Tigers head coach Brian Kelly as LSU Tigers take on the the Army Black Knights in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October. 21, 2023. LSU football head coach Brian Kelly met with the media on Monday. Usually, the conversation remains focused on the game at hand, but with a tropical storm in the Gulf, Kelly took a moment to …
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Fantasy hockey stock watch – Who’s up and who’s down this season?
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comNov 5, 2024, 12:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. The fantasy hockey rankings on ESPN don’t come with a lot of room for discussion. They are usually a quick sentence or …
Read More »NFL won’t fine Tom Brady for criticism of Brian Branch ejection
The Tom Brady Rules applicable to his effort to have his team and comment on it prevent him from, among other things, “publicly criticizing game officials and other clubs.” Brady, a Raiders owner, tested the limits of that restriction on Sunday after the league office ejected Lions safety Brian Branch for an illegal hit on a defenseless receiver. “I don’t …
Read More »Schrager’s Cheat Sheet: Why this Sam Darnold is different from ghosts of his past
Peter Schrager NFL Insider & NFL Reporter Every week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league. Here are his takes heading into Week 10, including what to make of Sam Darnold’s season with the Minnesota Vikings thus far. The Sam Darnold Experience in full You could hear …
Read More »Brian Kelly and Kalen DeBoer share key coaching trait
Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly smiles after defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images Brian Kelly and Kalen DeBoer are two of the sport’s highest-paid coaches at two premier programs, but it wasn’t always this way. Kelly and DeBoer will square off on Saturday night when …
Read More »Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews day-to-day with upper-body injury
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the visiting Boston Bruins due to an upper-body injury. Matthews, who is considered day-to-day with the injury, had an assist and logged just over 22 minutes of ice time in Toronto’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Fellow forward Max Domi was elevated …
Read More »Raiders reportedly bringing in veteran coach Norv Turner as offensive assistant
Following the firing of offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, the Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly hiring Norv Turner as an offensive assistant, according to NFL Network. Among the changes still to come to Antonio Pierce’s staff, the 2-7 Raiders will likely move Turner’s son, Scott, from passing-game coordinator to interim offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season. Though, Pierce said …
Read More »Brian Kelly on what he views as the strengths of this Alabama team
Nov 4, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs against LSU Tigers defensive end Bradyn Swinson (13) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 42-28. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports LSU is set to host Alabama on Saturday night in another tough conference challenge. LSU’s the underdog for the third time this year. The …
Read More »NFL trade deadline day: Lions, Bengals bolster rosters with early morning moves
NFL trade deadline day: Lions, Bengals bolster rosters with early morning moves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Amari Cooper and DeAndre Hopkins may have already changed jerseys, but that doesn’t mean there’s going to be a shortage of players on the move ahead of the 2024 NFL trade deadline Tuesday afternoon. The Detroit Lions, looking to bolster their …
Read More »Nebraska adds former coach Dana Holgorsen as offensive analyst, per report
Matt Rhule and Nebraska football are using its Week 11 bye week to add much-needed offensive help to the program. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Cornhuskers have hired former Houston and West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen as an offensive consultant. With just three games left in the regular season schedule, Holgorsen’s role is expected to expand for the …
Read More »Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Was Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s breakout for real?
Our mission here is straightforward: to separate the truth from the lie. In sports, almost anything can (and does) happen in any given game. In addition to producing some true highlight reel plays by Garrett Wilson and Saquon Barkley, Week 9 gave us a lot of surprise fantasy performances. No one’s going to look a gift horse in the mouth, …
Read More »How will CFP committee treat IU football? ‘Rank the resumé and not the logo.’
The first College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled at 7 p.m., Tuesday on ESPN. Where IU football lands has piqued the interest of not just Hoosiers fans, but college football experts, too. Curt Cignetti has Indiana at 9-0 for the first time in program history with the Hoosiers winning every game by at least 14 points. In conference play …
Read More »Bears trade Khalil Herbert to Bengals
Running back Khalil Herbert is on to Cincinnati. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Bengals have agreed to a trade with the Bears that will add Herbert to their backfield for the rest of the season. A 2025 seventh-round pick will go back to the Bears as compensation. Herbert bolsters the Bengals backfield in the wake of Zack …
Read More »How Tennessee football has been so good and so bad in red zone. It changes at 10-yard line
Tennessee football’s red-zone issues on offense only involve half the red zone. In SEC games only, the Vols rank No. 12 in red-zone scoring percentage (71%) and No. 8 in red-zone touchdown percentage (57%) among 16 teams. At face value, that’s a big problem. But dig deeper, and there appears to be a line of demarcation separating UT’s weakness and …
Read More »Cowboys QB Dak Prescott ‘likely’ heading to IR with hamstring injury, says Jerry Jones
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will likely be heading to injured reserve, according to owner Jerry Jones. The injury happened at the end of the third quarter during the Cowboys’ 27-21 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Prescott said afterward he “didn’t think much” of the pull in his hamstring despite it being tough to walk at the time. …
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