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Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Identify the one and avoid the other like your fantasy season depends on it. Because it might. Successfully mining for underrated talent, while sidestepping players who end up underperforming, makes for a formula that’s bound to pay off fantasy dividends all campaign long. …

Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos have lost their two opening games of the season. Photograph: John Froschauer/AP It was only last season that Sean Payton rocked up in Denver and set a blowtorch to everything that came before, labelling Nathaniel Hackett’s spell in charge of the Broncos one of “the worst coaching jobs” in NFL history. It would be nice to …

After two weeks of the 2024 season, we’re down to nine undefeated teams, and two of them are the Saints and the Chargers. New Orleans may be the most impressive squad in the league coming out of the gate, but do the Saints have staying power?  Heading into Week 3, FOX Sports’ NFL experts tackle that topic and several others, …

Having snapped a 15-game losing streak against the Patriots in last year’s season finale, the Jets will now look to get a streak of their own going against their AFC East rivals. The Jets will be favored in their home opener, but New England has been competitive so far, so it won’t be an easy game. Here are the biggest …

The Seahawks drafted wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first round in 2023 with an eye on him sustaining the kind of production they’ve grown accustomed to getting from DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, but his rookie year produced modest numbers as the No. 3 man in the wideout room. Smith-Njigba only had two catches in Week One, but he …

The Cowboys defense got run over by the Saints on their home field last weekend and Micah Parsons is adamant that it can’t happen again when the Ravens come to town this Sunday. New Orleans ran for 190 yards and Derek Carr picked up 243 yards on just 11 completions, so the Cowboys struggled across the board in Week Two. …

It’s the season of the running back, so far. And two unlikely candidates stand on the brink of joining an elite club. Per the NFL, Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins and 49ers running back Jordan Mason have rushed for at least 100 yards and a touchdown in each of the first two games of the regular season. They can become …

The Saints offense is off to a blistering start to the 2024 season. Their 91 points is the most over the first two games of a season since the 2009 Saints posted 93 points and they are the third team to score at least 30 points in the first half of both of their first two games. Quarterback Derek Carr …

Aaron Rodgers #8 and the New York Jets play their home opener of the season against the New England Patriots tonight. (Justin Ford/Getty Images) The 2024 NFL season has finally arrived, and it’s time to kick off Week 3. This week on Thursday Night Football, the New England Patriots face the New York Jets. Currently, the New York Jets are …

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNSep 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. After hockey fans went many years without best-on-best international competition, …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 8-8 (.500); season 19-13 (.594). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 7-8-1 (.467); season 18-13-1 (.581). Times Pacific. PATRIOTS …

Sep 19, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Jaromir Jagr has opened his 37th professional season with his hometown Kladno Knights in the Czech league. In what is expected to be his final season, the 52-year-old winger set up a power play goal, the only one Kladno scored in a 5-1 away loss to Pardubice on Wednesday night. It was the first …

Chargers defensive tackle Poona Ford celebrates after his interception against the Raiders that sealed the Week 1 victory. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) It was the Chargers’ first major opportunity to reintroduce themselves. On fourth and one in the season opener, however, it wasn’t Joey Bosa or Khalil Mack who made the play that sent the defense’s first warning …

Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has started this season on a tear, picking up right where he left off at the end of last season. And on Sunday, he could set a new NFL record for the most sacks over any five-game stretch since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. Hutchinson has 5.5 sacks through two games this season, …

Pats place LB on IR, sign rookie from Bears practice squad originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots announced a pair of roster moves Wednesday ahead of their Week 3 showdown with the New York Jets. Linebacker Oshane Ximines was placed on injured reserve shortly after being ruled out of Thursday night’s game with a knee issue. …