Travis Kelce enjoyed an excellent fantasy football day in Week 8. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) National Tight End Day featured a plethora of scoring at the position, a much-needed resurgence from a much-maligned roster spot for fantasy managers. And if tight ends are producing, then you can expect Travis Kelce to be involved. The veteran did just that, catching …
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Has Mike Elko finally awakened the sleeping giant that is Texas A&M?
Other than the record (7-1), the spot atop the SEC standings (5-0) or the flood of interested recruits (three four-star prospects committed just last weekend), perhaps the clearest sign of what first-year coach Mike Elko has done at Texas A&M is that he had to clarify a statement he made Saturday following an impressive 38-23 victory over LSU. As the …
Read More »NFL Week 8 odds: ‘Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’ parlay; five bets that would’ve won big
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst With NFL Week 8 odds – and National Tight Ends Day – behind us, there are plenty of people playing Monday morning quarterback. So we at FOX Sports are gonna play Tuesday morning quarterback for the sports betting crowd. No question, the public betting masses enjoy wagering on parlays. And we get it. Betting …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: Flex (Full-PPR)
Darnell Mooney has been an excellent fantasy football flex play this season. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Kirk Cousins’ presence behind center for the Atlanta Falcons has been the tide that lifts all boats. Drake London and Kyle Pitts have been producing as everyone has hoped they would, but the biggest surprise has to be the Falcons’ WR2, Darnell Mooney. …
Read More »Billy Napier talks facing former Florida RB Trevor Etienne
Sep 14, 2024; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne (1) runs the ball down the field during the third quarter against the Kentucky Wildcats defense at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Tanner Pearson-Imagn Images Former Florida Gators running back Trevor Etienne transferred to Georgia after the 2023 season in the latest twist of the Georgia-Florida rivalry. Etienne is …
Read More »Ravens acquire WR Diontae Johnson from Panthers
The Baltimore Ravens are loading up their wide receiver room. Diontae Johnson has been traded from the Carolina Panthers to the Ravens, FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported Tuesday. The Panthers will receive a fifth-round pick but will also send the Ravens a sixth-round selection as part of the deal, ESPN reported. Baltimore’s offense has been among the best in football …
Read More »Where does the ‘Fail Beary’ rank among the dumbest plays in NFL history?
NFL players have hearts of steel, muscles of iron and — every so often — brains of concrete. How else to explain how some of the finest athletes in the world make some of the most ridiculous mistakes in sports? We saw a classic mental misfire on Sunday as Chicago completely botched its way right out of a nearly guaranteed …
Read More »Big Ten won’t issue discipline for postgame scuffle between Michigan and Michigan State
The Big Ten has decided not to discipline anyone from the scuffle that broke out at the end of Michigan’s win over Michigan State on Saturday. The confrontation happened as Michigan was kneeling out the clock at the end of its 24-17 victory. Michigan State defensive lineman Anthony Jones and Colston Loveland got into it after Davis Warren took a …
Read More »Pro Women’s Hockey League plans to add 2 teams for 2025-26 season
Oct 29, 2024, 02:09 PM ET The six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League is launching its expansion process with plans to add as many as two franchises for the start of the 2025-26 season, a league executive announced Tuesday. Speaking at the ESPNW Summit in New York, senior vice president of business operations Amy Scheer said the league will begin sending …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: WRs (Full-PPR)
Ladd McConkey was a fantasy football force in Week 8. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Chargers have been lacking in the wide receiver department ever since Keenan Allen left town. They’ve had some moments from Quentin Johnston this season, but he’s been injured. The team finally got a WR1-esque performance in Week 8 from none other than …
Read More »Texas A&M is reportedly trending towards landing two elite 2025 propsects
. Texas A&M’s 38-23 win over LSU will go down in Aggie history as one of greatest comebacks over the past decade-plus, as the Tiger’s 17-7 halftime lead evaporated after Aggies’ head coach Mike Elko made the switch at quarterback to dual-threat Marcel Reed, who jolted the offense to five consecutive scoring drives. While the Aggies are focused on traveling …
Read More »Schrager’s Cheat Sheet: Why the wide-open NFC West battle is just heating up
Peter Schrager NFL Insider & NFL Reporter Every week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league. Here are his takes heading into Week 9, including a four-team division battle that will supply plenty of intrigue down the stretch. The Wild, Wide-Open NFC West The NFC North is …
Read More »Colts reportedly benching Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco named starting QB
The Indianapolis Colts are making a quarterback change. Joe Flacco will start over Anthony Richardson against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, per multiple reports. Colts head coach Shane Steichen implied on Monday a change may be coming when he didn’t give a definitive answer when asked if Richardson, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, would …
Read More »Colts reportedly going back to Joe Flacco over Anthony Richardson at quarterback
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Joe Flacco warms up before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) The Indianapolis Colts have decided to go back to Joe Flacco as the team’s starting quarterback, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. On Monday, following the Colts’ 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans, head coach Shane …
Read More »USC football tries to avoid ultimate humiliation against Washington
Sep 28, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; USC Trojans defensive lineman Jay Tufele (78) makes sure a sliding Washington Huskies quarterback Jacob Eason (10) is down during the second half at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports The USC football team technically does play a road game later in the month of November at UCLA. However, we all know …
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