Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:59 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Team Canada general manager Don Sweeney indicated that Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in consideration for the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being snubbed from their NHL 4 Nations Face-Off roster this week. Bedard, 19, was the NHL rookie of the year last season. …

It’s an exciting and admittedly tense time around the fantasy football world. The playoffs are almost here, and for some fantasy managers, Week 14 might be a play-in game. The NFL has given us a hellacious six-pack of bye teams (Ravens, Broncos, Texans, Commanders, Colts, and Patriots), so our rosters are not at full throttle. You’ll probably need to start …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst On the NFL Week 14 oddsboard, there are bigger matchups than the Chicago Bears vs. the San Francisco 49ers. But at some point, we have to address the Niners’ fallout. San Fran has gone from defending NFC champion — within a whisker of winning the Super Bowl — to an injury-decimated team that is …

Nov 29, 2024; Boise, Idaho, USA; Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty (2) runs for gain during the second quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Albertsons Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Losness-Imagn Images With the Indianapolis Colts on their bye week, let’s turn our attention this weekend to College Football. The college season is winding down with the Bowl …

This wisdom from Marshawn Lynch perfectly encapsulates my thoughts while watching Ashton Jeanty’s film at Boise State this season. “If you just run through somebody’s face, a lot of people ain’t going to be able to take that over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.” Jeanty was a one-man demolition derby every week on the field in …

The Detroit Lions are 11-1 and are tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for the best record in football, but the Minnesota Vikings (10-2) and Green Bay Packers (9-3) are still giving chase on the NFC North. That makes Week 14’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Lions and Packers one of the most pivotal remaining matchups on the NFL …

The Football Bowl Subdivision consists of nine conferences, all of which will be deciding their champions this weekend. Not every league title game will have implications for the College Football Playoff, but that doesn’t stop our intrepid cast of alleged experts from weighing in on who they think will prevail in each contest. The action gets underway Friday night, highlighted …

The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to maintain their lead atop the AFC North standings when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday during the Week 14 NFL schedule. Pittsburgh has won six of its last seven games, including a 44-38 victory at Cincinnati last week. The Steelers are 6.5-point favorites in the Week 14 NFL odds, despite losing to Cleveland …

This Bruschi quote still resonates with Mayo as Patriots head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo was fortunate to join the New England Patriots as a rookie in 2008 when the roster had so many great leaders who had won Super Bowl titles. These players knew what it took to prepare before gameday and then execute at …

Both the College Football Playoff and the struggle to get in it have never been bigger. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey laid the groundwork for this year’s frantic finish a year ago with his famous “Sesame Street” line as part of a declaration that a playoff without the SEC isn’t “the real world of college football.”  “One of these things,” he …

There is no division in the NFL through the 2024 season’s first 13 weeks more tightly contested than the NFC West.  Just two games separate the first place Seattle Seahawks (7-5) from the last place San Francisco 49ers (5-7) with the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams tied in the middle with 6-6 records. With that in mind, let’s check …

The Las Vegas Raiders are riding the struggle bus this season. They’re 2-10 and in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, the longest active losing streak in the NFL. They were also the first AFC team eliminated from playoff contention in 2024.  However, first-round rookie tight end Brock Bowers is rising above the entirety of Las Vegas’ mess this …

A former nine-year NFL player and now the Raiders head coach, Antonio Pierce, can’t think of another tight end like Brock Bowers, who is playing like anything but a rookie. Bowers, taken 13th in this year’s draft out of Georgia, is putting up impressive stats. Pierce said Bowers is incomparable because of his combination of size (6-foot-4, 230 pounds), athleticism, …

Recruiting Ohio State football has had a rough week. The Buckeyes, who have one of the best incoming recruiting classes and several five-star players coming to Columbus next season, lost one Wednesday as Na’eem Offord flipped his commitment from Ohio State to Oregon. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Offord is the No. 2-ranked cornerback in the Class of 2025. He is …

The Detroit Lions will try to make up for years of being dominated by the Green Bay Packers when they meet for the second time this season, this time on Thursday Night Football. The Lions defeated the Packers, 24-14, at Lambeau Field in Week 9 for their fifth win over their last six head-to-head contests. Green Bay outgained Detroit in …