For the first time since 2017 and just the second time since Missouri football joined the Southeastern Conference, Auburn will visit Columbia this season. The season is getting close. Mizzou will send three players to SEC Media Days in Dallas, with quarterback Brady Cook, wide receiver Luther Burden III and defensive tackle Kristian Williams set to join coach Eli Drinkwitz …
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Ranking all 32 NFL head coaches by big-game résumé: Rams’ Sean McVay behind only Chiefs’ Andy Reid
Head coaches aren’t the end-all, be-all when it comes to Super Bowl contention in the NFL. Only one team hoists the trophy each year, after all, so even the best of the sideline leaders struggle to achieve, let alone sustain, ultimate glory. It’s why we’ve used a number of factors to sort through all 32 head coaches in our annual ranking for 2024. One …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – Pittsburgh Steelers team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss if there’s any chance the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t finish at the bottom of the AFC North and how exactly their quarterback situation will shake out. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Uh look Steelers fans have been just …
Read More »Purdue football gets 13th 2025 recruit with Ohio offensive lineman Kuol Kuol
WEST LAFAYETTE − Offensive line depth was a concern last Purdue football season. The Boilermaker staff tried to shore that up with the 2024 incoming class and through the transfer portal. With an eye on the future, however, Purdue has three verbal commitments for the 2025 recruiting class. This after Centerville, Ohio, product Kuol Kuol announced Wednesday night that he’s …
Read More »2024 NFL head coach rankings: Chiefs’ Andy Reid still king as Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh returns with top 10 spot
Football is a team sport. Which means, more often than not, you won’t be a serious Super Bowl contender if you don’t have a formidable combination of elite talent and/or consistent, innovative coaching. Just as a quarterback is often only as effective as his supporting cast, a coach’s designs alone can’t always elevate a team; personnel is equally key. Even …
Read More »Ranking Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and other NFL rookies most important to their team’s success
The NFL Draft is meant to allow teams the chance to narrow the talent gap between its opposition. The reality is that not all rookies are called into action immediately and each will have varied impact on the upcoming season. Here is one view on the rookies that could have the biggest impact in 2024: NFL teams will only go …
Read More »Gregg Berhalter replacement options for USMNT; USA basketball beats Canada; Soccer fight goes into stands
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Read More »2024-25 NFL odds: Chiefs favored to have most regular-season wins; Ravens, 49ers
When it comes to winning games, the Kansas City Chiefs have been the standard in that category over the last several seasons. And based on the odds, bookmakers project it’ll be business as usual in 2024 for the reigning Super Bowl champions. Currently, Patrick Mahomes & Co. are the favorites to have the most regular-season wins this upcoming season, sitting …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 15 Pittsburgh Steelers hope Russell Wilson or Justin Fields shine
T.J. Watt is coming off another NFL sack title. (Yahoo Sports/Bruno Rouby) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | 21. Seahawks | 20. Buccaneers | 19. Jaguars | 18. Falcons …
Read More »2 LSU games crack On3’s top 10 SEC matchups in 2024
Jesse Simonton of On3 recently ranked what he believes will be the top 10 games within the SEC this season. LSU has two games that have cracked the top 10. Coming in at No. 6 on the top 10 list is LSU’s game against Ole Miss. Last season, the Tigers traveled to Oxford, Mississippi, with a 3-1 record after losing …
Read More »UNC basketball among programs recruiting five-star forward the ‘hardest’
Among the targets on Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ 2025 recruiting big board is five-star forward Nate Ament. The Tar Heels joined the recruitment a little late for the forward, offering him in May after watching him for months. Davis and his staff eventually liked what they saw in him to extend the offer and now the …
Read More »Former Wisconsin DC Dave Aranda on recruiting success at Baylor: ‘We’re paying players’
Here’s a pretty effective snapshot of the current landscape of college football: Former Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator and current Baylor Bears head coach Dave Aranda spoke bluntly at the ongoing Big 12 media days about how his program has found recent success on the class of 2025 recruiting trail. “We’re paying players,” Aranda said. Related: Ranking every wide receiver corps …
Read More »2024 NHL team report cards: draft, free agency and trades
Every NHL offseason is a chance for front office personnel around the league to bolster their club’s on-ice roster in an effort to improve their Stanley Cup chances in the upcoming campaign. This particular offseason included blockbuster trades (some occurring during the Stanley Cup Final), several teams drafting a new No. 1 prospect for their pipeline, and a particularly frenetic …
Read More »If Georgia football is No. 1 in SEC, who’s No. 2? Here are 7 options | Toppmeyer
I don’t need the gift of clairvoyance to know Georgia football will be picked No. 1 when the media vote next week to predict the SEC standings. Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs are the new Alabama, especially with Nick Saban retired. Pencil in UGA at No. 1. No need to overthink this. The better question is, which team will be ranked No. …
Read More »Three questions for Ole Miss football, Lane Kiffin at SEC Media Days
OXFORD ― Talking season does not award championships. If it did, coach Lane Kiffin would already have Ole Miss football’s trophy cabinet bursting at the seams. Still, Kiffin’s mastery of the microphone has helped lift the Rebels into the national spotlight ‒ and his recent results have done the same. Ole Miss is coming off the first 11-win season in …
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