Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith looks on during the Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Something cool that Michigan State football has been doing under new head coach Jonathan Smith is selecting and honoring the Scout Team Players of the Week for each game of the season. While these players won’t get …

2024 NFL franchise values: Where Patriots rank among all 32 teams originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston America’s Team is once again the NFL’s most valuable team. The Dallas Cowboys are No. 1 on CNBC’s list of NFL valuations for 2024 at $11 billion, $3 billion more than any other franchise. It marks the first time an NFL franchise has …

The Oklahoma football team will continue its season with a home game against Houston at 6:45 p.m. Saturday. OU (1-0) kicked off the campaign with a 51-3 home win over Temple in Week 1, while Houston (0-1) suffered a 27-7 home loss to UNLV. The Sooners are a 29.5-point favorite over the Cougars, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Here are score …

The NFL had a radical change to its kickoff rules this offseason to bring back the kickoff return. But coaches seemed to be wary of the early results and reverted back to what they’ve always done. One stat sums up how the approach to the new kickoff rules changed. In the first week of preseason, 82% of kickoffs were returned. …

The Oklahoma State football team will continue its season with a home game against Arkansas at 11 a.m. Saturday. OSU (1-0) earned a 44-20 home win over South Dakota State in Week 1, while Arkansas (1-0) earned a 70-0 home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Cowboys are a 7.5-point favorite over the Razorbacks, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Here are score …

What NFL experts are projecting for 49ers’ critical 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The 2024 NFL season has arrived, and competitive …

When the Kansas City Chiefs open the 2024 NFL season on Thursday and hang their third title banner since 2020, a familiar face is expected to be in the Arrowhead Stadium crowd. Chiefs officials are preparing for Taylor Swift to attend Thursday’s game, The Athletic reported. Swift, of course, began dating Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce in 2023, attending …

Recruiting Michigan State football is back in the swing of things in terms of playing real games, but their new staff is also still on the recruiting trail, pushing hard to find the next generation of Spartans to come to East Lansing. This week, the Spartans offered Ryan Hopkins a scholarship. Hopkins is a 6-foot-3, 195 lb. quarterback out of …

Davante Adams’ stint with the Las Vegas Raiders has been full of nothing but speculation that he wants to be traded. But Adams has had it with people talking about his happiness in Las Vegas. One of those speculating minds is former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who said that Adams is “unhappy” on an August edition of “The Herd.” …

We’re back for another run through the sleeper streets, trying to give you underrated player considerations every week of the fantasy football season. We’re excited. Fun things are planned. Of course, Week 1 is not a traditional week for fantasy sleepers. Most of you just drafted your dream team, a healthy group of football players that is headed to the …

Aug 31, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne (1) warms up before a game against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports The Auburn Tigers (1-0) are coming off one of their most dominant victories in program history in week one after hanging 73 points on Alabama A&M last Saturday. California …

The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Just in case you need to brush up on the principles of in-season roster management — the stuff we all originally learned as wide-eyed freshmen back at Fantasy U — …

Olympian Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago Blackhawks founder Frederic McLaughlin, and the 2002 Olympic gold-medal-winning Paralympic sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. USA Hockey revealed the class Thursday for enshrinement at a ceremony Dec. 4 in Pittsburgh. “The impact of the Class of 2024 spans across …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel, senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss Oregon’s Week 1 performance and what they need to bring to their Week 2 game against Boise State. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more …

Why Jeremiah Trotter Jr. won’t have that rookie ‘wow moment’ in his NFL debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Dad wasn’t active until Week 7 of his rookie year. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is hoping to make an impact right away. Jeremiah Trotter, the Eagles’ 3rd-round pick in 1998, didn’t make his NFL debut until a game against the Chargers …