EUGENE, Ore. — His team’s rousing victory over No. 2 Ohio State just a few minutes old, Oregon coach Dan Lanning pushed aside that heart-pounding affair to state an obvious fact in the first few seconds of his postgame news conference: In the world of an expanded College Football Playoff, this game — though incredibly meaningful and important — was …

Of all the ways for Sunday’s Colts-Titans game to play out, one of the unlikeliest was for Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. to catch the game-winning touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Pittman missed two days of practice with a back injury and a report indicated he was likelier to land on injured reserve than play against Tennessee, but …

The Wisconsin Badgers dominated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 42-7 in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. A week after demolishing the Purdue Boilermakers 52-6 in Week 6 at Camp Randall, the Badgers rolled to a 42-7 triumph for their fourth win of the 2024 campaign. UW registered 557 total yards on offense and allowed Rutgers to only 273. Wisconsin’s first pair …

The NFL Week 6 injury front is headlined by a couple of young stars who went down on Sunday and one that may have a big impact on the toughest division in the NFL. , but has four touchdown receptions and 279 receiving yards through the first six games of his rookie season. For the first time since the current …

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 2-1 in Big Ten) remain unranked heading into Week 8. They were left out of the latest AP Poll following their 42-7 road win over Rutgers. The Badgers built off their momentum from beating Purdue 52-6 in Week 6, improving to 6-0 all-time against Rutgers. Wisconsin was also left out of the latest US LBM Coaches …

The 1-5 Jaguars are closing in on having a fork stuck in them. As the tines press against the outer layer of the epidermis, the question becomes whether any players are available to be turned into future draft assets. The most obvious name is running back Travis Etienne. A first-round pick in 2021, Etienne has slipped behind Tank Bigsby as …

The Texas A&M football team should be rested and rejuvenated as it continues SEC play Saturday against Mississippi State. With a big-time win over Missouri in Week 6 to lift them to 5-1, the Aggies head to Starkville to take on the Bulldogs after an idle week. Mississippi State played an unexpectedly close game in Week 7 against No. 4 …

Two weeks ago, after the Jaguars fell to 0-4, coach Doug Pederson acted surprised about a question regarding his status. He can’t be surprised if it comes up now. Following Sunday’s embarrassing loss to the Bears in London, Pederson admitted the Jaguars need to change the culture. Six games into a season, it would be easier to change the tire …

DALLAS — Deron Brown’s phone wouldn’t stop buzzing. Engrossed in the craziest Saturday that Brown can remember in nearly 30 years working alongside a lifelong friend — ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, who Brown was helping make his 2,000-mile trek from “College GameDay” in Eugene, Oregon, to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas for OU vs. Texas in the Red River Rivalry — …

QB Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets host the Buffalo Bills tonight on Monday Night Football. (Shaun Brooks-Imagn Images) Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close tonight with a Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. The Buffalo bills are 2-3 and the New York Jets are 3-2. The …

The OSU football team will continue its season with a Week 8 road game against No. 13-ranked BYU at 9:15 p.m. Friday. OSU (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) is fresh off a bye week following its 38-14 home loss to West Virginia in Week 6. BYU (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) earned a 41-19 home win over Arizona in Week 7. Here’s …

Hockey is the ultimate team sport, and just because a team has the greatest player in the world doesn’t guarantee it will win a championship. Of course, if a team has two of the top players in the world, it can come awfully close, as the Edmonton Oilers showed last season in getting to one win short of a Stanley …

The Chargers defense kept rookie Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) on the run. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) The Chargers ended a two-game losing streak and vanquished their Mile High demons with a 23-16 win over the Denver Broncos. It was the Chargers’ first win in Denver since 2018, the year Derwin James Jr. was drafted in the first round. …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks ahead to Michigan football’s road contest against Illinois in a top-25 matchup on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois, on the heels of its first bye week of the season. Michigan Wolverines running back Donovan Edwards scores a touchdown against the Washington Huskies during the second quarter at Husky Stadium on Oct. 5, 2024 in …

Rams coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford need to produce more points to support a young, growing defense. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) During his first 15 NFL seasons, Matthew Stafford’s teams experienced scheduled off weeks at various junctures. Three times they arrived as early as Week 5; once as late as Week 10. With the Rams 1-4 …