Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 26, 2024, 01:14 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Different from points leagues, head-to-head category competition offers its own brand of fantasy fun in that a single goal, assist, power-play point, hit etc. can spell the difference between weekly victory and defeat. One lonesome digit of a save percentage or goals-against average …

Josh Allen has thrived in the Buffalo Bills’ first three games in the post-Stefon Diggs era, but he doesn’t want to tear down his former teammate and wants to make it clear that he has respect for the star receiver. When he met with reporters on Wednesday, Allen clarified comments he made following Buffalo’s 47-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars …

Week 3 was the best sleeper page of the fantasy football season, with Jauan Jennings smashing and Chuba Hubbard rising to RB6. Some of the other picks were minor hits; Andrei Iosivas was the WR22 and Zach Ertz had what’s passable for a tight end game in 2024. Alas, you’re only as good as your last envelope. Let’s get to …

2024 USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25 rankings kicks off in partnership with the NFL. The USA TODAY girls flag football Super 25 heads into Week 2 with six new teams appearing in the national poll after a thrilling slate matchups across the seven states competing in the fall season. While No. 1 Mountain View (Mesa, Ariz.) held …

Sep 26, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night’s preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens with an upper-body injury. The decision appears to be for precautionary reasons, with head coach Craig Berube telling reporters the injury is “not serious” and that his star center “should be fine.” Matthews, 27, left Tuesday’s practice early …

. 2025 four-star interior offensive lineman Douglas Utu flipped his commitment from Tennessee to Oregon, according to Chad Simmons of On3. Utu originally committed to Tennessee on June 24. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound interior offensive lineman is from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utu is ranked as the No. 69 prospect in the class of 2025. He also …

Tom Brady will be on the call for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Week 4 matchup at home against the Philadelphia Eagles. Brady, of course, played the final three seasons of his NFL career with the Buccaneers (2020-22), most notably helping them beat Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. Here’s pertinent information regarding the Week 4 …

Travis Kelce tries to shake his slow start in Los Angeles, Kyle Pitts wonders if there’s anything more in this Falcons offense, and Cole Kmet waves goodbye to Gerald Everett in the Bears’ offense. Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver Week 4 Tight Ends 1 Trey McBride ARI vs. WAS 2 George Kittle SF vs. NE 3 Jake …

. One of the top centers in the 2025 recruiting class, Jaden Toombs announced his commitment to the SMU Mustangs on Wednesday afternoon over a list of four additional finalists. Those programs were the Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Vanderbilt Commodores. Toombs, who visited Alabama back in late-August, is considered as one of the premier …

Brissett still confident in Patriots offensive line amid struggles originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots offensive line was a major problem in the team’s 24-3 loss to the New York Jets in Week 3. This unit allowed seven sacks and 15 QB hits. It also allowed pressure on 53.8 percent of dropbacks. This kind of onslaught …

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Within Big Ten headquarters in this Chicago suburb this week, the industry’s most powerful leaders gathered: the Division I conference commissioners. But next month, in Nashville, Tennessee, perhaps an equally influential group convenes: the Big Ten and SEC athletic directors. In what is viewed as a continuation of their announced partnership in February, the top school administrators …

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer has been diagnosed with dementia, he announced on social media. The 69-year-old Kramer, who played 13 of his 14 seasons in the NFL with the Vikings and made the Pro Bowl after leading the league in passer rating in 1986, posted on his X account Wednesday that he was formally diagnosed with the cognitive …

Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver | Tight End/Kickers/Defense Joe Burrow hunts for momentum in Charlotte, Kyler Murray hopes to further heat up his Marvin Harrison Jr. connection, and Patrick Mahomes ponders life outside the top five at quarterback. At running back, Jonathan Taylor attempts to keep the Colts’ offense on his back, Najee Harris greets a beautiful matchup in …

The recruiting trail has been understandably quiet over the past several weeks as the college football season got underway, but Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks made a major splash on Thursday morning. As many Oregon fans were waking up and getting their coffee, Lanning sent out his famous duck emoji on Twitter with the words “Good morning.” His team …

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — The connection between Tom Brady and Mike Evans was easy to see in any game during their three years together in Tampa, but what Evans didn’t expect going in was the bond they would develop off the field. “It’s crazy that we had the relationship that we did,” the five-time Pro Bowl receiver told FOX Sports …