USATSI Nick Chubb underwent a second surgery on Tuesday to repair the Browns running back’s ACL, the team announced in a statement. This was a previously scheduled procedure and the team notes that the surgery was successful and anticipates that Chubb will be able to return to the field to play during the 2024 season. The 27-year-old suffered a …
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College football rankings: Pitt joins Bottom 25 as Panthers continue to struggle with ACC foes
25. UAB3-7A week after totaling 614 yards in a 45-42 win over FAU, UAB failed to score a touchdown and was outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter of a 31-6 loss at Navy. As bad as the offense was for the Blazers, it’s the defense that’s been most problematic in coach Trent Dilfer’s first season. Every FBS opponent has reached …
Read More »What’s next in the NFL’s international expansion plan?
Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider The National Football League has been playing games overseas for long enough, in great enough quantities, that you can be comfortably forgiven if you’ve lost count. We’re here to help. Since the initial regular-season foray to Europe, when the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2007, there have been …
Read More »Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl fined $5K for dangerous trip
Nov 14, 2023, 02:59 PM ET Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for a dangerous trip on New York Islanders center Bo Horvat. The fine is the maximum allowable amount under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. In the second period of the Oilers’ 4-1 win over the visiting Islanders on Monday night, Draisaitl …
Read More »C.J. Stroud can indeed win the MVP award, if the Texans get to the playoffs
The stellar debut of Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has made him the runaway favorite to be named NFL offensive rookie of the year. Can he take it one very big step farther? Could he be the NFL MVP as a rookie? As noted recently by NFL senior researcher Tony Holzman-Escareno, only one rookie has won the league’s MVP award — …
Read More »4 thoughts on Jimbo Fisher’s firing, including Mike Norvell’s FSU future
Now that the initial shock has subsided after Texas A&M tossed Jimbo Fisher a $77 million maroon parachute out of Aggieland, let’s try to take a step back from the absurdity. Here are four thoughts on the dismissal of the former Florida State coach and its impact on the sport: Fisher’s FSU legacy worth revisiting There was plenty of schadenfreude …
Read More »Amon-Ra St. Brown’s case for consideration among NFL’s elite receivers
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter I’ve already written about how Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has done everything he needs to do to be considered a true No. 1 wideout. He runs every route out of every alignment. Look no further than Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers where St. Brown set a new career high in …
Read More »Steelers injury updates: Pat Freiermuth eyes Week 11 return; Minkah Fitzpatrick ‘battling to come back to us’
USATSI The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with several significant injuries, but Mike Tomlin did provide one nugget of positivity during his weekly press conference. The head coach said he feels good about tight end Pat Freiermuth possibly being activated from IR and being available for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Freiermuth has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since Pittsburgh’s …
Read More »Offense finding second win as season heads into final stretch
Oklahoma’s domination of West Virginia was a welcome sight on the heels of two frustrating losses to Kansas and Oklahoma State. The losses put a trip to Arlington in doubt for the Big 12 title game. After back-to-back losses, the Sooners had to dust themselves off, get back up, and fight. They did just that on Saturday. They came out …
Read More »Cowboys’ Leighton Vander Esch lost for season due to potential career-threatening neck injury
Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will miss the rest of the season with a neck injury, team owner Jerry Jones announced on Tuesday. Jones added that the injury has also put Vander Esch’s career into question. Vander Esch initially sustained the injury during the team’s Week 5 loss against the 49ers. He continued to have lingering issues stemming from the …
Read More »Week 11 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
Will Joe Burrow have another big fantasy day in Week 11? (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Well, if there were any doubt left about whether Burrow was all the way back from his ankle injury, those worries should have been put to bad after the Bengals’ franchise QB delivered his third consecutive …
Read More »Deion Sanders addresses speculation about his future as Colorado football coach
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders addressed speculation about his future in Boulder on Tuesday as other coaching jobs start opening up in college football, including at places that could pay him significantly more money, such as Texas A&M. Sanders didn’t outright say he wasn’t interested in other jobs. He instead focused on his mission with the Buffaloes (4-6) and deflected …
Read More »NHL considering rule changes to create more overtime offense
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 14, 2023, 02:34 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. TORONTO — The NHL is considering rule changes to create more offense in overtime games. At their meeting Tuesday in Toronto, the league’s general managers discussed potential tweaks to the 3-on-3 overtime period. The NHL’s current format sees teams tied after regulation play five minutes …
Read More »Vikings re-sign Anthony Barr: Linebacker returns to offset reported loss of injured Jordan Hicks
Desperate times call for desperate measures and in the case of the 6-4 Minnesota Vikings, currently the NFC’s seventh and final playoff seed, that meant a reunion with a familiar face. In light of starting linebacker Jordan Hicks being hospitalized and undergoing surgery to reduce pressure from a shin contusion in the team’s 27-19 win against the New Orleans Saints, …
Read More »Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs calls out Buffalo, Josh Allen, says Stefon Diggs ‘Gotta get up outta there’
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs called out the Buffalo Bills on social media following Monday’s dramatic 24-22 loss to the Denver Broncos by stating his brother Stefon Diggs “Gotta get up outta there.” Diggs, the Bills’ leading receiver, had a relatively quiet night by hauling in only three receptions on five targets for a total of 34 yards. Diggs’ lack …
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