NFL Week 4 game picks, schedule guide, fantasy football tips, odds, injuries and more
The Week 4 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final score picks. Additionally, ESPN […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle, questionable with calf injury, will ‘do everything I can’ to play
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks as he recovers from a calf injury that kept him on the sideline for most of the week. “I’m going to do everything I can to be able to be on the field on Sunday,” […]
Continue readingSeattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett listed as questionable, but coach Pete Carroll optimistic
Lockett was limited Wednesday, sat Thursday and was listed as a full participant in Friday’s light practice. It wasn’t due to the knee he twisted late in Seattle’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week, but rather a hip issue that, according to Carroll, has bothered Lockett for a while. “We rested him during the […]
Continue readingRon Rivera surprised after Washington Football Team honors him after post-cancer biopsy
ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football Team players surprised their coach, Ron Rivera, with a video and a donation to celebrate his one-year negative biopsy test earlier this week. A three-minute video featuring comments from eight players was played during the team’s meeting Friday morning. It featured highlights from Rivera ringing a bell at the […]
Continue readingNFL Week 4 injury updates – News on Rob Gronkowski, Lamar Jackson, George Kittle and more
Is it Week 4 of the NFL regular season already? Where has the time gone? Nevertheless, the action from the first four weeks of the year has been nothing short of sensational. Some teams have surprised fans and experts, while others have underperformed so far in 2021. Injuries have affected squads early in the campaign, […]
Continue readingWhich women’s college basketball recruits took their games to new levels?
Being able to scout college prospects in person again made it possible to witness firsthand the players who raised their skill level, performance and recruiting stock over the past several months. Recruiting never stops, and players are constantly working and competing for coveted opportunities at the next level. Here are the prospects in the Classes […]
Continue readingNick Saban, Lane Kiffin and the year that changed Alabama football forever
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims can still remember the feeling of that November night back in 2014, when he and the offense were standing on the field in overtime at LSU. With his mind and heart racing, and the roar of the Tiger Stadium crowd ringing in his ears, he shot a […]
Continue readingArizona Coyotes only NHL team to fully relax dress code for players, according to ESPN survey
The NHL is the only one among the four North American major men’s professional sports league with a strict game-day dress code spelled out into its collective bargaining agreement. Exhibit 14, Paragraph 5 of the CBA reads: “Players are required to wear jackets, ties and dress pants to all Club games and while traveling to […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Power play opportunities to watch
The leader for the past three seasons for shorthanded points is Brad Marchand with 17 of them. Sebastian Aho is next with 13, Patrice Bergeron has 12 and Mika Zibanejad has 11. That information doesn’t help you for fantasy. Not only are the bonus points relatively inconsequential for the league leaders, but you may also […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant says he is ‘more at ease’ entering 15th season, less focused on opinions of others
Now in his 15th season, Durant says he is “growing every single day” and understands the game more as he adapts and evolves to the changes in the sport. And he says he is “more at ease” and relaxed mentally at this stage of his career as opposed to when he was younger. “[When you […]
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