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New Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll was noncommittal when asked about the possibility of a Russell Wilson reunion on the AFC West team.

"Right now, it's so early and we're just in the midst of trying to find the puzzle pieces, not even putting them together yet," he said during a discussion with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask. "So I can't even say. Free agency hasn't come yet. … I mean I can guess, but it would just be a guess. But I promise you, if you're a real competitor, you're not letting options get away from you. So we're going to consider every option as a possibility."

It didn't take long for speculation to begin regarding Wilson after the Raiders hired Carroll.

Jeff Howe of The Athletic reported Wilson was a name "to watch" as a potential "stopgap while the Raiders develop a long-term answer" after he and his former Seattle Seahawks coach "mended fences."

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport also pointed out Wilson was interested in going to the Raiders last offseason.

Carroll was the head coach of the Seahawks when the team selected Wilson in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. The signal-caller spent the first 10 years of his career in Seattle and built a resume that included a Super Bowl ring and nine Pro Bowl appearances.

However, he has not been the same quarterback since during stops on the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers. He went 11-19 as a starter across two seasons in Denver and threw for just 2,482 yards this past season in Pittsburgh.

While Carroll wouldn't get the same version of Wilson he had in Seattle, he could still be a veteran leader for the team as it looks for a long-term answer at the position. Perhaps the Raiders will select a quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft, which would allow someone like Wilson to be a mentor before eventually handing over the job.

If that is the plan, Carroll didn't offer many hints with his latest comments.

Mike McCarthy reportedly will not be the next head coach of the New Orleans Saints.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that McCarthy "decided to focus on the 2026 hiring cycle and will not coach in the NFL this season" after parting ways with the Dallas Cowboys following the 2024 campaign.

While this may have been an active choice for McCarthy, it's not as if the league left him much choice.

Dallas moved on before hiring Brian Schottenheimer, the Jacksonville Jaguars hired Liam Coen, the Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll, the New York Jets hired Aaron Glenn, the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson and the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel.

That left only New Orleans as an opening, and Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported Tuesday that "McCarthy did not garner the interest from the Saints that he anticipated."

Schultz noted Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is "the leader in the clubhouse" when it comes to the NFC South team, although he has a Super Bowl to prepare for after helping lead his team to the sport's biggest stage.

This coaching cycle may not have gone as McCarthy hoped, but he will surely generate interest next offseason.

After all, his resume includes a Super Bowl ring, 174-112-2 overall record and 12 playoff appearances in 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and Cowboys. Making the playoffs twice as many times as missing them over that long of a stretch is quite the accomplishment, and other teams will likely notice after the 2025 campaign.

McCarthy also has an offensive background given his time as an offensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers and has worked with signal-callers such as Aaron Rodgers and Dak Prescott.

Teams with young quarterbacks may be interested next offseason as well, so he will bide his time for now and perhaps find himself right back in interview rooms in a year.

Scottie Scheffler told reporters on Tuesday that he was attempting to make homemade ravioli on Christmas when he made the mistake of using an empty wine glass to shape the pasta. The glass ultimately broke, stabbed him in the hand and forced him to undergo surgery.

"I had my hand on top of it and it broke, which, side note, I've heard nothing but horror stories since this happened about wine glasses, so be careful," he said. "Even if you're like me and you don't drink wine, you've got to be real careful with wine glasses."

Scheffler said the wound closed the next day but he still had pain and a limited range of motion in his hand, so he consulted with a hand doctor and the pair settled on surgery as the best course of action. He doesn't expect the injury will cause any long-term damage, despite the short-term hit to his pride.

"It's one of those deals where immediately after it happened, I was mad at myself because I was like, 'Gosh, that's so stupid,' but you just don't think about it when you're in the moment," he said. "Yeah, definitely been a little more careful doing stuff at home."

