Why Kittle’s optimism hasn’t wavered amid 49ers’ rough stretch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle’s optimism, to nobody’s surprise, has not wavered. Despite the recent string of injuries leading up to San Francisco’s ugly 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field, the veteran tight end still maintains his usual positive mindset. Kittle, …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst Each week of the NFL season, it’s certainly interesting and entertaining to recount big parlay wins. Turning a little into a lot is cause for celebration. But when someone puts up a million dollars of their own cash, that has to take precedence over a $20 parlay.  The NFL Week 12 odds market saw …

Alabama football has announced the players that will participate in Saturday’s senior day ceremony prior to kickoff against Auburn. The Crimson Tide announced that safety Malachi Moore, defensive linemen Tim Smith and Jah-Marien Lathan, linebackers Que Robinson and Justin Jefferson, tight ends CJ Dippre and Robbie Ouzts, kicker Graham Nicholson, long snapper Kneeland Hibbett and punter James Burnip will be …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyNov 25, 2024, 12:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the potential to help fantasy teams in a variety of leagues. We’ll also present several strong streaming candidates for the immediate week ahead. Are we now in for some “new coach …

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys pulled off one of the most shocking wins of Week 12 and they made NFL history in the process.  The Cowboys had TWO DIFFERENT PLAYERS return a kickoff for a touchdown during their 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders, becoming just the fourth team ever to have two different players take a kickoff to the …

Last weekend’s college football upset extravaganza pretty much ended two arguments that have been raging around the sport for decades during its slow-walk from the antiquated poll era to the BCS to the College Football Playoff. The first was that a real playoff like every other sport has would diminish the regular season. Wrong. The second, from the other side …

The sight was a common one for Andrew Kolpacki. For many a Sunday, he would watch NFL games on TV and see quarterbacks putting their hands on their helmets, desperately trying to hear the play call from the sideline or booth as tens of thousands of fans screamed at the tops of their lungs. When the NCAA’s playing rules oversight …

What we learned in Pats-Dolphins: ‘Total system failure’ raises concerns originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston MIAMI GARDENS — Drake Maye was, for all intents and purposes, being held up by a stack of containers right outside the visitor’s postgame interview room at Hard Rock Stadium. He leaned on a bin, his head resting atop his arms, looking like he …

CBS Sports Graphic Usually when we get to the final weeks of the college football season, the rankings can get pretty static from week-to-week. But what we saw in Week 13 was highly unusual as a slate that is often defined by pre-rivalry week warmups delivered a bountiful collection of upsets that upended the perceived order of the top teams …

Matt Kelley / Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs hit the Thanksgiving mile marker on the NFL calendar at 10-1, but they are not exactly as dominating as that record would suggest. The defending back-to-back champions have been engulfed in one-score games throughout the season but have come out the other side with a victory each time. Kansas City is …

It’s been a long time — more than a decade — since a running back won MVP. And, all due respect to Adrian Peterson’s 2012 season, it’s been almost 20 years since a running back won MVP in a year where the running back deserved to win MVP. Almost every season around this time, some skill position player erupts for …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Week 12 was just another ho-hum weekend in the NFL. Saquon Barkley ran all over the Los Angeles Rams in a 37-20 victory for the Philadelphia Eagles at SoFi Stadium, their seventh straight this season. Barkley totaled a career-high 255 rushing yards, setting an Eagles franchise record and putting Philadelphia in the driver’s seat in the …

As Week 13 of the college football season drew to a close, we were treated to a series of high-stakes games, each with the potential to dramatically alter a team’s fate in the College Football Playoff. As we eagerly await the fourth of six rankings, the suspense and excitement of the season continue to build. According to the latest CFP …

The most insane collection of Saquon Barkley stats ever assembled originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Saquon Barkley had more touchdown runs of at least 70 yards Sunday night than Hall of Famers Terrell Davis, Walter Payton, Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith, Thurman Thomas, John Riggins, Marcus Allen and Gale Sayers had … IN THEIR CAREERS. Barkley turned in one of the …

The No. 12 Clemson Tigers and No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks will try to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive when they square off in a rivalry game on Saturday afternoon during the Week 14 college football schedule. Clemson has used a three-game winning streak to keep its slim shot at an ACC title game appearance afloat, while South …