Last week’s Make or Break article was primarily focused on players stepping up to increased workloads with injury opportunities along with creative lineup strategies — shout out to Cade Otton! This week’s article focuses on players in clear, defined roles but potentially brutal Week 10 matchups that could make you hesitant to turn to them. There’s no question that the …

Will Brooks. Tennessee Volunteers football wearing Summitt Blue versus UConn Huskies at Neyland Stadium on November 4, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 6 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) will host Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5 SEC) on Saturday in Week 11. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 7 p.m. …

Dak Prescott’s injured hamstring is partially torn away from the bone and surgery for the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys is possible, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The injury, known as a partial avulsion, is likely to lead to an absence longer than the minimum of four games that would be required by putting Prescott …

  The immediate future is up in the air for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Lawrence is unlikely to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after injuring his shoulder during last week’s game. That’s not all, though. Lawrence is reportedly weighing his treatment options for his shoulder going forward, and surgery is on the …

During his Tuesday media availability, Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke on the many lessons the team has learned since their Week 8 32-20 loss vs. Michigan State from East Lansing, Michigan. Ferentz mentioned that losses like the one against the Spartans are all about learning and becoming a better team as a whole through exploited flaws. “Yeah, it’s …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst One of the hardest obstacles an NFL team has to face is playing a tough competitor on a short week. And that’s exactly where Tampa Bay is this week.  Find out why I think Baker Mayfield & Co. have their work cut out for them and also why I’m backing the Broncos to cover …

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. The actual NFL trade deadline may have come and gone, but the trade market is still very much open for business in your fantasy league — the Yahoo default deadline …

Oswego, Maine South, Batavia, Mount Carmel and Geneva are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. York (8-2) at Oswego (10-0) Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Senior quarterback Bruno Massel, a track sprinter and three-time state qualifier, leads York in this Class 8A second-round game. Massel ran for 172 yards and four touchdowns and completed 11 …

The Carolina Panthers rewarded running back Chuba Hubbard with a four-year contract extension on Thursday that will keep him with the team through the 2028 season. The NFL Network reported that the extension was worth $33.2 million, with a max value of $37.2 million and $15 million in new fully guaranteed money. A 2021 fourth-round draft pick, Hubbard is in …

A simple look at a box score or a study of fantasy football categories doesn’t always tell the whole story of how a player is performing. Dalton Del Don attempts to identify misleading numbers that are worth a closer look. Yes … The Numbers Do Lie. DeAndre Hopkins’ WR57 rank is a lie Hopkins is still tied with Jerry Jeudy …

Billy Napier’s job as Florida’s football coach is secure for the foreseeable future. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement Thursday that Napier “will continue as head football coach of the Florida Gators.” Napier’s future had been a source of constant speculation this season as Florida failed to finish above .500 in his first two seasons with the …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyNov 7, 2024, 10:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 A weekly victory in head-to-head fantasy competition carries just as much weight in the first quarter of the season as it does in the final stretch. Plus, laying a solid foundation on the fortitude of a winning record earned early on offers significant …

(Stefan Milic/Yahoo Sports illustration) Halfway through their debut NFL season, it’s clear that several NFL rookies are way overperforming their draft position — and when you were drafted, for instance, No. 2 overall, that’s really saying something. So let’s suppose that the NFL exercised a full-scale draft mulligan and threw every rookie back in the pool. How would that change …

Nov. 7—ST. JOSEPH — Traveling the country is part of the deal when high-major college football programs offer promising high school prospects a scholarship. Like Cameron Wagner. The 6-foot-6, 300-pound sophomore offensive lineman at St. Joseph-Ogden understands that part of recruiting. “I like to travel,” he said. “My family has always been really big travelers. We camp, and we go …

In the aftermath of the Colts’ loss to the Vikings on Sunday, one in which Indianapolis had its worst offensive performance of the season, coach Shane Steichen defended veteran quarterback Joe Flacco.  The second-year coach said postgame that Flacco played “fine.” He chalked up the performance as “just one game.” He reaffirmed his commitment to Flacco as Indianapolis’ QB1 for …