Vanderbilt football beat a top-five team for the first time ever on Saturday with its 40-35 win over AP No. 1 Alabama. In the postgame jubilation, Commodores fans stormed the field and tore down the south end zone goalpost, marching it all the way to the river. Quarterback Diego Pavia played a large part in the upset, throwing for 252 …

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forwards Max Pacioretty and Steven Lorentz to one-year deals and inked defenseman Cade Webber to a two-year extension. Pacioretty, 35, signed a deal worth $873,770 after a professional tryout in training camp. Lorentz signed a deal worth $775,000 coming over from the Florida Panthers. Pacioretty had 23 points (four goals, 19 assists) in 47 games …

Patriots’ power structure complicates looming Drake Maye decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Devin McCourty said something Sunday night that made my ears perk up. Talking on NBC’s Football Night in America about the ever-declining play of Deshaun Watson and whether the Browns should go to Jameis Winston, McCourty cited Bill Belichick. “Bill used to tell us, ‘In this …

Anthony Gharib, ESPNOct 7, 2024, 01:06 PM ET The 2024-25 NHL season is here, marking the beginning of another run to the Stanley Cup and, most importantly, new goalie masks. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The league’s top goaltenders are set to show up in style while protecting their respective goals. Playing in his final season, Marc-Andre Fleury is going out …

The “Third Saturday in October” has a kickoff time and a TV assignment. Alabama football will take on Tennessee at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The game will be broadcast on ABC. Alabama will first take on South Carolina at 11 a.m. Saturday from Bryant-Denny Stadium on ABC. The Crimson Tide has two SEC wins …

Shanahan provides CMC, Pearsall updates ahead of 49ers’ Week 6 game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are not opening the practice window for rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall this week for one very obvious reason. San Francisco is not going to have a full-speed practice this week as they prepare to face the Seattle Seahawks on …

Five-star EDGE Anthony Jones in the 2026 cycle visited Gainesville and watched Florida football defeat the UCF Knights, 24-13, in the Swamp last weekend. Jones, a prospect out of St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, and the second-ranked recruit in the state according to 247Sports, was pleased to see the Gators’ defense perform well against the Knights. “It was …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens recap Baltimore’s 41-38 overtime win in Cincinnati. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript We do care about Ravens 41 Bengals 38. What a wild joyous, uh, game, lots of passing production …

Penn State football is preparing for its most critical challenge yet in 2024. A cross-country trip to Los Angeles. A meeting with traditional power and new Big Ten member, USC. A Nittany Lions’ highly-regarded defense vs. a budding superstar quarterback. The Lions and their new top-five ranking and building College Football Playoff aspirations will be on the line Saturday afternoon. …

49ers’ Mason on historic track, outpacing CMC’s ’23 rushing success originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jordan Mason has filled in for Christian McCaffrey so well that he’s exceeding his All-Pro teammate’s success on the ground through five weeks. The third-year running back recorded 14 carries for 89 rushing yards in San Francisco’s 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals …

Auburn football dropped its third-straight game on Saturday, falling to the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, 31-13. Auburn’s position in the USA TODAY Sports re-rank was already low, and it continued to drop after its most recent loss. Heading into the bye week, Auburn checks in at No. 82 in Paul Myerberg’s weekly rankings, down one spot from last …

Isaiah Simmons has been an extremely versatile defender throughout his pro career, but up until this season he hasn’t spent much time contributing on special teams. The youngster has found himself without much of a role in the Giants’ defense this year, but when special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial drew up a potential field goal block earlier this week, he …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Maybe the quarterbacks got tired of hearing about the return of the running game. With the Saints-Chiefs matchup still on tap Monday night, eight signal-callers have thrown for more than 300 yards in Week 5, led by a career-high 509-yard performance by Kirk Cousins in the Falcons’ overtime win over the Buccaneers last Thursday.  On the …

Ole Miss cruised to a 27-3 victory over South Carolina on Saturday, but that was far from the biggest storyline to emerge from the Rebels’ Week 6 victory. Late in the game between the Rebels and Gamecocks, South Carolina freshman edge defender Dylan Stewart – one of the most highly sought-after players in the 2024 recruiting class – sacked Ole …

Joe Burrow had a career day and the Cincinnati Bengals led by 10 points three times in the second half. That still wasn’t enough. The defense couldn’t stop Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens’ offense in a stunning 41-38 overtime loss. “We’re 1-4, so obviously something has to change,” Burrow said. “We’re not a championship-level team right now. I’d like …