Yearly Archives: 2024

Whether here or somewhere else, Zach Wilson will have a hell of a year

The Jets named Trevor Siemian their starter for Sunday’s finale against the Patriots and said Zach Wilson will not play because of the concussion that’s kept him out the last two weeks. That drops the curtain on Wilson’s third NFL season and it would seem to drop the curtain on Wilson’s run with the Jets. The third overall pick of …

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Playoff spots on line for Steelers, Colts, Texans, Bucs, Bills …

NFL logo for Sam Farmer picks (Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 10-6 (.625); season 153-103 (.598). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-6-1 (.600); season 122-127-7 …

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Bills fans may outnumber Dolphins fans in Miami on Sunday night

Bills Mafia is taking its crowd noise to South Beach. Bills fans have swarmed the secondary ticket market this week for tickets to Sunday night’s Bills-Dolphins game in Miami, after last week’s results guaranteed that the game would determine the AFC East champion. So many Bills fans have bought tickets to the Dolphins home game, in fact, that the ticket …

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2024 NFL Draft: Clemson running back Will Shipley declares after productive career with Tigers

USATSI Clemson running back Will Shipley will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Wednesday. Shipley is the No. 2 running back behind Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson and the No. 89 overall prospect available according to CBS Sports . “Dear Clemson family, thank you for everything,” Shipley wrote. “The decision to attend …

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Former Georgia commit Micah DeBose offered by USC

USC can use premium offensive tackles. Here is one interesting possibility. Vigor High School (Mobile, Alabama) 2025 offensive tackle Micah DeBose took to his personal X account to announce that he had received an offer to USC. The 6-5, 300-pound junior had previously been committed to Georgia since January of last year but recently reopened his commitment. Debose is the …

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Florida football QB D.J. Lagway injured during Under Armour All-American game

ORLANDO — D.J. Lagway’s final tuneup before starting his Florida football career didn’t go as smoothly as planned. Lagway, a five-star quarterback and the jewel of the Florida Gators 2024 incoming freshman class, injured his foot during Wednesday’s Under Armour All-American game on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium. The injury occurred as he sprinted out of bounds during the first …

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The end is near for the truculent, ingenious Bill Belichick. Or is it?

Photograph: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Bill Belichick was asked again at a news conference Wednesday morning about his future with the New England Patriots – as if he’d suddenly spill the beans and blurt out that he planned to stop coaching them, or, perhaps planned to hoof it to another NFL team in 2024. Asked if he’d talked this week about …

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SDSU heads to Texas to face Montana for FCS championship game

Jan. 3—Sports staff members Landon Dierks, Marcus Traxler and Matt Zimmer discuss SDSU football heaindg to Texas for the FCS championship game against Montana. TITLE GAME COVERAGE Info about the FCS championship game * 121523-jacksalbany.JPG South Dakota State, Augustana release 2024 football schedules, and they’re playing each other Dec 19, 2023 * SDSUvsUAlbany_FCSplayoffs-71.jpg Zimmer: South Dakota State vs Montana is …

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Laremy Tunsil returns to practice Wednesday

The Texans made only one change to their practice report Wednesday. Left tackle Laremy Tunsil (groin) returned to practice on a limited basis. The other seven players who didn’t practice Wednesday remained out Thursday. Defensive end Will Anderson (ankle), fullback Andrew Beck (calf), receiver Noah Brown (back), defensive tackle Maliek Collins (hip), defensive end Jonathan Greenard (ankle), defensive tackle Sheldon …

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