NFL playoff picture: Aaron Rodgers, Jets officially eliminated from postseason after loss to Dolphins

NFL playoff picture: Aaron Rodgers, Jets officially eliminated from postseason after loss to Dolphins

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets fell to the Dolphins in overtime on Sunday afternoon. (AP/Lynne Sladky) Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are officially out of the playoffs. The Jets were eliminated from postseason contention on Sunday afternoon after their 32-26 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins. That loss, their fourth straight, dropped the … Read more

US adds 227,000 jobs in what analysts say is a healthy economy

US adds 227,000 jobs in what analysts say is a healthy economy

Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility on Oct. 24 in Seattle. The strike ended with a deal in November. Those workers returning to the job factored into growth reported in the latest labor report. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) The economy added 227,000 jobs in November, making for a … Read more

Clemency hearing still on for death row inmate Kevin Ray Underwood

Clemency hearing still on for death row inmate Kevin Ray Underwood

A clemency hearing for admitted child killer Kevin Ray Underwood is still on for Monday. A federal judge refused Sunday to block the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board from conducting the hearing until it is back up to five members. Underwood is set to be executed by lethal injection Dec. 19 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary … Read more

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles single-season rushing record

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles single-season rushing record

It took Eagles running back Saquon Barkley less than 13 full games to set the franchise’s single-season rushing record. Barkley opened the day in third place, but moved past Wilbert Montgomery into second place in the first half and he leapfrogged LeSean McCoy in the fourth quarter. Barkley became the record holder on a nine-yard … Read more

Jaguars beat Titans in big game for 2025 NFL draft order

Jaguars beat Titans in big game for 2025 NFL draft order

In a game that was meaningless in the playoff race but meaningful in the 2025 NFL draft order, the Jaguars beat the Titans 10-6 in Tennessee today. That could be big for the race to get the first overall pick in the draft, as the Jaguars headed into today’s game at 2-10 and in the … Read more

Tyreek Hill TD, Jaylen Waddle two-point catch make it 23-23 in Miami

Tyreek Hill TD, Jaylen Waddle two-point catch make it 23-23 in Miami

The Dolphins fell behind the Jets early in the third quarter and they remained behind into the fourth quarter, but it’s all tied up in Miami. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa followed up a four-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill by flipping a two-point pass to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle with 9:04 left to play. … Read more