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Georgia’s top-ranked defense won’t look the same next season, but it will feature the return of gifted pass-rusher Nolan Smith, who announced Monday that he plans to come back for his senior season.

Alabama linebacker Christian Harris has announced he will enter the NFL draft.

Willie O’Ree, 86, who broke the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 with Boston and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, will have his No. 22 jersey retired by the Bruins on Tuesday night at TD Garden, an honor he calls “simply amazing.”

Surprising contributors on the Los Angeles Kings and Florida Panthers, as well as a few players riding hot streaks, among the players to add to your fantasy hockey team.

After winning nine of 11, Joel Embiid said the 76ers have “got everything we need” to contend for a title this season.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger didn’t use the word retirement following Pittsburgh’s season-ending wild-card loss to the Chiefs but called his 18-year career with the franchise “an honor” and said he’s looking forward to the next chapter.

Jerome Boger and the crew that worked Saturday’s wild-card game between the Raiders and Bengals are not expected to officiate again this postseason.

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan, following the 49ers’ victory over the Cowboys, said injured defenders Nick Bosa (concussion) and Fred Warner (right ankle) could return in time for the divisional round, but that it was too early to say so for certain.

Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott defended the decision to run a QB draw with 14 seconds left, saying they should have had a chance to run one more play before time expired. According to referee Alex Kemp, there were no mistakes on their part.

Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts struggled in his playoff debut Sunday, but Eagles coach Nick Sirianni — while admitting “he didn’t play his best game” — remains confident that the second-year quarterback is a strong fit with what the franchise is building.