Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy football lineup decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in …

Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert “Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. We’re on to Week 3, and I’ve got my eyes on a handful of games. For those new to this space, if you are looking for a few wagers to get in on the NFL action, I have you covered. Nothing …

Go West, young man. Surely, you’ve heard the phrase before. It’s been in American existence since the mid-1800s, credited to author and newspaper editor Horace Greeley, who, in an 1865 edition of the New York Daily Tribune, wrote those words as a way to encourage Americans to migrate away from the country’s founding territories in the East. “Washington (D.C.) is …

Sep 19, 2024, 05:41 PM ET With training camps opening this week, it’s about time for a refresh on the rankings. These rankings are based on expectations of fantasy points produced until the end of the season. Fantasy points are based on the ESPN Fantasy standard game (goals = 2 points, assists = 1 point, shots and hits = 0.1 …

Cam Taylor-Britt isn’t one to shy away from expressing an opinion, no matter how bold or how high the potential is for his words to become bulletin board material for an opponent. With the Cincinnati Bengals taking on the Washington Commanders in Week 3, the Bengals cornerback was asked for his thoughts on the Commanders’ offense, specifically rookie quarterback Jayden …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. It’s not just anecdotal that tandems are a necessary evil when navigating your crease to the fantasy championship. Of the 360 season-long …

AUBURN, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 14 : Running back Jeremiah Cobb #23 of the Auburn Tigers runs the ball downfield during the first half of their game against the New Mexico Lobos at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) Auburn football bounced back in a big way in its week three 45-19 victory …

In our everlasting mission to predict the future, a top-down look at how an offense might attack their opponent’s defense is, in my humble estimation, a good place to start. We find defenses every season that profile as a so-called run funnel, meaning opponents lean unusually hard on the rushing attack in neutral and positive game scripts. The same goes …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down Michigan football’s 2024 Big Ten opener and Week 4 matchup vs. No. 12 Southern Cal on Saturday in Ann Arbor: Fast facts Matchup: No. 17 Michigan (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 12 USC (2-0, 0-0). Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor. TV/radio: CBS; WXYT-FM (97.1), WTKA-AM (1050). Line: Trojans by 5½. Michigan edge rusher …

Eagles narrow Cooper DeJean’s focus down to 1 position originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia When the Eagles drafted Cooper DeJean in the second round in April, they listed him as a defensive back — a nod to his versatility. But now they’ve narrowed his focus. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio on Thursday confirmed that the Eagles are concentrating all of …

Lee Corso gives the thumbs up after picking Ohio State to win while, from left, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Archie Griffin, and Kirk Herbstreit sit on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from the campus of Ohio State prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan State Spartans in Columbus on Nov. 21, 2015. (Adam Cairns / The …

The Minnesota Vikings play the Houston Texans Sunday in a game broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ (Brad Rempel-Imagn Images) It’s a battle between North and South this weekend as the Houston Texans head up to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon. Both teams are undefeated so far this season as they head into …

SOUTH BEND — As Notre Dame football running back Jadarian Price took the field with 41 seconds left in a one-sided first half last Saturday at Purdue, Deland McCullough made a request. “Go in and bust one,” said the associate head coach for the Irish. Moments later, Price was rambling 70 yards for yet another Notre Dame touchdown to make …

The Jets offense was inconsistenet in the first two weeks of the regular season, but quarterback Aaron Rodgers made throws that showed he still has his the ability to throw the ball the way he did in the past. What was less clear was whether Rodgers still had the same kind of escapability in the pocket that he had before …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. WHEN SIDNEY CROSBY remembers Johnny Gaudreau, he thinks of the 2023 All-Star Game in Florida, sitting in gridlock traffic heading from their hotel in Fort Lauderdale. “It was myself, Johnny and [Kevin Hayes] in the back of the bus,” Crosby said. “Haysey was basically running …