In its search to bolster its ranks, the Mountain West Conference turned to a familiar face. The conference has added Hawai’i as a full-time member, the league announced Tuesday, with the move officially taking effect on July 1, 2026. The Rainbow Warriors have been a football-only member of the Mountain West since 2012, with most of the school’s other teams …
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Nick Sirianni did the easy part Monday. He apologized for interacting, in a somewhat heated and confrontational way, with Philadelphia fans during Sunday’s 20-16 victory over Cleveland. Cameras caught the fourth-year Eagles head coach shouting and gesturing to fans behind the Philly bench late in the fourth quarter. It included cupping a hand to his ear, as if he couldn’t …
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New Mexico head coach Bronco Mendenhall reacts after a play during game against Auburn, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. | Butch Dill Bronco Mendenhall doesn’t believe Utah State is the team that its record says it is. At 1-5, Utah State is one of the more woeful teams in the Mountain West Conference, ahead of only Air Force …
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Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Amari Cooper is, for the most part, exactly what the Buffalo Bills needed. So the match made sense, even with the Bills giving the Browns a third-rounder and seventh-rounder in exchange for Cooper and a sixth-rounder on Tuesday. Cooper is a poor man’s Stefon Diggs. From a contract standpoint, it’s quite literal: Cooper is set to …
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The Cleveland Browns traded star wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills, it was announced Tuesday. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) It was a busy day on the wide receiver news front Tuesday, sending fantasy football managers reeling as the Buffalo Bills made a splash move to acquire star WR Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns — just hours …
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Big Al and the Alabama cheerleaders lead the Crimson Tide onto the field before the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal game at the 86th Cotton Bowl in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Alabama defeated Cincinnati 27-6 to advance to the national championship game. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] We are halfway through the 2024 college football season, …
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What Warner, 49ers looking to prove in tough matchup vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner and the 49ers are looking to do something they never have done: beat Patrick Mahomes. San Francisco is winless in four regular-season and playoff games against Kansas City with Mahomes under center, with two of those losses — Super Bowl …
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Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Chattanooga Mocs at Neyland Stadium on Aug. 31, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 10 Tennessee (5-1, 1-1 SEC) will host No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 2-1 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT and will be …
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Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 6 winner: Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch After the Lions’ 47-9 thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys, Alex Anzalone cracked a smile — the biggest of his postgame press conference. The Detroit linebacker had just been asked …
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Raiders trade Adams to Jets for reported third-round pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Davante Adams appears to be leaving Las Vegas to team up with an old friend once again. The Las Vegas Raiders are trading the three-time All-Pro wide receiver to the New York Jets for a conditional third-round NFL Draft pick, reuniting him with quarterback …
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Colorado two-way superstar Travis Hunter is likely to play Saturday at Arizona despite getting knocked out of his last game with a right shoulder injury against Kansas State, Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday “Travis should play for certain on Saturday,” Sanders said at his weekly news conference in Boulder. The news is a big boost not just for …
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The Super Bowl is returning to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in 2028, the NFL announced Tuesday. It marks the first time the game will be in Atlanta since 2019, when Tom Brady and Bill Belichick won their sixth and final Super Bowl together with the New England Patriots in a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. “This is a …
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Davante Adams had himself a busy Tuesday morning. First, the star receiver was moved in a deal from the Las Vegas Raiders to the New York Jets. Then, less than two hours after the trade was first reported, Adams made a surprise appearance on FS1’s “The Facility.” Adams FaceTimed “Facility” co-host James Jones, who was a former teammate of his …
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NFL Power Rankings roundup: How Maye’s first start impacts Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s not often that a 41-21 loss can be deemed as a step forward, but that would be an accurate description of the New England Patriots’ Week 6 game against the Houston Texans. That’s because rookie quarterback Drake Maye made his first career start and …
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Ryan Williams did not have a typical “Ryan Williams” performance for Alabama football against South Carolina. In the Crimson Tide’s 27-25 win against the Gamecocks, the Alabama freshman wide receiver had four receptions on six targets for a career-low 32 yards and zero touchdowns. South Carolina was the first defense to finish a game against the Crimson Tide in 2024 …
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