GAINESVILLE — When Florida hosts UCF on Saturday night, in-state bragging rights and midseason momentum on the line and the future of Gators coach Billy Napier in the balance. The schools’ long-awaited fourth meeting pits UF (2-2) struggling to re-establish SEC relevancy and UCF (3-1) aiming to ascend the Big 12 pecking order, an effort undercut by the Knights recent …

PRAGUE — Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist in his Devils debut as New Jersey beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday in the NHL regular-season opener played in the capital of Czechia (formerly the Czech Republic). After former NHL great Jaromir Jagr, who still plays in the Czech league, dropped a ceremonial puck, Stefan Noesen became the …

Five 49ers to watch in Week 5 NFC West matchup vs. Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers open a stretch of back-to-back NFC West games, followed by high-profile games against Kansas City and Dallas. After going 2-2 to open the 2024 NFL season, the 49ers need to string some wins together if they have any hopes …

When the Missouri Tigers head south to take on the Texas A&M football team Saturday, it will be more than just an SEC showdown between two top-25 programs for the Reed family. For Aggies’ quarterback Marcel Reed and his sister, Briah, the Week 6 matchup will be a chance at bragging rights. Reed could make his fourth career start, with …

Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst A lot goes into handicapping these NFL games. It’s a labor of love and an ever-evolving process.  Two weeks ago, I stumbled upon something that had worked in the past and appears to be back. And that’s giving long, hard looks at teams that did not cover the spread …

The Giants are unlikely to have their starting running back for Sunday’s matchup with the Giants. Singletary (groin) is listed as doubtful for Week 5 after he didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday and was limited on Friday. Via Jordan Raanan of ESPN, Singletary had said that he “feels better” and he liked his chances to play against Seattle. But the …

This time last year, Oklahoma State was reeling. The Cowboys suffered back-to-back losses in late September. South Alabama had curb stomped the Cowboys 33-7 in Stillwater. A week later, OSU lost at Iowa State. Then came an orange-and-black October resurgence. OSU went 4-0 in the month, which marked the beginning of seven wins for the Cowboys over their final eight …

Los Angeles Kings star defenseman Drew Doughty underwent surgery to repair his fractured left ankle on Friday and is out month to month, the team announced. Doughty, 34, suffered the injury during a collision with Tanner Pearson in the Kings’ 3-2 preseason win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Doughty won the Norris Trophy as …

The Raiders presumably are fielding trade offers for Davante Adams, and it’s likely the star receiver has played his final game for the team. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce wouldn’t discuss Adams or anything on the trade front during the coach’s media availability Wednesday. He deflected Friday. “That’s handled on the third floor [by General Manager Tom Telesco],” Pierce said, via …

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis is Denver Broncos royalty, and he joined Keyshawn Johnson on the latest edition of “All Facts No Brakes” to discuss his former team ahead of Week 5.  Denver is rolling with rookie quarterback Bo Nix this season after selecting him with the twelfth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft out …

Every year there are important prospects that emerge from the junior college ranks. This year will be no different. The initial junior college rankings were just released and there are some very talented players that will see significant playing time at the Power Four level. There are 35 players in this first junior college ranking but many more will get …

Forward Tanner Pearson signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Pearson, 32, recorded two goals and an assist and was a plus-4 in four games during the preseason. He had been participating in the Golden Knights’ training camp on a professional tryout agreement. He had 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 54 games last …

Why Aiyuk’s slow 49ers start after new contract doesn’t worry Lynch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch is not concerned about Brandon Aiyuk’s slow start to the 2024 NFL season, and the 49ers general manager has full confidence he will return to true form. Speaking to Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” show …

With OSU set to host West Virginia at 3 p.m. Saturday, we ran 100 simulations of the Week 6 contest on the “EA SPORTS College Football 25” video game to see which team is projected to win. Here are the results, including average points scored for both teams and Most Valuable Player projections: More: Oklahoma State football vs West Virginia …

Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons pulled off a thrilling 36-30 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night, capped off by the veteran signal-caller hitting wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge for a walk-off, 45-yard touchdown. Cousins joined Colin Cowherd on Friday’s edition of “The Herd” to give insight on Atlanta’s big win and share how he and his …