49ers QB Purdy passes Mahomes for rare NFL passing crown originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 2024 NFL season has been one to forget for the 49ers, but quarterback Brock Purdy still managed to make history despite an up-and-down year under center. San Francisco’s 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday was … Read more
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema in happier times before the kickoff of the Citrus Bowl. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was incensed during an injury timeout late in the third quarter of his team’s loss in the Citrus Bowl to Illinois. As Illinois’ Jaheim Clarke was … Read more
Matthew Golden #2 and the Texas Longhorns face the Arizona State Sun Devils in their college football playoff quarterfinals game at the 2025 Peach Bowl. (Tim Warner/Getty Images) ESPN will be the place to watch all the major New Year’s Day college football bowl games; the network will ring in the new year with a … Read more
The final college football game of 2024 will determine the first semifinal participant in the College Football Playoff. Date: Dec. 31 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Penn State -11 | Total: 54 The Nittany Lions dominated SMU in the first round of the playoff with three first-half interceptions, two of … Read more
Isaac Brown and the Louisville Cardinals held on to beat the Washington Huskies on Tuesday. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images) Washington failed on a 2-point conversion with nine seconds remaining in regulation and lost the Sun Bowl 35–34 to Louisville on Tuesday. The Huskies scored a touchdown on fourth-and-1 on a fade pass from Demond Williams to … Read more
For the first seven weeks of the offseason, the first-base market was frozen. Despite a wealth of intriguing candidates to change threads in both free agency and on the trade block, there was barely any first-base movement to speak of. Starting pitchers continued to find new homes. Seven catchers signed big-league deals. The outfield market … Read more
Louisville’s Isaac Brown rushed for 99 yards in a 35–34 win in the Sun Bowl over the Washington Huskies on December 31, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) Washington failed on a 2-point conversion with nine seconds remaining in regulation and lost the Sun Bowl, 35–34, to Louisville on Tuesday. The … Read more
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema in happier times before the kickoff of the Citrus Bowl. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was incensed during an injury timeout late in the third quarter of the Citrus Bowl against Illinois. As Illinois’ Jaheim Clarke was being attended to by … Read more
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. It’s no secret that some players were more beneficial than others this fantasy season. But who was most impactful in bringing home a championship? Here’s … Read more
The meat of NFL season is over, and with the Week 18 schedule lighter on stakes outside of Lions-Vikings, the NFC South and AFC wild-card race, we’re going to turn our attention to college football to start the new year — particularly the College Football Playoff and how the remaining teams stand in terms of … Read more