The Los Angeles Rams will attempt to post their fourth consecutive home victory when they begin Week 16 of the 2023 NFL schedule against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football. Los Angeles (7-7) lost three of its first four contests at SoFi Stadium, but has been perfect there since returning from its bye week, defeating Seattle, Cleveland and …
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Paul Finebaum calls Michigan football’s Jim Harbaugh a ‘dinosaur in a changing world’
To ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is a “fascinating figure” and a relic of the old college football game. “I think he’s somewhat of a dinosaur in a changing world,” Finebaum said on the most recent episode of “Hail Yes!”, a podcast about Michigan sports by the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. Finebaum …
Read More »NFL set to deliver more football for Christmas
Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Patrick Mahomes and pumpkin pie. Gang Green and green-bean casserole. Christian McCaffrey and cranberry sauce. Football and Christmas Day. Because, I mean, of course. Christmas Day and a festive fiesta of National Football League action is a combo that has become an entrenched part of our holiday enjoyment, but it has crept up so rapidly …
Read More »Patriots players thought Malik Cunningham deserved a shot to be our QB
Despite showing promise in the preseason, Malik Cunningham languished on the practice squad and never got a chance to be the Patriots’ quarterback during the regular season, ultimately leaving New England when the Ravens signed Cunningham to their own active roster. Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown says the players in the locker room wish Cunningham had been given a chance. …
Read More »How ready are the Oklahoma Sooners to compete in the SEC?
The 2024 Recruiting class for the Oklahoma Sooners is the first class in a new conference. The Sooners finished with the No. 6 ranked class according to Rivals which was good for No. 4 in the SEC. While the 2022 and 2023 classes were top 10 classes as well, this was their best defensive haul. Especially along the defensive line. …
Read More »Sir Mix-A-Lot, Heart to perform at 2024 NHL Winter Classic
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterDec 21, 2023, 12:00 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart along with Sir Mix-A-Lot will be among the musical acts expected to perform at the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The NHL said Thursday that Heart, which …
Read More »One NFL game in Week 16 will be eliminating all commercials during the fourth quarter
With Christmas right around the corner, the NFL and NBC will be delivering a special present for football fans this week: They’ve made the unprecedented decision to eliminate all commercials during the fourth quarter of the Bills-Chargers game on Saturday night. There’s a good reason why that game was chosen for the NFL’s commercial-free experiment and it’s because Bills-Chargers will …
Read More »NFL Week 16 odds, best bets: Backing Joe Flacco again, plus Rams stomp Saints, Buccaneers bash Jaguars
No more over/unders for me! My against the spread picks were great last week but the totals crashed. Such is life late in the season. Especially this year when we’ve got so many backup quarterbacks playing. It’s wild just how many backups have been in play this year — roughly 75% of the NFL has been forced to play a …
Read More »Who is the sleeper of the 2024 recruiting class? Who can make an immediate impact? Who might be the next Brian Leonard?
Rutgers football landed a recruiting class that head coach Greg Schiano believes will continue their developmental pipeline. Overall, it is a solid class filled with several players who are projected to be impact players over the next several seasons. The class is ranked No. 44 in the nation by 247Sports. But like last year’s class, it features several players who …
Read More »Bills-Chargers game on Peacock will make NFL history with commercial-free 4th quarter
When something happens for the first time in NFL history, it’s usually a bizarre play or a new record. But this time it’s even more rare: the NFL is eliminating commercials from one part of an upcoming game. The contest between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night will be shown only on Peacock, and those …
Read More »Ducks widely considered one of biggest winners on early signing day
Dan Lanning and the Duck cleaned up on National Signing Day with some saying this is the best class in program history after it landed inside the top-5 nationally for the first time ever. Of course, only time will determine if that plays out, but according to the ratings, Oregon was No. 1 in the Big Ten, jumping in front …
Read More »NFL Pro Bowl picks: The best NFC, AFC players at every position
The 2024 Pro Bowl Games take place on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Orlando, Fl. Which NFL players most deserve to be honored with a spot? Our NFL staff voted on the most deserving NFC and AFC players and wrote about what made them stand out. Quarterbacks NFC QB: Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ersAFC QB: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Ben …
Read More »Thursday Night Football odds, line, spread: Saints vs. Rams picks, NFL predictions by expert on 45-31 run
The Los Angeles Rams will try to stay hot and continue their playoff push when they square off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football at SoFi Stadium. After starting the season 3-6, Los Angeles (7-7) is 4-1, with its only loss coming against the AFC-leading Ravens. The Rams enter the week holding the third and final wild …
Read More »Florida State to discuss future of athletics, affiliation with ACC at board meeting
Florida State announced it will hold a Board of Trustees meeting and a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the future of the athletic department and its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference will be discussed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school had not yet published an agenda for the meeting. Florida …
Read More »Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield accomplishing something incredibly rare this season and here’s how he’s done it
As a former No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Baker Mayfield is rare in so many ways. He was the first walk-on to be selected with the first pick in the draft. At just under 6-foot-1, he was, at the time, the shortest No. 1 overall pick quarterback in NFL history. He had transferred from one Power 5 …
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