If Week 17’s "Sunday Night Football" matchup is anything like what the NFL Playoffs will be like this season, football fans will be loving every second of play. The San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears, two bears gunning for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, put together a thrilling primetime game on Sunday night in the Bay Area. But only the 49ers helped their chances at that top seed in their conference with a thrilling 42-38 win. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM This was a back-and-forth game all night long on the scoreboard, and it began on the first offensive snap of the game for the 49ers. But it wasn’t Brock Purdy and company getting good field position. Instead, Jaylon Johnson jumping a ball intended for Jauan Jennings ended with T.J. Edwards picking off the pass and taking it back 34 yards for the pick-six just 15 seconds into the game. The 49ers immediately faced a 7-0 deficit, but Purdy was unfazed all game long, and it showed on the ensuing dri...

Legendary French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, her foundation announced Sunday. "The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation," it said  in a statement to the French news agency Agence France-Presse. Bardot had been hospitalized briefly in late October at Saint-Jean Hospital in Toulon, where she underwent a minor surgical procedure, according to a statement from her office to AFP. The iconic actress became known in the 1950s and 1960s for her "sex kitten" image, a label that came to define her on-screen persona. This is a breaking news story; check back for updates. from Latest & Breaking News on Fox News https://ift.tt/GSN3JYU via IFTTT

College basketball coaching legend Tom Izzo didn’t hold back when asked about James Nnaji returning to Baylor after being selected in the NBA Draft but never having played a game for a team. Nnaji announced he would return to the Bears after a stint at FC Barcelona. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in 2023 and was traded twice during his career. He was a part of the trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks before the 2024-25 season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM But Nnaji is part of a growing trend of former college basketball players, with NCAA eligibility remaining, returning to school following stints in the G League or elsewhere. Izzo suggested on Saturday he’s had enough of it. "Now we’re taking guys that were drafted in the NBA and everything," the Michigan State men’s basketball coach said, via the Detroit Free Press . "I said it to you a month and a half ago – c’mon Magic (Johnson) and Gary (Harris), let’s go baby...

An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and killed a woman sitting with her family on Christmas Day. Cody Adams, 33, was charged with first-degree manslaughter in connection with the shooting, court records show. At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 25, the Stephens County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting in Stephens County, Oklahoma., where Sandra Phelps was fatally struck while sitting on her front porch holding a child, according to the probable cause affidavit. Witnesses told deputies they periodically heard gunshots over several minutes north of the residence, before Phelps said "ouch" and collapsed, the affidavit states. Moments before, Phelps allegedly commented that someone got a new gun for Christmas. TEXAS FATHER DIES IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING ON HUNTING TRIP, DAUGHTER SAYS FAMILY IS ‘HEARTBROKEN’ Investigators determined the bullet...

The Baltimore Ravens ’ season was on the brink going into Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers and they needed a win to keep their playoff chances alive. Derrick Henry was called upon to carry the load and he delivered. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The star running back got the ball early and often. He scored three touchdowns in the first half – all on the ground. He started with a 3-yard score in the first quarter and followed it with a 1-yard score and another 3-yard score in the second quarter. Henry’s fourth touchdown came in the fourth quarter. Baltimore was hanging on to a 10-point lead and the veteran delivered the dagger on a 25-yard touchdown. The Ravens won the game 41-24. Henry finished with 216 rushing yards on 36 carries. Baltimore needed to ride Henry because of injuries to the leader of the offense, Lamar Jackson . He was out for the game due to a back injury. Tyler Huntley subbed in for Jackson and was 16-of-20 for 107 passing yards. He had...

Economic momentum is building under President Donald Trump , but translating those gains into political advantage will require sharper messaging, economist Stephen Moore said, as voters remain skeptical despite improving indicators. "There's a perception and there's reality," explained Moore in an interview with Fox News Digital.  "The reality is what the numbers show — that median family income is up by about $1,200 this year, adjusted for inflation. We’re seeing real increases in wealth. Anyone investing in the stock market — not just rich people, but about 160 million Americans — has retirement savings in stocks." WHITE HOUSE TEASES MAJOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PLAN AS PRICES SQUEEZE AMERICANS Still, Moore, a former Trump adviser and co-founder of a free-market advocacy organization, Unleash Prosperity, acknowledged that rising costs in everyday life continue to shape how many Americans view the economy . "People tend to focus on the things that ...

The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday sharply criticized longtime jazz musician Chuck Redd for canceling his Christmas Eve performance days after the White House announced that President Donald Trump ’s name would be added to the iconic performing arts institution in Washington, D.C. Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell said Redd's decision financially harmed the nonprofit institution, and he would seek $1 million in damages, accusing him of carrying out a "political stunt." "Your decision to withdraw at the last moment — explicitly in response to the Center's recent renaming , which honors President Trump's extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure — is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution," Grenell wrote in a letter to Redd, obtained by Fox News Digital. Fox News Digital could not immediately reach Redd for comment. CONTROVERSIAL 'OCTOBER 7' SURVIVORS PLAY COMING TO TRUMP-LED KENNEDY CE...