Michigan will hit the gridiron on Saturday back in the Big House. The 9-0 Wolverines will face the 3-6 Nebraska Cornhuskers who have had a very rocky season. Nebraska fired Scott Frost after the third game of the season and Micky Joseph has taken over as the interim head coach, but things haven’t gotten much better for the Cornhuskers. Nebraska …

Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended for two games by the NHL Wednesday. Slafkovsky, 18, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, was penalized for a boarding infraction on Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Luff in Montreal’s 3-2 shootout victory on Tuesday night. Slafkovsky was handed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct after the …

The Detroit Lions snapped a five-game losing streak last week against the Green Bay Packers. When they hit the road for their second division game in as many weeks Sunday, they will be trying to break a longer streak of a different kind. The Lions are 0-11-1 on the road under second-year coach Dan Campbell and have not won away …

The tension between Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson, the longtime Seahawks quarterback who was traded to the Denver Broncos in the offseason, continued this week with the two publicly throwing some mild shade at each other. The war of words between Carroll and Wilson started Monday when Carroll was interviewed by a local Seattle radio station about …

It’s a matchup of two struggling Sun Belt Conference teams when the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns host the Georgia Southern Eagles on Thursday night. The Cajuns (4-5, 2-4) have won four of the five all-time meetings between the teams but come in on a two-game losing slide. Their most recent setback was a 23-17 loss to Troy on Saturday. The Eagles …

As we head into Week 10 of the 2022 NFL season, the injuries are piling up and each team is dealing with a different level of health. This week, the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots and New York Jets are all on byes, giving their banged-up players a chance to rest and heal. The biggest news this week …

Dead money is a salary cap charge for a player who is no longer on a team’s roster. It exists because of how salary cap accounting rules operate.  Signing bonuses, option bonuses and certain roster bonuses are prorated or spread out evenly over the life of a contract for a maximum of five years. When a player is released, traded …

Gene Smith has said he’s open for Ohio State to face rival Michigan two straight weeks on the football field. Once USC and UCLA join the Big Ten in 2024, the Ohio State athletic director said he’s in favor of eliminating East and West divisions in the conference, bringing the possibility of a rematch between the Wolverines and the Buckeyes. “It could happen,” Smith …

USMNT roster for Qatar includes three teenagers and is the second-youngest it has ever sent to a World Cup. Only the 1990 team was younger. 2022 World Cup: Five things to know as we near kick off The 2022 World Cup has finally arrived and for anyone who needs a quick refresher, Mackenzie Salmon has got you! She breaks down …

It’s no secret Jets rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner has been not only among the best rookies in the NFL this season, but of the best cornerbacks overall in the NFL. So it should come as no surprise that in their first set of rookie rankings, ESPN placed Gardner right at the top of their list. Why he’s here: Gardner had …

Good afternoon sports fans, it’s Chris Bengel back with you. For those of you that don’t bet on hockey, Tuesday may have been a rough night, but fear not as the NBA returns for a massive 13-game slate on Wednesday. We’ve got some NBA picks on tap tonight along with even more MACtion in our lives, which is never a …

The Los Angeles Rams could be without their starting quarterback when they take on the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Matthew Stafford is in concussion protocol and didn’t practice Wednesday, leaving his status unclear for the upcoming Week 10 matchup. “Nobody wants to be out there more than Matthew Stafford,” Rams coach Sean McVay said Wednesday. “Nobody is a greater competitor, …

Getty Images One of New York’s most prominent rappers joined forces with arguably the city’s greatest quarterback ever, as New York Giants legend Eli Manning recently paid a visit to rapper Fivio Foreign’s recording studio to do shots with him. Manning was seen doing shots on Fivio Foreign’s Instagram story, where Manning was accompanied by his longtime center Shaun O’Hara. …

After talks with the Houston Texans to acquire wide receiver Brandin Cooks at the trade deadline failed to yield a deal, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, running back Ezekiel Eliott, and linebacker Micah Parsons have a new pass catcher in their sights: three-time Pro Bowler and free agent Odell Beckham Jr.  “Odell is someone that we have all the appreciation in the …

Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy joined “The Paul Finebaum Show” and discussed the Crimson Tide’s 2022 season. Alabama has suffered two losses to Tennessee and LSU, while winning two one-possession games versus Texas and Texas A&M. McElroy mentioned he would consider having former Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt rejoining Alabama’s coaching staff under Nick Saban. Pruitt served as Alabama’s defensive …