The Courier Times/Intelligencer area was well-represented on the Pennsylvania Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Football Team announced Friday. All three selections came from Central Bucks. Senior tight end Jack Donnelly from Central Bucks East was a repeat pick, while Central Bucks South senior running back Anthony Leonardi and CB East junior offensive lineman Michael Carroll made the 6A list for the …

The Dallas Cowboys host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 and America’s Team enters this matchup as 4.5-point favorites. And based on the current playoff standings, if the 10-5 Cowboys hope to get a seeding boost, they need to win outright — even if they don’t cover.  Considering Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is having one of the best seasons of …

Titans quarterback Will Levis missed last Sunday’s game, but it sounds like he’s good to go for the Week 17 matchup against the Texans. Via multiple reporters, head coach Mike Vrabel said on Friday that Levis is in line to start this weekend. Levis, who was sidelined by an ankle injury, was a full participant in the week’s first two …

The annual Gator Bowl was taking place in Jacksonville, FL, on Friday. Barion Brown of Kentucky provided a game highlight, opening the second half against Clemson with a 100-yard kickoff return. .@BarionBrown goes 100 yards for the kick return TOUCHDOWN. pic.twitter.com/6WpbcY4k1Y — Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) December 29, 2023 Brown had a rushing TD earlier in the contest. His kickoff return …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! For most of the past two decades, if you mentioned the words “Browns” and/or “playoffs” in the same sentence, you’d get laughed out of whatever room you were in, but now, Cleveland is getting the last laugh. The Browns decided to end 2023 with a bang on Thursday night by …

With just 31 games left in the regular-season, the NFL playoff picture is starting to take shape.  With their 37-20 win over the Jets on Thursday night, the Cleveland Browns became the seventh team to punch their playoff ticket this year. Although the Browns were the first team to clinch a spot in Week 17, there’s a good chance they …

The Oregon Ducks will have one last hurrah in the 2023 season, facing off against the Liberty Flames on New Year’s Day down in Arizona for the 2024 Fiesta Bowl. For that last hurrah, they will be giving Oregon fans one of the most coveted gifts of all — another look at the beloved throwback uniforms. On Friday, the Ducks …

Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle has been officially ruled out for Sunday’s marquee matchup against the Baltimore Ravens (1 p.m. ET), head coach Mike McDaniel announced Friday.  After Waddle suffered a high-ankle sprain in last week’s victory over the Dallas Cowboys, his availability remained questionable throughout the week. The third-year receiver is second on the Dolphins with 72 catches for …

Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in one weekend. …

The Dallas Cowboys (10-5) are hosting the Detroit Lions (11-4) in a Week 17 battle with significant postseason implications on Saturday. The Lions have won three of their past four games, notching a 30-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. That victory helped the Lions secure their first division title since 1993. On the opposite sideline, Dallas has …

LSU seems to be good to go from an injury perspective heading into the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin on Monday, but there is one situation that will be worth watching. Coach Brian Kelly said Friday that starting left tackle Will Campbell missed practice that day as he is battling the flu. Kelly said that he intends to rest before the …

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson constantly keeps opponents guessing. Count Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vic Fangio among them. Ahead of Sunday’s heavyweight showdown against Baltimore, the vaunted DC laughed when asked to compare Jackson to his current-day dual-threat peers while summoning the name of the greatest running QB ever. “Yeah, fair share of mobile quarterbacks [this season]? Yes. Then there’s …

PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brown is a creature of habit, which has immensely benefited the talented Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver throughout his first five years in the NFL. Brown is just 115 receiving yards away from 6,000 through his first five seasons, something only Torry Holt, Randy Moss, Jerry Rice, Julio Jones, A.J. Green, and Mike Evans have accomplished. In other …

With offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock heading off to Notre Dame, LSU will turn to quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan and receivers coach/passing game coordinator Cortez Hankton, who will serve as interim co-offensive coordinators for the matchup against Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl. There were some questions about how exactly the two-coordinator dynamic will look in practice, but Brian Kelly clarified at …

USATSI Defensive end Chase Young will go up against his former team Sunday, but he is not putting any more significance on this game than any other. The San Francisco 49ers are set to face the Washington Commanders in a reunion for Young. Young will be in his old stomping grounds at FexEdField as the 49ers look to keep their No. …