Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst This is it. Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs is here and there’s still time to get your bets down for the big game. This column has picked at 55% this season, so here’s hoping we finish strong. Remember, this space isn’t the place for a million …
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Agent’s Take: How Chiefs and 49ers have changed financially since meeting in Super Bowl 54
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are meeting in the Super Bowl for a second time. The first matchup in Super Bowl LIV four years ago was a 31-20 victory for the Chiefs. A lot has changed for the two participants. Just 10 players who were either on the 53-man roster or reserve list for the first meeting …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl LVIII odds, best bets: Take the Chiefs and Under in a teaser
Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst Super Bowl LVIII is here which marks the end of another great NFL season. I had a rough go at it during Conference Championship weekend, bringing my season tally to 60-49-2. I have seven picks on deck for the Super Bowl, so let’s end this year on a good …
Read More »As coach Chip Kelly bolts UCLA for coordinator job, Bruins face messy Big Ten future
In December of 2017, Chip Kelly was the hottest name on the college football coaching market — and what a market it was. Florida wanted him. Tennessee made an offer. Nebraska checked in. Arizona State was intrigued. But Kelly, fresh off head coaching stints with two different NFL teams, wanted UCLA for his much-anticipated return to college football. He wanted …
Read More »Chiefs’ path to winning Super Bowl LVIII
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Kansas City Chiefs have been here before. In fact, they were here last year. Well, not here in Las Vegas, but here in the Super Bowl. They won it last season in Phoenix, besting the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38-35. Kansas City now has a chance to win back-to-back championships, becoming the …
Read More »Patriots hire Dont’a Hightower as linebackers coach
Dont’a Hightower is back in New England as the Patriots’ new linebackers coach, his representation announced on social media. He joins defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington, defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery, cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino and safeties coach Brian Belichick on the defensive staff. Hightower played linebacker for the Patriots from 2012-21. He earned All-Pro in 2016, twice was a Pro …
Read More »‘It was an eye-opener:’ Moeller senior football player reflects as he commits to Mt. Union
Moeller’s athletic signing class for February, 2024, from left: Ethan Page (football, Lake Erie College), Kyler Paul (football, Dayton), Preston Smith (football, Mount Union), Nick Monahan (football, Bryant), Talan DeBruler (lacrosse, Mercyhurst), Brennen Hickey (lacrosse, Cleveland State), Noah Smith (Belmont Abbey College, lacrosse). Anyone who was at Piqua High School’s Alexander Stadium Nov. 25 had reason to be worried about …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: For Taylor Swift, biggest issue getting to Vegas to see Chiefs isn’t the flight from Tokyo
When it comes to the Super Bowl, it turns out that Taylor Swift’s biggest challenge isn’t going to be making it to the game on time from Tokyo. As we established earlier this week, Swift, who has a concert in Japan on Feb. 10, will have plenty of time to make it to Las Vegas for the big game thanks …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: 10 wild trends you need to know before Chiefs vs. 49ers, including a presidential connection
The most famous sporting event in America takes place this Sunday, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off in Super Bowl LVIII. The Super Bowl is always fun because of everything that comes with it. Vegas releases special gambling props, the commercials are better, there’s an epic halftime show, and it’s just an event that brings …
Read More »GC Football: Blooming Grove’s Noah Hutchison signs with Hardin-Simmons
Feb. 9—BLOOMING GROVE — Noah Hutchison, who played all over the field for Blooming Grove’s Lions, signed a letter of intent, accepting a football scholarship from Hardin-Simmons on Wednesday. They’re going to love him at Hardin-Simmons, but Blooming Grove may need an SUV full of players to replace him. Hutchison played everywhere on the field for the Lions as a …
Read More »Chargers reportedly interviewing ex-49er NaVorro Bowman for coaching position
Is there a reunion in the works? The Los Angeles Chargers are interviewing former San Francisco 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman to be their new linebackers coach, NFL Network reported Friday. Bowman, a four-time All-Pro, spent the bulk of his eight-year NFL career with the 49ers, where now-Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was in command from 2011-14. The linebacker posted 120-plus …
Read More »Why Michael Irvin believes Alonzo Highsmith will thrive with Patriots
Why Michael Irvin believes Alonzo Highsmith will thrive with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Eliot Wolf reportedly will have final say in the New England Patriots’ front office, but he’ll have plenty of help — including from an intriguing new addition. Former NFL fullback and University of Miami general manager of football operations Alonzo Highsmith is set to …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Time, date, how to watch, stream Super Bowl LVIII pregame, postgame show on CBS Sports HQ
Getty Images The NFL’s regular season and most of the postseason are in the books. Almost exactly five months since the 2023 season opener, it’s time to crown a champion. One game remains: Super Bowl LVIII, which will determine which team claims the Lombardi Trophy. The big game is just two days away, and what’s Super Bowl Sunday without special …
Read More »Chip Kelly leaving UCLA football, expected to become Ohio State coordinator, per reports
Chip Kelly is stepping down as UCLA’s head football coach, the school announced Friday. Hired in 2018 after four seasons as an NFL head coach, Kelly ends his tenure with a 34-34 record overall and 26-26 mark in Pac-12 play. Kelly is expected to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. He will replace Bill O’Brien, …
Read More »NFL to host first regular-season game in Spain at Real Madrid stadium in 2025
The NFL is headed to Spain in 2025 for the first regular-season game ever in that country. The league announced Friday that its international slate of games for the 2025 season will feature a game at Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. “We could not be more excited to bring the best of the NFL, the best of our teams …
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