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Packers vs. Eagles in Brazil: Both teams look for hot starts after much different finishes last season
In mid-November last year, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers were on opposite ends of the NFL spectrum. They were on opposite ends by the end of the season too, but had flipped positions. The NFL moves fast and the participants in Friday night’s historic matchup in Brazil can attest to it. The Eagles started 10-1 last season, then …
Read More »5 things to watch when Cincinnati Bearcats football takes on Pitt Saturday
Saturday is Pitt’s first visit to Nippert Stadium in a dozen years. The Panthers are now a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the Cincinnati Bearcats are in the Big 12. From 2005-2012, both were part of the Big East. Pitt leads the series 8-5 having gone 5-3 in the Steel City and 3-2 in Cincinnati. However, UC has …
Read More »Tom Brady: What we want to see in his Fox broadcast debut on Sunday
Here’s something nobody has said to Tom Brady in two decades: Impress us. Brady spent almost the entirety of the 2000s dominating the game of football, winning seven Super Bowls, carving an all-but-untouchable legacy, and establishing himself as the NFL’s ultimate competitor. And for his new gig, none of that means anything. Sunday, Brady takes over as the top analyst …
Read More »Frostburg wins opener, shuts out Millersville after halftime for 23-6 triumph
Sep. 6—FROSTBURG — Frostburg State had a top-20 defense last season, and it showed in the season opener against Millersville. The Bobcats (1-0) only allowed one touchdown, and pitched a second-half shutout, leading to a 23-6 victory Thursday night at Bobcat Stadium. “One great takeaway was that was Millersville’s second game and our first,” FSU head coach Eric Wagoner said. …
Read More »The 24 NFL players who will influence the ’24 season the most
Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter David Helman NFL Reporter By now, you’ve probably read through dozens of best-player lists and predictions for the 2024 NFL season that is finally upon us. It’s the same names in semi-varying order that are designed to get the conversation going. This list isn’t that. This list is about those conversations and which players are going …
Read More »It’s ‘Sweet 16′ for Rams’ Matthew Stafford, better armed to open another season
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will be walking through a tunnel to start an NFL season for the 16th time Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) During Matthew Stafford’s preparation for his 16th NFL season, the Rams quarterback demonstrated a knack for improvisation. A short pass he tossed in a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys was twice tipped into …
Read More »The next Aaron Donald? Kobie Turner focused on creating own legacy for Rams
Eric Williams NFL Reporter WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Kobie Turner was a little salty. Last February, soon after he learned that Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. had won Defensive Rookie of the Year — even though Turner had led all rookies in sacks while playing nose tackle — he reached out to Rams teammate Aaron Donald. After talking …
Read More »Scott Frost brings new ideas with an old-school mentality for the Rams
Sept. 3, 2022; Lincoln; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Scott Frost looks on during a timeout in the second quarter against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Memorial Stadium. Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Scott Frost, the former head coach of the UCF Knights and Nebraska Cornhuskers, began his first coaching venture into the NFL when he joined the Rams earlier this …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes’ advice to Ravens’ Isaiah Likely after overturned TD: ‘He’s got to wear white cleats next time’
The finish to Thursday night’s NFL opener hammered home the saying that “football is a game of inches,” as demonstrated by the final play of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Needing a touchdown and extra point to tie the game, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson led his team down the field on a 11-play, 77-yard drive, …
Read More »College Station shatters several College GameDay records to open Texas A&M football season
ESPN analysts Kirk Herbstreit, right, and Lee Corso broadcast from the set of ESPN’s College Gameday before a NCAA Division I college football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch] Osu19psu Jb 02 The 12th Man is widely known across the …
Read More »Why ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is bringing his hot takes to politics. ‘I love being part of the mix’
“First Take” host Stephen A. Smith has made a nice living serving up provocative opinions about sports on Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN. But lately, viewers are likely to also see him pontificating on politics, appearing as a talking head on various news programs including NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Fox News’ “Hannity” and ABC’s “This Week.” He also sounds off on nonsports issues …
Read More »Deion Sanders wonders why Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders didn’t get more Week 1 recognition
Should Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter somehow gotten even more recognition after their Week 1 performances against North Dakota State? Deion Sanders thinks so. The Colorado coach wondered on his weekly coaches show Thursday why his quarterback and star cornerback/wide receiver weren’t an even bigger part of the college football discourse following Colorado’s 31-26 victory last Thursday. He even joked …
Read More »Lamar Jackson had 273 passing yards, 122 rushing yards for his 17th career double-triple
Even in defeat on Thursday night, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson continued to show that he’s a unique player in NFL history. Jackson had 273 passing yards and 122 rushing yards against the Chiefs, recording a double-triple, which is when a player has more than 100 yards in two different statistical categories in the same game. Jackson has more of them …
Read More »How different are Deion Sanders, Matt Rhule with building teams? Count the ways.
Saturday’s game between Colorado and Nebraska poses a fundamental question about the rapidly changing modern era of college football: Which is the right way to build a team these days? The head coaches of both programs started at the same time, in late 2022. But since then, Colorado’s Deion Sanders and Nebraska’s Matt Rhule have taken wildly divergent paths in …
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