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49ers overreactions: Does Super Bowl pressure have team on the fritz?

49ers overreactions: Does Super Bowl pressure have team on the fritz? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers opened the second half of the 2024 NFL season with a crucial victory Sunday on the road over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So all’s good in 49erland, right? Well, not exactly. Yes, the 49ers came away with a 23-20 victory …

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1982 USC-Notre Dame game had its own controversial ending

Dec 6, 1980; Los Angeles, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during halftime of a game between the Southern California Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY NETWORK As you know by now, former USC football coach John Robinson and former Notre Dame football coach Gerry Faust both died on Monday. Both men …

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Former Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust dies on same day as USC’s John Robinson

Sep 1981, unknown location, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Gerry Faust (center) yells from the sidelines. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Some events in life — and death — are improbable in ways which defy description. This is incredible and eerie: On the same day that USC football legend John Robinson died at the age …

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The Bears now have a singular goal this season: save Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams is averaging 4.93 yards per passing attempt the last three games for Chicago, a number so ghastly it seems impossible. Not surprisingly, the Bears lost all three, including a horrific 19-3 drubbing to lowly New England on Sunday. Chicago is 4-5 because it has an excellent defense. The easy part of the season is over though. The remaining …

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CFP rankings release show: Where to watch, live stream for Tennessee football

Jan 11, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; A detailed view of College Football Playoff National Championship logo helmet at 2022 Indianapolis Host Committee press conference at the JW Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The 2024 college football season enters Week 12. Three games remain for Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) during the regular-season. The Vols will play at Georgia on …

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Leafs’ Auston Matthews remains out as upper-body injury lingers

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 12, 2024, 12:24 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews continues to be sidelined by an upper-body injury that has not progressed as expected, forcing him to miss more time. Matthews has sat out the Leafs’ last three games with his ailment, related to a …

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Months after shooting, 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall ascending with each game

Editor’s note: This is the 10th installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 10 winner: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. Ricky Pearsall’s first career touchdown came out of a desire for redemption.  Just past the midway point in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Tampa …

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Highlighting the area’s best on the East District Football team

Strong seasons throughout the Muskingum Valley and Coshocton County led to numerous honors on the East District Football team. The squads were selected by media within the East District. More: A stellar season in New Lex leads to numerous Southeast District football honors More: Football around the Muskingum Valley: Comprehensive coverage of the 2024 season Tri-Valley senior quarterback Max Lyall …

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John Robinson’s finest USC moment didn’t come during a football game

Jan 1, 1996; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Southern California Trojans head coach John Robinson on the sideline during the 1996 Rose Bowl game against the Northwestern Wildcats where USC won 41-32 at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY Sports On Monday, legendary USC football head coach John Robinson passed away at the age of 89. As …

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