A busy Week 1 featured a number of storylines, including the Ravens’ 59-10 thrashing of the Dolphins, the Browns’ meltdown against the Titans and the Saints’ thrilling win over the Texans on Monday Night Football. Week 2 figures to have plenty in store as well. The Steelers, Browns, Texans, Bears and Panthers will all look to avoid dreaded 0-2 starts after beginning the season with playoff aspirations. After Pittsburgh’s no-show against New England on Sunday night, the Steelers will look to get back into the swing of things against the 1-0 Seahawks at Heinz Field....

MORE: NFL Week 6 scoreboard | Must-see photos | Video | TV schedule NFL SCORES — WEEK 6 San Diego Chargers 19, Indianapolis Colts 9 Recap | Stats | Highlight video The AFC South-leading Indianapolis Colts were feeling a bit overconfident heading into Monday’s Week 6 finale against the Chargers. Phillip Rivers and company controlled the clock and stole the spotlight from Andrew Luck in his Monday Night Football debut....

The methodology of using team’s records from the previous season in order to predict future strength of schedule is a bit misguided. It may be the easiest path to take, but too often, teams progress or regress rapidly at the NFL level. Plus, using strength of schedule from the previous season doesn’t take into account any personnel changes that teams have made. Because of those factors, this method isn’t necessarily the best way to research strength of schedule....

What does that mean for Thursday’s action? Something must give as three teams need to rebound while the other half stays cold and thinks about another loss on a much longer week. It seems easiest to trust the two best teams playing and one of the traditional hosts. Here’s Sporting News thorough Thanksgiving game breakdown, hoping for no turkeys in our latest fearless forecast for the 2021 season: MORE NFL WEEK 12 PICKS: Against the spread | Straight up...

New camp locations and joint practice pairings give this year’s training camp schedule a new feel. The following teams have announced their training camp locations, dates, times and joint practice opponents. NFL TRAINING CAMP 2015: 20 classic NFL training camp photos | Joint practices NFL training camp schedule 2015, team-by-team information Arizona Cardinals Location: University of Phoenix Stadium; Glendale, Ariz. Camp opens: Saturday, Aug. 1 (Players report Friday, July 31) Camp closes: Friday, Aug....

The curtain-raiser could hardly be more intriguing, with two of the best quarterbacks in the league, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, going head-to-head as the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the season opener. Kickoff time—The Chiefs host the Texans at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p. m. ET on Thursday, September 10....

While all the teams try to reposition themselves, our mission is to find winners against the NFL odds. Primarily we are looking to find the best value on underdogs who have real chances to win outright. This method gives up two opportunities to win, either with the outright upset or having the points and beating the spread. Here is what has caught our eye for Week 3. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds at Sportsbook Review...

The Packers quarterback put up Madden-like numbers in the Packers’ 42-24 win over the Raiders on Sunday. Rodgers finished 25-for-31 passing for 429 yards, five touchdowns and a perfect 158.3 rating. He also had one rushing touchdown. His performance, which helped push Green Bay to 6-1 on the season, put him in elite company. Rodgers registered his fifth career game with five-plus scoring passes, joining just six other quarterbacks to perform that feat, including Drew Brees (10), Peyton Manning (9) and Tom Brady (6)....

Last year saw a few expected names in Connor McDavid (Hart Trophy), Auston Matthews (Rocket Richard Trophy) and Aleksander Barkov (Selke Trophy). There were a bunch of surprises such as Marc-Andre Fleury winning his first career Vezina (and then, um, being traded) and sophomore defenseman Adam Fox winning the Norris. A couple of guys went wire-to-wire as well, such as Kirill Kaprizov’s Calder Trophy twirl. What the upcoming season brings is anyone’s guess, but expect those names mentioned above — and a couple more — in the conversations....

The “Two Man Advantage” may fill easily based on increased demand tonight. That has an $8 entry with $35,500 prize pool ($3,000 goes to first place). Also, there is the Fantasy Hockey World Championship qualifier which has a $33 entry fee. Several good GPPs are out there at a range of prices via the “Spin O’ Rama” GPPs. The top tournament offers a $25,000 first place purse. Vegas has a few over/unders at six, but watch for potentially higher scoring matchups that could dud....

