Oct 10, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Offensive numbers are up in the NHL. The goals-per-game average has increased in recent years, and the number of 100-point scorers each season has also gone up. In honor of more goals and more points across the league, here’s a look at the highest-scoring games in NHL history: 21 goals ▪︎ Edmonton Oilers 12, …
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No. 1 Texas coach Steve Sarkisian announces that Quinn Ewers will start vs. No. 19 Oklahoma
It’s official. Quinn Ewers is back. No. 1 Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday that his senior quarterback would return to the starting lineup against No. 19 Oklahoma on Saturday. Ewers has missed more than two games since leaving Texas’ Week 3 win over UTSA in the first half with a strained abdomen. Sarkisian’s announcement isn’t much of a surprise. …
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A simple look at a box score or a study of fantasy football categories doesn’t always tell the whole story of how a player is performing. Dalton Del Don attempts to identify misleading numbers that are worth a closer look. Yes … The Numbers Do Lie. Marvin Harrison Jr.’s four touchdown catches are a lie Harrison Jr. ranks 59th in …
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The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns are two of college football’s fiercest rivals. The iconic Red River Rivalry will be renewed on Saturday for the 120th time. It’ll be the first time this contest has been played with both teams in the SEC, providing an added layer of intrigue to one of the greatest games in sports. As both …
Read More »2024 Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF
Brock Bowers wonders if he can put the Raiders’ offense on his back, Kyle Pitts looks to pull us back in, and Mark Andrews falls ever further from grace. Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver Week 6 Tight Ends 1 Jake Ferguson DAL vs. DET 2 George Kittle SF at SEA 3 Trey McBride ARI at GB 4 …
Read More »Paul Finebaum sounds off on Alabama loss to Vanderbilt. Here’s what SEC Network voice said
Alabama football suffered one of its most humiliating moments in the proud history of its blue-blooded program on Saturday when Vanderbilt stunned, shocked and embarrassed the Tide. Tennessee, knowing misery loves company, provided rival Alabama a little comfort by losing to Arkansas. And Missouri got unmasked as a fraud in College Station. The playoff picture is topsy-turvy, within the SEC …
Read More »Todd Downing, not Nathaniel Hackett, to call Jets offensive plays vs. Bills on Monday night
Todd Downing, the Jets quarterbacks coach and pass-game coordinator, will call the offensive plays in Monday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich announced on Thursday. He will replace offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who had been calling the offense. Ulbrich will continue calling the defense. Hackett has been under immense scrutiny from ownership due in large …
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The New York Jets continued to make changes to the coaching staff in the aftermath of Robert Saleh’s firing earlier this week. Quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Todd Downing will replace offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as the team’s playcaller, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich announced Thursday. “After a lot of time to think about it — and did not make …
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Florida football earned a much-needed win at home last weekend in the Swamp over the UCF Knights, 24-13, to give the Gators a winning record for the first time this season at 3-2. However, because it was a non-conference affair, Billy Napier’s tally against Southeastern Conference competition remains at 1-1. Nonetheless, the Orange and Blue saw a small improvement in …
Read More »The Fantasy Football PSA every manager needs to hear: Don’t be like the Cleveland Browns
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. The Cleveland Browns are giving us the greatest and most extreme example of the sunk cost fallacy that has ever played out in any major North American sport, at least …
Read More »Transfer portal watch: ACC – Yahoo Sports
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There’s ebb and flow to every NFL Sunday, but last week’s sleeper page goes down as a win simply for pounding the table for Tucker Kraft and avoiding the bad cheese of Deshaun Watson, despite a plus matchup. There were some other smaller hits, like Trey Sermon and Jordan Whittington, and of course a few bricks mixed in. Let’s see …
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Eric Williams NFL Reporter Geno Smith is aware that to be the man, you must beat the man. For Smith and the Seattle Seahawks, that means figuring out a way to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, the reigning NFC conference champs and Super Bowl runners-up, in a prime-time game on Thursday night. The Seahawks lead the NFC West at 3-2 …
Read More »Jets demote OC Nathaniel Hackett, strip him of play calling duties under new interim head coach
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