Scheffler's surgery forced him to miss a pair of tournaments in January, The Sentry in Maui and the American Express in Palm Springs. Instead, he'll make his 2025 debut at Thursday's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Last year's PGA Tour Player of the Year is looking to build on a fantastic 2024 campaign that saw him win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics and seven PGA tournaments, including the Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship and the TOUR Championship. He just got a slightly later start on that journey than expected due to a wayward wine glass.

The Milwaukee Bucks have come a long way from their disastrous start to the 2024-25 season, but they're reportedly set on making a splash at the trade deadline to bolster their roster.

Per NBA insider Marc Stein, the Bucks are "as determined as any team on the NBA map" to make at least one trade before the deadline, which is just over a week away. One such deal could be for the Miami Heat's disgruntled star Jimmy Butler, who requested a trade earlier this month.

Stein noted that to combine contracts in an offer for Butler—or any player—Milwaukee would first have to shed Pat Connaughton's three-year, $28.271 million contract. Getting rid of Connaughton's contract could be achievable in a trade for Butler if the Heat want it.

It's also worth noting that the only pick the Bucks can trade is their 2031 first-rounder.

The Bucks also have two players that would likely be appealing to Miami in Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis. The Heat are on the brink of playoff contention and could likely stay in the postseason race with Middleton and Portis on the roster.

Even if Milwaukee can't make a move as extreme as landing Butler, there are a number of players that could help turn the Bucks into more of a championship contender. Whether they will go all in for Butler or pivot to other options remains to be seen.

The Bucks are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference at 26-18.

Milwaukee's success can mostly be attributed to the play of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard this year. Antetokounmpo is playing at an MVP level, putting up 31.5 points, 12.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists while Lillard has had his usual offensive production, averaging 25.5 points and 7.3 assists per game.

From there, the Bucks don't have too many offensive options, so adding a scoring threat could be a priority before the deadline.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing some of their best basketball of the season recently, but that wasn't the case on Tuesday.

Despite being without stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, the Philadelphia 76ers trounced the Lakers 118-104 behind a big night from Tyrese Maxey. Embiid missed Tuesday's game due to his lingering knee injury while George was out because of a finger injury he suffered on Saturday.

Maxey, who is having a career year, put up 43 points in the dominant win. He's now recorded 11 games with 28 or more points.

The Lakers were without a star of their own for much of the game, as Anthony Davis played just 10 minutes before exiting with an abdominal strain. With no Davis, LeBron James did his best to carry Los Angeles to a win with 31 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, but it was far from enough to get the job done.

After the loss, fans ripped the Lakers for failing to take care of Philadelphia with its stars out.

Coming into the game, the Lakers had won six of their last seven games and beat the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors during that stretch. They looked far from the same team in Tuesday's loss, and a big part of that was Davis' absence.

While the severity of Davis' injury is unknown at this point, Los Angeles can only hope he doesn't miss an extended period.

Even with the loss, the Lakers are in a good position, sitting in fifth place in the West at 26-19 thanks to the recent hot streak.

Baseball fans who grew up during the so-called "Evil Empire" days of the New York Yankees under George Steinbrenner could surely never envision a time when the Bronx Bombers were the ones complaining about another team's spending.

But that day has apparently arrived.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, who is the son of George, discussed the Los Angeles Dodgers' spending this offseason during a Tuesday interview on the YES Network with Meredith Marakovits (h/t Brendan Kuty of The Athletic) and conceded it is "difficult" for most other teams to keep pace.

"Well, look: It's difficult for most of us owners to be able to do the kind of things that they're doing," he said. "Now, we'll see if it pays off. They still have to have a season relatively injury-free for it to work out for them, and it's a long season, as you know, and once you get to the postseason, anything can happen. We've seen that time and time again."

It's not as if the Yankees can cry poor considering Forbes recently ranked them as the fourth-most valuable sports franchise in the world with a value of $7.55 billion. By comparison, the Dodgers were 24th at $5.45 billion, which was the second-highest mark in Major League Baseball.

