Big Ten Conference championship odds for 2024 have been released by FanDuel Sportsbook, and a new member of the conference is among the favorites to win the Big Ten Championship Game in the upcoming season. The Oregon Ducks are at +250 to win the Big Ten next season, only behind the Ohio State Buckeyes, who are at +155. Oregon is …
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Patriots 2024 roster reset: Upgrade at running back remains a priority
Patriots 2024 roster reset: Upgrade at running back remains a priority originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Editor’s Note: With the beginning of NFL free agency looming on March 13, our Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran is resetting each Patriots position by assessing their 2023 performance, laying out their 2024 contract status and ranking their offseason priority on a scale …
Read More »Door is open for Saquon Barkley’s return to the Giants
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Joe Schoen was sitting alone in his office last week when the good news was delivered. The NFL salary cap had exploded to $255.4 million. It was nearly $15 million more than the “conservative” estimate the New York Giants were using to make their offseason plans. So when the Giants general manager opened up that …
Read More »ACC football championship odds 2024: Clemson, Florida State favored to win conference
ACC Conference championship odds for 2024 have been released by FanDuel Sportsbook, and a pair of perennial contenders are tied at the top to win the ACC Championship Game in the upcoming season. Clemson is at +280 to win the ACC next season, with the Tigers given the same odds to win the conference as the Florida State Seminoles. Three …
Read More »Dating Taylor Swift made Travis Kelce a ‘different man,’ Chiefs coach says
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have received a lot of attention as their romance has unfolded in public, but according to one member of the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff, it’s not just for show. In fact, Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt said that Kelce became a “better man” when he started dating the pop singer. In a recent …
Read More »Jayden Daniels landing spots: Ranking five best NFL fits for reigning Heisman Trophy winner
Jayden Daniels is coming off of one of the most electrifying college football seasons for a quarterback ever. Yes, his 2023 Heisman Trophy season at LSU is one of the best statistical marvels of all time. He totaled 3,812 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns and only four interceptions while completing 72.2% of his passes. That output led to Daniels setting …
Read More »Sources: CFP circulating new 14-team model to include 3 automatic spots for Big Ten/SEC, 2 for ACC/Big 12
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the potential models for a new College Football Playoff may be emerging. In a format being socialized among major conference administrators, the Big Ten and SEC would each receive three automatic qualifiers into a 14-team field, with the ACC and Big 12 getting two each and the Group of Five’s best team qualifying as well. Such …
Read More »Commanders’ Dan Quinn credits Cowboys stint, ‘super important’ Micah Parsons as reasons for second HC job
Some people never get a second chance at being an NFL head coach after being fired from their first opportunity. New Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn became of one of those select few to get another chance. He went 43-42 in six seasons as the Atlanta Falcons head coach with the high-water mark being an appearance in Super Bowl …
Read More »Report: Patriots met with QB prospects J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix at NFL Combine
Report: Patriots met with QB prospects J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix at NFL Combine originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NFL Draft combine is underway in Indianapolis and the New England Patriots are doing their due dilegence on the top quarterbacks worthy of a first-round pick. While Patriots executive Eliot Wolf had previously told reporters that the team would …
Read More »Titans emphasizing need at WR. Will they forgo drafting an LT at No. 7?
Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter In a scrum Tuesday with Nashville media, new Titans coach Brian Callahan touched on the offensive line vs. wide receiver debate. He brought up the conversation from a couple years ago around Ja’Marr Chase, whom Cincinnati selected with the fifth overall pick in 2021, and Penei Sewell, who was selected two picks later by Detroit. …
Read More »Dabo Swinney and Clemson football are at a crossroads entering 2024 spring practice
CLEMSON – Dabo is still the same ol’ Dabo, but his program has not been the same ol’, same ol’ for a while now, which leads one to conclude that the 2024 football season is shaping up to be a crossroads campaign for both the coach and his 17th team. A 9-4 season capped with a bowl victory in 2023 …
Read More »NFL report cards: Breaking down top/bottom 5 of several notable categories, including head coaches and team owners
The NFLPA released its annual report cards on Wednesday, surveying players about their teams and the facilities/services they offer. Several notable categories were featured, including team rankings overall, head coaches, team owners, locker room and treatment of families. Here’s a look at the top five and bottom five of those categories. NFL team rankings Here are this year’s NFL team …
Read More »Shohei Ohtani hits homer in Dodgers debut; Game-winners galore in NBA, college basketball
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Read More »OU football coach Brent Venables says DL Jacob Lacey will ‘probably’ medically retire
Jacob Lacey’s football days appear to be behind him. OU coach Brent Venables said Wednesday on the “Oklahoma Breakdown” podcast that the senior defensive lineman will “probably” be forced to medically retire due to blood clots. Lacey was hospitalized last spring and told by doctors he’d wouldn’t ever play football again. He ended up being cleared before the Sooners’ first …
Read More »PWHL unveils 4-team playoff format, halts talk of expansion
Feb 28, 2024, 06:57 PM ET The recently launched Professional Women’s Hockey League reached its midseason point on Wednesday by unveiling its playoff format, hinting at the long-awaited arrival of actual team nicknames and logos, while putting aside questions about expansion in Season 2 or beyond for now. One aspect that won’t be changing anytime soon, PWHL advisory board member …
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