Like a pair of heavyweight fighters in the boxing ring, West Holmes and visiting New Philadelphia went toe to toe, exchanging blows, with the Quakers landing the final haymaker with a defensive score to pull out a 38-31 triumph over the Knights in Ohio Cardinal Conference action on Friday night. Quaker sophomore defensive back Kolston Fox pounced on a fumble …

Approximately seven weeks after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest, San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall is expected to make his NFL debut. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that Pearsall will be activated — “full go” — for San Francisco’s Week 7 Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs. “He’s had a hell of a week and we’re …

The little brown jug that is awarded to the winner of the high school football game between Calallen and Tuloso-Midway will stay put at 4001 Wildcat Dr. for at least one more season. Calallen erupted for 21 points in the second quarter, and its defense limited Tuloso-Midway to one score in the second half, to capture a 35-14 win against …

The Texans have taken some injury hits this season. They ruled out five players for Sunday’s game against the Packers, and four of them are key contributors on defense. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (knee), cornerback Kamari Lassiter (shoulder), linebacker Henry To’oTo’o (concussion) and safety Jimmie Ward (groin) will not play. Wide receiver/returner Robert Woods (foot) also is out, and wide receiver/returner …

WINTER HAVEN — On the first play of the game, Lake Gibson quarterback Collin Henderson just barely overthrew wide receiver Derrick McBride at midfield. That was one of only a few plays that didn’t click for the Braves on Friday night. Lake Gibson’s offensive performance in its 38-0 victory over Winter Haven at Denison Stadium was just as head coach …

Shanahan details Chiefs DC Spagnuolo’s defensive evolution originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is all too familiar with Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and his evolution. The two longtime NFL brainiacs have met in two of the last five Super Bowls and might just bear too much industry knowledge for their own good. …

Week 7 of the 2024 college football season offered up some of the sport’s customary excitement and chaos, with four games involving top-25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll going into overtime. No. 3 Penn State came back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to knock off USC. Under the famed night lights of Tiger Stadium, No. 8 LSU outlasted …

Word before the Vikings’ bye week was that running back Aaron Jones would be back from his hamstring injury in time to play against the Lions in Week Seven, but the team hasn’t made a definitive ruling on his availability yet. Jones was a limited participant in practice the last two days and he’s been listed as questionable to play. …

WEST LAFAYETTE – A heated Purdue redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Browne walked to the sideline during the second quarter looking visibly frustrated. It wasn’t for the lack of effort for Browne, doing all he could to ignite another collectively stale first half performance from the Boilermakers in another loss, this time to No. 2 ranked Oregon at Ross-Ade Stadium on …

The Eagles will not have their starting left tackle for at least four weeks. Philadelphia announced on Friday that Jordan Mailata has been placed on injured reserve. Mailata suffered a hamstring injury early on in the Week 6 victory over the Browns. Head coach Nick Sirianni previously noted that Mailata would miss “a couple weeks.” Fred Johnson is slated to …

There were moments in the third quarter where the Plainfield football team seemed poised to pull off the biggest upset of the 2024 season. Trailing by six late in the third quarter, the Panthers had possession at the East Haven 10-yard line late in the third quarter. Then there was an interception on a desperate fourth-down play. Then there was …

Packers receiver Jayden Reed has no injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Texans. Reed was a limited participant in all three practices this week after injuring his ankle on a punt return in the Week 6 win over the Cardinals. Reed has 27 receptions for 442 yards and three touchdowns this season. Wide receiver Christian Watson (ankle) also was …

Swoop enters the field with the the Utah players before the game against Baylor at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Utah went on to win the game 23-12. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News Utah (4-2, 1-2) vs. TCU (3-3, 1-2) Kickoff: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. MDT Venue: …

Kittle a ‘huge matchup problem,’ admits Chiefs linebacker Bolton originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s not exactly a bold statement to imply that 49ers tight end George Kittle is difficult to defend on the football field. After all, he has been selected to five Pro Bowls and four All-Pro teams over his eight-year NFL career. During the Kansas …

PROVO, Utah — Redshirt sophomore Garret Rangel will get the start as Oklahoma State’s quarterback on Friday night at BYU. Seventh-year senior Alan Bowman had started all six games prior to Friday, but was benched in two of the previous three games. OSU coach Mike Gundy avoided announcing a starter when he spoke to the media earlier in the week. …