Daily Archives: October 17, 2024

3 Keys for the Oklahoma Sooners vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Sep 28, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. (9) hands off to running back Jovantae Barnes (2) during the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners have a big opportunity to right the ship with a tough matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday. On …

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Titans release 3-time Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams

Three-time Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams’ tenure with the Tennessee Titans ended Thursday on his 29th birthday with his release after the team placed the eight-year veteran on reserve/non-football injury list last weekend. That roster move came after the Titans (1-4) already had declared Adams out with a hip injury. Adams started one of three games played for Tennessee, and …

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Drake Maye gives great quote on how tough it is to cover ‘Pop’ Douglas

Drake Maye gives great quote on how tough it is to cover ‘Pop’ Douglas originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s going to take a while for New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye to develop a high level of in-game chemistry with his wide receivers. After all, he’s only made one career start. But it sounds like the rookie quarterback …

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Texas making Georgia an underdog for the first time in 50 games is understandable, but nah

Oct 12, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot Hairy Dawg on the field before a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-883186 ORIG FILE ID: 20241012_bdd_ad1_073.JPG As if Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs didn’t have enough motivation going into Saturday’s game against No. 1 Texas, oddsmakers made sure …

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Tom Brady won’t be barred from working Raiders games as TV analyst — which may become slippery slope

In a twist of figure-this-out-as-we-go juggling between the intersecting interests of Tom Brady, the NFL said Thursday that Brady will not be barred from broadcasting Las Vegas Raiders games, despite his 5 percent ownership stake in the team. Under the guidelines of his minority ownership in the Raiders, Brady cannot be inside another team’s facility, attend another team’s practices or …

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Two key Longhorns land on SEC’s official injury report for Georgia at Texas

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Isaiah Bond (7) celebrates after scoring Texas’ first touchdown of the game during the first quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the UTSA Roadrunners at Darrell K RoyalÐTexas Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Each week, the SEC issues an official ‘Student-Athlete Availability Report‘ (aka Injury Report) on Wednesday evening each week. The conference also releases …

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OHL cooperates with sexual assault investigation

Oct 17, 2024, 02:57 PM ET TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League said Thursday it is taking sexual assault allegations against eight former players “very seriously” and will cooperate with any police investigation. A woman said in a CTV report that aired Wednesday she was sexually assaulted by eight OHL players in November 2014 at a house where a 19-year-old …

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Drake Maye looks like himself at Patriots practice despite knee injury

Drake Maye looks like himself at Patriots practice despite knee injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — One day after being placed on the Patriots injury report with a knee issue, and about 16 hours after team sources indicated they were not concerned about Maye’s knee injury, the rookie quarterback went through the practice paces as he typically …

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Kliff Kingsbury credits Jeff Brohm as inspiration for Commanders’ successful flea flicker vs Ravens

For much of his coaching career, Jeff Brohm has been widely hailed as one of the most innovative offensive minds and play-callers in college football. Some of his handiwork is now even making appearances in NFL games. During a news conference Thursday, Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury credited Brohm as the inspiration for a flea flicker the team successfully …

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Chiefs DC Spagnuolo ‘can’t find a weakness’ for 49ers QB Purdy

Chiefs DC Spagnuolo ‘can’t find a weakness’ for 49ers QB Purdy originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has game-planned for 49ers …

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Williams admits Chiefs-49ers prep brings back ‘painful memories’

Williams admits Chiefs-49ers prep brings back ‘painful memories’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ losses to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowls LIV and LVIII are never going away. And San Francisco All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams pointed out that a good showing on Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champs has no …

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