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ASHBURN, Va. — It was never going to be Carson Wentz.

The NFL is moving forward with the Week 18 schedule during a difficult, emotional week. While coaches, players, fans and the sports community are focused on Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s health, the final weekend of the regular season kicks off Saturday with the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the Las Vegas Raiders.

ATLANTA — Georgia’s proud defense has allowed a combined 71 points in its two postseason games, including the 42-41 last-minute win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Even against stiff competition in the postseason, when higher-scoring games can be expected, that’s a humbling and somewhat shocking development for No.

HENDERSON, Nev. — First-time starting quarterbacks often have big games, but as opposing defensive coordinators acquire more video, the QBs’ weaknesses tend to be exposed.

It was a horrific scene, no doubt. A young athlete just getting started on a promising NFL career, seemingly the personification of fitness and health, popping up from a rather innocuous-looking tackle — and then slumping back to the turf.

STEPHENVILLE — As the calendar turns, the newest class of Tarleton Hall of Fame student-athletes has been announced. The Tarleton Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome five new members from four storied programs in May as the class of 2023.

FORT WORTH — TCU had quite the conference-hopping journey on its way to the national championship game. The Horned Frogs won or shared titles in three different leagues over 16 seasons after the Southwest Conference disbanded.

HOUSTON — Luka Doncic had 39 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as Dallas rallied from an 18-point second half deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 111-106 on Monday night for the Mavericks’ seventh straight win.

In the second half of the season, CeeDee Lamb has looked a lot like the No. 1 receiver needed by the Dallas Cowboys.

STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton Football debuted one of the top field houses in college football just under two years ago, and now final touches to complete the project have begun. Tarleton announced its final phase of the field house renovation recently, further enhancing the student-athlete and coaching experience as the program nears the end of their reclassification period to NCAA Division I.