The IHSA fall high school sports season comes to a close on Friday and Saturday with the football state championship games, starting with the 10 a.m. Friday kickoff of Lena-Winslow’s shot at a seventh state title. Le-Win (13-0) takes on Belleville Althoff Catholic (13-0) in the Class 1A final, the first game of the eight-series championship weekend at Hancock Stadium …

Kids all over the country will spend part of Thanksgiving playing with their food and the Lions did a lot of it themselves against the Bears, but they still escaped with a win. The Lions dominated the first half of play, but had to settle for a 16-0 lead after three drives stalled for field goals before running back Jahmyr …

It was always about this moment, anyway. Not an October prove-it game that may or may not mean anything by the time December rolls around. Not another speed bump of a November contender who believed they’d figured it out, or a pretender in October that barely scratched two yards on four plays from the 3. This season was about Michigan …

Shaq Barrett wanted to come out of retirement to play this season. The Dolphins decided they didn’t want him, and they don’t want anyone else to have the edge rusher either. Miami faced a 4 p.m. ET deadline to remove Barrett from the reserve/retired list and move him to the active roster. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that …

BLOOMINGTON — IU football and Purdue are heading in opposite directions. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) are in the thick of the Playoff race while the Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8) are one loss away from going winless in the conference for just the second time in three decades. This season will be the largest win differential between the in-state rivals — they …

When the Bears looked lifeless in the first half of their Thanksgiving game at Chicago, I made a mental note to post something after the game on whether the Bears would fire their head coach during the season for the first time in franchise history. As the Bears snapped out of it in the second half, I deleted the mental …

As we approach Week 14 of the 2024 college football season, Illinois football is climbing the newest College Football Playoff rankings and looking ahead to its final game. The No. 25-ranked Fighting Illini (8-3, 5-3 B10) are coming off a 38-31 victory at Rutgers, with eyes on a nine-win season and improving their bowl standing ahead of decision day Dec. …

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) went through a limited practice Thursday. Smith did not practice Wednesday after missing Sunday’s win over the Rams with his injury. He has 41 receptions for 516 yards and four touchdowns in nine games this season. Cornerback Kelee Ringo (calf) also returned to limited work Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session. Cornerback Darius Slay (concussion) …

PISCATAWAY – Kyle Monangai insists he doesn’t think about where he stacks up in Rutgers football’s record books or the type of legacy he’ll leave here on the football field. At least right now, as Monangai’s final season in a Scarlet Knights uniform draws closer to a close, he’s leaving that for others to consider. “It’s cool and all the …

The Dolphins activated quarterback Tyler Huntley from injured reserve ahead of their Thursday night game against the Packers. The team also announced it placed linebacker Tyus Bowser on injured reserve with a knee injury, and it elevated long snapper Zach Triner to the active roster from the practice squad for tonight’s game. Miami placed Huntley on injured reserve on Oct. …

Ball State football is set to face Ohio on the road for the Cardinals’ season finale on Friday. Ball State (3-8, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) is coming off a 38-13 home loss to Bowling Green in the debut of interim coach Colin Johnson, who took over after Mike Neu was fired on Nov. 16. A loss would send Ball State to …

The Ravens designated rookie cornerback T.J. Tampa for return from injured reserve, the team announced Thursday. It opens his 21-day practice window. Tampa went on injured reserve Oct. 26 with an ankle injury. The fourth-round pick has appeared in four games this season and has one tackle. He saw eight defensive snaps but played 77 percent of the special teams …

NEW ORLEANS — Ryan Silverfield jogged toward midfield, ready to shake Tulane coach Jon Sumrall’s hand. But he was interrupted. First, there was a Gatorade bath. It wasn’t a conference title and it wasn’t a College Football Playoff berth, but Silverfield’s Tigers had just dispatched No. 17 Tulane 34-24 on the road in a showcase game on Thanksgiving. The temperature …

Giants quarterback Drew Lock wasn’t happy last week when Tommy DeVito leap-frogged him on the depth chart for the start. Rookie receiver Malik Nabers wasn’t happy he wasn’t targeted until the game was out of reach. Everyone was happy after the first drive Thursday. The Giants scored a touchdown on their opening possession, their first lead in a game since …

Utah Utes running back Charlie Vincent (26) celebrates with place kicker Trey Coleman (38) after downing the Iowa State Cyclones kick returner during a game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your …