Colorado dominated the college football headlines last offseason after NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders took over the program fresh off a successful run at Jackson State. Early on, it looked like the Buffaloes — fresh off an unprecedented roster overhaul — had a chance to meet the astronomical hype that proceeded them. A 3-0 start coupled with an ascent …
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Cowboys escape with a win over the Seahawks, and maybe Dak Prescott is the real MVP
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) sprints for a first down against the Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Maybe Dallas Cowboys fans will be happy with Dak Prescott now. Getting undue criticism is part of the job of playing quarterback for the Cowboys. Ask Tony Romo. Go back to the …
Read More »How Baylor’s Nelson McKnight put name in TSSAA football championship record books
CHATTANOOGA – Nelson McKnight acknowledged his fatigue. He was on the verge of a TSSAA football state championship record as well as a making a defensive score. The Baylor senior wasn’t going to stop now. McKnight yanked the football from McCallie quarterback Jay St. Hilaire’s arms and returned it a state championship record 98 yards for a touchdown Thursday night …
Read More »CeeDee Lamb breaks HOFer Bob Hayes’ Cowboys record for most 100-yard receiving games in first four seasons
USATSI ARLINGTON, Texas — The 2023 season has been a record-breaking campaign for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. Lamb became the first player in NFL history to have three consecutive games with 10 or more catches and 150 or more receiving yards. Lamb also became the first player in Cowboys history with three 1,000-yard seasons in his first four seasons. On “Thursday …
Read More »Corey Kiner, starting O-line returning to UC Bearcat football for 2024
UC coach Scott Satterfield and offensive guard Luke Kandra embrace after the Bearcats started with a win over EKU Sept. 2. In a week that saw more than 20 University of Cincinnati football players hit the transfer portal, the Bearcats had several key performers announce their intentions to return for 2024. UC football Deshawn Pace says leaving UC football team …
Read More »‘All the money is on Michigan so far’
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst In the NFL Week 13 odds market, you aren’t going to find a more intriguing matchup than 49ers-Eagles. There might not be a better matchup this entire regular season. All we need this time is for Brock Purdy to stay healthy so that the rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game lives up to …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers’ return to practice kicks off the Jets’ 2024 season. Here are 4 fixes he needs on offense
For all intents and purposes, the 2023 season is over for the New York Jets. They’re 11th out of 12 teams in the AFC’s wild-card bracket, woefully undermanned nearly everywhere on offense, and are facing three straight games against teams that are vying for a playoff berth. At this stage, it would take an act of divine intervention for the …
Read More »College football games, picks: Why Alabama’s Jalen Milroe is the clear protagonist of Championship Week
Jalen Milroe had been benched. They’re saying it out loud now at Alabama, referring to that Week 3 near-disaster at South Florida. The Crimson Tide’s now-star quarterback had thrown two interceptions the previous week in a loss to Texas and looked bad doing it. The 34-24 defeat was Alabama’s worst in a nonconference home game in 19 years. Nick Saban …
Read More »Tristan Jarry first Penguins goalie to score thanks to empty-netter
Nov 30, 2023, 10:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left to collect the 17th tally by a goalie in NHL …
Read More »Seahawks increase lead to 28-20 on Geno Smith’s touchdown run
It was not long ago that the Cowboys held a 20-14 lead over the Seahawks and seemed in complete control. Six minutes and 29 seconds of game time later, the Seahawks lead 28-20. Seattle scored with four seconds left in the first half on a Geno Smith 1-yard pass to DK Metcalf. The Seahawks opened the second half with a …
Read More »Jets’ Aaron Rodgers still focused on playing again this season and perhaps before Dec. 24
Aaron Rodgers fully intends to play again this season for the New York Jets and he hasn’t ruled out being back on the field for a game in a few weeks. The quarterback has been making a remarkably quick recovery since tearing his left Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with the Jets in Week 1. Rodgers, speaking to …
Read More »McCallie beats Baylor for fourth TSSAA football championship in five years
CHATTANOOGA – McCallie slowed Baylor’s high-octane offense just enough Thursday night at Finley Stadium. And in the process, the Blue Tornado powered up its own in the Division II-AAA BlueCross Bowl. The result? The Blue Tornado claimed its fourth TSSAA football championship in five years and fifth overall with a 34-28 win against Chattanooga rival Baylor. All five — dating …
Read More »Tyreek Hill jokes that Patrick Mahomes’ connection with Travis Kelce drove him from Chiefs: ‘I was hurt’
Tyreek Hill is through nearly two seasons with the Dolphins, but the former Chiefs wide receiver can’t stop talking about his former team and, more specifically, why he changed teams in the first place. Appearing on the “RG3 and The Ones” podcast this week, the Pro Bowler joked that the connection between Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce helped …
Read More »Zach Ertz, Cardinals agree to part ways: Tight end wants to sign with contender according to JJ Watt
A three-time Pro Bowl tight end is hoping to sign with a contender. Zach Ertz is heading to the open market after the Cardinals granted his request to be released, as reported by former teammate and current CBS Sports NFL analyst JJ Watt. Ertz, who has not played since he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a quad injury …
Read More »Moments removed from Super Bowl loss, Marshfield football’s breakout stars plotting return
FOXBORO — Tor Maas admitted he didn’t have any expectations at the outset of his junior season. But here he stood at the end of it, on the turf at Gillette Stadium. Surely he was disappointed in the Marshfield High football team’s 42-14 loss to unbeaten King Philip — last year’s runner-up — in the Division 2 Super Bowl Thursday night, …
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