One of the bigger names on the Jets defense will not be participating in Thursday’s joint practice with the Panthers. Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will sit out due to a sore shoulder. Jets head coach Robert Saleh told reporters that he is not concerned about Williams’s availability in the future. “If this was a game, he’d be up,” Saleh said, …
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High School Football Central: Find complete coverage of the 2024 Marion-area season here
Welcome to your warehouse for high school football coverage at the Marion Star. If you want to know anything about the 10 teams we cover — Marion Harding, River Valley, Pleasant, Ridgedale, Elgin, Highland, Cardington, Mount Gilead, Northmor and North Union — it can be found here. Everything we’ve produced to date for this season is in this spot. Everything …
Read More »2024 NFL preseason Week 2 odds, lines, spreads
NFL is back and preseason is underway! Though the games this weekend won’t actually count, bettors are still interested in how these exhibitions contests play out — and that’s because there’s still plenty of money to be made if you pick the right side. Whether you’re backing a few teams on the moneyline or you’re leaning into betting expert Geoff …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Top sleepers at WR for 2024 drafts
Looking for some hidden value at the running back position in your 2024 fantasy football drafts? The team at Yahoo Fantasy highlights five of their favorite WR sleepers to consider in the late rounds. Last year, one of the best ideas in football was a deep shot to Shaheed. Those throws often ended in this manner: Shaheed reached the end …
Read More »Can QB transfer Riley Leonard push Notre Dame football over the top? ‘Most confident I’ve felt’
SOUTH BEND — When there were no more mental reps to take on the practice field, no more bonds to build in the locker room, no film to watch in the meeting room, that’s when it was toughest on Notre Dame football quarterback Riley Leonard. He would find himself often alone, often at night, with nothing but his surgically repaired/healing right …
Read More »A ‘prudent’ move? Inside Patriots’ decision to trade Matthew Judon
A ‘prudent’ move? Inside Patriots’ decision to trade Matthew Judon originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Matthew Judon has gone from sitting atop a flipped-over trash can in Foxboro to soon sitting inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. After a longstanding contractual impasse with the 32-year-old pass-rusher, the Patriots dealt Judon to the Falcons on Wednesday for a 2025 third-round pick, per league …
Read More »WATCH: Ryan Day holds press conference, gives Ohio State football fall camp updates
Fall camp rolls on for Ohio State football. Ohio State is 16 days from its 2024 season opener against Akron at Ohio Stadium, and expectations are already high, with the Buckeyes coming in as the No. 2 team in both the preseason Associated Press and US LBM football coaches polls. After Ohio State’s 13th practice of the spring, head coach …
Read More »Giants releasing safety Jalen Mills
The Giants are releasing safety Jalen Mills, according to multiple reports. Mills, whom the Giants signed in March, had been on the NFI (non-football injury) list due to a calf strain, but is now healthy and expected to draw interest, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The injury Mills suffered occurred when he was not doing NFL activity, leading to his …
Read More »Strong ‘coopetition’ between receivers, DBs at Vandal camp
Aug. 15—”Coopetition.” Definition — collaboration between business competitors, in the hope of mutually beneficial results. That is the perfect word to describe how the Vandal wide receivers and cornerbacks have looked at fall camp. The cornerbacks have the edge on experience, but are not using that experience to just shut down their teammates on the opposite side of the ball, …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa: Rookie RB Jaylen Wright has “acclimated pretty quick”
The Dolphins were pretty well stocked at running back going into the offseason, but that didn’t stop them from adding to the group in the draft. They used a fourth-round pick to add Jaylen Wright to a group that already included Raheem Mostert, De’Von Achane, Jeff Wilson, Salvon Ahmed, and Chris Brooks. It can be hard sticking out in such …
Read More »Ranking the Texas Longhorns top five rivals in football
DALLAS – OCTOBER 7: General view of the Rivalry banner hung above fans during the Red River Shootout between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on October 7, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. The Longhorns won 28-10. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) There is much debate about ranking the Longhorn’s top rivals in football but we …
Read More »Perry: Patriots’ return in Judon trade ‘shocked’ one NFL exec
Perry: Patriots’ return in Judon trade ‘shocked’ one NFL exec originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the NFL’s worst teams got even worse Wednesday night by reportedly trading its best defensive player. But there’s a case to be made that it was smart business. The Patriots reportedly are trading star pass-rusher Matthew Judon to the Atlanta Falcons in …
Read More »10 biggest storylines for the 2024 college football season
The 2024 college football season is almost here. As Week 1 of the season quickly approaches at the end of August, here are 10 of the biggest storylines ahead of a season of serious change in college football. There are now four power conferences It may take the month of September to get used to the Pac-12’s absence. Sure, Washington …
Read More »Cowboys sign Carl Lawson – Yahoo Sports
Veteran defensive end Carl Lawson has found his new home in Dallas. The Cowboys are signing Lawson, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. It’s the second time in less than 24 hours that the Cowboys have bolstered their defensive front, following the trade for Jordan Phillips on Wednesday night. The 29-year-old Lawson played the last three seasons with the …
Read More »The new College Football Playoff is here. Are more changes coming in the near future?
Mike Aresco is fresh off a three-week vacation to London and Scotland — a voyage he’s wanted to make for years now available to him in his first few months fully retired. He and his wife visited Buckingham Palace. They toured some of the most renowned Scottish scotch distilleries. And they played golf at the world’s most spectacular oceanside courses. …
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