Oct 21, 2024, 03:23 PM ET San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, will miss at least two more weeks with a lower-body injury. General manager Mike Grier provided the timeline update for the 18-year-old forward on Monday. Celebrini has not played since tallying a goal and an assist in the Oct. …

What self-deprecating Mahomes credits for goal-line hit on Mustapha originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It wasn’t pretty, but Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs bullied their way to a decisive 28-18 victory over the 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. The game was close until Kansas City pulled away in the fourth quarter, beginning with Mahomes’ rushing …

Texas Longhorns linebacker Morice Blackwell Jr. (37) celebrates a play in the third quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. After losing 30-15 to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, the Longhorns have been in a rankings free fall. No. 1 just days ago, the Horns are now …

The NFL is using one of its “Sunday Night Football” flex options available during Weeks 5–10 of the schedule to broadcast Week 9’s matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC. That bumps the Jacksonville Jaguars-Philadelphia Eagles game to 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Flex! The Week 9 …

Oct. 21—A perfect night weather-wise for football had offenses humming across the Miami Valley in Week 9 of the high school football season. Huge numbers were put up all across the area, including 400-yard passing nights and multiple 200-yard rushing and receiving games, but a record-breaking performance tops our list this week. Here are the top 10 individual performances from …

Belichick defends Patriots defense amid Mayo criticism: ‘They’re not soft’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo was very critical of his players after a 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, saying “we’re a soft football team across the board” in a postgame press conference. Calling a football team soft is a …

Last week, Missouri football was a consensus outsider among national bowl prognosticators. Did a dramatic win over Auburn — securing bowl eligibility as it was MU’s sixth victory of the season — do anything to change the forecasters’ minds? The voters in the AP and coaches poll both dropped Mizzou (6-1, 2-1 SEC) in the rankings after its 21-17, comeback win …

The Miami Dolphins are hoping to have Tua Tagovailoa back in action on Sunday. Tagovailoa will be designated to return from injured reserve ahead of the Dolphins’ first practice on Wednesday, and the team intends for him to play against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 8, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters on Monday. This week is the first week …

What’s more fun than second-guessing NFL coaches? Nothing, that’s what. So let’s do it every week, right here. Today: When do you decide you’ve had enough and bench your starting QB? The scenario: The New York Giants were in the midst of suffering a humiliating blowout loss to their divisional rivals from Philadelphia. The Eagles — and in particular ex-Giant …

So what’s more important: Referees getting a call correct? … or … Referees not deviating from the set procedure to overturn a call, especially if it might reward bad fan behavior and thus incentivize future bad fan behavior? What we do know is that Georgia defeated Texas, 30-15, on Saturday in Austin, but the post-game debate went far beyond the …

As issues pile up, Patriots are starting to run out of excuses originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Another year, another European embarrassment. Missing the playoffs is becoming a real concern. Srsly? GIFfrom Monty Python GIFs Each of the Patriots’ six losses have had a different vibe in the aftermath. Loss to Seahawks? Damn. Coulda been 2-0. Kinda beat themselves. …

Damion Ramos 34 kicks the point after as the LSU Tigers take on the South Alabama Jaguars at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. LSU went on the road and handled a tough SEC opponent coming into the game with momentum as it dispatched Arkansas 34-10 to take back the Golden Boot for the third year …

The New York Jets have, once again, stolen the headlines of the NFL season despite not actually being a good football team. After a 37-15 beatdown at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, the Jets find themselves in familiar territory at 2-5 with the season circling the drain before they can even really get going. What …

Craig Strobeck-USA TODAY Sports Michigan Football is looking to right the ship after a brutal start to the 2024 college football season. The Wolverine are 4–3 on the season so far, with arrival regain coming up against Michigan State on Saturday. The most difficult stretch of the season begins now, with three of the final games coming against ranked teams. …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comOct 21, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the potential to help fantasy teams in a variety of …