His eyes shaded under a white Georgia visor, his team just minutes removed from a crushing defeat in Tuscaloosa, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart reacted to a question about Tide freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams with a mixture of dread and resignation. “Great player,” Smart said of Williams, who had just torched the Dawgs for a go-ahead, game-winning touchdown in …

The odds of wide receiver Malik Nabers being in the Giants lineup this weekend are getting longer. Nabers suffered a concussion in last Thursday’s loss to the Cowboys and he did not take part in Wednesday’s practice. Head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Thursday that Nabers has made progress, but he remains in the concussion protocol and will not …

No. 4 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) will play at Arkansas (3-2, 1-1 SEC) on Saturday in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. Two former Vols will serve as Arkansas game captains against Tennessee. Arkansas announced Doneiko Slaughter, Addison Nichols, Anthony Switzer and Kyle Ramsey as Week 6 game captains. Slaughter appeared in …

Trevor Lawrence has never lived up to the hype of being the generational talent he was dubbed to be coming out of Clemson in 2021. But the flashes of greatness he has shown in his NFL career — the second half of the 2022 season, Jacksonville’s 8-3 start to 2023 — couldn’t be further from his present reality.  Four games …

The NFL has named Steelers kicker Chris Boswell the AFC special teams player of the month for September. It’s Boswell’s second player of the month award after he also won it back in 2015. Boswell hit 11-of-12 field goals in September, with a long of 57 yards. He had five field goals of at least 50 yards. His only miss …

The college football landscape is in unprecedented territory, as the transfer portal, NIL, conference realignment and TV media rights deals continue to make their way in the sport. Fans, pundits and coaches alike have mentioned a potential college football commissioner giving the sport a more unified order with all the recent changes. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said that, after some …

Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Power ratings drive betting lines from open to close in Las Vegas. During NFL season, oddsmakers use their ratings to create numbers, bookmakers shade those numbers and post their lines on Sunday, then professional bettors use their numbers throughout the week to find edges and make bets.  It’s an ecosystem that rinses and repeats …

Here are the latest Giants injury updates as they prepare for their Week 5 matchup against the Seahawks in Seattle… Malik Nabers remains in concussion protocol Nabers suffered a concussion during the fourth quarter of last Thursday’s loss to the Cowboys, but seemed to be in a somewhat decent spot to return for Week 5 given the long layoff. However, …

2024 USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25 rankings kicks off in partnership with the NFL. The girls high school flag football season heads into October with a new team atop the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 rankings. After another competitive week filled with close calls and significant upsets, Trinity League power Orange Lutheran (Calif.) opened at No. 1 …

Week 4 was a solid run for the fantasy football sleeper page. Geno Smith and Andy Dalton each finished inside the QB1 starting line, and Xavier Legette and Roschon Johnson both had touchdowns, even if Johnson didn’t push past D’Andre Swift as we had hoped. Anyway, there were hits. Let’s try to keep the momentum rolling. TE Tucker Kraft at …

A hat trick in hockey is when a player scores three goals in a single game. When a player accomplishes the feat, fans celebrate by tossing hats onto the ice. No NHL player has had hats thrown at his skates more than Wayne Gretzky. The Great One finished his 20-year career with an NHL-record 50 hat tricks. That’s 10 more …

LSU experimented with its secondary throughout the first five weeks of the year. Sage Ryan began the year at corner before moving to safety. Major Burns played the STAR spot until LSU wanted three linebackers on the field, pushing Burns to safety. During the bye week, LSU is continuing to shuffle some pieces. Brian Kelly said Javien Toviano is going …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNOct 3, 2024, 12:17 PM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The Golden Knights will pay Robin Lehner for the final year of his $25 million contract, but the goalie will not count against Vegas’ salary cap, sources told ESPN. The resolution was reached Thursday after lengthy discussions among the team, NHL and NHLPA. Lehner, 33, …

Here, we’ve gathered all of our top-notch analysis and fantasy football advice, in one place, to increase your chances of coming away with a Week 5 victory. No matter how you like to consume fantasy advice (article, audio or video), we’ve got something for everyone: rankings, sleepers, fades, positional advice and more expert analysis you need to win. Week 5 …

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has caused the postponement of nine more games set for Friday, Oct. 4, in the Greater Savannah area. But the season will carry on with seven squads ready to take the field in Week 8 of the high school football season in Georgia. Here’s a look at what to expect in those matchups. Benedictine (2-2, …