ESPN analyst boldly predicts 49ers’ playoff fate after 4-4 start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One ESPN analyst does not have high hopes for the 49ers making the playoffs this season. In his mid-season predictions, NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller explained why San Francisco will miss the postseason. “A season decimated by injuries will end with the reigning …

(This article was updated to clarify that Muskogee won the 6A-II-2 district title.) Here are three takeaways from Class 6A-II No. 1 Muskogee’s 36-0 win over fifth-ranked Putnam North in Week 10 of the Oklahoma high school football season on Thursday night. This game was called at halftime due to inclement weather resulting in a lightening delay. More: Carl Albert football QB …

2025 NFL Draft: Is it a bad year to have the No. 1 overall pick? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Timing is everything in life, and for the New England Patriots, they could end up owning the No. 1 pick in an NFL Draft that is considered weaker than recent years. The Patriots are one of seven teams tied …

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren and defensive end Abdul Carter remained in contention for two national awards on Thursday. Warren was named one of three finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, presented to the nation’s most versatile player. The other finalists are Louisville’s Isaac Brown and Colorado’s Travis Hunter. Warren is a record-setting tight end who also has played …

Earlier this season, the Bengals lost to the Ravens 41-38 in overtime. They didn’t want to go to overtime Thursday. Cincinnati tried to win it in regulation but didn’t, failing on the 2-point conversion to give the Ravens a 35-34 win. Baltimore improved to 7-3 and put a huge dent in Cincinnati’s playoff chances as the Bengals fell to 4-6. …

AUBURNDALE — Auburndale has begun the Antonio Thomas era with a winning record, but an interception in the end zone in the final 10 seconds took some of the luster — at least for now — off the season. So instead of a game-winning touchdown to clinch a seven-win season, Auburndale has to settle for a six-win season after Poincina …

The Ravens opened the second with a holding penalty that put them in the hole and eventually forced a punt. The Bengals followed with a one-play, 67-yard touchdown. Cincinnati leads 21-7 only 1:51 into the second half. Joe Burrow hit Ja’Marr Chase, who turned it up field and outran the Ravens to the end zone. The Ravens are missing All-Pro …

When Dan Connor joined the Penn State football coaching staff in 2022, his role as a defensive analyst was limited. He couldn’t be on the field, whether it was during practices or games. Because of a rule change that lifted that restriction, Connor’s role has increased significantly. The former Nittany Lions and Strath Haven star not only is coaching linebackers …

Ravens receiver Tylan Wallace had only two catches this season and nine for his career before tonight. He had never scored a touchdown. Wallace was the most unlikely of heroes for the Ravens. But he caught a pass from Lamar Jackson and sped up the sideline, keeping his feet in bounds, for an 84-yard touchdown. It was a shot in …

The Providence Christian Academy football team made big strides in their second year as a TSSAA 11-man program. Unfortunately for the Lions, those forward steps didn’t translate to a first-round TSSAA playoff victory. No. 2-seeded PCA trailed from the outset and dropped a 37-7 decision to Franklin’s Grace Christian Academy in the DII-A playoffs at MTSU’s Floyd Stadium Thursday to …

LOS ANGELES — Brock Boeser left Vancouver’s game against the Los Angeles Kings in the first period on Thursday night after being checked in the head. Boeser had just played the puck in the neutral zone when the two-time All-Star forward was leveled by Tanner Jeannot, who received a match penalty for an illegal hit to the head. Boeser, who …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow reacts after his team lost a close game to the Ravens. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) The Cincinnati Bengals don’t have a missed call to complain about from their final 2-point conversion attempt against the Baltimore Ravens. They have two. The Bengals scored a touchdown against the Ravens with 38 seconds left and made the …

Nov. 7—Bronco Mendenhall has won 138 games as a head coach. Entering this season, he’s made the postseason in 16 of 17 seasons leading BYU and Virginia, two different schools that found success under a similar approach — one that took some time to develop. At 58, he speaks in honest, measured tones about that fact. “I think I’m a …

The Ravens needed something — anything — to go their way. Marlon Humphrey answered the bell. The Ravens cornerback ripped the football from the arm of Bengals running back Chase Brown. Teammate Roquan Smith recovered Humphrey’s forced fumble at the Cincinnati 31. It was Humphrey’s fifth takeaway of the season. The Ravens needed only five plays to go 31 yards, …

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers often show up to work in suits. Until further notice, they’re wearing robes. The Stanley Cup champion Panthers got personalized bathrobes for their two-game trip to Finland last week, a gift from the team. They showed up for the two games there wearing the robes. They won both games. And since hockey streaks are …