While Mark Stoops got choked up after Kentucky’s 20-17 upset of then-No. 5 Mississippi, more than a few Florida Gators fans probably felt strong emotions, too. Florida fans who crave Lane Kiffin as their coach need the Rebels to a lose a few games between now and Thanksgiving. It’s a fine line: Win enough to still look desirable, but lose …

The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 on the strength of three close wins that came down to the final possessions, and they’ll have their first swing at a division rival in Week 4 as they head to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers. Kansas City got it done on the ground last week without Isiah Pacheco, too. The Chargers …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire This might be an eye-grabber for a lot of USC football fans. The Trojans are ranked three spots below LSU in the new US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports. The poll is out after Week 5 of the college football season. Michigan, which beat USC, followed up its win over the Trojans by …

Sep 29, 2024, 02:49 PM ET The NHL fined Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj the maximum amount, $3,385.42, for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Cedric Pare, the league’s department of player safety announced Sunday. The fine, the most allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, followed Xhekaj’s actions in the first period of Toronto’s 2-1 preseason victory over host …

Baker Mayfield took over as quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Tom Brady retired in 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Earlier this month, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield said that former QB Tom Brady had created a “high-strung environment” at Tampa Bay — and Brady did not take the criticism lightly. Mayfield, who signed with Tampa Bay …

Oregon football put together its second dominant win in a row after completely stifling UCLA on the road in its Big Ten opener Saturday, 34-13, and moved up a few spots in the national polls as a result. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) moved back up a spot to No. 6 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Ole …

Broncos running back Tyler Badie was stabilized and carted off the field on a stretcher after a hit to the back. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) Denver Broncos running back Tyler Badie collapsed on the sideline and was taken off the field on a stretcher with a back injury during Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. He appeared to sustain the …

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson left the game twice in the span of four plays of the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The second-year player took two big hits — one to his hip, which forced a fumble, and the other to his head — on designed runs. He headed to the locker room with a hip …

Alabama is the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll after its win over Georgia on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide move up from No. 4 to the top spot, while the Bulldogs drop to No. 5 in the rankings. Texas slips to No. 2 after a two-week stay atop the poll. The Longhorns defeated Mississippi State on …

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson left Sunday’s game with an injury. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Anthony Richardson left Sunday’s game twice on the same drive. And he won’t return to the game. Richardson, who was knocked out early in three of his four games for the Indianapolis Colts last season, left with another injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He left the …

By now, it has been well documented that Jalen Milroe had one of his best starts at Alabama Saturday night, as he put up nearly 500 yards of total offense on No. 1 Georgia’s top-ranked defense and accounted for all but one of the Crimson Tide’s touchdowns. And as Milroe led No. 4 Alabama to its biggest DeBoer era win, …

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson left Sunday’s game with an injury. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Anthony Richardson left Sunday’s game twice on the same drive. Richardson, who was knocked out early in three of his four games for the Indianapolis Colts last season, left with another injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He left the game briefly during a drive, after he …

Wisconsin fell to No. 16 USC on the road Saturday 38-21, dropping a second consecutive contest, falling to 2-2 on the season. They once again are absent from the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, which comes as no surprise. The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and the Badgers have yet to be …

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. The Packers will have quarterback Jordan Love back in the lineup for Sunday’s matchup with their divisional rivals from Minnesota. Love has missed the last two games with the knee injury he suffered in the season opener, …

After bouncing around like a pinball machine the past four weeks, Michigan football has held relatively steady in this week’s rankings. The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) did enough to impress at times and show reasons for concern in others in their 27-24 victory over Minnesota (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten), and Michigan moved up two spots to No. 10 in …