Just over two weeks into the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are exactly where they’re expected to be: atop the National League East standings. But any thought that the coming months would be about coasting through the regular season until the real challenge begins in October quickly went out the window when Spencer Strider felt […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints’ new offense is starting to come together with less than two months until offseason practices. The Saints had a quiet free agency period on offense, adding only a few players but revamping almost their entire coaching staff. That was evident when most of the contingent was assembled to […]
Continue readingThe Jaguars released Jenkins on March 5 to free up money on their salary cap. Jenkins, 30, had 101 tackles last season, the second straight season he had more than 100 tackles. He also had 2 interceptions. Jenkins gives the Seahawks an option to start opposite Julian Love or play alongside him in three-safety sets, […]
Continue readingBut seriously, Liz and I want to say thank you for reading this column every week. We’re so grateful you’d take time out of your day to read our thoughts, opinions and charming, witty banter (Liz’s, not mine) every week. Thank you. It’s amazing, and we’re incredibly grateful for the love. Now let’s try to […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Field Yates reflects on Alvin Kamara’s impressive fantasy season ahead of the Saints’ game vs. the Falcons. (0:35) NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver A.T. Perry has been waiting for his moment. Perry has lived in relative obscurity for three months, sitting behind Michael Thomas, Chris Olave and […]
Continue readingMETAIRIE, La. – The New Orleans Saints (5-4) are leading the NFC South division midway through the season, and general manager Mickey Loomis sat down with reporters for a question and answer session about the state of the Saints’ offense, what he thinks about some of the new additions and what the future looks like. […]
Continue readingESPN’s Fantasy Football Week 2 injury tracker, featuring an aggregation of injury updates for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends whose teams are scheduled to play this week. Here we’ll track practice reports, injury updates and any other news that may affect a player’s short-term or long-term availability. Monday’s reports include Sunday’s inactives […]
Continue readingBut what if we had a draft featuring all college football players? We polled four writers — Andrea Adelson, David Hale, Adam Rittenberg and Alex Scarborough — to come up with their best all-22 selections (plus a place-kicker and return specialist) to create the best team of college football players possible. So, yes, Caleb Williams, […]
Continue readingAlabama stars Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. are among four players from the top-ranked Crimson Tide selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team. Joining Young, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, and Anderson, the star pass rusher, were Alabama defensive backs Jordan Battle and Eli Ricks as first-team selections. The AP preseason All-America team presented […]
Continue readingWith our 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25 established, we asked our reporters what each team’s biggest strength will be in the coming season — in other words, what makes the best teams so good. Looking into a crystal ball more than six months before the start of the season can be a bit murky, […]
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