Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Information is power in fantasy hockey drafts. I’ve competed against owners who have a NASA supercomputer breaking down player analytics and owners who are privy to so much fresh injury data that it seems like a HIPAA violation. On the flip side, I’ve drafted against …

Everyone should know the drill by now: Each week around here, we highlight the top potential waiver pickups available in at least 50% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. If you find yourself with urgent roster needs, the names below can likely help. Quarterbacks Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings (29%) Another week, another multi-TD game from Darnold. He’s passed for 449 yards …

Mississippi State football is welcoming Texas into the SEC this week. The Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 SEC) are traveling to Austin, Texas to play the Longhorns (4-0, 0-0) in their first conference game since leaving the Big 12. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday at 3:15 p.m. at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas is ranked No. 2 in this week’s US …

A historic performance from Dallas Goedert when the Eagles needed it most originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A.J. Brown wasn’t in uniform. DeVonta Smith had left the game. Britain Covey was done for the day. Dallas Goedert was the last man standing, and Jalen Hurts knew exactly where to go with the football. Over and over and over. Goedert …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Sometimes a quarterback switch can go a long way toward changing the mindset of a team. That certainly was the case for the Carolina Panthers, who started the season 0-2 but looked like a much different team with Andy Dalton taking over for Bryce Young. The Panthers had managed 13 points through two games with Young …

Sep 21, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive back Jermod McCoy (3) reacts after making an interception during the first quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) concluded its first month of the season on Saturday. The Vols recorded a fourth win in as many games at …

Saquon Barkley bounces back with historic performance vs. Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nobody has ever begun their Eagles career like this. Nobody’s been close. Saquon Barkley has been spectacular. Barkley rushed for 147 yards with two touchdowns, including a 65-yarder early in the fourth quarter and the game-winning four-yarder with a minute left, in the Eagles’ 15-12 …

Jan 7, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; A Heisman Trophy at the College Football Playoff Fan Central at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Through four weeks of the 2024 college football season, the race for the Heisman Trophy is wide open. With conference play getting underway this weekend, the upsets are going to start pouring …

Ravens running back Derrick Henry lives and works out in Dallas during the offseason, so there were some who expected the Cowboys to pursue Henry when he became a free agent this offseason. Henry never got a call, though, and his only game in Dallas this season came when the Ravens visited on Sunday. The Cowboys got a healthy dose …

ATLANTA — As an undrafted rookie running back pressed into his first NFL start next to Patrick Mahomes in a national prime-time game, Carson Steele had many reasons to be nervous Sunday night. But one was certainly unique, even sweet: What, he worried, if his football success distracted his family and friends from his sister Kesslar’s wedding back home in …

STILLWATER — As Utah trotted into the locker room, just minutes away from its Big 12 road opener against Oklahoma State, head coach Kyle Whittingham held a conference. It was about quarterback Cameron Rising, who was a game-time decision due to a finger injury on his throwing hand. The plan was for the two-time All-Pac-12 senior to play on Saturday, …

The Rams pulled off an improbable comeback win against the 49ers on Sunday by scoring 13 straight points after going down by 10 points early in the fourth quarter. Among the reasons they were able to pull off that turnaround was a drop by 49ers wide receiver Ronnie Bell. Bell got open on a double move with just over a …

Sep 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Enai White (6) sacks Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) during the second half at AT&T Stadium. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) will return to AT&T Stadium on Saturday afternoon for a final time to face the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1, 1-0 SEC) for a final time …

Bears’ coaching issues around Caleb Williams threatens to put season in peril originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago INDIANAPOLIS — In an offseason of change that was supposed to signal the dawn of a different Bears era, there was one decision to stay the course. The Bears chose to believe that with better talent at key positions and another chance …

Sep 21, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) runs the ball as Bowling Green Falcons defensive lineman Jordan Porter (33) defends during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. Redshirt freshman quarterback Marcel Reed has certainly made the case to start for the No. 24 Texas A&M football team and …