JAMM AQUINO /JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Rainbow Warriors coach Timmy Chang is 0-13 when his team scores 17 points or fewer, compared to 10-9 when scoring more than 17 points. 1 /2 JAMM AQUINO /JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Rainbow Warriors coach Timmy Chang is 0-13 when his team scores 17 points or fewer, compared to 10-9 when scoring more than 17 points. BRIAN LOSNESS …
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49ers GM Lynch states Pearsall trending toward playing vs. Chiefs
49ers GM Lynch states Pearsall trending toward playing vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It is looking more and more as if 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will make his NFL debut on Sunday. “He stacked two really good practices here,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said Friday morning on KNBR’s “Murph and Markus Show.” “We …
Read More »Five reasons why Texas beats Georgia
Oct 12, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) runs with the ball during the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs play the No. 1 Texas Longhorns is Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the Georgia-Texas game …
Read More »Keys to a fantasy football victory in Week 7
Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri highlights his keys to a Week 7 victory. Best RB spot of the week: Chuba Hubbard vs. WAS Hubbard continues to be one of the best backs in all of fantasy. In Week 6, he earned a season-high 82% of the snaps and 86% of the backfield opportunities. He turned this strong usage into 103 …
Read More »Oklahoma Sooners offense faces another stiff test vs. South Carolina
Apr 20, 2024; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator Seth Littrell before the Oklahoma Sooners spring game at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Every game is a must-win game during a college football season. Even with the expanded playoff, there still isn’t much margin for error for teams that have aspirations of playing …
Read More »Fantasy Football Traffic Cop: Week 7 lineup advice
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Scott Pianowski gives his green-light, yellow-light and red-light plays to help you make your toughest Week 7 start/sit decisions. ✅ Green Light TE George Kittle vs. Chiefs Kansas City’s seam …
Read More »Memorial Stadium top plays | From Grange to Griffith to Benn, building has seen it all
Oct. 18—Bob Asmussen has been covering Illinois football at The News-Gazette for 35 years and wrote a book about the history of the program. Here is his list of the 10 best Illinois plays at Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1924. Feel free to disagree: Oct. 18, 1924. Red Grange opening kickoff return against Michigan. Took the ball at …
Read More »Drake Maye, Jerod Mayo play coy about Patriots QB’s knee injury
Drake Maye, Jerod Mayo play coy about Patriots QB’s knee injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston By most accounts, Drake Maye’s knee injury doesn’t seem like a big deal. But we don’t know much beyond that. That’s because the New England Patriots’ rookie quarterback and his head coach both declined to elaborate on Maye’s injury after he popped up …
Read More »5-star quarterback Jared Curtis decommits from Georgia, Clemson in the hunt
Decommitments have started to shake up the recruiting landscape, and even programs like Georgia are feeling the effects. Late Thursday, 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis, a top prospect from Nashville Christian (TN), announced he was reopening his recruitment and stepping away from his pledge to the Bulldogs. In a statement, Curtis expressed appreciation for the Georgia staff but emphasized the importance …
Read More »The clutch gene: Why Patrick Mahomes is NFL’s greatest closer since Tom Brady
Eric Williams NFL Reporter San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa said it best: What makes Patrick Mahomes the top quarterback in the NFL is his ability to put teams away, while making difficult plays look easy. “He’s able to get the ball far distances really fast, so you don’t need that much separation,” Bosa told reporters, when asked what …
Read More »Shanahan analyzes how Chiefs’ offense has evolved with new weapons
Shanahan analyzes how Chiefs’ offense has evolved with new weapons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch Greg Papa’s full “Game Plan” interview with Kyle Shanahan at 9 p.m. PT Friday on NBC Sports Bay Area. Just as the Kansas City Chiefs team that beat the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV was much different from the Chiefs …
Read More »Shamrock with it! Notre Dame drops its game trailer for Georgia Tech
Notre Dame linebacker Drayk Bowen (34) tackles Stanford running back Chris Davis Jr. (5) during a NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend. As Notre Dame football does every Friday before a game, it has dropped its hype trailer as they prepare to face off against …
Read More »NFL injury tracker Week 7: Marvin Harrison Jr. still in concussion protocol, Malik Nabers cleared, Mike Evans ‘tweaked’ hamstring
Marvin Harrison Jr. was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice, but the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver is still in concussion protocol. Arizona takes on the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. Harrison suffered a concussion in Week 6 and wore a non-contact jersey in practice. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said it was “really encouraging” to see the rookie back on …
Read More »In college football showdown, Texas will try beating Georgia at its own game
Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns. For more than a decade, as Texas flirted with returning to its former status as one of college football’s elite programs, it was one of the most popular questions in the sport. Are the Longhorns finally back? For just as long, the answer stayed the same: No. That changed in 2023, when Texas went …
Read More »Former NFL QB Jay Cutler reportedly arrested for DUI, gun possession
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 04: Former quarterback of the Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, looks on before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on December 04, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested for driving under the influence in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday night, according to WSMV 4 …
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