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Daily Archives: January 5, 2024

Date, time, notable prospects, tv network and streaming info

This Saturday, January 6th, it’s the 24th edition of the All-American Bowl at 1pm ET on NBC and Peacock. The game is a showcase for some of the best high school players in the country, structured as an East vs West showdown and hosted at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the game, the broadcast features some …

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Michael Penix Jr. vs. J.J. McCarthy: An NFL Draft comparison

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Football is the ultimate team sport, with every member of the offense, defense and special teams contributing to the outcome of each contest. But there is no denying the supreme importance of the quarterback position. And in the rare moment you have two potential NFL first-rounders squaring off for a national championship — as we …

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Bills and Dolphins square off to decide AFC East title

Photograph: Bryan M Bennett/Getty Images As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game …

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There won’t be an asterisk on this Michigan season, but there will be a stain

You know what fuels the finest rivalries in college football? Not victory. Superiority. The unshakable, intractable belief that no matter what happens on the field, you know, deep down, that your school is simply better than their school. Whether you’re talking white-column elites vs. land-grant blue-collars (see: Alabama vs. Auburn), jocks vs. nerds (see: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech) or a …

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Fantasy hockey injury updates – Pacioretty returns, Oettinger back soon

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 5, 2024, 11:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 After making his Washington Capitals debut against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, forward Max Pacioretty seemed less than fully satisfied with his first game in nearly a calendar year. “… At the end of the day it probably couldn’t get any worse …

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The safest players for Week 18

Knowing the right players to start in Week 18 can be the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack. Some teams are resting their starters; other teams are purposefully giving unknown players increased snaps. Guessing who the fantasy-relevant players will be in every game is incredibly difficult in this, the final week of the regular season. Thankfully, Dalton Del …

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What does Zac Alley bring to the table as defensive coordinator?

On Thursday the Oklahoma Sooners announced they would be mutually parting ways with Ted Roof who had been the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma since 2022. That immediately brought speculation about who the next guy would be for the Sooners. Would they promote from within with Brandon Hall, Todd Bates or Jay Valai? Or would they look for someone outside the …

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A dominant A.J. Brown would make everyone in Philadelphia happy again

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter For two weeks, A.J. Brown has seemed to be in a bit of a mood. He refused to speak to the media. He wasn’t having an impact on the field. And his body language, as caught on camera in particularly disappointing moments, was a terrible array of slumped shoulders, angry looks and shaking heads. There …

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Bettors love the under ahead of Buffalo’s Week 18 visit to Miami

Bettors are convinced there won’t be many points scored when the Buffalo Bills visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night. Over 90% of the money is on the under at BetMGM ahead of the de facto AFC East title game. The winner of the game wins the division and gets the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. If Miami …

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