Breer details what motivated Robert Kraft’s latest Hall of Fame snub originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Robert Kraft is one of the most successful owners in NFL history. But he’s still waiting to be given the league’s highest honor. The New England Patriots owner will not be included in the 2025 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, …
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No votes for Florida Gators in Week 13 US LBM Coaches Poll
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier reacts to a call during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 23, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Week 13 of the college football season provided a ton of chaos, including a massive upset by the Florida Gators against the Ole Miss Rebels. Unfortunately, a second-straight victory over …
Read More »Maple Leafs put Matthew Knies on IR with upper-body injury
Nov 22, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies was placed on injured reserve Friday due to an upper-body injury, though coach Craig Berube said the former second-round pick is showing signs of improvement. The decision to put the 22-year-old Knies on IR, retroactive to Wednesday, means the third-year player won’t suit up for Sunday’s home game …
Read More »NFL DFS, Eagles vs. Rams: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks for Sunday Night Football
The Philadelphia Eagles will be without wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) in their Sunday Night Football matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, which makes one fewer playmaker for daily Fantasy football players to factor into their NFL DFS strategy. This will be Smith’s second missed game of the season and in his first absence, Jahan Dotson played 86% of snaps. …
Read More »The Harbaugh Way: How Jim Harbaugh modeled Chargers after his brother’s Ravens
Eric Williams NFL Reporter When the Los Angeles Chargers host the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football, don’t be surprised if you see two teams with similar blueprints for winning football games. With younger brother Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers facing John Harbaugh’s Ravens, it’s the popular Spider-Man meme on social media all over again. Jim Harbaugh says that’s intentional, as he …
Read More »Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has critical decisions to make after subpar Year 1, including finding answer at QB
A rollercoaster first season for Kalen DeBoer at Alabama is essentially over. Following a stunning 24-3 loss to unranked Oklahoma for its third loss of the season, Alabama (8-3) is almost assuredly out of the College Football Playoff race unless chaos unfolds the next two weeks. A trip to the SEC Championship is off the table. Next week’s Iron Bowl …
Read More »Rams vs. Eagles odds, prediction, spread, line, time: Sunday Night Football picks by NFL model on 20-8 run
The Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) will visit the Los Angeles Rams (5-5) in an NFC showdown on Sunday Night Football at SoFi Stadium. The Eagles are on a six-game winning streak. In Week 11, Philadelphia beat the Washington Commanders, 26-18, in a Thursday Night Football contest. On the other sideline, Los Angeles has won four of its last five matchups. Last …
Read More »Report: 49ers optimistic Trent Williams will play Sunday
The 49ers won’t have quarterback Brock Purdy in Green Bay on Sunday, but they hope to have left tackle Trent Williams available to block for Brandon Allen. Williams is dealing with an ankle injury that led the team to list him as questionable to play this weekend and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team is optimistic that he …
Read More »Tulane and Louisiana both ranked above LSU in US LBM Coaches Poll
Zavion Thomas 0 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. Nov 23, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; at Tiger Stadium. It’s not often that LSU is ranked as the third-best team in the state of Louisiana, but Tulane and Louisiana received more votes than LSU in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. Tulane moved up …
Read More »Thankful Joe Thornton has jersey retired by San Jose Sharks
Nov 23, 2024, 09:07 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton spent a career setting up his teammates with the perfect passes that helped them score goals. His jersey retirement ceremony Saturday was an opportunity for his former San Jose teammates to dish out the compliments for his play, leadership and friendship in tributes that repeatedly forced him to …
Read More »NFL odds, Week 12 lines, ATS predictions, game picks, times, and tips: Model simulates each game 10,000 times
The Week 12 NFL spreads are unique because road teams are overwhelmingly favored in the NFL Vegas lines. Eight games have road teams as favorites, including Chiefs (-10.5, 43) versus Panthers, Eagles (-3, 49) versus Rams, and Ravens (-2.5, 50.5) versus Chargers. While overall favorites have covered in 53.1% of games this season, road favorites have had more success with …
Read More »Tulsa fires coach Kevin Wilson during second season, 13th opening during 2025-25 coaching carousel
USATSI Tulsa is set to fire head coach Kevin Wilson, sources tell CBS Sports/247Sports. It comes after the Golden Hurricane fell to 3-8 with a 63-30 loss to USF on Saturday. Wilson, who was previously the head coach at Indiana from 2011-16 and the offensive coordinator at Ohio State from 2017-22, was in his second season at Tulsa. He’ll finish with a 7-16 overall record. Before …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh vs. John Harbaugh: How have brothers fared against each other?
Jim Harbaugh thought there would be many more chances to face his older brother after John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 47. It ended up taking nearly 12 years for it to happen. “Walking off the field at that Super Bowl was like, there will be another day. And then there wasn’t for many …
Read More »NFL 2024 Week 12 early inactives: Cowboys without Tyler Smith and Zack Martin
Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. The Cowboys will be without both of their starting guards in Washington on Sunday. Left guard Tyler Smith was ruled out when the team handed in its list of inactive players 90 minutes before Sunday’s game against …
Read More »NFL DFS: Optimizer gives Week 12, 2024 daily fantasy football lineups, projections for DraftKings, FanDuel
Based on the talent of this year’s rookie quarterback draft class, it’s no grand surprise to learn two of the top 10 quarterbacks in Fantasy football 2024 are rookies. Jayden Daniels is QB6, but the other may catch some off guard, as Bo Nix is QB7. The Broncos (6-5) being in the playoff hunt is also one of the biggest …
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