North Carolina head coach Mack Brown will not return following the 2024 season, UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham announced on Tuesday, confirming a report from earlier in the day from InsideCarolina. The 73-year-old Brown is largely known for his tenure at Texas from 1998-2013, but he returned to Chapel Hill for a second stint as the head coach at …
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FOX Super 6 contest: Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica’s NFL Thanksgiving picks
Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching Thanksgiving Day of the 2024 NFL season with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the NFL Super 6 contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the games start for your chance at weekly cash prizes. …
Read More »Eagles claim former 1st-round pick after injury to Brandon Graham
Eagles claim former 1st-round pick after injury to Brandon Graham originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Tuesday claimed veteran Charles Harris to bolster the edge rusher position after losing Brandon Graham and Bryce Huff to injuries, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Harris, 29, was a first-round pick back in 2017 and was recently released …
Read More »Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden nominated for Broyles Award
Sep 7, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive Coordinator Al Golden watches warnups before the game against the Northern Illinois Huskies at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images The coaching ranks within Notre Dame have churned out some prominent names over the years. Al Golden’s coaching career already was decades old when he was …
Read More »Giants QB Tommy DeVito has sore throwing arm, uncertain to play vs. Cowboys
New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito came out of his first start of the season with a sore throwing arm and his status for Thursday’s game against the Cowboys in Dallas is uncertain (noon ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). DeVito was not listed on Monday’s injury report and coach Brian Daboll said he did not know about …
Read More »Why Drake Maye’s comments about turnovers shouldn’t concern Pats fans
Why Drake Maye’s comments about turnovers shouldn’t concern Pats fans originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye has all the makings of a star quarterback. As our Tom E. Curran wrote Monday, the New England Patriots rookie is an “honest-to-God, can’t-screw-him-up, surefire franchise messiah.” But Maye still has one obvious weakness, and it’s protecting the football. The 2024 third-overall …
Read More »Giants’ Malik Nabers, Dexter Lawrence walk back ‘soft’ comments made after blowout loss to Buccaneers
Getty Images While the Giants didn’t show much fire on the field during Sunday’s 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers, there was plenty of it during their postgame media availability, especially when it came to defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and rookie wideout Malik Nabers. Neither player held back after Big Blue’s latest loss, with both using the word “soft” to describe …
Read More »Ohio State football loses commitment from key four-star defensive end
Recruiting The Ohio State Buckeyes are among the most notable college football programs in the country and typically get the attention of top-ranked recruits. The Class of 2025 is no different as the Buckeyes will have outstanding freshmen coming to Columbus next season. They have three five-star talents committed. However, they will be without London Merritt, who has officially decommited …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers unsure if he’ll play in 2025, but Jets return would be ‘first option’
Aaron Rodgers is still contemplating whether he wants to play football next season. And if he does return, he prefers it to be with the New York Jets. The star quarterback, who turns 41 next Monday, denied a recent report that he wants to keep playing next year — but not with the Jets. “I came here to win here, …
Read More »NFL expert predicts winner of Chargers vs. Falcons in Week 12
It’s Thanksgiving Week and we all know what that means around here: Instead of football picks, I’m going to share all my 10 favorite Thanksgiving recipes with you! As everyone knows, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and if you didn’t know that, now you do. If it were up to me, Thanksgiving would be held on the fourth Thursday of …
Read More »Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders will play in Colorado’s bowl game as projected first-round NFL Draft picks
USATSI Colorado stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter will play in the Buffaloes’ postseason bowl game despite declaring for the NFL Draft, coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday. The decisions eschews a trend of highly ranked players opting out to prepare for the draft. The Buffaloes clinched their first trip to the postseason since 2020 but face a steep climb to …
Read More »Three NFL teams can clinch playoff berths in Week 13: How Bills, Lions and Chiefs can punch postseason tickets
As the NFL season gets ready to hit Thanksgiving, all 14 playoff spots are still up for grabs, but that may not be the case at the end of Week 13. A total of three NFL teams can clinch a playoff spot this week, and the first spot can be clinched as soon as Friday. With that in mind, let’s …
Read More »News Analysis: Rams’ path to playoffs: Analysis of NFC West race for the division crown
Coach Sean McVay congratulates players as they come off the field after the Rams scored a touchdown against Philadelphia on Sunday. Although they lost to the Eagles to fall to 5-6, the Rams still have a path to the playoffs. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Rams made the playoffs five times in coach Sean McVay’s first seven seasons, …
Read More »Deion Sanders livid that Colorado star Travis Hunter isn’t a finalist for top DB award: ‘I’m going to give him mine’
Deion Sanders doesn’t want his Jim Thorpe Award anymore. The Colorado head coach, livid that Travis Hunter was not named a finalist for the award that’s given to the best defensive back in the country each season, is going to give it to Hunter instead. “How is Travis Hunter snubbed by the Jim Thorpe Award?” Sanders said. “You could have …
Read More »Devils’ Timo Meier suspended one game for cross-check
Nov 26, 2024, 03:32 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier has been suspended without pay for one game for cross-checking Nashville Predators forward Zachary L’Heureux in a game on Monday night. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Tuesday. The incident happened at 12:17 of the third period. Meier was assessed a major …
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