After brilliant season, Falcons QB Ryan shrugs off MVP talk

Matt Ryan just finished up the best regular season of his career, leading the Atlanta Falcons to a division championship and first-round bye in the playoffs After brilliant season, Falcons QB Ryan shrugs off MVP talk Matt Ryan just finished up the best regular season of his career, leading the Atlanta Falcons to a division championship and first-round bye in the playoffs Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hU86KJ FILE – In this Oct. 16, 2016, file photo, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan passes against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of an NFL football game, in Seattle. he Falcons have never had an MVP.

Raiders to start Connor Cook at QB against Texans

For the first 15 games of the season, rookie Connor Cook was inactive each week, making his biggest contribution as a scout team quarterback who would sometimes dress up like Cam Newton or Philip Rivers before Oakland faced those stars to lighten the mood at practice. Now with the Raiders set to play their first playoff game in 14 years, Cook has been thrust into a much more significant role.

Listen to Cam Newton’s touching poem for his son

Listen to Cam Newton’s touching poem for his son Chosen turned 1 year old on Christmas Eve. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hU5Jru A couple weeks after Cam Newton’s son, Chosen , turned 1 year old on Christmas Eve, Newton shared a heartfelt poem to his son.

Mularkey fires Titans assistants who worked with receivers

Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey is changing up his coaching staff, firing wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker Mularkey fires Titans assistants who worked with receivers Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey is changing up his coaching staff, firing wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hU4EzP NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey is changing up his coaching staff, firing wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker.

Colorado-groomed Troy Terry carries Team USA into world junior gold medal game

Troy Terry of Team United States gets the puck past goaltender Ilya Samsonov of Team Russia in a shootout to score the game winning goal during the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinal game at the Bell Centre on Jan. 4, 2017 in Montreal. University of Denver sophomore Troy Terry from Highlands Ranch turned into an American hero Wednesday in Montreal, going 3-for-3 in a seven-round shootout to lead Team USA to a 4-3 victory over Russian in the semifinals of the World Junior Championship.

New York Giants: Escape Room Adventure Brings Out the Best in Defense

The tight-knit New York Giants defense enjoyed a fun night out last month, working as smaller teams to solve clues as part of an escape room adventure. The 2016 NFL season has seen NFL quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers trying to escape from the clutches of a New York Giants defense whose bond has strengthened every week through their on-field escapades.

General Release | 1/4/2017Looking Back at the Top 10 Stories of Southern Miss Athletics in 2016

As Southern Miss Athletics looks forward to another exciting year in 2017, it looks back at another successful year and celebrates its department’s Top 10 stories. While the debate can be said what where the most important, here is a listing of our Top 10 in no particular order: 1 – 8-6-3-2: That was the scoring play that decided the 2016 Conference USA Baseball Championship in which Southern Miss defeated Rice 3-2 at Pete Taylor Park in late May. The league tournament title was the first for the school since 2010 and the program reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 and the 13th time overall.

WBA Orders Zeuge vs. Ekpo, Denies Paul Smith Request

The Liverpool super-middleweight, who has fought for global honours twice and been in the ring with pound-for-pound star Andre Ward, was last in action last September, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office. Smith stopped Daniel Regi at the O2 Arena, as part of the undercard to Gennady Golovkin’s IBF, WBA Super, WBC and IBO world middleweight title defence against IBF welterweight king Kell Brook.

Bookies are finally believing in the Blue Jackets

In the SBNation NHL email chain, we occasionally get updates from Bovada with the odds that they are giving for various award races and standings results. The odds set by bookmakers are somewhat grounded in sports expertise, but are also reflective of how they think people will bet.

USC, ‘Bama and Clemson star on AP’s All-Bowl Team

In this Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, file photo, Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold looks to pass during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Penn State in Pasadena, Calif. Darnold was selected to the Associated Press 2016 All-Bowl Team, announced on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.

McRae gets first NBA starts

Former Liberty County High School basketball player Jordan McRae had his first two NBA starts for the Cleveland Cavaliers over the weekend. With Kyrie Irving nursing a hamstring injury, former Liberty County High School basketball player Jordan McRae had his first two NBA starts for the Cleveland Cavaliers over the weekend.

Frazier helps Bulldogs beat Auburn

Former Faith Baptist Christian Academy and Glennville native JJ Frazier had a huge game against Auburn Dec. 29. According to the Bulldogs’ basketball news, the senior guard registered a season-best 27 points. He also had five steals.

105-year-old Frenchman sets cycling record

… Back in France in the 1960s, Marchand made a living through various jobs that left him with no time to practice sports. He finally took up his bike again when he was 68 years old and began a series of cycling feats. The diminutive Marchand – he is …

Canes claim Rattie off waivers from Blues in series of moves

The Carolina Hurricanes have claimed winger Ty Rattie off waivers from the St. Louis Blues and placed backup goalie Eddie Lack on injured reserve. In a series of moves Wednesday, general manager Ron Francis also says the Hurricanes recalled goalie Michael Leighton from their AHL affiliate in Charlotte and sent goalie Daniel Altshuller back to the minors.

Dhoni steps down as India’s limited overs captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as India’s limited-overs captain on Wednesday after a trophy-laden nine-year reign. The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who rose from the cricketing backwaters of India’s Jharkhand to lead the game’s most passionately-followed team, will stand aside as captain immediately, but will remain available to play in the limited overs series against England later this month.

2-Time Olympic Decathlon Champion Ashton Eaton Retiring

Two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton and heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton have announced their retirements in side-by-side essays on their website. Considered the first family of multi-events, Ashton and Brianne met at the University of Oregon as teenagers and married in July 2013.

Minnesota Fires Claeys

What will be interesting to see is if we can snag any of their commits. I know they have several guys that we also recruited, would be nice to snag them back.

Damien Delaney (l): Time to stand up and be counted

It was widely felt that the recent appointment of Sam Allardyce, a manager who has never been relegated from the Premier League, combined with the several quality players Palace possess would ensure they would climb clear of the bottom three. On Tuesday, however, in a match Allardyce insisted was crucial to their hopes of survival, they were poor and were booed off at half-time.

Walter Mazzarri: Beset by injury problems

The Hornets lost for the seventh time in 10 matches when defeated 2-0 by Stoke at the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday night and fears of another slump in the second half of the season, such as the one they suffered last year, has intensified the pressure on Italian head coach Mazzarri. The former Inter Milan and Napoli boss insists their run of form is unavoidable given their plethora of injuries and expects his current squad is good enough to prevent them from being dragged into the relegation mire.

Barnes Leads Mavericks to 113-105 Win Over Wizards

Our opinions are unbiased and unfiltered, and we never hold back. But the most important voice in D.C. sports is yoursa that’s why our phone [] CBS Sports Radio 1580 CONNECT WITH CBS SPORTS RADIO Listen Live Click Here Latest Sports News & Blogs Click Here Follow The CBS Sports Radio Facebook.com/CBSSportsRadio Twitter: @CBSSportsRadio Contact Studio: 1-855-212-4CBS Email: CNKinard@cbs.com Address 1015 Half Street, SE Washington, [] Harrison Barnes scored 26 points and Deron Williams added 21 as the Mavericks rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 113-105 on Tuesday night.