His freshman year, the Orange started 18-0 before losing at Pittsburgh in mid-January. His sophomore year, 20-0 before losing in late January at Notre Dame. His junior year, Syracuse was “only” 10-0 before falling to Temple a few days before Christmas. This year, the Orange will wake up on the first day of February with a perfect record. That night, No. 2 Syracuse will host No. 17 Duke in an eagerly-anticipated Saturday night game....

With all due respect to those three basketball superstars, we’ve found a much better person to grace the cover of NBA 2K’s latest installment. MORE: Steph and Riley’s special bond | Steph still can’t sing | Riley’s debut It has been a great playoffs for both the Warriors and the Cavaliers, but there is no denying that Steph Curry’s two-year-old daughter Riley has been the game’s biggest star for the past month....

Quinn called the situation “unfortunate” but didn’t provide much information outside of that. Coleman’s status for Sunday’s game against the Panthers remains uncertain, as the running back must pass every step in the league’s protocol before being cleared to play. MORE: Athletes with career-ending injuries | ‘Concussion’ movie features haunting images | NFL Mock Draft “You never want to see anybody go down like that, especially a guy who has been working his butt off and getting in his playbook to get back to the level he was playing at early in the season,” fullback Patrick DiMarco said, via ESPN....

Falcons owner Arthur Blank released a statement Monday morning annoucing the firing. “Smitty’s contributions to our club, team and city over the last seven years are numerous,” Blank said in the release. “His accomplishments on the field made him the most successful coach in the 49-year history of the Falcons, and we are grateful for the foundation he has laid for us for the future.” “This is a business about winning football games, and that’s how you’re judged,” Smith told reporters after Sunday’s loss....

Jones and Atlanta agreed to a five-year contract extension, the team announced. The deal is worth $71.25 million with $47 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. MORE: NFL’s Top 20 wide receivers | 25 highest-paid players in the league And it appears Jones learned about the deal during pregame warm-ups in Miami, before the Falcons’ Week 3 preseason contest against the Dolphins. Jones, the sixth overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, has recorded 278 catches for 4,330 yards and 26 touchdowns in four seasons with the Falcons....

The first-year Falcons coach said he sat down with both men Monday and talked with them about a lack of poise during the blowout loss. Quinn said he’d keep the details of the conversation “in house,” but he said there are no lingering issues between the player and Cox, who played 13 seasons in the NFL and is in his second year on the Falcons’ staff. MORE: Infamous NFL fights among teammates | Falcons cling to playoff life...

A meticulous reconstruction of the 14th-century Templo Mayor, perhaps the greatest of Aztec monuments, forms the heart of one of the most ambitious exhibitions ever staged at London’s Royal Academy. More than 350 treasures, many seen for the first time outside Mexico, include exquisite turquoise mosaics, monumental sculptures and the pictorial manuscripts the Aztecs used to record their history. Other elements of Aztec belief–like the human sacrifices that, according to the Spanish, made the temple reek of blood–are left to the imagination....

Eagles corner Darius Slay had just read a pass attempt from Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins out to Justin Jefferson perfectly, and picked him off on a throw toward the end zone. After he was finally tackled following his return, Slay ran out of bounds and found another familiar face in Philadelphia sports. Following Slay’s pick, he rushed over and found 76ers guard James Harden and gave him the interception ball....

According to BARCS Animal Shelter in Baltimore, Smith and his wife Chanel paid the adoption fees for cats and dogs — 46 total — at an adoption event on Saturday. They also made an “extra donation” on top of the fees. MORE: Smith could have career resurgence with Eagles Smith spent four seasons playing for the Ravens, from 2011-14, winning a Super Bowl with the team in 2013. He caught 213 passes for 3,591 yards and 30 touchdowns over his four years there....

The Eagles, however, may have other plans for Carson Wentz. Coach Doug Pederson said Wentz may be the third-string quarterback in Philly, which means he could be inactive on game days. MORE: Ideal cities for NFL relocation “Typically, the third quarterback is down,” Pederson recently said, via Phillyvoice.com. “It’s hard right now to look down the road, but if we had to play this week, Carson would be down. He’d be the third quarterback....

Correction: That was Donovan McNabb throwing that pass. Correction again: It was Randall Cunningham. Correction one more time: It was Carson Wentz. And it wasn’t a fluke, an optical illusion, a trip to a parallel universe or a figment of everybody’s imagination. Nor was it a “deceptively athletic” play. It’s part of Wentz’s toolbox, it has been refined by a year in the NFL, and it’s what the Eagles spent the offseason and training camp developing and adding weapons to make the most of this season....

“We dropped the ball,” an unidentified player told ESPN in a text. “I don’t even want to talk about that (explicit). Everybody knew what it was going to take to get him. I could’ve told you that.” The Rams acquired Ramsey from the Jaguars on Tuesday for first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 and a fourth-round pick in 2021. Philadelphia has an OK defense ranking 18th in total yards allowed this season, but the pass defense is very suspect ranking fourth in the NFL in passing yards given up....

Philadelphia returns to action after its bye week, most recently defeating Dallas 26-17 in Week 6’s edition of Sunday Night Football. Philadelphia put together another well-rounded effort, jumping out to an early 20-0 lead over Dallas in the first half, picking off QB Cooper Rush two times to give its offense a short field to work with. Dallas made things interesting, scoring 17 unanswered points to get within three early in the fourth quarter....

The tubes, also called pressure equalization tubes, ventilation tubes, ear grommets, or tympanostomy tubes, are used to allow proper ventilation and drainage of the middle ear. What Is Ear Tube Placement Surgery? The surgical placement of ear tubes is a relatively simple procedure that involves making a small hole in the tympanic membrane (eardrum) with a scalpel or laser—a procedure called a myringotomy—and then inserting a synthetic tube. In adults, the procedure can be done in a healthcare provider’s office with local anesthesia....

Those who have played “Madden 20” offered immediate feedback, and some of it gets weird. We’ve already gone over how Russell Wilson looks weird in the video game, but apparently EA Sports didn’t stop with the Seahawks QB. Panthers tight end Greg Olsen also has an … interesting new look. Cover star Patrick Mahomes is also exceeding expectations as to what he can do on the field. While he’s not one of the game’s 99-overall players, his skill set makes him seem like one....

Starting in practice Friday at Michigan, Bowman showed speed and command in Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 88 car. A day of hot laps, with 10 drivers going more than 200 mph, was no problem. In qualifying, Bowman too had bettered 200. And his lap speed of 201.207 put him sixth on the starting grid for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400. MORE: Hendrick should give Bowman more rides | Who is Alex Bowman?...

Save energyCut back on meatReuse and recycleSwitch to renewable energySave waterDrive lessDress sustainablyBuy fair trade and eco-friendly Save Energy Electricity production is the second-largest creator of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency, but saving energy is surprisingly easy. Just switch off appliances when you aren’t using them, keep an eye on your thermostat and remember to turn off the lights. Lauren Keeler, a sustainability expert and assistant professor at Arizona State University, told Newsweek that dryers and AC/heating units were particularly energy intensive....

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