At Ohio State, ‘Michigan’ is pronounced ‘That State Up North’; Packers’ problems: Aaron Rodgers has become a gun-shy gunslinger; The Clippers are the NBA’s best team right now. Can they keep it up?; The Other College Football Top 25: A Texas low, a Florida medium, a Rocky Mountain high; NFL Power Rankings — Week 12: Dak Prescott keeps Cowboys at No. 1 and Tony Romo on the bench; Firing Charlie Strong may create more problems than it solves for Texas; A Muslim girl wasn’t allowed to box in a hijab, so her opponent shared victory with her; Jay Cutler could be done for the year with shoulder injury; Jets place kicker’s wife defends him against columnist’s hot take; Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he’s on track to return to NASCAR for 2017 season opener; Adrian Peterson’s possible return would be huge for the Vikings; Everyone is freaking out simply because Dak Prescott picked up his own litter; Andrew Luck is in the concussion protocol, seems likely to miss Colts’ Thanksgiving game; Baylor associate AD accused of assaulting journalist on field after football game; Texans have lasers shone at them during Mexico City game versus Raiders; Ohio State is preparing for Michigan by trying to banish the letter ‘M’; The Thanksgiving lineup could go a long way in determining NFL’s playoff teams; Jimmie Johnson isn’t the best driver in NASCAR history, at least not yet   National sports stories and blog updates   A Muslim girl wasn’t allowed to box in a hijab, so her opponent shared victory with her "You're the true winner,” Aliyah Charbonier told Amaiya Zafar, who has been fighting to box in traditional garb for two years. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more » Jay Cutler could be done for the year with shoulder injury The struggling starter reportedly has a torn labrum in his right shoulder. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   At Ohio State, ‘Michigan’ is pronounced ‘That State Up North’ It takes discipline to play high-level college football, and to never utter the name of your biggest rival. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   Jets place kicker’s wife defends him against columnist’s hot take Julianne Folk, wife of Nick Folk, had some things to say to New York Daily News columnist Manish Mehta. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he’s on track to return to NASCAR for 2017 season opener The 42-year-old driver reiterated his plans to be behind the wheel at February's Daytona 500. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Packers’ problems: Aaron Rodgers has become a gun-shy gunslinger And then there's the defense . . . By Mike Renner  •  Read more »   Adrian Peterson’s possible return would be huge for the Vikings Minnesota hasn't been good on the ground without him. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   The Clippers are the NBA’s best team right now. Can they keep it up? After years of playoff failures, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers look like a true championship contender this season. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Everyone is freaking out simply because Dak Prescott picked up his own litter Deification of Cowboys quarterback enters new, ridiculous phase. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Andrew Luck is in the concussion protocol, seems likely to miss Colts’ Thanksgiving game His head hit the turf late in Sunday's win over the Titans. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   The Other College Football Top 25: A Texas low, a Florida medium, a Rocky Mountain high In a weekly survey of 25 top college football stories, there's gloom in Louisiana, heat in Southern California, excellence at Pitt and mirth in Kansas By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   NFL Power Rankings — Week 12: Dak Prescott keeps Cowboys at No. 1 and Tony Romo on the bench The Broncos move back into the top five thanks to the Chiefs' loss. The Redskins ascend into the top 10 after overwhelming the slumping Packers. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Baylor associate AD accused of assaulting journalist on field after football game The Bears official, Heath Nielsen, is in charge of handling the football program's “public image." By Des Bieler  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Texans have lasers shone at them during Mexico City game versus Raiders The laser pointers seemed to be aimed at Houston quarterback Brock Osweiler in particular. By Des Bieler  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Firing Charlie Strong may create more problems than it solves for Texas The Longhorns reportedly will buy out their head football coach following Friday's game against TCU. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Sign Up »         Share Sports Break:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Sports. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071