A season ago, Vanderbilt finished 2-10 and 0-8 in SEC play — losing the conference games by an average of 20.3 points. Its closest result was a 31-15 defeat to Auburn. There was no earthly reason to believe Vanderbilt football would be anything other than what Vanderbilt football has always — or most always — been. Non-competitive. Yet last offseason, …

Davante Adams wants to find a new home, and the Las Vegas Raiders are trying to make that happen sooner rather than later. Both Adams and the Raiders are aiming to complete a trade for the 31-year-old superstar receiver “within the next 48 hours,” according to a report from The Athletic on Monday. The New York Jets are still seen …

What we learned in Pats-Dolphins: Pats can’t get out of their own way originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Jacoby Brissett moved slowly through the Patriots locker room on Sunday, among the most beat up and frustrated on a beat up and frustrated team following its 15-10 loss to Miami. “Nothing was good,” Brissett said at his postgame …

Ole Miss dashed LSU’s playoff hopes last year with a shootout win in Oxford. LSU entered the game 3-1 with no margin for error thanks to a season opening loss to Florida State. Ole Miss led 21-7 after the first quarter and from that point on, it was a track meet. LSU cut the deficit to three and Ole Miss …

Shanahan reveals what Purdy did wrong on Cards’ game-clinching blitz originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Although they had not shown any capability of finishing the job, the 49ers still had one last chance on Sunday. But the Arizona Cardinals thwarted that opportunity, as the 49ers’ final mistake of the game sealed their fate. The 49ers’ final error of …

The Third Saturday in October will be contested between Tennessee and Alabama on Oct. 19 at Neyland Stadium. The Southeastern Conference announced game times for Week 8. Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. ABC will televise the SEC matchup. Tennessee enters Week 7 having defeated Chattanooga, North Carolina State, Kent State and Oklahoma. …

2025 NFL Draft order: Patriots have No. 1 pick after five weeks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots sank to a new low in a 15-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Sunday’s Week 5 game at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots offense again struggled to do much of anything. The passing attack failed to tally 200-plus …

Oct. 7—CHAMPAIGN — The much-anticipated Illinois football home game against Michigan on Oct. 19 now has a start time. The Illini and Wolverines will kick off at 2:30 p.m. in less than two weeks at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, with CBS broadcasting the game. The No. 23 Illini (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) and No. 24 Wolverines (4-2, 2-1) will meet …

Sherman declares it’s ‘panic mode’ for 49ers after loss to Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Richard Sherman articulated what many 49ers fans are feeling after Sunday’s 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco’s second devastating loss to an NFC West division opponent in three weeks sent many of the Faithful into an emotional …

Vanderbilt football beat a top-five team for the first time ever on Saturday with its 40-35 win over AP No. 1 Alabama. In the postgame jubilation, Commodores fans stormed the field and tore down the south end zone goalpost, marching it all the way to the river. Quarterback Diego Pavia played a large part in the upset, throwing for 252 …

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forwards Max Pacioretty and Steven Lorentz to one-year deals and inked defenseman Cade Webber to a two-year extension. Pacioretty, 35, signed a deal worth $873,770 after a professional tryout in training camp. Lorentz signed a deal worth $775,000 coming over from the Florida Panthers. Pacioretty had 23 points (four goals, 19 assists) in 47 games …

Patriots’ power structure complicates looming Drake Maye decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Devin McCourty said something Sunday night that made my ears perk up. Talking on NBC’s Football Night in America about the ever-declining play of Deshaun Watson and whether the Browns should go to Jameis Winston, McCourty cited Bill Belichick. “Bill used to tell us, ‘In this …

Anthony Gharib, ESPNOct 7, 2024, 01:06 PM ET The 2024-25 NHL season is here, marking the beginning of another run to the Stanley Cup and, most importantly, new goalie masks. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The league’s top goaltenders are set to show up in style while protecting their respective goals. Playing in his final season, Marc-Andre Fleury is going out …

The “Third Saturday in October” has a kickoff time and a TV assignment. Alabama football will take on Tennessee at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The game will be broadcast on ABC. Alabama will first take on South Carolina at 11 a.m. Saturday from Bryant-Denny Stadium on ABC. The Crimson Tide has two SEC wins …

Shanahan provides CMC, Pearsall updates ahead of 49ers’ Week 6 game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are not opening the practice window for rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall this week for one very obvious reason. San Francisco is not going to have a full-speed practice this week as they prepare to face the Seattle Seahawks on …