Monthly Archives: November 2024

Rick Armstrong’s 5 high school football games to watch in Aurora-Elgin area and second-round playoff predictions

Oswego, Maine South, Batavia, Mount Carmel and Geneva are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. York (8-2) at Oswego (10-0) Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Senior quarterback Bruno Massel, a track sprinter and three-time state qualifier, leads York in this Class 8A second-round game. Massel ran for 172 yards and four touchdowns and completed 11 …

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Panthers give RB Chuba Hubbard a 4-year contract extension

The Carolina Panthers rewarded running back Chuba Hubbard with a four-year contract extension on Thursday that will keep him with the team through the 2028 season. The NFL Network reported that the extension was worth $33.2 million, with a max value of $37.2 million and $15 million in new fully guaranteed money. A 2021 fourth-round draft pick, Hubbard is in …

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Florida athletic director: ‘Billy Napier will continue as head football coach’

Billy Napier’s job as Florida’s football coach is secure for the foreseeable future. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement Thursday that Napier “will continue as head football coach of the Florida Gators.” Napier’s future had been a source of constant speculation this season as Florida failed to finish above .500 in his first two seasons with the …

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Fantasy hockey schedule hacks – Lineup picks, stacks for November

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyNov 7, 2024, 10:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 A weekly victory in head-to-head fantasy competition carries just as much weight in the first quarter of the season as it does in the final stretch. Plus, laying a solid foundation on the fortitude of a winning record earned early on offers significant …

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Re-Drafting the 2024 NFL Draft

(Stefan Milic/Yahoo Sports illustration) Halfway through their debut NFL season, it’s clear that several NFL rookies are way overperforming their draft position — and when you were drafted, for instance, No. 2 overall, that’s really saying something. So let’s suppose that the NFL exercised a full-scale draft mulligan and threw every rookie back in the pool. How would that change …

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The Program: How Wagner handles the juggling act

Nov. 7—ST. JOSEPH — Traveling the country is part of the deal when high-major college football programs offer promising high school prospects a scholarship. Like Cameron Wagner. The 6-foot-6, 300-pound sophomore offensive lineman at St. Joseph-Ogden understands that part of recruiting. “I like to travel,” he said. “My family has always been really big travelers. We camp, and we go …

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Are Colts deluding themselves by playing Joe Flacco over Anthony Richardson?

In the aftermath of the Colts’ loss to the Vikings on Sunday, one in which Indianapolis had its worst offensive performance of the season, coach Shane Steichen defended veteran quarterback Joe Flacco.  The second-year coach said postgame that Flacco played “fine.” He chalked up the performance as “just one game.” He reaffirmed his commitment to Flacco as Indianapolis’ QB1 for …

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Fantasy Football: Week 10 matchups to exploit

Dominate your fantasy football leagues in Week 10 by targeting these favorable matchups. Chuba Hubbard vs. NYG Hubbard is coming off one of his better games of the season and enters Week 10 with some good news, having just secured a four-year contract extension worth a reported $32.2 million. In Week 9, he was able to take advantage of a …

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LSU tight end Mason Taylor semifinalist for Mackey award

Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; LSU Tigers tight end Mason Taylor (86) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. LSU tight end Mason Taylor is putting together a strong junior campaign and on Tuesday, he was named a semifinalist for the Mackey Award, …

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Thursday Night Football: Ravens vs. Bengals fantasy football breakdown

You can watch Thursday Night Football: Ravens vs. Bengals at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video. An AFC North showdown is on tap tonight when the division-leading 6-3 Baltimore Ravens take on the 4-5 Cincinnati Bengals — a rematch of an OT thriller from Week 5 (Baltimore won, 41-38). Both teams are coming off Ws — or …

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SEC Live: This week in recruiting

Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman compiles all the news, notes and analysis of the recruiting trail this week in the SEC. RELATED: ACC Live | Big 12 Live | Big Ten Live MORE SEC LIVE: News and analysis of last weekend’s visits CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | …

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2025 NFL Draft: 5 players who are flying up scouts’ draft boards this season

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Before the college football season even begins, scouts from every NFL team are hard at work evaluating the upcoming crop of talent. Most of the early round draft picks selected the next spring were identified at least a year in advance as players to watch. Occasionally, however, star players sprout up unexpectedly. Take the Cincinnati …

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Justin Fields fully participates in first post-bye practice

A hamstring injury in practice derailed plans to sprinkle quarterback Justin Fields in with starter Russell Wilson during a Week 8 Monday night win over the Giants. Nine days later, Fields seems to be good to go. Fields fully participated in Wednesday’s practice, four days before a Week 10 showdown with the Commanders. Also participating in full were center Zach …

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