Monthly Archives: January 2024

Georgia, Texas and Ohio State emerge as 2024 favorites through portal

There are three clear cut title favorites following transfer portal additions and the retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Texas is one of them. Georgia, Ohio State and Texas have emerged as teams who command the most respect out of the initial portal window and extended portal opening at Alabama. Georgia has the benefit of the doubt after several …

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Oilers beat Flames for Canadian-record 13th straight win

Jan 21, 2024, 01:46 AM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Sam Gagner broke a tie with a fluke goal early in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night to break Montreal’s record for the longest winning streak by a Canadian team at 13. From below the goal line near the corner, Gagner attempted …

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Rutgers football offers dominant Connecticut offensive lineman Matty Augustine

Matty Augustine was offered by Rutgers football over the weekend, adding another Power Five offer for the impressive offensive tackle. The class of 2025 prospect is coming off a very strong season at the Brunswick School (Greenwich, Connecticut). He is listed at 6-foot-7 and 290 pounds with a frame that could easily handle more quality size. The left tackle’s offer …

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Former Tigers rank high on ESPN’s transfer portal rankings

The transfer portal has become a massive piece of what college football is today and it is something that no team can avoid. Whether you’re as big of a program as an Alabama or as small as an Akron (sorry, Akron), the portal will effect your team in one way or another. For the Clemson football program, it is far …

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Chargers complete interview with Ben Johnson

The Chargers completed an interview an Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Saturday, the team announced. Johnson conducted virtual interviews with the Panthers and Commanders on Friday. He was the Lions’ passing game coordinator in 2021 before earning a promotion to offensive coordinator in 2022. The Lions have ranked in the top five in both total offense and passing offense …

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The 2023 News Press All-Area Football Team

Jan. 20—2023 was an incredible year for high school football in Stillwater, Payne County and the surrounding area. The area was littered with great players, great coaches and even better people. This year, the News Press reintroduced two All-Area teams, and they feature 55 student-athletes. Eighteen additional players received an honorable mention. Each of them represent the area in a …

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49ers snapped this sour 31-game streak with fourth-quarter comeback vs. Packers in NFC divisional playoffs

Getty Images For parts of Saturday’s showdown with the upstart Green Bay Packers, the No. 1-seeded San Francisco 49ers looked as if they might be one-and-done in the playoffs. Quarterback Brock Purdy, in particular, was erratic for much of the night. But everything changed in the final minutes of action, when Purdy led a go-ahead touchdown drive for a 24-21 victory, snapping …

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NFL playoff analysis: Are Packers 2024 NFC favorites? What’s next for Texans?

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Saturday’s divisional-round games did not disappoint, but ultimately, both No. 1 seeds took care of business.  Here are my notes on all four teams who played Saturday: The Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers. What pressure? Lamar Jackson had played in four postseason games before tonight. In none of …

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Lamar Jackson, Ravens throttle Texans to reach AFC Championship game

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reacts to Baltimore’s 34-10 win over Houston and discusses how Lamar Jackson answered his playoff doubters. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: We can officially bring an end to the playoff-Lamar Jackson conversations because, presumably, this year’s MVP looked every bit of an MVP as the Ravens thrashed the Texans 34 to 10 in Baltimore. Now, we weren’t …

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What we learned in 49ers’ comeback playoff win over Packers

What we learned in 49ers’ comeback playoff win over Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Exactly which team was the top seed? And which was the last to qualify for the NFC playoffs? The longer the Green Bay Packers hung around, the tighter the 49ers appeared to get in their NFC divisional round game Saturday …

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