Daily Archives: January 10, 2024

Badgers nearing top 10 overall transfer class

The Badgers added two players in the transfer portal Tuesday as both linebacker Tackett Curtis (USC) and defensive lineman Elijah Hills (University at Albany) committed to the team ahead of the 2024 campaign. According to 247Sports’ ranking system, Wisconsin’s 2023 transfer class now ranks 11th nationally, with more time to go. Luke Fickell’s squad has added many defensive players, including …

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Breaking down Eagles’ snap counts from 2023 regular season

Breaking down Eagles’ snap counts from 2023 regular season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles stumbled to the finish line of the 2023 regular season, losing 5 of their last 6 games but still finished with an 11-5 record. They’ll be playing the Buccaneers in Tampa in the wild card round on Monday night. But before we get …

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Predicting which 12 teams will make the 2025 College Football Playoff

It feels like with the end of the college football season on Monday night, following the Michigan Wolverines’ 34-13 win over the Washington Huskies in the national championship game, an era in the sport came to an end. No longer will we have a four-team College Football Playoff, and no longer will we have five power conferences dominating the landscape. …

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Grades for all 32 NHL teams at the midway mark of 2023-24

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.Jan 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET With most teams near the 41-game mark, we’ve reached the halfway point of the 2023-24 NHL season. That means the return of …

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With sun shining on Michigan again, Jim Harbaugh must find his motivation: potential dynasty or Super Bowl?

HOUSTON — There was a not-so-subtle question lingering Monday night as Jim Harbaugh walked off the NRG Stadium field after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship. The ultimate Michigan Man had become a maize & blue legend beating Washington 34-13 for Michigan’s first national title since 1997. Now what? That query will continue hanging in the air longer than some …

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Imagining if Michigan football had played Georgia or a healthy FSU in national championship

Michigan won the national championship without having to face Georgia, but would that have mattered? The Wolverines rattled off wins against Ohio State, Alabama and Washington. Cheating allegations aside, they’re deserving champs. And yet … we can’t help but wonder how a Michigan-Georgia national championship would have gone. The Bulldogs won 29 straight games (and two national championships) before losing …

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PFT’s 2023 NFL coach of the year: Kevin Stefanski

In past years, we’ve determined our awards with input from the writers and then, in the end, yours truly would make the final call, even if it went against the weight of the other contributors to PFT. This year, I respected the process of a full vote of all five PFT writers, even if it went against my own assessment. …

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the 2023 season’s best touchdowns

Photograph: Kareem Elgazzar/USA Today Sports Courtland Sutton’s touchdown catch from Russell Wilson against the Bills is still the most improbable completion in the NFL this entire season. It only had a 3.2% chance of being completed, per @ZebraSports.pic.twitter.com/177ujJCOTD — Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) December 23, 2023 Maybe one of the most head-scratching touchdowns ever scored in the NFL owing to the …

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