Oct 24, 2024, 12:56 PM ET New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair will be sidelined four-to-six weeks due to a lower-body injury, the team announced Thursday. Duclair sustained the injury in the third period of the Islanders’ 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Duclair, 29, has two goals and one assist through five games this season. Signed …
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2024 Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF
David Njoku prepares to serve as the Browns’ de facto WR1, Sam LaPorta angles for more targets with Jameson Williams suspended, and Tucker Kraft fights for looks in a crowded Packers skill group. Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver Week 8 Tight Ends 1 Brock Bowers LV vs. KC 2 George Kittle SF vs. DAL 3 Travis Kelce …
Read More »Michigan football readies for emerging MSU pass attack, with or without Will Johnson
Michigan football’s battered and bruised secondary ranks No. 96 in the nation in pass defense (234.1 yards per game). Now, it faces another capable aerial attack this week, and could be without its best player to try and stop it. The status of Will Johnson, U-M’s All-American cornerback who left last Saturday’s 21-7 loss to Illinois with what was said …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Jalen McMillan and 5 other players who could make or break your lineup in Week 8
Consider this column the Make or Break: Injury Edition! Week 7 hit us with an overload of injuries, and often, those injuries create increased opportunities without yielding must-start upside. These injuries are a bit different. Multiple teams were hit with injuries that created massive holes in their offense, with young talent ready to step up and be truly viable fantasy …
Read More »College football Week 9 picks: SEC showdowns rule loaded schedule of Top 25 games
Week 9 features another action-packed slate for the Top 25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll. There are five contests pitting ranked squads against each other, with three of them in the SEC. That isn’t a surprise, but the ones that are ranked might be if you haven’t been following the season all that closely until now. One somewhat …
Read More »Bills-Seahawks: Josh Allen vs. Mike Macdonald, other key matchups, game analysis
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Eric Williams NFL Reporter The Buffalo Bills (5-2) have all the talent in the world on offense and the Seattle Seahawks (4-3) are just as talented on defense. But both teams are still searching for consistency. Their Week 8 matchup is the perfect test for Josh Allen’s offense and Mike Macdonald’s defense. There’s an outside chance …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 8: Rankings, sleepers, start/sit advice and more
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 8 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 8 …
Read More »How former Clemson football players in transfer portal in 2024 cycle are faring with new teams
CLEMSON — Clemson football was one of four FBS schools in 2024 that did not add any transfer portal players. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was criticized for his portal approach entering the season with it reaching its peak after the Tigers lost to Georgia in Week 1. Swinney has quieted doubters since as No. 9 Clemson (6-1, 5-0 ACC) enters its …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 8 Sleepers: One of fantasy’s most underrated TEs could be available in your leagues
Patriots TE Hunter Henry has been productive and got an upgrade with Drake Maye at QB but still remains available in more than half of fantasy football leagues heading into Week 8. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Week 7’s fantasy football sleeper page produced a mediocre return. JuJu Smith-Schuster’s case vanished quickly via an early injury, …
Read More »Missouri State football lands TE Jackson Kohl in 2025 recruiting class
Missouri State football is going back to its Christian Brothers College pipeline and is adding a big body to its tight end room. Jackson Kohl, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end, announced his commitment to the Bears on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday morning. Kohl is a three-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite. He held over a dozen …
Read More »Giants owner assures coach Brian Daboll, GM Joe Schoen will return in 2025
The New York Giants won’t be making a change at a pair of key leadership positions this offseason. Head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen will return in 2025, Giants president and co-owner John Mara told reporters while attending the premiere of “The Duke: Wellington Mara’s Giant Life.” “Obviously, we’re all very disappointed with where we are right …
Read More »Henry: Maye doing ‘tremendous job’ in Patriots offense after two starts
Henry: Maye doing ‘tremendous job’ in Patriots offense after two starts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the best things a rookie quarterback can have is a dependable tight end, and that’s the role Hunter Henry is playing for Drake Maye. One of the best offseason moves the New England Patriots made was re-signing Henry to a three-year …
Read More »3 Oklahoma Football Freshmen to watch against Ole Miss
The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-3 so far in the 2024 season, with just a 1-3 record in SEC play. They’ve lost two straight games and three of the last four, all in league play, after a 3-0 nonconference start. OU has been thoroughly embarrassed in their last two outings following the bye week, failing to reach double digits in blowout …
Read More »The case to buy low on Patrick Mahomes in fantasy football
Anyone who pays even the slightest bit of attention to the fantasy expert community’s noisemaking already knows we are coming off the week in which everyone turned on Patrick Mahomes. In recent days, the entire fantasy industry has collectively expressed its displeasure and disappointment with him. Even professional fantasy contrarian Dalton Del Don piled on — just a very tough …
Read More »Bob Asmussen | Bielema no stranger to Autzen’s atmosphere
Oct. 24—CHAMPAIGN — No need to tell Bret Bielema about the challenging crowd at Oregon’s Autzen Stadium. The Illinois football coach has been there, done that. Back in 1994, Bielema was in his first year as a graduate assistant coach at Iowa, his alma mater. Iowa played its fourth game of the season at Oregon. It did not go well …
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