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Fantasy Football Week 1: Taysom Hill leads sleeper picks for your lineups

We’re back for another run through the sleeper streets, trying to give you underrated player considerations every week of the fantasy football season. We’re excited. Fun things are planned. Of course, Week 1 is not a traditional week for fantasy sleepers. Most of you just drafted your dream team, a healthy group of football players that is headed to the …

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Five reasons Cal can come into Jordan-Hare and beat Auburn on Saturday

Aug 31, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne (1) warms up before a game against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports The Auburn Tigers (1-0) are coming off one of their most dominant victories in program history in week one after hanging 73 points on Alabama A&M last Saturday. California …

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Fantasy Football Strategy: Do’s and Don’ts for managers in 2024

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. Just in case you need to brush up on the principles of in-season roster management — the stuff we all originally learned as wide-eyed freshmen back at Fantasy U — …

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Olympian Brianna Decker headlines U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class

Olympian Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago Blackhawks founder Frederic McLaughlin, and the 2002 Olympic gold-medal-winning Paralympic sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. USA Hockey revealed the class Thursday for enshrinement at a ceremony Dec. 4 in Pittsburgh. “The impact of the Class of 2024 spans across …

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What do the Oregon Ducks need to prove in Week 2? | College Football Enquirer

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel, senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss Oregon’s Week 1 performance and what they need to bring to their Week 2 game against Boise State. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more …

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Alabama football expected to have first-round bye in latest Playoff projections

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – AUGUST 31: Head coach Kalen DeBoer and Jalen Milroe #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide talk during the second half against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images) Even though it was a Group of 5 opponent, the Alabama Crimson Tide looked as good as …

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Thursday Night Football Ravens vs. Chiefs: Fantasy football breakdown

You can watch Thursday Night Football: Ravens vs. Chiefs at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on NBC or stream on Peacock, Fubo, DirecTV and NFL+ This is it. We finally made it. After all that fantasy football draft prep, the points finally matter tonight. Week 1 is here! And what a matchup we get to kick things off! Reigning MVP …

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The rapid rise of new four-star DE Tobi Haastrup

One of the more fascinating stories of the 2025 recruiting cycle has emerged in this first week of September. The college football and recruiting world is becoming quickly familiar with a prospect by the name of Tobi Haastrup out of Houston (Tex.) Mayde Creek. This time last week, Haastrup, 6-foot-4, 240 pounds, had never suited up for a high school …

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Fantasy Football: 6 players who will make or break your Week 1 lineups

It’s Week 1! After months of agonizing over ADP, it’s finally time to set your fantasy football lineups and make tough decisions that will make or break your week. What makes a “make or break” player? Every week, we have players who we start without question. We never hesitate to start players like Tyreek Hill and Jonathon Taylor. Even players …

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Georgia freshman sensation turned down over $200k to attend UGA

Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back KJ Bolden (4) reacts after a tackle against the Clemson Tigers in the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Bulldogs true freshman defensive back K.J. Bolden, who is a former five-star recruit, made an immediate impact in Week 1 for Georgia. Bolden finished the …

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