The Wisconsin Badgers are trending positively after their dominant 52-6 win over Purdue on Saturday. The win snapped the team’s two-game losing streak, improved it to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in Big Ten play and, importantly, gave a glimpse at its ceiling. Wisconsin had not put together a complete, four-quarter performance to date. The win over the Boilermakers …

The Kansas City Chiefs host the New Orleans Saints tonight on Monday Night Football. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close tonight with a Monday Night Football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Saints are 2-2 heading into tonight’s game, but …

With Alabama out of the picture after a stunning loss to Vanderbilt, Texas fends off Ohio State and takes over as the new No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank 1-134. That makes three teams at No. 1 in as many weeks. Georgia led the re-rank from the preseason until the loss to the Crimson Tide. The Longhorns had …

The Rams’ Tutu Atwell can’t make the catch as Packers safety Evan Williams defends. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Green Bay Packers defeated the Rams, 24-19, on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. What we learned from a loss that dropped the Rams’ record to 1-4: The defense can create turnovers Rams safety Jaylen McCollough runs into the end zone …

Four-star wide receiver recruit CJ Wiley has continued to show interest in the Georgia Bulldogs despite being committed to the Florida State Seminoles. Wiley recently visited the University of Georgia for the Auburn game. The four-star can’t be impressed with Florida State’s disastrous 1-5 start to the season. Wiley has been committed to FSU since June 2024. His decision to …

When it comes to Justin Herbert, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh always is slapping the star quarterback on the back. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) There won’t be a redo, but for the injured Chargers, an early off week is at least a restart. Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh called the team’s Week 5 bye “like starting the season over” after …

The random nature of sports makes it impossible to foresee every game’s outcome. A whole lot of well-lit buildings in the desert stand as testimony to this reality. College football is especially prone to such randomness. Most of the time, analysts might feel like they have a handle on which team might prevail in a head-to-head encounter. Then there are …

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.Oct 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Opening night of the 2024-25 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: St. Louis Blues at …

The Packers defense celebrates a fourth-down incompletion in the end zone as the Rams’ Colby Parkinson complains. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Rams are the second-youngest team in the NFL, and they’re showing their age. They don’t know how to win. Oh, they’ve gotten close. Over and over. But just as they showed Sunday in their 24-19 loss …

Camden Catholic’s Micheal Moritz prepares to throw a pass during the football game between Camden Catholic and West Deptford played at Camden Catholic High School on Friday, September 20, 2024. Week 5 of the high school football season is in the books and it was another week of outstanding performances. Read about the Top 15 here and cast your vote …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon weighs in with his top takeaways from Sunday night’s 20-17 victory for the Cowboys over the Steelers. Hear Matt’s full conversation breaking down Week 1 with Andy Behrens on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Here’s what I care …

My literary contributors responded quickly to Tennessee’s 19-14 loss to Arkansas on Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. They weren’t complimentary. Dan writes: Why do we consistently make stupid mistakes that draw a penalty flag? Roughing the punter was a bone head move. Should have never been close to the punter. They were punting deep in their territory. Mr. Josh …

In Houston on Sunday, Bills quarterback Josh Allen hit the ground hard in the fourth quarter, striking his head on the turf. After the game, Allen told reporters he rolled his ankle and that, while being evaluated in the medical tent, he was informed that he also needed to be evaluated for a concussion. He was. And he was cleared …

CANYON — Palo Duro football had a strong start to its 2024 campaign, defeating all three of Amarillo’s other Class 5A programs in its non-district slate. Following a bye in Week 5, Eric Mims Sr.’s team had a chance to carry its momentum into league play when the Dons faced Wichita Falls Memorial on Friday night in a District 2-5A …

The injuries are piling up for the Cowboys. They lost their second-round pick, Marshawn Kneeland, on their first defensive series. Kneeland, who was making his first career start at defensive end with DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons out, left with a knee injury. The Cowboys have ruled him out. In the second quarter, left tackle Tyler Guyton, the Cowboys’ first-round …