The Los Angeles Chargers placed wide receiver Joshua Palmer on the injured reserve list Sunday due to a knee injury. Palmer will miss at least four games, beginning Monday night against the New York Jets. Palmer, second on the Chargers in receptions (23) and yards receiving (377), aggravated the injury during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears in Week …

Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season is well underway, and there’s been plenty of drama across the league. The Chiefs edged the Dolphins in Germany to remain atop the AFC. The Ravens rolled over the Seahawks to make their own case as the conference’s top contender. And the Bears and Vikings remained feisty despite their unproven quarterback situations. Week 9 …

The text came late in the fourth quarter after big, burly Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson had just run for a 25-yard touchdown to give the Razorbacks a 4-point lead on Florida. “The Gators better get their s–t together,” said the message from a longtime friend and UF fan. “How can we be losing to Arkansas?” My response was short and …

Getty Images It’s not every day that a player finds himself in the same category as Frank Gifford, a Hall of Fame halfback who starred for the New York Giants during the 1950s and early ’60s. But that’s the company Saints quarterback Taysom Hill finds himself in following Sunday’s 24-17 win over Bears. By virtue of his 2-yard touchdown reception …

Two Bears starters injured in Saints game. What you need to know originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Cornerback Tyrique Stevenson and fullback Khari Blasingame each left Sunday’s Bears-Saints game early due to injury. In his postgame press conference, Matt Eberflus shared a brief update on each player. Blasingame left early in the second quarter, was evaluated for a concussion …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Playing in the black-and-blue AFC North — the only division where every team currently has a winning record — the Baltimore Ravens are hitting their stride at the right time. Facing one of the top NFC teams in the Seattle Seahawks, the Ravens bullied the visitors to the tune of a 37-3 beatdown on Sunday …

The Big 12 title race is down to the final lap as a handful of teams vie for one of two spots in the title game. Two teams emerged as favorites on Saturday. We’ll start with Oklahoma State, perhaps the biggest surprise of the season. The Cowboys started the season 2-2 with a 33-7 home loss to South Alabama and …

Within minutes of Sunday’s game against the Falcons, the underdog Vikings were down to a single healthy quarterback, as rookie Jaren Hall — filling in for an injured Kirk Cousins — managed just six throws before exiting with a concussion. Fortunately for Minnesota, the last man standing proved up to the task. Just five days after arriving via trade, Joshua …

Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings sent a late-round conditional draft pick to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for running back Cam Akers earlier this year, in hopes he would spark their rushing attack. Unfortunately, Akers appears to have suffered a serious injury that would cost him significant time.  Following the Vikings’ thrilling 31-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, …

USATSI Oklahoma slid down five spots to No. 16 in the latest edition of the Coaches Poll after losing to rival Oklahoma State in the final Bedlam game for the foreseeable future. However, the Sooners managed to stay ahead of the Cowboys, who rank No. 17, as OSU jumped 10 spots into the rankings with a 7-2 record. Oregon also …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 5, 2023, 05:42 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes is “week to week” with an upper body injury, the team announced on Sunday. Hughes left the team’s road trip and has returned to New Jersey to be with the Devils’ athletic care staff. The Devils face the …

At some point for the Kansas City Chiefs, the balancing was inevitable. Head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach were simply devoting too much time, too much effort and too many assets to fail. And on Sunday, they saw a flag-planting moment on national television — witnessed on an international stage — that showed everyone else what they’ve …

Georgia’s Daijun Edwards (30) gets tough yardage to help the undefeated Bulldogs atop the AP Top 25 poll. Texas also remained at No. 7 after its 33-30 win over Kansas State. The status is quo. There was next to no shakeup in the Associated Press top 10 as all of those teams, save Oklahoma, won their games. As for the …

Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers has suffered an Achilles injury according to team head coach Kevin O’Connell. The injury marks the second in three years for Akers, who tore his Achilles in 2021 as a member of the Rams.  Akers’ ailment adds to the litany of setbacks Minnesota’s offense has already suffered this season, which includes losing QB Kirk …

USATSI The NFL might as well just start etching Houston Texans second overall pick quarterback C.J. Stroud’s name into the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year trophy after his historic performance in the Texans’ 39-37 Week 9 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Stroud threw for 470 passing yards and five touchdown passes on 30 of 42 …