Daily Archives: September 28, 2024

You decide! Vote in the Marion Star Football Player of Week 6 Poll here

MARION — With Hurricane Helene dropping rain all over the Marion area Friday night, it was a soggy Week 6. And because of it, scoring was was hard to come by for teams. Four from the area failed to score and three more managed only one touchdown. Video: River Valley’s Chase Ebert on beating Marion Harding in the rain RV-Marion …

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Texans rule out Tank Dell, Dameon Pierce, list Joe Mixon as questionable

Texans running back Joe Mixon returned to practice Friday on a limited basis and is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. Mixon injured his ankle in a Week 2 game against the Bears and missed Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards was fined $16,883 for a hip drop tackle that injured Mixon. The Texans will not …

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Bears injury report: Andrew Billings confident he’ll be full-go vs. Rams

Bears injury report: Andrew Billings confident he’ll be full-go vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — There are a few irreplaceable players on the 2024 Bears’ roster. Players whose absence would be borderline cataclysmic for a thin team in certain spots. Two of those players, defensive tackle Andrew Billings and right tackle Darnell Wright, appeared …

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NMSU football play-caller Tyler Wright’s social media has dozens of racist, sexist posts

Editor’s note: This report contains potentially disturbing and offensive language. This story was updated to add new information. New Mexico State football offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tyler Wright’s social media contains more than 150 social media posts containing derogatory language about Africans and African Americans, Hispanics, women and the LGBTQ+ community from more than 10 years ago when he …

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Cowboys haven’t ruled out Micah Parsons for Week 5 vs. Steelers

The Cowboys lost both starting defensive ends in the win over the Giants on Thursday night. Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence are getting second opinions on their injuries, coach Mike McCarthy said Friday. The Cowboys have not ruled out Parsons for the Week 5 game against the Steelers given he will have 10 days between games. Executive vice president Stephen …

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Who is Jake Retzlaff? What to know on BYU’s first Jewish starting quarterback

College football has the tendency year after year to deliver surprising storylines — and teams — through the first couple weeks of the season. And through the first third of the 2024 college football season, one of those has been Jake Retzlaff and BYU. The redshirt junior quarterback, the first Jewish starting quarterback in program history, has led the Cougars …

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49ers lose Curtis Robinson to torn ACL at practice

One of the 49ers’ top special teams players has been lost for the season. Curtis Robinson tore his ACL at practice on Thursday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced today. Robinson had been carted off during Thursday’s practice. Robinson had played 59 special teams snaps this season, the most of any player on the 49ers. He hadn’t played on defense …

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Deebo Samuel, Trent Williams questionable for 49ers

The 49ers injury report for this Sunday looks a lot better than it did last week. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel returned to practice on Thursday after missing last week’s game and Wednesday’s practice with a calf injury. He’s listed as questionable, so he has a chance of playing against the Patriots. Tight end George Kittle (hamstring) also missed last Sunday, …

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Justin Herbert questionable; Joey Bosa and Rashawn Slater out

The Chargers have a lot of big names on their injury report heading into Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Quarterback Justin Herbert’s name is the biggest one. Herbert left last Sunday’s loss to the Steelers with the ankle injury he originally suffered in Week Two and he was a limited participant in practice all week. The Chargers have listed him …

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Rams coach Sean McVay on Bears QB Caleb Williams: “He is a stud”

Through three games, the first overall pick in the draft hasn’t performed as well as the second pick in the draft. Opponents of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, however, aren’t ready to make the conclusions that some on the outside have already drawn regarding Williams and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, the first pick 15 years ago, praised …

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