky, midrange jumper.

Sacramento got the lead back to 12, as they led 109-97 with under six minutes in the game.

Monk continued to knock down shots, as did DeRozan with his timely buckets. The Kings went on to win the game 124-112.

Sacramento Kings next five games

Jan. 14: vs. New York Knicks
Jan. 16: vs. Washington Wizards
Jan. 18: vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Jan. 20: vs. Miami Heat
Jan. 21: vs. Toronto Raptors

PHILADELPHIA – The title defense of the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles died Sunday, much like another Jalen Hurts pass on a blustery and dark South Philly night.

Yet even if that outcome didn’t necessarily seem like an inevitable conclusion, a mandate for this team to shine a spotlight on its issues was always going to be unavoidable.

“Anytime you lose − anytime you don’t perform the way you want to as coaches and players − yeah, you’re frustrated,” head coach Nick Sirianni said following his team’s 23-19 ouster by the San Francisco 49ers.

“What I said to the guys is, ‘Adversity shapes you to who you are if you allow it to.’ There’s a lot to be thankful for, but you’ve got to use this adversity to shape you and that’s for everybody in that locker room: myself, the coaches, the players. Let the pain shape you to what you want to be, and we will use this like we used it at the end of ’22, ’23 because all that was necessary for ’24.

“We’ll see what the future holds.”

First, a word on the recent past.

Whatever you might think of Sirianni – and he can be overtly brash, especially on game days – he’s also calculating, plugged into his team and highly respected and generally loved by his players. The Eagles have made the playoffs in all five of his seasons, reaching Super Bowls 57 and 59. Sunday’s defeat was Sirianni’s first at home in the postseason after a 5-0 start. His team is obviously talented and brilliantly constructed. He’s a coach almost any organization would – or certainly should – covet.

Yet he’s aware a reckoning is at hand, similar to the 2023 campaign’s aftermath – when the Eagles lost six of their final seven games following a 10-1 start. (However I’ve talked to enough players who don’t feel like the 2025 team’s “failure” was analogous to the ’23 squad’s collapse.)

So what are the next steps? Here are six suggestions the Eagles should consider if they want to return to the Super Sunday stage and chase a third Lombardi Trophy sooner than later:

1. Find a veteran offensive coordinator

Not a hot take, but one that’s been out of the oven for months − swirling about embattled play-caller Kevin Patullo, a lightning rod for fans and the unsparing ecosystem that is the City of Brotherly Love. His likely demise was again a popular line of questioning Sunday night – to the point where the team’s public relations staff tried to shut it down in the locker room at one point.

“I think it’s tough to single out one individual, especially in a moment like this. We all got to improve and that’s how I look at everything that we go through,” said Hurts.

It’s typical for players to defend their coaches and vice versa. But the numbers speak for themselves. A star-studded attack ranked 24th overall in 2025 and 19th in points scored after being in the top 10 in both categories the previous season, when the Eagles were at their best in the playoffs. The Eagles averaged 36.3 points and 361 yards in four postseason games last year. Aside from their 19 points against the Niners, they had 307 yards. Overall, Philly averaged 5.2 yards per play this season, nearly a half-yard fewer year over year. Equally concerning was the significantly reduced production of players like Hurts, tailback Saquon Barkley − he ran for the most yards ever in a season (regular and postseason combined) in 2024 − and wideout A.J. Brown.

Philly endured a similar falloff in 2023, internally promoted coordinator Brian Johnson failing to meet the bar future Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen set in 2022. Patullo, Philly’s passing game coordinator the previous four seasons, ran into a comparable challenge after predecessor Kellen Moore took the New Orleans Saints’ head job after Super Bowl 59.

Sirianni has to find the right fit for his roster’s talent – recently fired Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, for example, probably isn’t the appropriate choice given his schemes and philosophy – if the unit is to revert to being more than the sum of its expensive parts.

“There will be time to evaluate everybody’s performance,” said Sirianni.

“Right now, I feel for all our guys in the locker room, all the players, all the coaches, the front office, everybody that works so hard, the fans that come out and support us, Mr. (owner Jeffrey) Lurie. I feel for all of us, all of them, and there’ll be time to evaluate everything coming up.”

2. Maximize Jalen Hurts’ talents

It’s a corollary to Step 1, but whoever’s designing the offense in 2026 must resource Hurts more effectively. He typically plays his best in big games, has off-the-charts intangibles and doesn’t seem to feel pressure – at least the figurative variety.

But Sunday night was a reminder that Hurts, who led one fourth-quarter comeback all season, is generally much more effective playing from ahead − and he’s quite capable of building a lead. Utilizing his running back-adjacent skills is one way to accomplish that – not only because he’s such an effective runner, but the threat of him bolting the pocket for chunks of real estate is a good idea on merit and restricts how much attention a defense can devote to players like Barkley and Brown … to say nothing of the larger downfield passing windows it opens for the sometimes scattershot distributor.

Yet Hurts’ 105 carries this season were essentially two-thirds of his typical run-game utilization from the previous three seasons. His eight TD runs were his fewest since his 2020 rookie year, when he started four games.