Here’s our parameters for how we categorize slate size. Small – 4 or fewer games Medium – 5-8 games Large – 9-12 games Super-Sized – 13-plus games MORE: SN DFS | DFS Lineup Builder Tonight’s large slate has several choices, including a late (three games) and later (two game) option. The values listed below are based on potential points per dollar. The picks take into account potential matchups, Vegas odds, advanced statistics, and more....

The Blackhawks dealt center Andrew Shaw to Montreal while the Canadiens sent forward Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals. MORE: Leafs take Auston Matthews | NHL Draft photos For Eller, the Canadiens received second-round picks in 2017 and 2018 from the Capitals. To acquire Shaw, Montreal used a second-round pick (39th overall) this year while Chicago will also get a second-rounder (45th overall) from Canadiens, who had acquired the pick from the Minnesota Wild....

The Sabres hit the jackpot by winning this year’s lottery and the right to select Rasmus Dahlin, a defenseman billed as a transformative talent and Buffalo’s presumptive slam-dunk choice at No. 1 overall. Hailed for its depth, the rest of the 2018 class has plenty to offer teams picking outside the lottery, too. Below is the complete draft order for all seven rounds. The list will be updated with player selections June 22-23, as well as other transactions....

Las Vegas, hockey and the Stanley Cup Final are transforming the NHL If you weren’t entertained by that, well, I can’t help you. We’ve been treated (is that the word?) to some painful Stanley Cup Final matchups over the last decade. Los Angeles and New Jersey? Yikes. Ottawa and Anaheim? Pass. A few have lived up to the billing but I’m not sure we’ve yet seen anything like what we saw last night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which was two teams just going for it....

While the consensus believes that winger Alexis Lafreniere and center Quinton Byfield are all but guaranteed to be the first two picks in this year’s draft, the depth of superior talent in this year’s pool, specifically forwards from the Canadian Hockey League and Europe, makes the difficult job of predicting the draft’s outcome all the more enjoyable. Additionally, the NHL standings, even as late as New Year’s Day, are so tightly packed that teams currently holding home-ice advantage in the first round may very well end up near the bottom of the league’s overall standings by April....

Auston Matthews continues to light the lamp night in and night out and with every goal he scores, it feels like he’s getting closer and closer to his name being on the NHL Hart Trophy. However, the season is not over yet and a lot can happen in last games of the season. There are others like Connor McDavid, Jonathan Huberdeau and Igor Shesterkin whose play have been MVP-worthy. Let’s take a look at the leading candidates for NHL MVP as we hit the home stretch of the season....

Later, despite dropping Game 3 in heartbreaking fashion, the Ducks are still heavy favorites to advance past the Flames. Here’s a bettor’s preview of Friday’s games. Lines are as of Thursday evening. Check our live odds page for updated numbers from Las Vegas. Capitals at Rangers, 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN (Washington leads series 3-1) Best Washington line: +150 (Vegas consensus)Best New York line: -165 (Vegas consensus)Total: 4.5 (over -125)...

They defeated the Capitals 2-0 on Wednesday to win the deciding Game 7 of their second-round NHL playoff series. The defending Stanley Cup champions will play the Senators in the Eastern Conference finals beginning Saturday in Pittsburgh. MORE: Conference finals schedules, TV times Penguins forward Bryan Rust opened to scoring off a slick feed from Jake Guentzel in the first period. Patric Hornqvist scored an insurance goal in the third....

Minnesota’s sixth consecutive showing in the Stanley Cup playoffs is tied for the league’s third-longest streak. Though Winnipeg has far less postseason experience, making only its second appearance in franchise history, a high-powered offense and steady goaltending place it among this year’s championship favorites. The Wild’s veterans won’t go quietly, but injuries are adding up at the wrong time of the year. The Jets, meanwhile, are well rested (relatively speaking) and free of injuries to key players as the playoffs begin....

With less than three minutes to play in Game 7 on Wednesday, the Capitals got a shot that rolled past Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek with the game tied 3-3. The puck slid carefully toward the line and Washington fans thought for sure their team was about to take a 4-3 lead with barely any time to play. But McGinn somehow came flying out of nowhere to knock the puck away and extend Carolina’s playoff life....