26+ min ago (39+ words) San Jose Sharks' Tyler Toffoli (73) waits for a face-off against the Boston Bruins in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)...

42+ min ago (694+ words) Washington State is bowl-eligible again after smashing Oregon State in the regular-season finale. The sixth victory secured a 2-for-2 record for the Cougars: Two seasons in Pac-12 purgatory, following the demise of the former conference and before the rise of the rebuilt version, and two bowl bids. The accomplishment is both impressive and unsurprising. Coaching changes, quarterback turnover, brutal schedules, tight budgets " none of it has successfully derailed WSU's drives for the postseason. The only obstacle the Cougars couldn't overcome in the past decade killed millions and shut down the global economy. They are bowling for the ninth time in the past 10 non-COVID seasons. That equals the success rate in Seattle, Eugene and Salt Lake City. And it's more postseason appearances in that span than USC, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, Stanford, Cal, Arizona State and Oregon State can claim. The Cougars…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (1166+ words) Brock Purdy showed all the right moves Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. He dodged and scrambled away from pressure, doing a nice pirouette when necessary to avoid sacks. He correctly read an option play at the goal line and converted it into a 2-yard touchdown run. And then Purdy, a straight-arrow if there ever was one, even broke out "The Dougie," a hip-hop dance move that dates back to rapper Doug E. Fresh in the 1980s. "God forbid a white guy has a little bit of motion," tight end George Kittle joked following a 26-8 road win over the Cleveland Browns. For one afternoon with temperatures in the 30s and wind approaching 40 miles per hour, turf toe was a distant memory and the 49ers finished the last game before their bye with a 9-4 record and four games to play. So Purdy figured a celebration was…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (892+ words) Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Mississippi team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to. The move comes two days after No. 6 Mississippi's victory over Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl rivalry game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a playoff berth when the bracket is announced Dec. 7. Kiffin wrote in a social media post that Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter denied his request to lead the team through the playoff "despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance." "Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago (1455+ words) The 49ers are riding a three-game winning streak into their bye week after beating the Browns 26-8 in windy Cleveland on Sunday. It was a tight game through the first two quarters, but San Francisco held the Browns scoreless in the second half to secure a road win on a short week. The cold and wind kept the offense muted for both teams, but the Niners capitalized on two Cleveland fumbles to help secure the win. Brock Purdy was 16-of-29 passing for 168 yards and a touchdown to Jauan Jennings in the fourth quarter. Christian McCaffrey led the 49ers with 53 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries as the Browns loaded up against the run. Brian Robinson chipped in 26 yards on eight rushes and Purdy (2 rushes, 4 yards) scored from 2 yards out. George Kittle was the Niners" top receiver with 67 yards on four catches, including a…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (305+ words) (Bloomberg) " Walt Disney Co.s Zootopia 2, an animated feature about a rabbit cop and her crime-fighting partner, brought in $156 million at the US and Canadian box office over the Thanksgiving weekend, making it the No. 1 film. The five-day haul compared with expectations of at least $125 million from industry tracker Boxoffice Pro. A sequel to a 2016 picture " about a rabbit and a fox who become partners at the police force in a city inhabited by mammals " Zootopia 2 marks a bright spot for Disneys animation unit. The performance follows a number of disappointments in recent years, including Wish and Strange World. Its also welcome news for theater chains that had been starved for blockbusters through most of the fall until the release of Wicked: For Good from Comcast Corp.s Universal Pictures on Nov. 21. The film achieved the highest global opening for…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (589+ words) LOGAN UT - NOVEMBER 28: Dylan Riley #24 of the Boise State Broncos rushes the ball during the second half of their game against the Utah State Aggies at Maverik Stadium on November 28, 2025 in Logan, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Welcome to the Hotline's weekly assessment of the eight teams in the rebuilt Pac-12 that imagines them competing in the conference this season. (We'll even recognize one lucky team as the regular-season champion.) The power rankings will be published each Sunday throughout the regular season. (Here are last week's rankings.) On the final night of the final weekend of the regular season, a path into the College Football Playoff opened for the collection of teams that will form the rebuilt Pac-12. Can a conference that won't exist for seven months pounce on the opportunity and ride CFP momentum into its first…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago (733+ words) CLEVELAND " Win No. 9 in the 49ers" seemingly playoff-bound season came in 26-8 fashion Sunday. But it wasn"t looking too secure until a third-quarter swing. The 49ers clung to a 10-8 lead when, well, let"s hear from referee Brad Allen. "Boom, this way!" Allen shouted on a live mic as 49ers linebacker Luke Gifford recovered the Browns" fourth-and-1 snap, which was botched by Harrold Fannin at the Cleveland 33-yard line. What ensued was a 2-yard touchdown run by Brock Purdy, then a 7-yard touchdown pass from Purdy to Jauan Jennings, with Matt Gay tacking on a 31-yard field goal in the final minutes. Those 16 unanswered points after halftime allowed the 49ers (9-4) to cruise to a third straight win, their longest streak since a 3-0 start to the season. The Browns (3-9) fell in the first home start for rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who won his debut last…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago (534+ words) The opposing defense was as stiff as the wind in Cleveland. The 49ers cut right through it. It wasn't pretty, but it was a marginal-stress road victory against an elite unit " the kind of win that a playoff team should author against the Browns. Here were the studs and duds from the Niners' 26-8 win, which gave them nine wins on the campaign and a foot into the NFC playoff bracket. Malik Mustapha " S" A magnificent and loud run-stuffing game from the safety, who has really found his form in recent weeks. Skyy Moore " PR His 66-yard return was the catalyst this game needed. He's going to break one soon. Kyle Juszczyk " FB In a game that resembled service-academy football at times, of course the fullback was exceptional. His lead blocking (out of very loopy "dash" motions) was a force throughout the…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago (593+ words) Jennifer Le Blanc has a rather lofty title for her role on the creative team of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's production of "Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley," the Jane Austen-inspired play written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Le Blanc is the "Regency etiquette consultant" on the production, which opens Dec. 3. "Isn't that a great title?" Le Blanc mused. The title is all about helping to build the Austenian world, but when questioned about how she reached such a pedigree, her conclusion is rather simple. "I am not a historian and I am not a dramaturg, but what I am is a very nerdy and very curious actor," Le Blanc said. "In my own acting career, it is probably three-quarters classical work, and I've done a ton of Shakespeare, as well as lots of adaptations of Dickens or Jane Austen....