Yet it is Los Angeles that has been pacing the field in spending this offseason.

Kuty and Chris Kirschner of The Athletic cited data from Cot's Contracts and noted Los Angeles has the league's highest projected luxury-tax payroll of $376.4 million after spending nearly a half-billion in deals this offseason alone.

The Philadelphia Phillies are second at $307.8 million, while the Yankees check in at third at $302.9 million.

Los Angeles was already the reigning World Series champion with stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, and it responded by adding players such as Blake Snell, Rōki Sasaki, Teoscar Hernández, Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates and others this offseason.

Anything but another run to the World Series would be a surprise, and the Yankees may be waiting for them again after adding Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, Devin Williams and Paul Goldschmidt this offseason.

Teams lower on the spending list likely won't love Steinbrenner as the messenger when it comes to making a statement about the Dodgers' spending given the Yankees' position in MLB's pecking order.

But he did point to the massive discrepancies that only grew this offseason as Los Angeles continued to add quality players.

The Baltimore Ravens are bringing a veteran coach onto their staff.

The team announced Tuesday that they have hired Chuck Pagano to be their defensive staff as their senior secondary coach. Pagano was the Indianapolis Colts head coach from 2012 to 2017 and was most recently the Chicago Bears defensive coordinator from 2019 to 2020.

"It is exciting to add Coach Chuck Pagano to our defensive staff and continue to develop and grow our young and talented secondary," head coach Jim Harbaugh said in a statement. "Chuck brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and coaching talent to our team. He has deep ties to the program and is excited to get to work."

Pagano cut his teeth in the collegiate ranks early in his career before getting his start in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns in 2001 as a secondary coach. He was the Oakland Raiders defensive backs coach from 2005 to 2006 and left the NFL for one season to be North Carolina's defensive coordinator in 2007.

He joined Harbaugh's staff in Baltimore a year later as a secondary coach and stayed in that role until 2011 when he was promoted to defensive coordinator.

After his time with the Colts and the Bears, his time as a coach appeared to be over as he announced his retirement following the 2020 season.

"As much as I love coaching, it takes a lot of time away from your family and loved ones," he said in a statement announcing his retirement. "I'm excited to start this new chapter of my life and can't wait to be able to spend more time with my family. This has been an amazing ride and I have made countless relationships that I will cherish forever."

Now Pagano will reunite with Harbaugh, and together the two will look to get Baltimore into Super Bowl shape after years of teetering on the edge of competing for a championship.

The Philadelphia Eagles will be rocking their green uniforms in their Super Bowl LIX matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs and unveiled them on Tuesday.

The main addition, of course, is the new patch near the collar of the jerseys commemorating their Super Bowl appearance.

The Chiefs, meanwhile, will be wearing their white uniforms:

The contest will be the second time in the past three seasons that the Chiefs and Eagles are facing off in the Super Bowl. Two years ago, the Chiefs won a classic matchup, 38-35, as a controversial pass interference call late in the contest allowed Kansas City to kick the game-winning field goal with no time remaining on the clock.

The game was a back-and-forth affair, highlighted by the fantastic play of both quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes finished the game with 182 passing yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 44 yards, while Jalen Hurts threw for 304 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 70 yards and three scores.

But Hurts also one of the game's most impactful plays, a fumble in the second quarter that was scooped up by Nick Bolton and returned for a touchdown. It was the only turnover in the contest.

The two teams also played last season, a 21-17 win for the Birds.

The Eagles have had enormous changes on both sides of the ball since that last matchup, however, with a pair of new coordinators (Kellen Moore on offense, Vic Fangio on defense) and a slew of impactful offseason additions to the roster (Saquon Barkley, Mekhi Becton, Zack Baun, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, among others).

It's Philly's league-best defense against the best player in the sport, Mahomes. Barkley and Philly's vaunted run game against Chris Jones and the many disguised blitzes of defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Andy Reid against his former team.

It should be fun.