By Pat Forde A 12-team field would bring fundamental changes that fans will have to prepare for. Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (onside kick onions sold separately in Eugene): MORE DASH: Congrats, You’re Stuck Se…
Seahawks’ Carroll: DK Metcalf Won’t Need Surgery on Injured Knee
By Zach Koons Seattle’s star wide receiver seems to have avoided a serious knee injury. The Seahawks can breathe a sigh of relief after coach Pete Carroll delivered some positive news about the severity of DK Metcalf’s knee injury on Monday. Speaking w…
Calipari Invites Coal Miner, Son From Viral Photo to Rupp Arena
By Daniel Chavkin The Wildcats coach was touched by a photo of a fan and his son at the team’s scrimmage in Pikeville, Ky. Kentucky basketball continued its preparation for the upcoming season over the weekend with a scrimmage in front of fans in Pikev…
NFL to Investigate Officials Who Appeared to Ask Bucs WR Mike Evans for Autograph
By Zach Koons The collective bargaining agreement prohibits officials from asking players for memorabilia. The NFL is reviewing a postgame interaction between Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans and two members of the game’s officiating crew after the …
NBA Power Rankings: First Looks at Each Team in the Association
By Kyle Wood Celtics, Warriors, Bucks, Jazz (!). Which squad is No. 1 after one week of action? The opening week of the NBA season saw the return of many of the league’s most prominent stars who missed the previous year. Zion Williamson, Kawhi Leonard …
Fantasy Fallout: Jacobs and Gordon Going in Different Directions
By Craig Ellenport Don’t sell high on Jacobs, as his current hot streak looks to continue. Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Fantasy managers rely on statistics to inform their decisions, but sometimes numbers are just numbers. Sometimes a player has …
Chiefs Grow Up Fast Playing 49ers and Bills
By Albert Breer A big win helps Andy Reid’s team accelerate its learning curve. Plus, the Seahawks are anything but screwed up, and the Titans are still the Titans. If you ask Chiefs coach Andy Reid for his favorite play from Sunday’s 44–23 romp over t…
WWE Bringing ‘Elimination Chamber’ to Montreal
By Justin Barrasso The event will mark the first WWE pay-per-view event in Canada since 2019. View the original article to see embedded media. WWE is returning to Canada for a pay-per-view. Elimination Chamber will be held on Feb. 18 at the Bell Centre…
Garo Yepremian’s Comedic, Tragic Career and Triumphant Life
By Jon Wertheim You know about the blooper in Super Bowl VII. The man’s journey through football’s highest level, one of comedy and tragedy, was so much more. At first blush, anyway, it looked like some sort of social science experiment playing out in …
Fantasy Football Week 8 : Early Look at Waiver Wire Pickups
By Shawn Childs Fantasy Football players will need the waiver wire to find replacements to key players like Breece Hall and DK Metcalf. Over the last week, the running back position has been a roller coaster position ride for some fantasy managers. Ken…