Wisconsin top class of 2026 target Bear McWhorter included the Badgers in his list of final schools on Tuesday. McWhorter, who decommitted from Arkansas on June 30,  included Wisconsin along with Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson, LSU, Michigan and Arkansas. The Badgers initially offered the interior linemen when he was a three-star recruit back in March. He has since …

STILLWATER — With OU and OSU facing slim odds of making a bowl game, Brent Venables and Mike Gundy have to balance the now vs. what’s next. Do good by the veterans and dial up an all-out bowl blitz, or prioritize young players even if it means punting away a postseason berth. Of course there’s a middle ground, but it …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Growing up as a small-town kid with big dreams of reaching the NHL is a story that’s been told for more than a century — about men. Most girls never had that dream, because no woman had ever reached …

Week 8 of the regular season was loaded, but Jayden Daniels stole the show with what should undoubtedly go down as the play of the year while leading the Washington Commanders to a miracle victory over the Chicago Bears. Outside of that Hail Mary, however, multiple starting quarterbacks fell to injuries around the league on Sunday. Here’s a look at …

Oct 26, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Kip Lewis (10) reacts after a turnover during the first half against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Maine Black Bears in Norman on Saturday afternoon. Maine is an FCS team, …

Identifying players who have run particularly hot or cold in recent weeks will be the goal of this space over the 2024 NFL season. Spotting guys who are “due” won’t always work out because my children recently lost my magic eight ball, leaving me powerless to predict the future. Nevertheless, we persist in finding NFL players who have overperformed their …

EAST LANSING – Aidan Chiles saw this coming, even if it took Michigan State football a half season for it to come to fruition. The sophomore quarterback knew and sensed the Spartans’ offensive line and running game would produce. Even if the first six games showed otherwise, averaging only 120.2 rushing yards to rank 102nd nationally going into their bye …

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had his best fantasy performance of the season in Week 8. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) It’s been a relatively quiet season for Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had just three passing touchdowns before Week 8’s explosion against the Minnesota Vikings’ secondary. He threw for 4 TDs (1 INT) with WRs Cooper Kupp and …

After going 5-0 last week, Rich Barak is tied with Jason Frakes for first place in The Courier Journal sports staff college football picks. Sports director Natalie Pierre also went 5-0 and moved from the bottom of the leaderboard to a three-way tie with C.L. Brown and Alexis Cubit in third place. For Week 10, all eight members of our sports staff …

The Steelers will have cornerback Cameron Sutton available to them for the rest of the season. Sutton, who was suspended eight games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, had his suspension lifted on Tuesday. He currently has a roster exemption and does not count toward the Steelers’ 53-player limit, but they can add him to their active roster if …

INDIANAPOLIS — There has not been a lot of winning on the football field during Harley Campbell’s four seasons at Cardinal Ritter. One win in 2021. One more in 2022. Then an improvement to 4-7 last year in Levar Johnson’s first season as coach and 3-6 so far this year (with some tough luck in close games) going into Friday’s …

Tom Brady is in the first year of a huge contract with Fox.Photograph: Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports Ups Detroit’s offense (defense TBD) “The major question mark hangs over the Detroit Lions and whether their middling defense can handle losing its capstone, Aidan Hutchinson,” I said back in the dogeared annals of two weeks ago. As the hobbled defense makes the …

Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield and defensive coordinator Tony White met with the media earlier this week. The Huskers are preparing to host the UCLA Bruins this weekend. The offense ranks No. 93 in the nation in total offense, averaging 358.1 yards per game. They rank No. 95 in scoring offense with an average of 24.0 …

Vikings running back Aaron Jones remains one of the most underrated RBs in fantasy when considering his usage as a workhorse back in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Is Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones one of the most underrated fantasy RBs in the league? Heading into Week 9, it would appear that the answer is a firm “yes.” Though …

WEST LAFAYETTE — It’s been nearly a full month since Hudson Card took in-game snaps. For others expected to play Saturday against Northwestern, it’s been even longer. Tight end George Burhenn’s only game this season was the season opener against Indiana State on Aug. 31. The last time receiver CJ Smith played in a game, he was at another school, …