The 2-1 Saints face a key road game on Sunday, at the 1-2 Falcons. And while there’s no reason to think quarterback Derek Carr will miss the game, he landed on the first injury report of the week. Carr fully participated in practice with a left groin injury. He had no injuries in advance of the Week 3 game, which …

Sep. 25—Tony Sanchez has seen this before. In 2022, New Mexico State’s first-year head coach was on staff for a 1-5 start before NMSU beat New Mexico 21-9 in Las Cruces. A blistering 5-1 finish followed and the Aggies returned to the postseason for the first time since 2017, holding off Bowling Green 24-19 in the Quick Lane Bowl. Last …

Cardinals rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is dealing with the first injury of his NFL career. Per the team’s injury report, Harrison was limited in practice on Wednesday with a quadricep injury. Not practicing for the Cardinals were tight end Trey McBride (concussion) and defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga (knee). Also limited were Budda Baker (quadricep), tackle Kelvin Beachum (hamstring), and …

Sep. 25—College sports had a new crisis to get hysterical about Wednesday. Gone for just a moment was that old, tired conference realignment topic — you know, where university presidents and athletic directors are deciding to ditch longstanding league affiliations to pursue offers of more money elsewhere and geographic common sense without regard for what it would mean for student-athletes. …

Justin Tucker remains the NFL’s all-time most accurate kicker, making 89.686 percent of his 446 career field goals. He has not been that this season. The Ravens kicker has the worst percentage in the NFL this season among kickers with more than two attempts at 62.5. He has made only 5-of-8 field goals, missing one in all three games. “I …

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down how to bet on Duke vs North Carolina, Colorado at UCF, Baylor and BYU, plus more! #22 BYU at Baylor (-3): O/U 45.5 Baylor should have won last week but a Sheduer Sanders hail mary and a fumble on the goal line of their OT possession kept the Bears out of the win column in historic …

Purdy’s NFL potential amazingly foreseen by Mike Shanahan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy’s rapid ascencion to superstardom took the NFL world by surprise, but one member of the Shanahan family Mike Shanahan, father of 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, expected big things from Purdy after seeing practice tape from minicamp during the quarterback’s rookie campaign in 2022. …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football has two new wide receivers on its injury report this week. Creed Whittemore and Trent Hudson are both out despite playing in all four games this season. As expected, quarterback Blake Shapen and running back Keyvone Lee are both listed out too after they suffered injuries in last week’s loss to Florida. Mississippi State (1-3, …

Jennings named NFL Player of the Week after monster game vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Receiver Jauan Jennings has received high praise from 49ers fans and teammates for several years as a relatively unheralded piece of a star-studded offense. But after his historic Week 3 performance in a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Jennings …

The new-looked SEC gets well and truly underway in Week 5, with 12 teams in action and 10 teams playing conference games, including three opening SEC play this year. And with that new look is the debut of the mandatory SEC injury reports for conference-only games. Along with the Big Ten Conference, every SEC team will provide an initial injury …

Tommy Kramer said Brett Favre’s announcement pushed him to reveal his own diagnosis. (Otto Greule /Allsport) Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer announced Wednesday he was diagnosed with dementia over a year ago. A Pro Bowler in 1986, the 69-year-old Kramer said he decided to share his diagnosis after Brett Favre revealed he had Parkinson’s disease during a Congressional hearing …

NORMAN — In the midst of injury uncertainties looming around OU football this week, Wednesday night’s availability report shed some light on many players’ situations. Wide receiver Deion Burks, the Sooners’ most consistent playmaker so far this season, is listed as questionable to play at Auburn. Head coach Brent Venables said postgame Burks was dealing with a soft tissue injury …

Each time the Chargers’ Justin Herbert was sacked by the Steelers, his injured ankle suffered more until he had to leave the game. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press) With an off week approaching, Justin Herbert could get two weeks of rest for the price of one game for his ailing ankle if he sat out Sunday against the Kansas …

USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander will redshirt the remainder of this season. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) When Bear Alexander flirted with the transfer portal last spring, USC and its staff did whatever it could to keep the former five-star defensive tackle in the fold. At the time, Alexander looked like the Trojans’ best hope to bring a disruptive …

Chargers safety Derwin James is suspended this week because of a head-to-head hit, but Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh questions what James could have done differently. Harbaugh said he is “disappointed” in the suspension and that as a coach he can teach James and other players to hit with their shoulders, but ultimately there’s going to be head contact in …