Sign of the times: FSU’s Mike Norvell giving back $4.5 million in salary ahead of athlete revenue share era

Mike Norvell signed a new contract prior to the season that will eventually pay him $11 million annually. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Florida State head coach Mike Norvell is giving back big time. Norvell is contributing $4.5 million of his salary this year to the university in a one-year restructured contract, … Read more

College Football Playoff bracket picks, predictions: Who will win first 12-team playoff?

Nearly seven years in the making, the expanded College Football Playoff will make its debut this season with Indiana at Notre Dame on Friday. The 2024 college football season was rife with drama, from beginning to end. There was endless politicking by coaches, athletic directors and fans, but the College Football Playoff selection committee settled … Read more

Fantasy Football Pulse Check: Big-name RBs outshined by sparsely-started counterparts in Week 15

Week 15 brought some very peculiar running back performances. While big names — like Saquon Barkley and Joe Mixon and Derrick Henry — wildly underperformed, random backs offered top-12 performances … likely on your fantasy bench. What should we make of big performances from Tyjae Spears, Jerome Ford and Justice Hill? Are they simply one-week … Read more

Monday Night Football: How to watch the Atlanta Falcons vs. Las Vegas Raiders NFL game tonight

Bijan Robinson #7 and the Atlanta Falcons visit the Las Vegas Raiders tonight for Monday Night Football. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images) Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close tonight with a Monday Night Football doubleheader. First, the Chicago Bears play the Minnesota Vikings. Then just 30 minutes later the Atlanta Falcons face … Read more

In settling Jalen Hurts-A.J. Brown tension, Eagles got lucky vs. Steelers — but not in the way you might think

Jalen Hurts took his seat at the podium. Without cracking a smile, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback quipped: “So that’s what y’all wanted to see, huh?” Hurts knew the noise surrounding the Eagles’ recent passing game reduction had struck a nerve the past week. Hurts’ own receiver, A.J. Brown, had aired his discontent with a passing … Read more

Longtime NFL referee Jim Tunney dies at 95

Jim Tunney, who spent three decades as an NFL official, has died at the age of 95. Tunney was the referee for Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl XI and Super Bowl XII, and worked legendary games including the Ice Bowl in Green Bay, the Fog Bowl in Chicago and The Catch in San Francisco. Tunney … Read more