Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy In this episode of McCoy & Van Noy, Gerald McCoy and guest host Charles McDonald tackle the hottest NFL stories and share personal insights with bold takes and humor. We kick things off by breaking down the Ravens’ Harbowl III victory over the Chargers, where Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry powered Baltimore with dominant …
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Canucks’ Boeser back after illegal check caused 7-game absence
Nov 26, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Forward Brock Boeser will return to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup Tuesday night in Boston, coach Rick Tocchet confirmed. Boeser has been sidelined since taking an illegal check to the head by Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot on Nov. 7. Jeannot was suspended three games and Boeser has missed the last seven contests. Brock …
Read More »College football rankings: Purdue sets new bar for Power Four futility in Bottom 25
USATSI As the 2024 regular season nears its end almost all of the conversation surrounds the 12-team College Football Playoff. Multiple Power Four programs are making a push toward the postseason and await each precious rankings release with bated breath. Then there’s the opposite end of the spectrum. The teams that have already been eliminated from even bowl contention, with …
Read More »Quentin Johnston’s case of the dropsies: Justin Herbert defends Chargers WR after nightmare game vs. Ravens
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston had a rough game Monday night. He was targeted five times by Justin Herbert in the team’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and he came away with zero catches. Going 0-fer in a big game would be bad enough, but the struggles didn’t end there for Johnston. He actually dropped three of the …
Read More »Cowboys, Micah Parsons ‘don’t plan on tanking’ after halting five-game losing streak, Jerry Jones loves it
The Dallas Cowboys were in a tailspin entering Week 12 with a 3-7 record, the worst 10-game start to a season since 2020, and in the midst of a five-game losing streak, their longest since the 2015 season. Many football fans, who root for the Cowboys and other teams, would probably agree that their free fall was actually an ideal …
Read More »USC offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon accepts East-West Shrine Bowl invite
Mandatory Credit: Tim Prangley | Trojans Wire Significant news emerged from USC football on Tuesday morning: USC offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon accepted an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, signaling the end of his USC career after the Trojans’ bowl game. Pregnon thinks he can pursue his NFL dream now. Based on the season he had for USC in 2024, …
Read More »Raiders QB situation: Here’s Las Vegas’ plan for Black Friday game vs. Chiefs after Gardner Minshew injury
Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders will be turning back to Aidan O’Connell under center this weekend. The Raiders will re-insert O’Connell into the lineup in the wake of Gardner Minshew’s season-ending shoulder injury, according to NFL Media, O’Connell has been out since Week 7 after suffering a fractured thumb early in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He …
Read More »The running back market has gotten a boost this year
On back-to-back nights at SoFi Stadium, the two best running backs in the NFL showed what they can do. They showed it by racking up 395 rushing yards between them. For Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, it was 255 yards against the Rams. For Ravens running back Derrick Henry, it was 140 against the Chargers. Both were free agents in …
Read More »Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State picks, odds: 2024 Egg Bowl predictions, bets by proven college football model
A heated in-state rivalry is set to renew when the Ole Miss Rebels host the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Friday in the 2024 Egg Bowl. The Rebels are coming off a 24-17 loss at Florida which saw their College Football Playoff hopes take a massive hit. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, limp into Friday’s contest having lost nine of their last 10 games, …
Read More »Two AFC teams can clinch NFL playoff berths in Week 13: How Bills and Chiefs can punch postseason tickets
USATSI As the NFL season gets ready to hit Thanksgiving, all 14 playoff spots are still up for grabs, but that may not be the case at the end of Week 13. A total of two AFC teams can clinch a playoff spot this week, and the first spot can be clinched as soon as Friday. With that in mind, …
Read More »Dolphins vs. Packers odds, prediction, time, spread, line: 2024 Thanksgiving NFL picks by model on 22-8 run
The Miami Dolphins will try to win their fourth consecutive game and improve their playoff chances when they take on the Green Bay Packers in a 2024 NFL Thanksgiving night matchup. Miami is coming off a 34-15 win over the New England Patriots, while Green Bay defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 38-10, in Week 12. The Dolphins (5-6), who are …
Read More »Grading NFL rookie QBs, other young signal-callers in Week 12: Bryce Young continues outplaying C.J. Stroud
Week 12 didn’t look overly appealing on paper yet delivered to the maximum, with a completely bonkers 1 p.m. slate in which four contests were decided on the final drive. The slump continued for C.J. Stroud in a shocking loss to the Titans at home. Jayden Daniels was good, not great against the Cowboys — until way late in his …
Read More »Notre Dame football vs. USC: keys, predictions as Irish seek to clinch CFP spot
For the second time in six years, all that stands between Notre Dame and a spot in the College Football Playoff is a road trip to its rival, Southern California (3:30 p.m., CBS). When the Fighting Irish were in this scenario in 2018, when a 24-17 victory gave them an unbeaten regular season and the No. 3 seed in the …
Read More »2024 NFL MVP: Can a non-QB win MVP? Here are 5 since 2012 who came close
A quarterback has been named NFL MVP every year since running back Adrian Peterson won the award in 2012. There’s a running back who’s making a case to end that streak in 2024, though. Saquon Barkley has surged up the odds board for MVP after a strong stretch of play. The Philadelphia Eagles star ran for 255 yards in a …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Players to consider dropping to make room for Week 13 waiver wire pickups
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. A players-to-drop column will never be one-size-fits-all, so season these recommendations to taste. Audric Estimé, RB, Broncos (26%) He made sense as a pickup not long ago, but he was …
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