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• D-II team tops GB after Gottlieb 'Nobody U' barb
  After Doug Gottlieb referred to weaker potential opponents as "Nobody U," his Green Bay team lost to Division II Michigan Tech.
• Bama AD tells fans to 'fight back,' help fund NIL
  After narrowly missing the expanded College Football Playoff, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne is urging Tide fans to "fight back" and help fund the school's NIL fund.
• Benched Levis: Still believe I can be franchise QB
  Despite his benching, quarterback Will Levis said Wednesday that he still believes he can be the Titans' franchise quarterback.
• Sources: Salter gets shot to succeed QB Sanders
  Colorado is bringing in Liberty's Kaidon Salter, one of the most accomplished dual-threat quarterbacks in college football, to compete for the chance to be Shedeur Sanders' successor in 2025, sources told ESPN.
• Sources: Cards' Arenado blocks trade to Astros
  Eight-time All-Star Nolan Arenado has declined to waive his no-trade clause, blocking a deal that would have sent him to the Astros, sources told ESPN.
• Man pleads guilty to stalking UConn's Bueckers
  A man arrested for stalking UConn star Paige Bueckers pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge and is barred from being around the UConn team and all WNBA facilities.
• Jets' Rodgers, if back in '25, willing to mentor QB
  Aaron Rodgers, if he's back in 2025, is OK with the Jets drafting a QB. "I'd mentor the hell out of him ... and I'd try to play as well as I could to keep him on the bench," he said.
• Cousins backs Penix, 'didn't forget how to play QB'
  Less than 24 hours after being benched, Kirk Cousins said he will do what he can to help new Falcons starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. -- and told the rookie as much in a phone call Tuesday night.
• Why Tyson Fury is in uncharted territory in rematch against Oleksandr Usyk
  The former heavyweight champion moved his camp away from home for the highly-anticipated rematch.
• WSL transfer window preview: What do all 12 teams need?
  The transfer window opens Jan. 1, but what do the 12 teams need to do? And who are they targeting?