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NFL ‘couldn’t confirm’ Trent Williams threw closed-fist punch
More Teams. More Games. After Brock Purdy takes a knee, tensions rise between Giants and 49ers, leading to OL Trent Williams punching A’Shawn Robinson. (0:23) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Just before halftime of Thursday night’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, Niners left tackle Trent Williams appeared to throw a right-handed […]
Continue readingA heartfelt goodbye and a shocking reunion: How Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers came together again
More than six months after he said goodbye, here he was, saying hello again. Not even five quarters into the NFL season, the unlikeliest scenario had become reality on a soggy Sunday afternoon in Santa Clara. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback this season was supposed to be anyone but Jimmy Garoppolo, but there he was, […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2022 live: Christian McCaffrey longs for candles, San Francisco 49ers tired of fighting, Joe Burrow staying involved with Cincinnati Bengals
Friday was another busy day in the NFL training camp world for most teams, although the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars took the day off after their preseason opening matchup on Thursday night in Canton, Ohio, which saw the Raiders prevail 27-11. But now that we’re in Week 2 of training camp, annoyances are […]
Continue readingNFL free agency 2022: Biggest signing decisions for all 32 teams, including Odell Beckham Jr., Davante Adams, Chandler Jones
The NFL playoffs are down to just four teams, which means the 28 others are giving a hard look at their rosters and planning to make some decisions regarding free agents in 2022. It may seem like the regular season just finished, but we are a mere month and change away from March 16 — […]
Continue readingCollege football post-spring Top 25 power rankings
Alabama, the defending national champion, had six players selected in the first round of last week’s NFL draft, tying the Miami Hurricanes’ record set in 2004. Alabama and Ohio State each had 10 players drafted overall, the most of any program in this year’s draft. Georgia was third with nine draft selections, the most in […]
Continue reading2021 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects
For years, folks in the NFL would often openly wonder if they needed to be in Indianapolis for the entire combine. They would complain about the cold weather, saying they were counting the hours until they could hit the road, as they speed-walked through the convention center to another round of interviews. Then the combine […]
Continue readingBiggest offseason question for each college football team in the Way-Too-Early Top 25
Some top teams need to replace generational quarterbacks. Others have new coaches who need to fill big roles. No one, not even Clemson and Alabama, is perfect heading into 2021. Here’s a breakdown of the most pressing offseason questions for each of the Way-Too-Early Top 25 teams. Sure, the Tigers are replacing some big names […]
Continue readingThe 2021 Way-Too-Early college football top 25
Even in a 2020 college football season that featured more starts and stops than Los Angeles traffic, there were a handful of near certainties, such as Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State reaching the College Football Playoff. Even a pandemic couldn’t balance power in the most top-heavy sport. Will we finally see those heavyweights fall back […]
Continue readingAlabama Crimson Tide boast six AP first-team All-Americans
Heisman Trophy finalists Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith have been selected to the Associated Press All-America team, leading a contingent of five Alabama players on the first-team offense. Crimson Tide running back Najee Harris, tackle Alex Leatherwood and center Landon Dickerson are also first-team selections. No. 1 Alabama is the first team since 1980, when […]
Continue readingConnelly: My 10 random thoughts heading into the college football season
After an offseason full of frustration, argument and crippling doubt, the 2020 college football season kicks off at the FBS level Thursday night with Central Arkansas visiting UAB on ESPN3, followed by eight other contests through Monday night. It seemed uncertain that we would get to this point this year, but since we’re here, let’s […]
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