Davante Adams hasn’t played since Week 3 and won’t play Sunday against the Broncos. The star receiver may have played his final game for the Raiders as trade talks ramp up. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Adams’ injured hamstring should be healthy enough for him to play next week. So, Adams could have a new home early next …

GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators overpowered an overmatched opponent for the second game in a row, topping UCF 24-13 Saturday. It, like 17-point triumph at Mississippi State two weeks ago, was a fine performance that probably shouldn’t change how you view the 3-2 Gators or Billy Napier’s future. Squint hard enough, however, and you can find signs of growth — …

Christian McCaffrey is eligible to return from injured reserve, but the running back is not ready to return. The 49ers will not activate McCaffrey for Thursday Night Football, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. McCaffrey has not played this season, going on injured reserve in Week 2 with calf tightness and bilateral Achilles tendinitis. The question is: When will McCaffrey return? …

AMES – The Iowa State football team’s strong start to the season has reached another level of historic proportions. No. 16 Iowa State stayed undefeated and added another big victory to its memorable start to the campaign by beating Big 12 Conference foe Baylor 43-21 at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday night. Quarterback Rocco Becht threw for 277 yards and …

Report: McCaffrey could return for 49ers’ Week 7 game vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers reportedly will have to keep pushing without Christian McCaffrey — for now. The star running back won’t be activated from injured reserve to face the Seattle Seahawks on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 6, even though he is eligible to …

Welcome to crazy, everyone. Unthinkable, unimaginable and about as unreal as it gets, crazy. Bigger than Buster Douglas and Broadway Joe and the Miracle on Ice. Bigger than North Carolina State over Phi Slamma Jamma and Villanova Has Done It — and any upset in the history of any sport. If you don’t believe in miracles now, how else do …

The Vikings promoted safety Bobby McCain and running back Myles Gaskin from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Jets. The team released Gaskin from the active roster earlier this week before re-signing him to the practice squad. Gaskin began the season on the practice squad, with the team elevating him for the first two …

EVANSTON, Ill. — Indiana football defensive end Mikail Kamara knows how much Curt Cignetti loathes handing out praise. Kamara has been with Cignetti going back to 2020 as the first verbal commitment for James Madison’s coaching staff during that recruiting cycle. There’s a small window when Cignetti lets down his guard after games — just a tiny bit — and that happened Saturday in the …

When will Christian McCaffrey return? (David Gonzales-Imagn Images) Christian McCaffrey won’t be activated from injured reserve when eligible in Week 6, according to ESPN, but there is apparently reason for hope his return won’t take much longer than that. McCaffrey has been on injured reserve since Week 2 with calf and Achilles tendinitis. He did not play in Week 1 …

Kalen DeBoer will never live this down. He lost to Vanderbilt. Let that sink in. Vanderbilt. The school the SEC lets hang around to prop up its academic and women’s bowling bona fides just beat Alabama 40-35 at home. Crimson Tide fans who invaded Vanderbilt’s stadium watched in horror as No. 2 Alabama suffered one of its most shocking losses …

Saints head coach Dennis Allen revealed that tight end Taysom Hill is dealing with rib fractures this week and fielded questions about whether Hill might go on injured reserve, so it would have been surprising if Hill was cleared to play against the Chiefs on Monday night. The Saints confirmed that he has not been cleared on Saturday. Hill was …

A team in the top two of the AP Top 25 lost for the second Saturday in a row. A week ago, No. 4 Alabama took down No. 2 Georgia 41-34 in a rout that turned into a thriller. Saturday, Alabama was the team that got upset as the No. 1 Crimson Tide lost 40-35 at Vanderbilt. It was the …

A day before the Week 5 home game against the Cardinals, the 49ers have placed a player on injured reserve, and activated one from IR. Defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. In turn, the 49ers have activated defensive lineman Kalia Davis from IR. Gross-Matos also missed Week 1 due to injury. He …

Vanderbilt football quarterback Diego Pavia etched his name into college football lore on Saturday. The first-year New Mexico State transfer and fifth-year senior led the Commodores to their first-ever win against an AP top-five ranked opponent on Saturday, as Vanderbilt defeated Alabama 40-35 in Nashville. REQUIRED READING: Vanderbilt pulls off stunning upset of No. 2 Alabama to complicate playoff picture …

Edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson is on the 53-man roster in Las Vegas. The Raiders announced that they signed Chaisson off the practice squad on Saturday. Chaisson had appeared in the last two games as a temporary elevation and he had four tackles in last week’s win over the Browns. Chaisson was a 2020 first-round pick in Jacksonville and he had …