The Carolina Panthers find themselves in desperate need of receiving help heading into the NFL offseason, as Adam Thielen could be done in Carolina, and Xavier

The Atlantic Coast Conference's bumpy showing in nonconference games could make it harder for teams to bolster their cases for NCAA Tournament bids in league play.

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A look at the day's live sporting events on television.

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No. 3 Notre Dame (15-2) beat No. 17 Georgia Tech 81-66. Next: vs. SMU, Sunday. No. 4 Southern Cal (16-1) did not play. Next: at Indiana, Sunday.

No. 7 Texas (16-2) at Auburn (9-8), 7 p.m. No. 9 Ohio St. (16-0) at Wisconsin (10-7), 9 p.m. No. 11 Kansas St. (17-1) vs. Arizona (11-7), 7:30 p.m.

NFL PLAYOFFS: 4:30 p.m. — Houston at Kansas City in AFC divisional round (ABC, ESPN); 8 p.m. — Washington at Detroit in AFC divisional round (Fox). NHL: 12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at New Jersey (NHL Network);

Bill Belichick continues to fill out his coaching staff at North Carolina, as longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer and veteran SEC offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to finalize deals,

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Dawn Staley will remain the head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of South Carolina through the 2029-2030 season Read More: <a href="