“At the end of the day, we didn’t create enough explosives,” Sirianni said, an assessment of the loss to San Francisco – though also a microcosm of the season.

“They made more plays than we did. They coached better than we did, and that’s why they won.”

Hurts, the Super Bowl 59 MVP, is never going to be the next Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes from a holistic standpoint. Also, he doesn’t need to be if the Eagles can revert to patterning an approach that allows him to do what he does best and not tie one arm (or leg, as the case may be) behind his back.

3. Let A.J. Brown go

A team captain, he’s obviously a respected locker room figure. Sirianni likes him, too, though couldn’t resist barking at him on the sideline Sunday. And, when things are going well, Brown is one of the most dominant receivers in the league – certainly not an easily replaceable or dispensable asset.

Brown was also a perpetual distraction this season – to the point that Lurie had to tell him to shut up in November after Brown’s fusillade of complaints, essentially constant dissatisfaction with his production. (Notably, the Eagles were 2-3 when Brown had 100 or more receiving yards this season, and 6-2 when he had fewer than 50.) He also had a crucial drop against the 49ers, finishing with three catches for 25 yards – and on a night when Philly most definitely needed more from him.

Brown has $29 million coming to him in 2026, the final guarantees on a contract that will run through the 2029 season. That means, from a salary cap perspective, it would be tough to trade him – particularly before June 1 – as a deal would essentially wipe out GM Howie Roseman’s current $20 million surplus, per Over The Cap, for his free-agent budget. Yet running it back with Brown doesn’t seem sustainable anymore. Send him to New England for a reunion with his first NFL coach, Mike Vrabel, and recoup what should be a sizable return for a guy who’s unquestionably elite from a football perspective.

4. Replenish the offensive line

No one has to twist Roseman’s arm to pick young blockers in the draft. Yet he also hasn’t taken one in the first two rounds since 2022, when C Cam Jurgens arrived late in Round 2. RT Lane Johnson, who deserves to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer upon retirement, is going to be 36 this spring. His absence this season was notable, a bum foot preventing him from playing Sunday as injuries limited him to 10 starts, his fewest since 2020. The unit at large also missed Mekhi Becton, who was a revelation at right guard in 2024 – his lone season in Philly – before the Los Angeles Chargers scooped him up with a big offer in free agency. If nothing else, more quality, young depth seems like a prerequisite here.

5. Plan for life without the ‘Tush Push’

This is a corollary to Step 4. But not only were the Eagles less effective at running their once-automatic signature play, LT Jordan Mailata told me a few weeks ago the team doesn’t even expect it will remain legal in 2026 after NFL owners granted it a stay of execution last spring. Maybe that’s ultimately for the best. It’s a physically demanding tactic and one that seemed to suffer without Becton and Johnson collapsing the left side of a defensive front. Given Hurts’ strength as a runner – to say nothing of Barkley’s presence or the creative deployment of highly effective TE Dallas Goedert this season – the Eagles should be fine in short-yardage situations regardless. Still, Sirianni and Co. may have to adjust their philosophical thinking given the push play so often gave Philly the luxury of choosing among a wide array of options on third-and-short ahead of a near-inevitable conversion on fourth down.

6. Address typical offseason considerations

As noted, Roseman currently has $20 million to play with and must assess whether or not to re-sign Goedert, LB Nakobe Dean and/or S Reed Blankenship. OLB Jaelan Phillips, a midseason trade deadline acquisition, will likely be too expensive to retain, even for master capologist like Roseman. And while Phillips did come at the price of a third-round pick, Roseman had one to burn after obtaining a Round 3 choice in 2024 for OLB Haason Reddick in what turned out to be a fleecing of the New York Jets. Defensive line depth is becoming an intermediate concern with Jordan Davis and Moro Ojomo heading into a contract year.

It’s certainly a lot to address, but the Eagles know they need to take their medicine – and few organizations are as adroit as adapting on the fly (or laying the groundwork to do so) as expertly as Roseman does.

“(A)t the end of the day, there were a lot of elements (when) you end up with a loss, and we haven’t had this feeling of ending our season since 2023 with the loss,” said Sirianni.

“That’s why it hurts because it’s been a while. But yeah, at the end of the day, we need to find ways to be more explosive.”

Time to light that fuse.

Kelsey Plum might be an Unrivaled rookie, but she’s well versed in 3-on-3 basketball. That experience was on full display Monday night in the Phantom’s win over Breanna Stewart and the Mist.

‘I feel like I’m a rookie and a vet at the same time,’ said Plum, an eight-year WNBA veteran that won Olympic gold with Team USA’s 3×3 women’s basketball team in Tokyo in 2020.

One game removed from recording 38 points, 11 assists and eight points, Plum pulled out some more heroics and knocked down a game-winning jumper to lift Phantom BC over Mist BC, 64-61. Plum finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists in the win. Kiki Iriafen had a team-high 19 points and seven rebounds, while Aliyah Boston added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Plum was set to participate in the inaugural 2025 Unrivaled season, but she ultimately withdrew because it ‘wasn’t the right time for me personally,’ Plum said. ‘I got the opportunity to say yes this year and I’m super excited about it.’

