The Green Bay Packers faced a desperate situation at the end of their season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, and then they lost starting quarterback Jordan Love. With only 6 seconds remaining in an eventual 34-29 loss to the Eagles, Love got caught in the pocket and faced a likely game-ending sack. He scrambled and got the ball away to …
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USATSI The Kalen DeBoer at Alabama got off to a rousing start with a lopsided victory in Week 1 over Western Kentucky. Now the Crimson Tide are looking to make it 2-0 when they welcome USF to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. Alabama scorched Western Kentucky for a 63-0 win in the opener. The Crimson Tide offense had no problem …
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Winners, losers as Eagles repel Packers 34-29 in Brazil originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It’s not the way they drew it up, but it’s a win nonetheless for the Eagles. Philadelphia on Friday repelled the Green Bay Packers 34-29 to conclude the NFL’s first ever game in South America, which transpired in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jalen Hurts endured a …
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Zander Gorman is a captain on two teams at Mount Carmel — football and lacrosse. Gorman, a senior defensive back/tight end for the football team, said lacrosse was a natural sport for him to pick up. After all, it provides another avenue where he can let out his aggression. “The whole reason I started playing lacrosse when I was younger …
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Packers quarterback Jordan Love suffered what appeared to be a lower leg injury in the final seconds of Green Bay’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Trailing 34-29 with no timeouts, Love was able to get the Packers to midfield with roughly 15 seconds to play in regulation. On the next play, however, the young signal-caller faced …
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Rutgers football will look to continue its early-season momentum by picking up a win over Akron today at SHI Stadium. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 44-7 win over Howard while the Zips lost on the road last week to No. 2 Ohio State 52-26. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano and Akron coach Joe Moorhead are plenty familiar with each …
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Roob’s Observations: Barkley electric in debut, Eagles escape Brazil with win over Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Those 10 hours on an American Airlines Boeing 777 would have seemed like 10 days if the Eagles had lost this one. Thanks to three Saquon Barkley touchdowns, 119 yards and a long touchdown from A.J. Brown and some timely red-zone …
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EAST ROCHESTER – Honeoye Falls-Lima struck for a touchdown right before halftime, then pitched a shutout in the second half in a 25-12 win over East Rochester/Gananda on Friday, in the opening week of the Section V football season. HFL was trailing 12-10 late in the first half when linebacker Sam Martin stepped in front of a pass from Bombers …
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Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images Saquon Barkley looks right at home in the Philadelphia Eagles backfield. And his new team is getting early returns on the $37.75 million investment they made with him this offseason. As Philly opened up its 2024 regular season against the Green Bay Packers at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazel, Barkley exploded for three touchdowns, …
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WEYMOUTH — Cam Aieta charged nearside with his eyes locked in on the end zone. He scored the Weymouth High football team’s first touchdown of the 2024 season. “That gap opened up and I was ready to go,” he said. The highlight sure looked familiar. In the spring, Aieta made a similar cut to the outside en route to scoring the …
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Rested McCaffrey ready to tackle challenge of 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA – Christian McCaffrey would have preferred not to sit out the 2024 NFL preseason while recovering from a variety of injuries. In hindsight, however, the time away from practice might turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the 49ers running …
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USATSI It’s a clash of power conferences when Kansas heads to Illinois for an intriguing matchup on Saturday. Both the Jayhawks and the Illini are riding high after they combined to outscore their opponents 93-3 in Week 1. Kansas kicked off its 2024 season against Lindenwood from the FCS ranks and dominated for all four quarters, notching a 48-3 win …
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Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy did something noteworthy Thursday night: He became only the fifth wide receiver with a 20-plus-yard touchdown run and a 30-plus-yard touchdown reception in the same game the past 20 years. Make it six. After nearly throwing two interceptions in the possession, Jordan Love stepped up in the pocket on third-and-10 and found Jayden Reed running free. …
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Sally Alston didn’t know what she was getting herself into on her first date with Bobby Alston. “He told me he worked for the school,” said Sally Alston, now Bobby’s wife for more than four decades. “And then, he starts giving me directions to the school, and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, I thought he said he was available!” “Anyways, …
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