Lincoln-Way East, St. Laurence, Loyola and Mount Carmel are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. Lincoln-Way East (10-0) at Minooka (8-2) Kickoff: 6 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Griffins and Minooka are meeting for the third time in the last four years, with all three games coming in …

Dallas Goedert optimistic for Cowboys after returning to practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A calf injury cost him a game in 2019, and a year later a broken ankle sidelined him for four games and a calf injury for another. A fracture in his shoulder kept him out for five games in 2022, and in 2023 it was …

Florida football is facing Texas for the first time since 1940, and the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) will enter their matchup with the No. 5 Longhorns on Saturday at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 21,5-point underdogs (per BetMGM). In this week’s Swampcast, the Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss whether Florida can regroup from a loss to …

Dak Prescott injured his right hamstring Sunday and the news has only become worse for the Dallas Cowboys. On Sunday, his prognosis was unclear after the game. On Monday, it was reported he would have to miss multiple games. On Tuesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones conceded that Prescott was likely headed to injured reserve, which would force him to miss …

The SEC is the headliner once again in Week 11. The only two games featuring ranked teams both come in the SEC and also serve as elimination games for both the SEC championship and the College Football Playoff. No. 3 Georgia visits No. 16 Ole Miss in the afternoon before No. 11 Alabama takes on No. 14 LSU. Of the …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 7, 2024, 08:18 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The wait is over and was worth it. Editor’s Picks 2 Related When the Professional Women’s Hockey League was founded in 2023, it was decided there wasn’t enough time before the inaugural season to create names, logos and jerseys they’d adorn. Therefore, teams debuted with …

As the NFL ponders expanding the regular season to 18 games, five players can find out this year exactly what that feels like. Players who were traded from a team that hasn’t had its bye week to a team that already had its bye week can go through the whole season without a week off. This year, five players have …

ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs speaks with head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels following the Bulldogs 52-17 victory at Sanford Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin has had Saturday’s matchup with the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs …

Wide receiver Mike Williams was traded from the Jets to the Steelers this week and the move didn’t come as a great surprise given the way his brief time with the AFC East team played out. The hope was that Williams would be part of a dynamic passing attack with the Jets, but he only caught 12 passes and caught …

Last week’s upset loss at Houston may not have eliminated Kansas State football from the College Football Playoff picture, but it certainly made for a much steeper climb. What’s more, it had some media experts dropping the No. 21-ranked Wildcats (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) down the Big 12-affiliated bowl pecking order. That said if K-State wins out to end the …

The Baltimore Ravens play the Cincinnati Bengals in this week’s Thursday Night Football Game on Prime Video. (Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images) It’s a battle of AFC North teams this Thursday when the Cincinnati Bengals play the Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals, currently 3rd in the division with a 4-5 record, will visit M&T Stadium to face the 6-3 Ravens who sit at …

The Oregon football team will put its consensus No. 1 ranking in the country to the test once again on Saturday against an unranked Maryland team fighting for bowl eligibility. The Ducks (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) will play the Terrapins (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) at 4 p.m. in Autzen Stadium. Here are three keys to a successful outing for Oregon …

Eagles’ Jalen Hurts on rest day: ‘I just do what I’m told’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jalen Hurts stood in full uniform and helmet and watched Kenny Pickett throw pass after pass in the early portion of Wednesday’s practice. It was a rest day for QB1. Hurts, 26, was listed as a limited participant on the Eagles’ injury …

For the second time in three weeks, a member of ESPN’s “College GameDay” is returning to his former stomping grounds as a coach. With “College GameDay” headed to Lafayette, Louisiana, for a matchup between No. 7 Alabama and No. 13 LSU, former Crimson Tide and Tigers coach Nick Saban is back in familiar territory. The SEC matchup between the two …

Handing out Eagles awards at the (near) halfway point of the 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It has been a busy couple of months to start the Eagles season but at (around) the midpoint of the season, they have a strong 6-2 record. Because the NFL season is now 17 games, the actual midpoint of the Eagles …