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Conversations regarding the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers are drastically different, even for a pair of teams with losing records. The Falcons have hopes for reaching the postseason, so they don’t want to miss an opportunity when they visit the Carolina Panthers for Sunday afternoon’s game in Charlotte, N.C. “It’s December football,” Falcons defensive lineman Calais Campbell said. “If you want to play in late January, you got to win these.” The Falcons (6-7) are

The Houston Texans likely will join the long list of NFL teams forging ahead with their backup quarterback when they visit the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn. C.J. Stroud remained in concussion protocol as of Wednesday. The rookie quarterback did not return after hitting his head on the turf in the late stages of a 30-6 loss to the New York Jets last Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. Stroud would be difficult

Zach Wilson’s short NFL career has been filled with miscues, depth chart shuffling and other lowlights amid heavy scrutiny that comes with underperforming relative to being selected No. 2 overall in the 2021 draft. But Wilson is brimming with confidence this week as he leads the New York Jets into Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins at Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilson returned to the starting role last week and had his best outing of the

Emotions boiled over for the Kansas City Chiefs after enduring one of their most frustrating losses of the season. A few days of reflection ushered the Chiefs back to the practice field, and head coach Andy Reid is determined to avoid a similar fate this Sunday when they faces the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. A loser in three of the past four games and four times in six games, the Chiefs failed to

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will aim for their third victory in a row when they travel north to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon. Tampa Bay (6-7) is coming off wins over the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons. The Buccaneers have moved into a three-way tie for first place with Atlanta and the New Orleans Saints in the AFC South with four games to go. Optimism is peaking along with recent play, and

For the second time in less than a week, Gonzaga will face a team called the Huskies in Seattle. The Bulldogs hope this game goes better than the last. After taking a 78-73 defeat Saturday at Washington, No. 10 Gonzaga (8-2) will meet No. 5 UConn (9-1), the defending national champions, Friday night in the Continental Tire Seattle Tip-Off. It will be a rematch of last season’s NCAA Tournament West Region final, which the Huskies

Lauri Markkanen returned to the Utah Jazz’s lineup on Wednesday and gave the team an immediate jolt. His contributions fueled a win and now the Jazz will look to record back-to-back victories for just the third time this season when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Markkanen missed eight straight games due to a left hamstring injury, and he was limited to 24-plus minutes in Utah’s 117-113 victory over the New York

The Denver Nuggets have already played six back-to-back games this season so they’re happy to welcome a team that finds itself in that situation. The Brooklyn Nets continued their five-game Western Conference road trip with a 116-112 win at Phoenix on Wednesday night and now take on a relatively rested Nuggets team in Denver on Thursday night. Brooklyn split the first two games of the trip and has won seven of nine after Wednesday’s victory.

The Chicago Bulls, one of the worst road teams in the NBA, figure to have their hands full when they visit the Miami Heat on Thursday night. Miami is 6-4 at home, including a 115-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Chicago, 2-9 away from home, enters Thursday on a two-game losing streak. But the Bulls actually are playing quite well of late, having won four straight prior to the back-to-back losses. Among

The Minnesota Timberwolves aim to rebound from a rare loss when they conclude their three-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. The Timberwolves extended their winning streak to six games with a 127-103 road victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday before dropping a 121-107 road decision against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. All-Star forward Anthony Edwards sustained a right hip pointer against the Grizzlies and did not play versus the