We’re down to the final week of the 2023 NFL regular season, and the notion of “any given Sunday” couldn’t be more in play. Some contenders are prepared to rest key starters. Others are fighting for postseason seeding. And that’s not even accounting for potential upsets by late-year spoilers. How, then, can you be sure to wager on the right …

Will Patriots honor Matthew Slater with special play vs. Jets? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Will Sunday’s regular season finale between the New England Patriots and New York Jets be the last time we see Matthew Slater play in an NFL game? Slater has not yet made an official announcement about his future, but it’s fair to wonder if …

The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies will both attempt to break long football championship droughts when they meet Monday night in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game. Neither program has claimed a football championship in this millennium, and one of them is guaranteed a long-awaited return to the top. The Wolverines (14-0) last hoisted the trophy in 1997, …

RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst After two seasons as a Husky, Michael Penix Jr. has a chance to leave Washington as one of the most decorated quarterbacks in school history and perhaps the best player the university has ever produced in that short timespan. But when he takes the field against No. 1 Michigan in the College …

Getty Images When it comes to the postseason, the Bengals’ game against the Browns on Sunday is essentially meaningless for both teams. The Browns have clinched the fifth seed in the AFC and the Bengals have already been eliminated from playoff contention, which means there won’t be much at stake in the game.  Although there won’t be much on the …

STARKVILLE — Former South Carolina linebacker Stone Blanton is headed back to his home state. He announced via social media on Friday that he has committed to Mississippi State football. Blanton is from Jackson where he attended Madison-Ridgeland Academy and was a multi-sport athlete. He was once an MSU baseball commit, but his football recruitment took him to South Carolina …

Week 18 of the 2023 NFL season kicks off Saturday and wraps up Sunday night with a winner-take-all battle for the AFC East crown between the 10-6 Buffalo Bills and the 11-5 Miami Dolphins.  Given the unpredictable nature of the NFL — which last week saw the Mason Rudolph-led Steelers upset the Seahawks, the Ravens drop 56 points on the second-seeded Dolphins …

We are approaching the final week of the 2023 NFL season, and for many teams, the last game before their offseason begins. Teams in the hunt have one more chance to get into the playoffs, and some teams need a win and help from other teams in order to make the postseason.  After this week, the playoff picture will be …

Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in one weekend. …

LSU’s 2025 class already has the makings of an elite one with the top receiver and running back in the nation already committed. Now, the Tigers have a chance to land the top quarterback and No. 1 overall prospect in the cycle, as well. Five-star Belleville, Michigan, quarterback Bryce Underwood will announce his college commitment on Saturday, and while LSU, …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 5, 2024, 12:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 With the holidays well behind us, we’re back to our usual rhythm of sandwiching a heavily-scheduled Saturday between two lighter slates on Friday and Sunday, respectively. In this weekend’s case, 12 games on Saturday, squeezed between only three on Friday and a quartet …

FRISCO, Texas — The 2023 NFC East race has played out like the NFL’s version of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” The Philadelphia Eagles raced out to a 10-1 start to the season while the Dallas Cowboys lagged behind with an 8-3 at the conclusion of Week 12.  Over the last five weeks, the tables have turned. The Eagles have …

This Saturday, January 6th, it’s the 24th edition of the All-American Bowl at 1pm ET on NBC and Peacock. The game is a showcase for some of the best high school players in the country, structured as an East vs West showdown and hosted at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the game, the broadcast features some …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Football is the ultimate team sport, with every member of the offense, defense and special teams contributing to the outcome of each contest. But there is no denying the supreme importance of the quarterback position. And in the rare moment you have two potential NFL first-rounders squaring off for a national championship — as we …

Photograph: Bryan M Bennett/Getty Images As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game …