The only three-loss team in the College Football Playoff field travels to Austin for its first-round game. The winner gets No. 4 Arizona State in the Peach Bowl. [More CFP: Tennessee at OSU | SMU at PSU | Indiana at Notre Dame] Time: Noon ET | TV: TNT | Line: Texas -12 | Total: 51.5 … Read more
There’s a less-obvious type of fantasy football lineup advice that I feel more folks should be aware of this time of year; if you are debating between lineup choices, go not only for the player who’s slated to play in the more high-scoring game (projected, of course), but also consider the player who has the … Read more
Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home for the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games, including tonight’s match-up. On top of Amazon Prime Video, an Amazon Prime subscription includes free shipping, exclusive deals, access to the Prime Day sales events, Amazon Music, a year of free GrubHub+ and more. A standard Amazon Prime subscription is $15 … Read more
Mazzulla has interesting response to criticisms of NBA’s 3-point rise originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 3-point shot has never been more prevalent in the NBA, and the Boston Celtics are the best example. The Celtics are on pace to break league records for the most 3-pointers attempted and made in a season. It’s … Read more
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh walks on the field before a win over the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on Nov. 17. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Chargers already ended one streak against the Denver Broncos this season. Now they’ll try to end an even longer drought with greater stakes. After earning their first … Read more
NHL: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks The New York Rangers traded Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, ending the winger’s tumultuous time in the organization. The Rangers received defenseman Will Borgen, a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick from Seattle in the deal, which came less than 36 hours after … Read more
Minnesota’s Sam Darnold is just the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 3,500 passing yards, 29 TD passes and a 100-plus passer rating in his first 14 games with a team.Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Before this season, Sam Darnold’s strongest contribution to the NFL canon was “seeing ghosts”. Darnold was one of several quarterbacks … Read more
Cooper Flagg leads Duke in scoring and rebounding as the No 5-ranked Blue Devils have zoomed to a 9-2 season start.Photograph: Lance King/Getty Images Five months ago USA Basketball convened an inter-squad scrimmage in Las Vegas before the Paris Olympics, and the standout player was a gawky teenager from Maine. Related: NCAA basketball 2024-25 predictions: … Read more
Subscribe to The Big Number Just how rare is San Antonio Spurs budding star Victor Wembanyama? Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine dive deep into the numbers to illustrate how much of a unicorn the French big man is becoming in the NBA. They specifically analyze the rare rate at which Wemby is blocking shots and … Read more
Will Paige Bueckers use her unprecedented leverage? She could force a trade or return to UConn Within the past year, Paige Bueckers has expanded the scope of what it means to be a college athlete. She played in a Final Four but also became an equity partner in Unrivaled, designed her own player-edition sneaker for … Read more