Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer has been diagnosed with dementia, he announced on social media. The 69-year-old Kramer, who played 13 of his 14 seasons in the NFL with the Vikings and made the Pro Bowl after leading the league in passer rating in 1986, posted on his X account Wednesday that he was formally diagnosed with the cognitive …
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RotoPat’s Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings
Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver | Tight End/Kickers/Defense Joe Burrow hunts for momentum in Charlotte, Kyler Murray hopes to further heat up his Marvin Harrison Jr. connection, and Patrick Mahomes ponders life outside the top five at quarterback. At running back, Jonathan Taylor attempts to keep the Colts’ offense on his back, Najee Harris greets a beautiful matchup in …
Read More »Oregon Ducks jump into Top 10 of 2025 recruiting rankings with latest addition
The recruiting trail has been understandably quiet over the past several weeks as the college football season got underway, but Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks made a major splash on Thursday morning. As many Oregon fans were waking up and getting their coffee, Lanning sent out his famous duck emoji on Twitter with the words “Good morning.” His team …
Read More »As Tom Brady returns to Tampa, Mike Evans remembers their special connection
TAMPA BAY, Fla. — The connection between Tom Brady and Mike Evans was easy to see in any game during their three years together in Tampa, but what Evans didn’t expect going in was the bond they would develop off the field. “It’s crazy that we had the relationship that we did,” the five-time Pro Bowl receiver told FOX Sports …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 4 matchups to exploit: Tee Higgins set to shine
George Pickens vs. IND Pickens has been the Steelers’ clear top receiver this season, leading the team with a 24% target share through three games. He’s earned more than twice as many targets as any other Pittsburgh receiver. Pickens currently ranks second in team air yard share according to Player Profiler, which is important for fantasy. This downfield usage often …
Read More »‘Far and away the most talented team Holy Cross has seen in a long time’: Crusaders prepared for big test against Syracuse
WORCESTER — In its first four games, Holy Cross is 1-3 against three CAA opponents and the two-time defending Ivy League champion, but the Crusaders’ greatest test of the season lies ahead Saturday at Syracuse. HC has, in recent years, certainly been up to the task against its FBS foes, with wins over UConn and Buffalo in 2021 and 2022, …
Read More »The Fantasy Football Numbers Do Lie: Expect more good times from Diontae Johnson in Week 4
A simple look at a box score or a study of fantasy football categories doesn’t always tell the whole story of how a player is performing. Dalton Del Don attempts to identify misleading numbers that are worth a closer look. Yes … The Numbers Do Lie. Diontae Johnson’s 13 catches are a lie Johnson led all wide receivers in expected …
Read More »College football Week 5 predictions for every Top 25 game start with Georgia-Alabama picks
With conference play now in full swing as we reach Week 5 on the college football calendar, we’re beginning to get more ranked-on-ranked matchups among the US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25. That means more opportunities to challenge the acumen of our staff prognosticators. There are four such contests on the docket, including the much-anticipated SEC showdown between No. 1 …
Read More »Thursday Night Football Cowboys vs. Giants: Fantasy football breakdown
You can watch Thursday Night Football: Cowboys vs. Giants at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video. Thursday Night Football takes us from the AFC East last week to the NFC East in Week 4 as dreaded rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, square off on primetime. Of course, rivalry might be pushing it a bit; …
Read More »8 things to know about UND’s opponent Murray State
Sep. 26—GRAND FORKS — Murray State will come to Grand Forks for the first time with a 1 p.m. Saturday kick at the Alerus Center to take on the No. 9 Fighting Hawks, who are playing in a fourth-straight home game. Here are eight things to know about the Racers. Murray State quarterback Jayden Johannsen is familiar with UND and …
Read More »Fantasy Football: How to redeem your season after an 0-3 start
No matter what your starting record is in your fantasy football leagues, there’s still a path to winning your league. (Photo by Bryan Woolston/Getty Images) The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. If your fantasy squad sits …
Read More »The Pac-12 is now scrambling after UNLV said no thanks … and college football is better off for it
The Pac-12 — which as of a week ago was just the Pac-2 of Oregon State and Washington State — went for the power move. The goal was to surgically add the best of the rest of the football programs in the country. That would set itself up as the most competitive conference outside of the Power Four — the …
Read More »Can Colorado’s Travis Hunter be a dynamic two-way player in the NFL?
Colorado head coach Dieon Sanders believes his two-way star Travis Hunter can dominate as both a cornerback and a receiver in the NFL, as he currently does for the Buffaloes. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound junior is having quite an impressive start to his year, and he is coming off of a monster 38-31 win over Baylor on Saturday in which he …
Read More »Football 301 Playbook: What Steelers, Vikings and Seahawks need to do to surprise us even more and reach 4-0
The only way to get to 4-0 is to go 3-0 first. Five teams have remained unbeaten as the NFL season starts to shake the rust off. As a continuation of last week’s piece, I wanted to dive even deeper into these “surprises” (maybe we’ll call them “preseason non-favorites”) and how they can now get to 4-0. First: Sorry, Chiefs …
Read More »Tom Brady’s Power Rankings: Vikings, Seahawks jump into Top 5
Week 3 of the NFL season is behind us, and as we get ready for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants to kick off Week 4, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is ready to reveal the updated power rankings of his Top 5 teams in the league! A couple NFC squads off to surprising 3-0 starts crack …
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