BATON ROUGE — There is some expectation that LSU football will get at least one of its hurt wide receivers back for its key Southeastern Conference showdown at Arkansas on Saturday night (6:00 p.m., ESPN). LSU coach Brian Kelly told reporters Monday during his weekly press conference he anticipates getting either senior wide out C.J. Daniels or junior Chris Hilton …
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Dallas Goedert, Jordan Mailata out of practice Wednesday
The Eagles practiced without a pair of offensive starters on Wednesday. Tight end Dallas Goedert and left tackle Jordan Mailata were both out of practice because of hamstring injuries. Goedert was limited to three snaps in last Sunday’s win over the Browns and Mailata played 49 of the team’s 62 offensive snaps. Head coach Nick Sirianni said earlier this week …
Read More »Return of Alabama football WR Kendrick Law from injury can’t come too soon for UA | Goodbread
It looks like Alabama football will welcome Kendrick Law back to the lineup for Saturday’s border clash with Tennessee, and for the Crimson Tide, it comes none too soon. UA coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed Law is participating in practice this week and described him as “probable” to play against the Volunteers. Despite limited production this season, Law’s presence in the …
Read More »Derek Carr is doubtful for Thursday Night Football
Derek Carr (oblique) didn’t practice this week. He isn’t going to start, and he isn’t likely to dress. The Saints, though, haven’t ruled him out. New Orleans lists the starting quarterback as doubtful for Thursday Night Football against the Broncos. Rookie Spencer Rattler will start his second consecutive game, with rookie quarterback Bo Nix getting his seventh start for the …
Read More »Florida football injury report: RBs Montrell Johnson Jr., Treyaun Webb questionable for UK
Florida football running backs Montrell Johnson Jr. and Treyaun Webb have been ruled as questionable for UF’s homecoming game Saturday against Kentucky at The Swamp (7:45 p.m., SEC Network). Webb has missed UF’s last two games with a knee injury, while Johnson left the Tennessee game after twisting his knee during the third quarter of UF’s 23-17 overtime loss at …
Read More »Lawsuit against Brandon McManus is “resolved”
Kicker Brandon McManus is back in the NFL, as a member of the Packers. And the claims that could have derailed his career even longer than they did are now behind him. Via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, McManus said Wednesday that the lawsuit filed by two flight attendants against him for assault and sexual assault has been “resolved.” Both his …
Read More »South Carolina football injury report vs Oklahoma: Who’s in, who’s out for Week 8 in SEC
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football travels to Norman to face new SEC conference member Oklahoma, a team riddled with injuries since the start of the season. The wide receiver room is especially banged-up for the Sooners (4-1, 1-2 SEC), who are without four wide receivers this week, with a fifth listed as questionable. For the Gamecocks (3-3, 1-3) offensive lineman …
Read More »Fresh from a bye week appearance on Fox, Matthew Stafford isn’t thinking about a career in broadcasting
During his lone week off of the 2024 season, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford spent time with the Fox pregame crew. Does that mean he’s thinking about a broadcasting career, once his playing days are over? “I don’t know,” Stafford told reporters on Wednesday. “I had fun on Sunday. That’s a great group. Those guys have a really good thing going, …
Read More »What channel is Army football vs. East Carolina? Time, TV for Black Knights vs. Pirates
Army football bids for its first 7-0 season start since 1996, and a deeper hold on the lead in the American Athletic Conference when the Black Knights host the East Carolina Pirates. Army has never won in eight meetings with ECU, with all games played between 1995-2004. Both schools were members of Conference USA between 1998-2004 – now they are …
Read More »Four Verts: It’s sad that the Browns are quiet quitting and the Steelers might be botching their QB situation
(Yahoo Sports) The perfect place to start this week’s Four Verts column is with the Cleveland Browns, who have clearly decided to punt the next few seasons after giving out the worst contract in NFL history. Browns are quiet-quitting and it’s their own fault Let’s call what’s happening in Cleveland what it is: embarrassing. A flat-out embarrassment. The Browns have …
Read More »UTEP football snaps 9-game losing streak with 30-21 win over FIU at Sun Bowl
Scotty Walden, UTEP head coach, celebrates the first win of the season with his team against FIU at the Sun Bowl on Oct. 16, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. When Scotty Walden was hired 10 months ago to rebuild UTEP football, the promise was a high-flying offense that would light up scoreboards. He got his first win, a 30-21 upset …
Read More »What Mahomes, Reid said in previewing Chiefs’ Sunday visit to 49ers
What Mahomes, Reid said in previewing Chiefs’ Sunday visit to 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday is primed to be one of the best games of the 2024 NFL season. The Week 7 matinee at Levi’s Stadium, of course, is a rematch of Super Bowls LVIII and LIV …
Read More »Three-Point Stance: Irish bounce back, Nebraska-Indiana, Illinois surging
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has thoughts on Notre Dame recruiting, a surprising showdown in the Big Ten and Illinois’ surging efforts on the trail. MORE: Five ranking misses that will …
Read More »Malkin scores 500th goal, Crosby hits 1,600 points for Penguins
Oct 17, 2024, 12:16 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby have shared many milestones and memories throughout the past two decades as icons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. They both enjoyed milestones on Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres when Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to score 500 career goals and Crosby became the 10th …
Read More »Four Verts: It’s sad that the Browns are quiet quitting and the Steelers are botching the Justin Fields-Russell Wilson situation
(Yahoo Sports) The perfect place to start this week’s Four Verts column is with the Cleveland Browns, who have clearly decided to punt the next few seasons after giving out the worst contract in NFL history. Browns are quiet-quitting and it’s their own fault Let’s call what’s happening in Cleveland what it is: embarrassing. A flat-out embarrassment. The Browns have …
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