WHDD BREAKFAST CLUB SPORTS – THURSDAY DECEMBER 23, 2021

NFLPA president JC Tretter says NFL wanted to cancel games amid COVID outbreak

NFL 11 hours ago

Record 27 teams remain in playoff hunt with 3 weeks to go

While no team has clinched a postseason spot in the jam-packed AFC, there never have been more teams alive in the playoff hunt this late in a season.

NEW YORK JETS 11 hours ago

Jets’ Saleh tests positive, Browns’ Stefanski returns

The Cleveland Browns got their coach back on the sideline. The New York Jets might be without theirs this weekend.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SEASON 10 hours ago

Texas A&M withdraws from Gator Bowl over COVID-19 issues, injuries

Texas A&M announced Wednesday that it will no longer participate in next week’s Gator Bowl after not having enough players available to compete, in part because of COVID-19.

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES 10 hours ago

Giving it a shot: Michigan football team opts for COVID boosters

Few people are giving second-ranked Michigan anything more than a slim chance of beating Georgia in the opening round of the College Football Playoffs. But the Wolverines are giving themselves a shot – a booster shot.

NBA 11 hours ago

More COVID woes: NBA postpones Raptors-Bulls, Nets-Blazers

The NBA on Wednesday called off the next game for both the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets due to COVID-19 issues, after determining that neither team has the minimum eight players necessary to start a contest.

NHL 13 hours ago

NHL players will not participate in 2022 Beijing Olympics amid rise of Omicron variant of COVID-19

The NHL’s long-awaited return to the Winter Olympics ended on Wednesday after the league announced that players will no longer be able to attend the Games in Beijing after an uptick in COVID-19 cases this month caused the NHL to postpone 50 regular-season games.