Another week, another round of crucially important start/sit decisions. To help you make them, here’s a look at six players with bust potential in Week 3. Something to keep in mind as you’re reading: a “fade” or “bust” designation doesn’t automatically mean you should sit a player, depending on the depth of the rest of your roster or available options …
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Mississippi State football lands 4-star LB Tyler Lockhart in 2025 recruiting class
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football has a new top commitment in its 2025 recruiting class. Tyler Lockhart, a four-star linebacker from Winona, committed to the Bulldogs and coach Jeff Lebby on Thursday morning. He overtakes quarterback KaMario Taylor as the top pledge in the class with a 0.9433 grade by the 247Sports Composite. Lockhart, a Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection, …
Read More »Rams WR Cooper Kupp reportedly suffered high-ankle sprain, will avoid IR
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp is dealing with a high-ankle sprain he suffered during Sunday’s 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Kupp will wear a cast for at least the next week to assist in minimizing any swelling before he begins rehab. The good news for the Rams is that head coach …
Read More »LSU football vs UCLA: Score prediction, scouting report in Power Four showdown
BATON ROUGE — LSU football is among the select few Power Four teams that will play two other Power Four teams in nonconference games this season. The No. 16 Tigers (2-1) opened with a 27-20 loss to now No. 11 USC in Las Vegas. Three weeks later, Brian Kelly and LSU will host USC’s crosstown rival in UCLA (1-1) inside …
Read More »Tom Brady’s Top 5 NFL teams: Who joins Chiefs on list after Week 2?
Week 2 of the 2024 season is behind us, and before we turn the page to Week 3, it’s time for FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady to reveal his current Top 5 teams! “Here are my top five teams heading into Week 3,” he said. “They’re definitely not what we would’ve predicted heading into the season. Super Bowls …
Read More »Football 301 Playbook: Can these surprising 2-0 NFL teams sustain their success?
Nine NFL teams are 2-0 as we enter Week 3. A mix of favorites (Chiefs, Bills), returning division winners (Buccaneers) and trendy preseason picks (Texans) have stormed and clawed their way to grabbing that coveted 2-0 playoff graphic on Sunday. I wanted to take a look at five of the other 2-0 teams. From everything feeling weirdly right in Pittsburgh …
Read More »SEC reveals Student-Athlete Availability Report ahead of Auburn’s game vs. Arkansas
Auburn Tigers wide receiver Cam Coleman (8) during warm ups before Auburn Tigers take on New Mexico Lobos at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. From NIL to conference realignment, college football has experienced many changes recently. The latest change to take place happened Wednesday when the SEC released its first Student-Athlete Availability Report for week …
Read More »Why has Travis Kelce had such a small role in Chiefs’ offense?
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are an inseparable duo. They’re the picture of on-field chemistry. Or — they were. So far this season, the two Kansas City Chiefs stars haven’t been in sync. In two games, Kelce has just seven targets for four catches and 39 yards. No touchdowns. That’s a bizarre stat line for one …
Read More »Will Eagles be able to fix terrible run defense?
Will Eagles be able to fix terrible run defense? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Don’t worry, the Eagles aren’t the first team in NFL history to allow 315 rushing yards and 6.4 yards per carry in their first two games. It’s happened before. Like Washington in 1944. The 1945 Steelers. And the 1950 Baltimore Colts. The 1952 Dallas Texans …
Read More »Geneva to play familiar foe Perry in key football matchup
Sep. 19—When it comes to playing against programs who have state titles on their resume, the Geneva football team knows a thing or two. The Eagles have played state championship teams like Kirtland and Chardon in the past. They are also familiar with Perry, which won the Division V state title a year ago. The Eagles will meet the Pirates …
Read More »Ahead of Cowboys clash, is it time to fade struggling Ravens?
Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Are you ready for Dak Prescott against Lamar Jackson? Of course you are. The Baltimore Ravens visit the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday afternoon on “America’s Game of the Week.” You can watch the two perennial playoff contenders at 4:25 pm ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App. Dallas opened as a 1-point home …
Read More »‘I own it:’ Jalen Hurts explains yet another interception
‘I own it:’ Jalen Hurts explains yet another interception originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If Saquon Barkley hadn’t dropped that pass, Jalen Hurts wouldn’t have thrown that interception. Because the game would have been over and that drive never would have happened and that pass never would have been thrown. But it did. And he did. It happened with …
Read More »Sooners Wire staff predictions for Oklahoma Sooners vs. Tennessee Volunteers
Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) scores the winning touchdown in double overtime against the Tennessee Volunteers Neyland Stadium. Oklahoma won in double overtime 31-24. Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports It’s the start of something special. The Oklahoma Sooners host the Tennessee Volunteers under the lights in an SEC showdown featuring a pair of …
Read More »Fantasy hockey draft guide 2024 – Sleepers and busts
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Identify the one and avoid the other like your fantasy season depends on it. Because it might. Successfully mining for underrated talent, while sidestepping players who end up underperforming, makes for a formula that’s bound to pay off fantasy dividends all campaign long. …
Read More »Sean Payton’s stumbling Broncos would be innovative … if it was still 2013
Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos have lost their two opening games of the season. Photograph: John Froschauer/AP It was only last season that Sean Payton rocked up in Denver and set a blowtorch to everything that came before, labelling Nathaniel Hackett’s spell in charge of the Broncos one of “the worst coaching jobs” in NFL history. It would be nice to …
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