She’s made the most of her opportunity. Plum is averaging 22.7 points, the fifth most in the league through three games. Plum is also top 5 in the league in assists (5.7), three-pointers made (2.7) and game-winners (1). Phantom BC improved to 2-1 with the win.

Laces keep Lunar Owls winless

Meanwhile, the Lunar Owls (0-3) are still looking for their first win of the season. Aaliyah Edwards (38) and Marina Mabrey (26) combined for 64 of the Lunar Owls’ 72 points, but it wasn’t enough to take down the Laces. The injury-riddled Lunar Owls lost to the Laces, 84-72, on Monday evening.

Brittney Sykes led the way for the Laces with 25 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Sykes was one of five Laces players to score double digits: Jackie Young (22 points), Maddy Siegrist (13 points), Alyssa Thomas (10 points) and Jordin Canada (10 points).

The Lunar Owls were without Unrivaled co-founder Napheesa Collier (ankles) and Skylar Diggins (right lower extremity), who hasn’t played yet this season. Mabrey (27 points) and Edwards (24.7 points) have been a bright spot for the winless Lunar Owls. The duo is ranked second and third in the league in points, respectively.

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The WNBA and WNBPA have agreed on a moratorium for league business, the league confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Monday, Jan. 12.

The WNBA collective bargaining agreement expired on Friday, Jan. 9, and the league and players’ union have entered into a status quo period. Player benefits continue at this time, but a lockout or strike can be declared without notice.Because the current CBA is still under affect, the WNBA had an obligation to allow clubs to send qualifying offers under the agreement because of U.S. labor law. According a person with knowledge of the situation, GMs and executives from every franchise were called by the WNBA to let them know the status quo period would allow for qualifying offers to free agents beginning on Jan. 11. Any offer would be under the old CBA, so it would have been purely procedural to stay in line with labor laws.

Late Friday, the WNBPA asked for the moratorium on league business and it was accepted by the league on Monday afternoon. It applies to free agency, including qualifying offers, core designations, signings and negotiations. When a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified, the moratorium will cease. 

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman will not face charges from an incident between him and a high school wrestling coach from Jan. 3 after video evidence refuted the claim.

‘On January 3, 2026, officers with the Mishawaka Police Department responded to a complaint of a battery that occurred at a high-school wrestling tournament hosted at Mishawaka High School involving Marcus Freeman,’ a statement from the St. Joseph County’s Prosecutor’s Office read. ‘The incident occurred at the exit doors to the gymnasium and was captured on video surveillance. Numerous witnesses were interviewed by police. That investigation was thereafter tendered to this office.

‘After reviewing the Mishawaka Police Department’s investigation into this incident, the Prosecutor’s Office has determined that no criminal battery occurred. As such, no criminal charges will be filed against Mr. Freeman.’

The Prosecutor’s Office also issued a statement Jan. 12 offering context on the situation. Freeman and Fleeger were both at the Al Smith Wrestling Invitational, where Freeman’s son, Vinny, was competing. Vinny lost a match before being escorted out of the gym by Freeman and Penn High School coach Brad Harper. It was then Fleeger began allegedly exchanging words with the group.

Fleeger claimed there was physical contact between he and Freeman as Freeman walked through a doorway into a nearby hallway. The South Bend Tribune, which was covering the event, said they didn’t see the altercation, but later saw Freeman’s wife, Joanna Freeman, trading shouts with Fleeger.

‘The Complainant, an assistant wrestling coach at a local high school, advised responding officers that he was approached by a person who said something he could not recall,’ the statement read. ‘The Complainant stated that the person then gave him a ‘two-handed push.’ He further stated that he had ‘no clue’ what motivated the push.

‘The Complainant stated that he learned from someone else that the person who shoved him was Marcus Freeman. Mr. Freeman had left the high school before officers were able to speak with him.’

Two acquaintances of Fleeger said that Freeman put his hands on him, but video evidence denied the accusation, according to the South Bend Tribune. The surveillance footage can be seen here:

‘The video does not support the claim that Mr. Freeman gave the Complainant a ‘two handed push’ nor that the Complainant stumbled backwards after the incident as originally alleged by the Complainant and his acquaintances,’ the news release read.

Freeman has a 43-12 record in four full seasons as Notre Dame’s head coach. He led the Fighting Irish to a 10-2 regular-season finish this season, narrowly missing out on a College Football Playoff bid.

Notre Dame released a statement on the matter Jan. 11, noting Freeman was ‘verbally accosted’ by a local wrestling coach, likely referring to Fleeger.

‘Vinny Freeman, head coach Marcus Freeman’s son, was verbally accosted during and after his wrestling match by a local wrestling coach,’ the statement read Jan. 11. ‘Marcus and Joanna Freeman intervened and removed Vinny from the situation. At no point did Coach Freeman physically engage with anyone. We believe that the police report, which includes video evidence, fully exonerates Coach Freeman and makes clear these accusations are unfounded.’