Drake London scored the winning touchdown for the Atlanta Falcons on “Monday Night Football” in Week 2. He would come to regret what he did next. While celebrating with teammates, the Falcons wide receiver mimed shooting a machine gun in the air, earning himself an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that turned the point-after attempt into a 48-yard kick. That was significant …
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Tom Brady’s 3 Stars of Week 2, including Cardinals’ Kyler Murray
The second week of the 2024 season is a wrap, which means it’s time for FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady to name his 3 Stars of The Week! At the end of each week throughout the regular season, Brady will choose three players coming off impressive performances who stood out the most. Tom Brady’s 3 Stars of Week …
Read More »Sizzling surge has SEC QBs ahead of pack in early Heisman Trophy race and NFL Draft projections
No conference in college football touts as much talent at quarterback as the SEC this season. The league’s top-end group of signal callers flexing College Football Playoff intentions are off to stat-happy starts and should be spotlighted selections in the 2025 NFL Draft. This week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll features five SEC teams in the top six spots, four of which …
Read More »Baker Mayfield believes Bryce Young is ‘far from finished’ after benching
Baker Mayfield can relate a little bit to the struggles that Bryce Young is going through with the Carolina Panthers, so he offered support to the young quarterback on Wednesday. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback assured Young that things can get better following his benching, suggesting that Young isn’t entirely to blame for what’s happened in Carolina since it selected …
Read More »Aiyuk feeling ‘better’ ahead of increased 49ers workload vs. Rams
Aiyuk feeling ‘better’ ahead of increased 49ers workload vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Brandon Aiyuk’s stat line was not impressive against the Minnesota Vikings, but the 49ers wide receiver said he could see noticeable improvements from the 2024 NFL season opener. “I was happy watching tape this week,” Aiyuk said Wednesday. “I liked …
Read More »Texas A&M vs. Bowling Green: No word on if Conner Weigman or Marcel Reed will start
Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko was noncommittal about his quarterback situation during a Wednesday conference call with reporters. As the 6:30 p.m. Saturday kickoff draws closer, Elko was asked about the quarterback situation and chose not to reveal who will be under center when the Aggies take on Bowling Green in Week 4. Conner Weigman, who started the …
Read More »49ers projected to have majority fan presence at SoFi Stadium
49ers projected to have majority fan presence at SoFi Stadium originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One week after 34 percent of the crowd in Minneapolis was wearing 49ers colors for the team’s Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, a full takeover will be happening in Los Angeles. According to Vivid Seats’s proprietary algorithm Fan Forecast, at least …
Read More »College football picks, predictions, odds: LSU-UCLA, Michigan State-Boston College among best bets in Week 4
I can’t wait for conference play to start in earnest. This week, we have three games between ranked teams and they are all conference games. No. 6 Tennessee is at No. 15 Oklahoma, 11th-ranked USC visits the Big House and No. 18 Michigan and Big 12 favorite No. 12 Utah travels to 14th-ranked Oklahoma State. Each week, I will use …
Read More »Report: 49ers work out DB trio before Week 3 game vs. Rams
Report: 49ers work out DB trio before Week 3 game vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After getting burned by the Minnesota Vikings during a 23-17 loss in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season, the 49ers reportedly took a look at some secondary depth this week ahead of their matchup with the Los Angeles Rams on …
Read More »Eli Manning leads group of first time nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, former Defensive Players of the Year Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs, and postseason kicking hero Adam Vinatieri are among the first-time nominees for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall announced 167 modern era candidates for the class on Wednesday that included 16 players nominated for the first time, including two-time All-Pro …
Read More »Fact or Fiction: Florida will fire Billy Napier before mid-October
Image for https://images.rivals.com/image/upload//f_auto,q_auto,t_hero_desktop/yzshcipks2bdufbizb63 Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. is joined by national analyst Sam Spiegelman, 1stAndTenFlorida.com’s Jason Higdon and CanesCounty.com’s Marcus Benjamin to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: Kalel Mullings is Michigan’s best running back CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …
Read More »That’s So (Not) Raven: Why Baltimore’s season is already on the brink
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter They lost one game by a field goal with 27 seconds remaining. They lost another by literally a sliver of a shoe. So it’s not like the Baltimore Ravens have been a disaster at the start of this season. It just feels that way to their undeniably stunned coaches and players who were sure they were …
Read More »Have NFL kickers gotten so good a rule change is in order?
On Sept. 28, 2008, then Oakland Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin infamously sent out Sebastian Janikowski to try a 76-yard field goal. It fell short by almost 20 yards and the NFL world laughed, contributing to Al Davis’ decision to fire Kiffin just two days later. Sixteen years later, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy initially wanted Brandon Aubrey to …
Read More »College football top 25: Mercer rises in latest FCS Power Rankings; Ivy League season begins
Getty Images North Dakota State found itself in a struggle with East Tennessee State last weekend. Down 35-23 with a half a quarter to go, the Bison found a way thanks to a pair of defensive stops and some late-game heroics by QB Cam Miller to avoid the upset, 38-35. What would have been a monumental upset for the Bucs …
Read More »Capitals’ T.J. Oshie to be placed on LTIR with chronic back issue
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterSep 18, 2024, 04:51 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie will be placed on long-term injured reserve for the 2024-25 NHL season because of a chronic back issue, the team announced on Wednesday. The club’s decision came following Oshie’s medical examination on the Capitals’ opening day …
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