The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting some reinforcements for Sunday’s Week 14 home matchup with the Cleveland Browns. Pittsburgh (9-3) will have two defenders back in the lineup who did not play when the Browns upset the Steelers two weeks ago. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that he “fully expects” to have starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith for Sunday …
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2025 NFL Draft order projections: Giants lead race for No. 1, plus how each top-pick contender could finish
Three teams enter Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season with 2-10 records, and two of them are in need of a franchise quarterback. Unfortunately for the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders, the pool is extremely shallow after last year’s NFL Draft saw signal-callers taken with six of the first 12 selections – including each of the first …
Read More »National Signing Day 2024: The nine biggest college football recruiting decommitment “flips”
Signing Day came and went Dec. 4 and was in part defined by the biggest college football recruiting flips — which is when a player decommits from one school and nearly simultaneously joins the commitment class of another. The early signing period runs through Dec. 6, but the fireworks mostly happen on Day 1, and we sure did see a …
Read More »December schedule hacks – Why you should add Rangers, Ducks this month
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyDec 5, 2024, 03:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 By hacking the schedule — figuring out which teams are more active when most others are not — fantasy managers can seize greater flexibility in maximizing their lineup potential every date of the schedule. The greater number of players in action each date, …
Read More »Eagles injury report: Britain Covey returns to practice
Eagles injury report: Britain Covey returns to practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles punt returner Britain Covey made his return to practice on Thursday after missing the start of the week with a neck injury. WR/PR Covey injured his neck against the Ravens on Sunday night. On Thursday, Covey was late to get over with the punt returners …
Read More »GC Football: Frost Coach Phillip Gibson selected to coach in All-American Bowl
Dec. 5—Frost Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Phillip Gibson has been selected to coach in the All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium on December 29th. This will be Coach Gibson’s sixth time to be the Offensive Coordinator for the All-American Bowl that will consist of the top high school football players and coaches in the United States. Gibson is in …
Read More »Stroud, Young, Richardson, Levis: Where the top QBs of the Class of 2023 stand now
The 2023 quarterback draft class has now had nearly two full NFL seasons. The group still brings more intrigue than certainty as to who they’ll become in the league. There’s the Texans’ C.J. Stroud, last year’s Offensive Rookie of the Year, who put together arguably the best rookie quarterback season ever. This season, however, all the talk has been about …
Read More »Nick Chubb: I’ve thought about return to Pittsburgh, grateful I’m running again
As the Browns were preparing to face the Steelers a couple of weeks ago, he said that it was the “same, normal game” for him despite facing the same team the Browns were playing when Chubb suffered his season-ending knee injury in Week Two last year. The Browns and Steelers are facing off again this week, but Chubb’s mindset is …
Read More »Urban Meyer has ‘no interest’ in return to Ohio State, expresses ‘full confidence’ in Ryan Day amid fan unrest
USATSI Ohio State fans are upset with coach Ryan Day after a fourth straight loss to Michigan last Saturday, leading to some speculation about his future wiht the program. Even though no moves have been made — or expected with the No. 6 Buckeyes still in line for a College Football Playoff berth — Urban Meyer’s name can be crossed …
Read More »FOX Super 6 NFL, CFB, MLB recap: Winners plan holiday shopping, Disney trip
Is there anything more enjoyable than bonding over sports with loved ones while winning some cash? People get to do exactly that every week with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 contest. With opportunities to win thousands of dollars, the Super 6 game gives fans a new reason to get excited about sports. The contest — which has been live since …
Read More »Ravens’ Derrick Henry approaching yet another historic milestone in what has been a season of benchmarks
It’s been an historic season for Derrick Henry, whose first season with the Baltimore Ravens has been a slam-dunk success so far. In the same game earlier this year, Henry eclipsed 10,000 career rushing yards while also scoring his 100th career touchdown. Henry, who ran for his 100th career touchdown last month, is on the precipice of making even more …
Read More »Lions vs. Packers NFL props, Thursday Night Football picks, AI prediction: Josh Jacobs over 75.5 rushing yards
The Detroit Lions (-3.5) will look for the season sweep of the division-rival Green Bay Packers when the two teams meet on Thursday Night Football. Detroit won at Green Bay in Week 9, when backing the Under in NFL prop bets for quarterbacks turned out to be the right decision. Jared Goff had just 145 passing yards, while Jordan Love failed …
Read More »Ohio State Buckeyes: 5 things to know about the 2025 recruiting class
Dec. 5—Every December seems to get busier, but Ohio State still found time to sign a top five recruiting class this week while trying to pick up the pieces from another loss to Michigan and looking ahead to a College Football Playoff berth. Here are five things to know about the group that will join the program in the next …
Read More »NFL offseason QB market: Where might Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, others land?
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter There aren’t many teams that definitely will be looking for a new starting quarterback this offseason, and those that do will likely be first looking towards the draft. But the quarterback class in the 2025 NFL draft isn’t very deep, nor is it generally well-regarded. And there could be some very intriguing veteran options available in …
Read More »UCLA parts with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after one difficult season
UCLA has parted with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after the Bruins’ offense struggled throughout the 2024 season. (Joseph Reedy / Associated Press) Eric Bieniemy received a hero’s welcome upon his arrival in March, co-workers lining the hallway inside UCLA’s practice facility to serenade him with applause. The new offensive coordinator removed one of his Super Bowl rings so that DeShaun …
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