Yearly Archives: 2024

Nothing is assured, but Lions are poised for more than ‘one shot’ at Super Bowl

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The NFL, among its many players, coaches and executives, bears another acronym: Not For Long. That has many applications. National Football League players aren’t guaranteed to have long careers. The league average hovers around just three years. Coaches aren’t guaranteed to be employed by the same team or on the same staff for a significant …

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2024 Super Bowl LVIII odds: How bookmakers set the lines, 49ers-Chiefs

Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Setting a Super Bowl betting line is an exercise that requires bookmakers to balance full-season power ratings with recent developments. Once the NFL’s season finale between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs was finalized, multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks opened San Francisco as a 2-point favorite with the total at O/U 47.5. However, …

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Huskers offer scholarship to Texas linebacker

A class of 2026 linebacker has been offered a scholarship by the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Noriel Dominguez plays for Fort Bend Marshall High School out of Missouri City, Texas. In 11 games last season, he recorded 80 tackles, 12.0 for loss, and 3.0 sacks. Dominguez holds offers from Oregon, LSU, and Florida, to name a few. Nebraska has been busy offering …

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Ranking the top 10 coordinators in Eagles history

Ranking the top 10 coordinators in Eagles history originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With the Eagles settling on Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio as their new coordinators, we thought it would be fun to go back and select the top 10 coordinators in Eagles history. The notion of NFL offensive and defensive coordinators goes back to the 1960s, although …

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Handful of Oregon Ducks are blowing away scouts at the Reese’s Senior Bowl

There are several former Oregon Ducks who are down in Alabama this week at the annual Reese’s Senior Bowl, showcasing their talent in front of NFL scouts and getting ready to show what they can do this weekend in the Senior Bowl Game. Among those players in Mobile are Bo Nix, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Brandon Dorlus, Khyree Jackson, and Evan Williams. …

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Auburn football legend Terry Beasley passes away at age 73

Auburn football announced Wednesday night that its all-time leading receiver has passed away. Auburn fans learned late Wednesday that Terry Beasley, who was known as Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Pat Sullivan’s top target from 1969-1971, passed away at the age of 73. Beasley is one of two receivers to ever record 1,000 receiving yards in a season at Auburn, doing so …

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Two Vols to play in East-West Shrine Bowl

Two former Vols will compete in the East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday. Tight end McCallan Castles and running back Jabari Small will play in the all-star game, which will be contested at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. Ford Center is the indoor practice complex for the Dallas Cowboys. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. EST and NFL Network will televise …

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Here are the rosters for the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl

The 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl will be played at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. MT. The college all-star game will be televised on NFL Network and available to stream on fuboTV (try it free). The Denver Broncos will have scouts and coaches in attendance for the game and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb will …

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NHL points to progress as diversity group shares frustration

TORONTO — NHL executive Kim Davis says the league has made progress on the diversity front in response to criticism from a member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance. Former player Akim Aliu told The Canadian Press he is disappointed in how Davis and the league have not taken advantage of their chances, echoing comments he and current player Nazem Kadri …

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