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Monthly Archives: October 2024

Banged-up Saints play third game 10 days apart

The schedule makers have treated the Saints like sinners. On the evening of October 17th, they’ll play their third game since October 7th. (Some, like me, will say that’s three games in 10 days. Others will insist it’s three games in 11 days. Seventeen minus seven continues to be 10.) The Saints are banged up, in various ways. Quarterback Derek …

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Missouri football vs. Auburn: Scouting report, score prediction

It’ll be Tigers on Tigers this weekend on Faurot Field. Missouri football faces Auburn on Saturday in Columbia, which is the first game between the two teams since Mizzou squandered a couple golden opportunities to win in Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2022. MU (5-1, 1-1 SEC) is entering the second half of its season, despite some question marks in its biggest …

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Nixa vs Ozark: Watch 5-star football prospect Jackson Cantwell live

Nixa High School will host Ozark in the eighth week of the 2024 high school football season on Friday night. Eagles five-star junior offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell will be the main event as Rivals.com’s No. 1 overall player in the country. Cantwell, the son of Olympians Christian Cantwell and Teri (Steer) Cantwell, is considering 14 different college programs, including Mizzou, where …

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Saints hammered by Broncos for fifth straight loss

Javonte Williams (right) scored two of the Broncos’ three touchdowns in New Orleans [Getty Images] Javonte Williams rushed for two touchdowns as the Denver Broncos inflicted a fifth successive defeat on the New Orleans Saints. Wil Lutz also kicked four field goals as the Broncos claimed a 33-10 away win – their fourth victory in their past five games. It …

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5 South Carolina Gamecocks to know for Saturday

Oct 12, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks edge Kyle Kennard (5) during the second half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images The University of South Carolina makes its first trip to Norman on Saturday for its first matchup with the Oklahoma Sooners. These schools have never met on the gridiron before, and it’s only fitting that …

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Rebuilding an empire – how Patriots hope to avoid Man Utd mistakes

Jerod Mayo has the hardest job in the NFL – taking over from Bill Belichick [Getty Images] Rebuilding a team is never easy, but this is no ordinary rebuild facing the New England Patriots – as once the most dominant dynasty the NFL has ever seen is now having to be reconstructed from the ground up. Fans in New England …

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Best prices to see Deion Sanders and Colorado football at Arizona

The Arizona football team continues its 2024 college football season at home on Saturday against Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes. Want to go to the game? Here’s how to purchase tickets (with prices) for the Wildcats’ Week 8 home game against the Buffaloes on Oct. 19. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. MST. After the game against Colorado, Arizona …

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Marvin Harrison Jr. has limited practice but remains in concussion protocol

Cardinals rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. practiced Thursday, getting in limited work, but remains in concussion protocol. It’s a step in the right direction for Harrison as he seeks to return Monday night against the Chargers. He wore a non-contact jersey during Thursday’s work. “Really encouraging,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said, via Theo Mackie of the Arizona Republic. Harrison was …

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Where did the idea to start an OU football team begin? Now we know

NORMAN — A little more than 130 years ago, John Harts stood in Bud Risinger’s Norman barbershop and declared, “Let’s get up a football team.” Harts’ words — which marked the genesis of what became OU’s football program — have long been known, thanks to the research of legendary Sooners Sports Information Director Harold Keith. But the location of Risinger’s shop had been …

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Bidding is “open and active” for NFL apparel deal after Nike contract expires

Nike acquired the NFL’s uniform and apparel rights in 2012. The current deal runs through 2027. It might not be renewed. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal reports that Tuesday’s ownership meeting in Atlanta included a presentation regarding the contract held by Nike. Bidding on the next deal is already “open and active,” with “several” companies in the mix. Nike …

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1984 revisited: Robbie Bosco — ‘Tape it up’

Ravell Call, Deseret News Editor’s note: Eighth in a series exploring BYU’s 1984 national football championship. No way Robbie Bosco could let an injury keep him from finishing the biggest game of his life. The setting was the 1984 Holiday Bowl, BYU vs. Michigan. Nobody else — not Washington, not Oklahoma — would take on the challenge of playing undefeated …

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