Offseason prediction: The Reds will get aggressive. No, they won't go wild, of course, but besides having a contention-worthy rotation and a star in Elly De La Cruz who is edging toward his prime, they have a 66-year-old future Hall of Fame manager in Francona who isn't going to be around forever. -- Doolittle

History tells us that 50 percent of the NFL's 3-2 teams will make the playoffs. With that in mind, Maurice Jones-Drew offers his predictions on which of this season's seven such teams will advance to the tournament.

Those strides to finding that aspired playoff berth start with finding success in the division, which so far, has led to a 1-1 record against the AFC South, but will have four more games, including two against the Colts, for the Texans to make up some major ground in the race for a first-place finish.

Rob Ninkovich likes the progress he's seen from the Patriots, but he'll need to see more of it to believe they're playoff-bound.

Four hitters who finished the season in the starting lineup are due to become free agents as well as several members of the pitching staff. The most significant potential losses are designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, left-handed starter Ranger Suarez and catcher J.T. Realmuto.

The Penn State Nittany Lions and Texas Longhorns are not just in danger of missing the College Football Playoff, but not being included in the discussion at all in the latter part of the college football season.

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The third-round field of eight drivers was set as three-time and defending series champion Joey Logano captured the final transfer spot by four points over Ross Chastain. Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric also were eliminated.