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Nov 21, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. The Capitals updated Ovechkin’s status Thursday after he was evaluated by team doctors upon returning from a three-game trip. The …

Patriots Mailbag: The time is now for Drake Maye designed runs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Patriots had a goal-to-go situation last weekend that would’ve been tailor-made for a quarterback to tuck the ball and run. Instead, on third down from the Rams 2-yard line, they handed off to Rhamondre Stevenson for no gain. Then, on fourth down, …

49ers QB Purdy appears to leave practice with shoulder injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Brock Purdy appeared to experience discomfort in his right shoulder as he threw some passes before the start of 49ers practice on Thursday. San Francisco’s head athletic trainer, Dustin Little, was seen rubbing Purdy’s throwing shoulder. Then, Purdy left …

The Lions have won the three biggest blowouts of this NFL season, the largest of which was Sunday’s 52-6 win over the Jaguars. Backup quarterback Hendon Hooker has played at the end of those three blowouts, but he has only thrown nine passes so far this season. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson says it could be valuable for Hooker to …

Quarterback Daniel Jones met the media on Thursday for the first time since the team announced that he has been benched in favor of Tommy DeVito. Jones opened his press conference with a statement calling the chance to play for the Giants “a dream come true” and said he understood the decision because “I did not play well enough consistently …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter One of the NFL’s most dominant teams in 2023, the San Francisco 49ers have let three fourth-quarter leads slip away this season — all losses to NFC West opponents. The 49ers are 2-4 in one-score games, 5-5 overall and face one of the toughest schedules to finish the season. Can Kyle Shanahan right the ship in …

Eagles injury report: DeVonta Smith misses 2nd straight day originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith missed his second straight day of practice with a hamstring injury that has plagued him for a few weeks. Smith, 26, was not present as the Eagles began their Thursday practice inside the practice bubble at the NovaCare Complex. And after …

Daniel Jones spent parts of Thursday’s practice with the New York Giants working with the scout team, even lining up at safety during a walkthrough. The sixth-year quarterback was benched this week by head coach Brian Daboll in favor of Tommy DeVito, and before taking questions from reporters Jones read a prepared statement that sounded like a goodbye to the …

T.O. calls out 49ers star Deebo with tongue-in-cheek remark originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Terrell Owens did not mince words when dissecting Deebo Samuel’s 2024 NFL season with the 49ers. In a campaign that the veteran wide receiver himself deemed the “most frustrating” of his six-year career, both Samuel and the 49ers’ performance on the field has not …

Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst Quietly, the Arizona Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in the NFC.  Thanks to a four-game win streak, everybody suddenly likes Arizona, as it currently leads the NFC West.  However, let’s dig a little deeper.  The 17-15 victory over the Chargers at home came when Los Angeles was …

Could USC coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams (13) reunite in the NFL? (Andy Nelson / Associated Press) You win some, you lose some. At USC, that’s the recipe for a terrible football season. The 5-5 Trojans, who play UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night, have blown fourth-quarter leads in all five of their losses. It’s a …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyNov 21, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Offering credit where due, the Boston Bruins are saying all of the right things after playing poorly enough to help cost their head coach his job. Not to absolve the 2023 Jack Adams winner of all responsibility, but if the B’s were playing …

Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix put together his best performance to date in Week 11, helping power Denver to a 38-6 victory over Atlanta. Completing 28-of-33 passes for 307 yards with four touchdowns and no picks, Nix was named AFC offensive player of the week. In his Wednesday press conference, Nix told reporters that even with this bit of success, …

For the first time since Super Bowl XLVII, the Harbaugh brothers will be facing each other. Ravens at Chargers. Monday Night Football. On Wednesday, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh talked about the family angle to the fairly important game. “I’m sure he doesn’t want to make it about him,” Jim said about John, via NFL.com. “I don’t want to make it …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There have been so many points during the 2024 season when Patrick Mahomes has been unapologetically himself. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has also caused controversy, this year more than ever. It’s no coincidence. But it’s also no fault of his own. Some NFL fans think the game is rigged to help …