San Francisco’s early-season injury bug has resulted in two more players landing on injured reserve. On Saturday, the 49ers placed defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and linebacker Curtis Robinson on IR. Robinson suffered a torn ACL this week; he’ll be done for the year. Hargrave has a torn triceps. It’s reportedly season-ending, too. Said coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday, regarding the …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Travis Hunter wore custom-made football cleats in Saturday night’s game against Central Florida – a pair of gold-colored shoes with a graphic on them depicting the mountains and trees of Boulder, Colorado. They had quite a night. First he scored a 23-yard touchdown in them in the first quarter. Then he made an interception and flashed the …

Four years ago, ESPN commissioned a documentary series from Spike Lee on Colin Kaepernick. Now, it might not be televised by ESPN, after all. Via John Ourand of Puck, ESPN does not plan to debut Da Saga of Colin Kaepernick for at least another year. If that’s not fast enough for Lee, Kaepernick, and producer Jemele Hill, ESPN will allow …

The one-sided SEC clash suddenly turned into a close game in the fourth quarter on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Trailing 30-7, Georgia rallied to outscore Alabama 27-3 in the second half to rake the lead 34-33 wth less than three minutes left. On the first play of the next drive, Jalen Milroe threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to 17-year-old Ryan …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Tera Roberts look ahead to Week 4 of the season and pick a pair of players who can lift fantasy managers to victory. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Let’s toss it to …

STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State football defense had significant points to prove Saturday night after a shakier-than-expected season-opening. They passed, emphatically so. The defense — after a bumpy beginning — made up for various struggles on offense and special teams, locking down on the previously-unbeaten Illinois Fighting Illini. The defense and running game dragged the Top 10 Lions to …

The victory over the Cardinals was a costly one for Lions defensive back Brian Branch. The NFL fined him $20,256 for a pair of illegal actions, one of which was a hit that sent him into concussion protocol. One of his $10,128 fines was for unnecessary roughness for use of the helmet on Cardinals tight end Trey McBride in the …

Ryan Williams continues to make highlight-reel plays as a 17-year-old for Alabama football. The Crimson Tide freshman’s fifth catch of the night was one to remember, bobbling a pass from Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and securing it for a 54-yard play, his longest of the day. In the third quarter, Williams led all receivers with five catches for 102 yards. …

When the Seahawks visit the Lions on Monday night, they’ll have one of the best offensive weapons on the field. After missing two games with an oblique injury, running back Kenneth Walker is good to go. On the final injury report of the week, Walker had no designation. That hardly means the Seahawks will be at full strength. Defensive lineman …

It sure seems as though Manny Diaz is enjoying his return to head coaching in the ACC. After leaving his job as Penn State’s defensive coordinator for the past couple of years to accept an offer to be the head coach at Duke, all Diaz has done is win games. And on Saturday, he led the Blue Devils to a …

The Broncos promoted two players from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Denver elevated defensive back Tanner McCalister and inside linebacker Levelle Bailey to the active roster. McCalister saw his first action as a Bronco in Week 3, playing 12 special teams snaps against the Bucs after his first elevation of the season. Bailey, an undrafted free …

CLEMSON — Clemson football wide receiver Antonio Williams exited Saturday’s game against Stanford with an injury in the third quarter. The injury occurred during the Tigers’ opening drive in the second half. Williams went into the medical tent for a few minutes, exited and caught passes without his helmet on. Then, he went on the stationary cycle and did not …

The Jets elevated two players for Sunday’s game against the Broncos. Linebacker Marcelino McCrary-Ball and defensive tackle Bruce Hector got the call-up from the practice squad. McCrary-Ball’s elevation is a sign that the Jets don’t expect C.J. Mosley to be available. Mosley is doubtful with a toe injury. McCrary-Ball played in the Week 2 game against the Patriots when Mosley …

Everything that could go wrong for Georgia QB Carson Beck did in the first half on Saturday at Alabama. The Heisman contender suffered through a bad 30 minutes. He threw a pair of interceptions, a third pass could have been picked by the Crimson Tide, and then … Beck was pressured in the end zone and unloaded a pass. Problem …

For Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Sunday’s win over one of his former teams came with a price tag. A price tag of more than $45,000. The NFL fined Gardner-Johnson for three different infractions from the game against the Saints. We’d previously reported he’d been fined for an illegal hit on Saints running back Alvin Kamara. The out-of-bounds takedown, which wasn’t …