The Chargers’ Ladd McConkey (right) celebrates with teammates after his second touchdown catch against the Saints. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The Chargers defeated the New Orleans Saints, 26-8, at SoFi Stadium on Sunday to move above .500 approaching the mid-way point of the season. What we learned from the victory, the Chargers now 4-3: Ladd McConkey is …

The US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll saw no movement at the top after Week 9 in college football. That means the post-Week 9 College Football Playoff predictions weren’t altered at the top, either — though one of the SEC’s at-large teams dropped out of contention while another of its programs entered the conversation. Oregon remains in …

At 3-4, the 49ers were in familiar territory. They did that in 2022 before finishing 13-4 and in 2021 before going 10-7. So, no one should be surprised that the 49ers rebounded against the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. It’s that time of year. The 49ers blew out and then held off the Cowboys in a wild game in Santa …

The Purdue football team is 1-6 heading into its Week 10 home Big Ten Conference matchup against Northwestern. If you want to attend the game, it will cost at least $12 to get in (StubHub before fees). Will you be in attendance to see if the Boilermakers can improve to 2-6 on the season? This is how to get tickets for …

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott blamed his own two interceptions for his team’s loss to the 49ers on Sunday night. Asked what he has to do better, Prescott answered, “Not turn the ball over, period.” Prescott said a great leaping interception by San Francisco’s Ji’Ayir Brown never should have happened and Prescott should have thrown it away if he couldn’t get …

It’s going to start getting ugly for UCF coach Gus Malzahn. Actually, it was already starting to get ugly. Really ugly. Painfully ugly. Embarrassingly ugly. Noxiously ugly. The kind of ugly that turns murmurs into calls for change as fans and alumni wonder if Malzahn can get the Knights back on track — or if he even deserves the chance. …

Winners, losers as 49ers outlast Cowboys 30-24 on Sunday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The San Francisco 49ers made it nervy, but they held on for a crucial win to move to 4-4. San Francisco beat the Dallas Cowboys 30-24 in Week 8 of the Sunday Night Football, with the latter falling to 3-4 coming off …

Cherry Hill East’s Zach Salsbery throws a pass during the football game between Cherry Hil East and Triton played at Cherry Hill East High School on Friday, September 13, 2024. Cherry Hill East defeated Triton, 31-7, and East improved to 3-0. Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books and it was another week of outstanding …

Kittle shows out, joins elite 49ers crowd on National Tight Ends Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It’s only appropriate that George Kittle had one of his best games of the season in the 49ers’ 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys on National Tight Ends Day. The All-Pro was heavily involved in the offense on …

The nationally ranked Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The game will be televised on FS1. Coach Bret Bielema and the ranked Illini are coming off a 38-9 loss to No. 1 Oregon. Illinois, picked to finish 15th in …

Noah Brown celebrates catching Jayden Daniels’ last-gasp Hail Mary [Getty Images] The NFL served up a sensational Sunday in week eight with one of the biggest shocks of the season, some big scoring and a host of dramatic late finishes. A change in quarterback helped the lowly Cleveland Browns stun the red-hot Baltimore Ravens, while the Arizona Cardinals and the …

. Purdue football arrived at its second idle week in the schedule with nowhere to hide from its seven-game performance. The six consecutive losses determine the 1-6 record. More troubling, though, was how many of those 360 minutes featured non-competitive football on either offense, defense or both. The Boilermakers lived down to last-place preseason expectations. In the new 18-team Big …

Aaron Rodgers leaves the field after a dispiriting defeat to the New England Patriots.Illustration: Adam Glanzman/Getty Images The Aaron Rodgers era, which never really began in New York, is officially over. Last season after eight games, the New York Jets were 4-4 with Zach Wilson at quarterback, and a defense led by head coach Robert Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff …

Franklin is back in force. Panthers senior Chris Ianelli was voted the Week 6 Daily News High School Football player of the Week after his defensive efforts in a 14-7 victory over Attleboro. Ianelli made eight tackles including two tackles for loss. He also broke up a pass to help Franklin secure its fifth consecutive win. That helped him garner …

Warner vows to join tight ends with linebacker holiday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL has National Tight Ends Day. But what about National Linebackers Day? Following the 49ers’ 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium, “49ers Postgame Live” analysts Carlos Ramírez and Rod Brooks asked Fred Warner to pitch the NFL on a …