Wisconsin notched its first Big Ten win of the 2024 season with its 52-6 blowout victory over Purdue. The score tells the story — the Badgers mostly dominated the game from start to finish. That dominance started early when a Purdue muffed punt led to a quick 12-yard touchdown from Badgers RB Tawee Walker. Wisconsin then added another touchdown before …

The Dallas Cowboys placed Brandin Cooks on injured reserve Saturday with a knee issue, sidelining their No. 2 receiver behind All-Pro CeeDee Lamb for at least four games. Cooks was already out for a visit to Pittsburgh on Sunday night but now will miss at least three more games. The 31-year-old will be eligible to return Nov. 10 against Philadelphia. …

Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs has been placed on the reserve/suspended list for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, general manager Brian Gutekunst announced on Saturday. He will not be in the lineup for Green Bay’s Week 5 game versus the Los Angeles Rams. Doubs skipped practice on Thursday and Friday, apparently because he’s unhappy with his …

Concern arose from Friday night’s SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report as several notable names were still listed ahead of Auburn’s game at No. 5 Georgia. However, fears have disappeared as only three Tigers are ruled out of the next edition of “The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.” Tyler Scott, Brandon Frazier, and Champ Anthony, who are slated to be unavailable for a …

Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks is going to miss Sunday night’s game against the Steelers and he’ll miss at least three more games as well. The Cowboys announced that Cooks has been placed on injured reserve on Saturday. Cooks developed an infection in his knee after a recent procedure and word this week was that the Cowboys hoped he’d only …

Wisconsin is on its way to its third win of the 2024 season, and first in Big Ten play. The Badgers currently lead the Purdue Boilermakers 28-6 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter. While the score discrepancy is significant, Wisconsin has not played the cleanest game thus far. QB Braedyn Locke has thrown two interceptions — …

The Patriots won’t have safety Jabrill Peppers for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, but they are set to have wide receiver Kendrick Bourne in the lineup for the first time this season. Bourne was designated for return from the physically unable to perform list this week and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that he will be activated in time …

Texas A&M’s Week 6 matchup vs. Missouri is off to a solid start for the Aggies, currently holding a 24-0 halftime lead over the visiting Tigers, as redshirt sophomore quarterback Conner Weigman surprisingly made his first start in nearly a month. Returning to practice this week, Weigman looked like his old self from the first snap, as his footwork, accuracy, …

In Roob’s Eagles Observations: How insanely predictable the Eagles have become on third down originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia An ominous Jalen Hurts stat, an ignominious Eagles streak that dates more than 30 years and the insane story of Davey O’Brien’s record-setting NFL game. You should know by now there are no bye weeks for Roob’s Observations. We’re old …

STATE COLLEGE − A Penn State football offensive lineman is getting his spotlight time, once again. Redshirt sophomore guard Vega Ioane is pancaking UCLA defenders left and right for the Nittany Lions on Saturday in Beaver Stadium. But there’s more: A 6-foot-4, 350-pound guard going in motion like a receiver? That’s an intriguing, ongoing blocking wrinkle implemented by new Penn …

PRAGUE — Newcomer Paul Cotter proved his value, scoring again in Prague as the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday for a sweep of their regular-season-opening series in the Czech capital. Cotter, among New Jersey’s new additions, also scored in a 4-1 win Friday and added an assist. The games were part of the NHL global …

The Patriots listed safety Jabrill Peppers as questionable to play on Sunday on their Friday injury report, but they aren’t waiting until Sunday to make a call on his status. Peppers has been downgraded to out. He is dealing with a shoulder injury. The move could leave the Patriots without a pair of safeties against the Dolphins. Kyle Dugger is …

LSU’s top target in the 2026 recruiting cycle has now reclassified to 2025. Jahkeem Stewart, a New Orleans native who began his high school career at St. Augustine but transferred to Edna Karr ahead of the 2024 season, was initially the No. 1 prospect nationally in the 2026 class. But he’s now set to graduate a year early, he announced …

Defensive lineman Leki Fotu will not make his 2024 debut this weekend. Fotu was placed on injured reserve in late August and he returned to practice this week, but the team listed him as doubtful to play against the Vikings in London on Sunday. On Saturday, they downgraded Foku and announced he will not be activated ahead of the game. …

Temperatures in the upper 90s. Wind gusts potentially reaching 44 mph. It’s going to be a tough weather day for Rutgers football in Lincoln, Nebraska today, but the Scarlet Knights are going to have to fight through it if they’re going to improve to 5-0 with a win over the Cornhuskers. The game kicks off a little after 4 p.m. …