NEWARK — In a season of firsts, chalk up another one for the Golden Knights. No. 2 seed Northmor beat No. 3 seed Ridgewood 21-7 Friday night in a Division VI, Region 23 semifinal football game from Newark’s White Field. It will be Northmor’s first trip to a regional championship in football, having lost two other times in the regional …

Shocking stat puts 49ers’ special-teams struggles into perspective originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ special-teams unit has been under fire for much of the 2024 NFL season. And after San Francisco’s heated theatrics in its Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the criticism won’t be going away anytime soon. A plot graph shared Friday on …

Nov. 15—Portland St. at No. 10/11 Montana When: Saturday, 1 p.m.; TV — MTN. Web — ESPN+; Radio — Grizzly Radio Network Where: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217, FieldTurf) Records: Portland St. Is 2-7 overall, 2-4 in the Big Sky. Montana is 7-3 and 4-2. When the Vikings have the ball: It starts with Dante Cachere, whose 2,015 career rushing yards are …

Seahawks’ starting center retires from NFL ahead of 49ers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A new wrinkle has emerged for Sunday’s NFC West matchup between the 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. On Friday, the Seahawks’ starting center, Connor Williams, abruptly decided to retire from the NFL immediately, Seattle coach Mike Macdonald announced. The 27-year-old Williams was in his …

Armada’s Jackson Malburg tries to break a tackle during a Division 5 regional final against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at William Kozyra Alumni Field in Pontiac on Friday. PONTIAC — This season, the best in program history for the Armada football team, will never be forgotten. But the Tigers might want forget what happened Friday. Armada sputtered against Pontiac Notre …

Texans wide receiver Nico Collins had a full practice Friday after limited work Thursday. He will return to game action on Monday night against the Cowboys. Collins missed the past five games with a pulled hamstring, though the Texans activated him back to the active roster from injured reserve last week. He was inactive for last week’s game against the …

Texas A&M football is back in action. The Aggies’ are at home for a Week 12 clash with New Mexico State. The “other” Aggies (2-7, 1-5 Conference USA) have struggled this season but could pose a grave threat to the home Aggies’ College Football Playoff hopes with an upset. Will the A&M be up to the task ahead of a …

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill may need wrist surgery after the season, but he’s set to play this weekend. Hill was a full participant in practice on Friday and has no injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Hill said last week that he hurt his wrist during the summer, but he has only been on the injury report …

. The Texas Longhorns head to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. This is the first of three final regular season games for UT. If Texas wins out, they will go to the SEC Championship Game. The Hogs would love nothing more than to spoil Texas’ first season in the SEC. Arkansas and Texas used to be rivals …

Seattle Seahawks center Connor Williams has retired because of personal reasons, coach Mike Macdonald said on Friday. The Seahawks coach said Williams’ departure did not have anything to do with the ACL injury he sustained last year that required surgery. “We’re going to honor his wishes and keep all those reasons and conversations private for obvious reasons, and I wish …

Former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is currently a high-school football coach. Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones thinks Witten could do a lot better than that. Appearing on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday, Jones was asked whether he believes Witten could be an NFL head coach. “Yes,” Jones said, via Jon Machota of TheAtheltic.com. “Without hesitation. Yes. …

Sep 14, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) looks toward the sideline against the Florida Gators during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Texas A&M’s 7-2 record and 5-1 standing in SEC play wouldn’t have been possible without the play of junior star defensive end Nic Scourton, …

How the Eagles slammed the door on rookie phenom Jayden Daniels originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Wherever he looked, his receivers were covered. Wherever his progression took him, he just couldn’t find anybody open. Drive after drive, the Eagles’ secondary frustrated Jayden Daniels by just not giving him any easy throws. The Eagles on Thursday night hounded Daniels into …

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day applauds his defense during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Ohio State won 21-17. Ohio State football will battle the 4-5 Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday. It is expected to dominate in its third-to-last game of the season, …

It took some time, but streaming-only games are starting to outpace cable-only games. The week began with Dolphins-Rams drawing only 12.2 million viewers for an ESPN-only game. Three days later, Commanders-Eagles attracted 14.42 million for Amazon Prime. That’s an 11-percent increase over last year’s Week 11 Bengals-Ravens game, which drew 12.98 million. Thursday Night Football is now averaging 13.2 million …