Gjerpen tok siste sluttspillplass for kvinner – knuste og slo ut Byåsen

Gjerpen tok den siste sluttspillplassen da kvinnenes eliteserie i håndball ble avsluttet onsdag. Byåsen ble overkjørt og slått 33–18 i Skienshallen.
Fredrikstad er også sluttspillklar etter å ha spilt 30–30 mot Molde. Byåsen er ute.
Gjerpen lå på 9.-plass før siste runde, to poeng bak Byåsen og Fredrikstad, men ville være sikret topp-åtte-plassering med seier. Laget levnet ingen tvil. Gjerpen scoret kampens fire første mål og ledet 10–1 etter vel 11 minutter.
Ved pause sto det 18-6, og utover i 2. omgang ble rapporter fra Fredrikstad viktigere for Byåsen enn utviklingen i egen kamp.
Med Byåsen-tap måtte Fredrikstad ha poeng hjemme mot Molde for å holde seg foran trondheimsklubben og komme til sluttspill.
Lagene vekslet på å lede i første omgang, og ved pause sto det 14–15. Fredrikstad fikk sin første ledelse i 2. omgang via fire mål på rad fra 17–19 til 21–19. Molde utlignet flere ganger, men tok aldri ledelsen igjen. Etter dramatisk sluttsekunder endte det uavgjort.
Seriemester Sola avsluttet grunnserien med sin 25. seier på 26 kamper da Haslum ble slått 36–24. Sola fikk sitt eneste tap med 27–30 i Molde rett før jul og vant alle sine 17 seriekamper i 2026.
Storhamar og Molde hadde sikret henholdsvis 2.- og 3.-plass før siste runde.
Romerike var dømt til nedrykk før onsdagens kamper, mens Haslum og Fjellhammer var låst til kvalifiseringsplassene.
I 1. divisjon ville Flint Tønsberg har sikret opprykk med hjemmeseier over Aker onsdag, men i stedet ble det tap 26-34, og Flint må slå Kjelsås borte i siste serierunde søndag for å være sikker på å holde Utleira bak seg. (NTB)

First semifinal of this DFB-Pokal, where Leverkusen want to spoil the party for a Bayern side already crowned Bundesliga champions. cricket-ipl.co.za

With the Bundesliga already wrapped up and the Champions League semifinal just around the corner, Bayern want to take another step toward a potential treble, and today it’s DFB-Pokal time.

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Kompany knows there’s a lot at stake and goes with his strongest lineup. Musiala starts alongside the Olise-Luis Díaz-Kane trio to secure a place in the Berlin final.

Leverkusen, for their part, are not hiding their intentions either and are going all out to reach the Berlin final. Schick, Tapsoba, Grimaldo, Lucas Vázquez and company are aiming to pull off the toughest challenge yet.

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Kerim Alajbegović may be leaving the Bundesliga yet again. The young winger is interested in a move to the Serie A, according to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio and Sky Sports Italia. Inter, Napoli, and Roma are interested in the Bosnian.

Alajbegović joined Austrian side RB Salzburg from Bayer Leverkusen last summer and has enjoyed a successful season with 12 goals and four assists. In September, he made his debut for Bosnia's national team, scoring in a 6-0 win over San Marino.

Alajbegović made headlines in March during World Cup qualifiers, with strong cameos against Wales and Italy helping Bosnia return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014. Both games went to penalty shoot-outs, with the young winger scoring.

Between those games, it was announced that Bayer Leverkusen had exercised their buy-back, bringing the Bosnian back to his academy club. The 18-year-old progressed through the ranks for Die Werkself, but left without making a first-team appearance.

It looks as though that may be happening again. Despite Leverkusen bringing him back, his performances have attracted interest from top clubs all over Europe. According to Di Marzio, the three Italian sides have begun discussions with the player's father and Bosnia legend Miralem Pjanic, who is acting as intermediary.

Leverkusen would likely be looking at a significant fee for the promising winger, having paid a reported €8 million to bring him back to the BayArena.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t have a gaping hole at tight end, but they do have a missing element in their offense, and that’s where Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq becomes a legitimate first-round conversation rather than a luxury pick.

Sadiq is not being projected as a traditional in-line tight end, and his usage backs that up. In 2025, he saw 67 targets, turned that into 51 receptions for 560 yards and eight touchdowns, and ran 346 routes on 412 passing snaps, which shows he was a featured part of the passing game rather than a situational piece.

That role translated into production after the catch as well, with 114 yards after contact and 30 missed tackles forced, pointing to a player who creates offense rather than just finishing plays.

His collegiete alignment usage tells you even more about how he projects. He split time between inline responsibilities and detached alignments, logging significant snaps in the slot and out wide, which is where his athletic profile starts to matter. At 6’3” and 241 pounds, he ran a 4.39 at the combine with a 43.5-inch vertical, which places him in a tier of tight ends that are not defended like traditional players at the position. He can attack seams, separate against man coverage, and force defenses into matchup decisions they do not typically have to make against Tampa Bay’s current personnel.

His blocking profile is functional but not dominant, which aligns with how he was utilized. He handled over 300 run-blocking snaps in 2025 and stayed engaged enough to hold his assignments, but he is not a point-of-attack player who will consistently move defensive ends or anchor the edge. That limitation is real, but it also reinforces what he actually is at the next level: a movement tight end who creates problems in space rather than a player you build your run game around.

Cade Otton provides reliability and volume, but he does not stress defenses vertically or after the catch, while players like Payne Durham and Ko Kieft fill more defined roles without changing how defenses structure coverage. Sadiq would not replace Otton; he would change how the position is used, allowing Tampa Bay to operate more out of two-tight-end sets while creating a legitimate mismatch player in the middle of the field. The two tight end sets are among the things the Buccaneers' new offensive coordinator favors.

That becomes even more relevant with Mike Evans no longer in the picture, because Tampa Bay lost a player who consistently dictated coverage and created space for the rest of the offense. Sadiq does not replicate that role directly or even closely. He is a different style of player at a different position, but he does provide a different way to create the same stress on a defense, particularly in the red zone, where his eight touchdowns in 2025 show up immediately as a translatable trait.

The argument against the pick is straightforward: tight end is not a primary need, and there are more obvious holes on defense. But that is also where this decision becomes philosophical. Tampa Bay can continue to chase defensive depth, or it can invest in a player who expands what the offense is capable of doing, especially in a system that is expected to lean more on formation versatility and mismatches.

If the Buccaneers are looking for a traditional tight end, Sadiq is not the cleanest fit, but if they are looking for a player who changes how defenses have to play them on every snap, this is exactly the type of prospect that justifies being taken in the middle of the first round.

This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: NFL Draft: Could the Bucs roll the dice on Kenyon Sadiq?