NFL WEEK 13: Fantasy football waiver wire | Injury roundup | Week 12 rewind Buying QB Eli Manning, Giants: The high miss to Preston Parker in the red zone basically swung that Sunday night game back to the Cowboys, but was not indicative of how good Manning played in his 338-yard, thee-score night. Parker running free over the middle and Manning’s 8.5 yards per attempt are aided by the emergence of Odell Beckham....
Follow along for live links to play-by-play updates, stats, video highlights and recaps as Week 3’s action progresses. MORE: Scoreboard | PHOTOS: Week 3’s must-see images STEELE: Foles knocked down, but wins fight | IYER: Packers grounded, getting pounded Get caught up: Bridgewater makes debut | Manziel goes long…as a receiver | Lion hurt celebrating NFL Week 3 scores (All times ET) Monday Night Football Chicago Bears at New York Jets, 8:30 p....
I’ll identify one player at QB/RB/WR/TE as undervalued (“Danger!”) and one overvalued (“Watch out”). The positional rankings are linked below for reference. WEEK 6 RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | D/ST Danger! QB Matt Ryan, Falcons (No. 4 at position) vs. Bears: The critical worry here is the devolution of the offensive line and bad memories from how that affected Ryan in 2013. GM Thomas Dimitroff retooled the offensive line this offseason and it paid dividends to start off, but injuries and Jake Matthews’ growing pains have coincided with Ryan’s decline in recent weeks....
Most spots around the country – and in the UK – are going to see nice fall football weather, though perhaps a little colder than usual with a lot of temps in the 40s (or 20s, like in Denver and Green Bay). The Cardinals-Vikings, Bucs-Falcons, Bills-Texans, and Jags-Cowboys will all be played in stadiums with a roof. Week 6 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker...
MORE: Get the latest NFL odds & betting advice at Sportsbook Review For Week 7 in the NFL, we have a different setup, with three point spreads at nine points or higher to begin the week and all but one at 3.5 or lower. (Green Bay is -6) This leads to thinking there could be another week of upsets in the autumn air as the first hints of winter are approaching....
Read for an evaluation of the potential playoff path and Super Bowl title odds for each of the teams playing on the NFL wild-card schedule. MORE NFL: Wild-card betting lines | Week 17 recap | Seahawks open as Super Bowl favorites (Odds via VegasInsider.com) Cowboys 8/1: Tony Romo caught fire down the stretch and surpassed Aaron Rodgers as the top-rated passer of 2014. Dallas possess the hottest hand at quarterback and stands ahead of the wild-card weekend pack in Vegas Super Bowl odds....
Appearing Monday morning on WFAN in New York, the Giants’ flagship radio station, Mara made comments similar to what he said in March at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix, where he said, “I think there’s going to be one or two teams playing in LA next year — 2016.” MORE: Sports’ best small stadiums | New Vikings stadium cost more than trip to Pluto | Sun Life renovations...
Both the NBA and NHL released statements on Friday indicating increased security at games. MORE: Scenes of terror in the Stade de France | French soccer player loses cousin “The safety of our fans, stadium personnel, and teams at all NFL games is our priority, and security at our games is robust. Our procedures have been certified and designated by the Department of Homeland Security since 2008 as effective anti-terrorism technology....
The Avalanche entered the 2021-22 season as the favorite to win the Stanley Cup, and sure enough, months later, it was Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Co. who were lifting Lord Stanley at the season’s end. It was the second time in the past three years that the preseason favorite went on to win the Stanley Cup, with the Lightning doing the same in 2020. For this season, the defending champs are once again favored to be crowned the NHL champion....
There’s going to need to be some patience required before we’re able to appropriately evaluate how all 30 teams did for themselves over the course of the weekend, but there are still a couple of particular decisions made by a few specific teams that were provided something of a window into the different thought process’ on a grander scale. MORE: Winners/Losers from Day 1 | Scenes from Philly | Must-see photos...
McDavid was the best player in the Ontario Hockey League, and the Ontario native already has drawn comparisons to NHL greats Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby. MORE: Live draft blog: Picks, deals, rumors | No. 1 picks through the years | McDavid stats, info, highlights “This is such a surreal feeling,” McDavid told NBC Sports. “The Edmonton Oilers have such a storied history and their fans are so passionate. It’s just a great feeling....
The first came in October. Wroblewski was the coach of the U.S. National Development Team Program’s under-18 squad, Hughes one of his players. The collection of American-born standouts had begun its schedule competing with USHL and NCAA teams, but was struggling against the latter. “We hadn’t won a college game yet. In fact, hadn’t had a sniff in any of the college games,” Wroblowski told Sporting News in a recent phone interview....
For the first time ever, 32 general managers will take to the virtual podium and call the names of the next 223 NHL prospects thanks to the introduction of the Seattle Kraken. (Note: There are officially 224 slots the Coyotes had to forfeit their first-round pick.) In one of the most uncertain hockey seasons to date, the draft has numerous question marks surrounding it. Perhaps even more than usual given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hockey world....
Each NHL team has been doing its due diligence all season, with a plethora of scouts going all over North America and Europe to find the future of the NHL. But it’s not always just about finding the best players — it’s also about finding the best fit. Every NHL team has different needs when it comes to prospect pools. The Sporting News takes a dive into each team’s need as they enter the draft....
Karl Alzner was the only player in a thin unrestricted free agent class whose contract exceeded four years in term. As a whole, teams handed out roughly $450 million in new deals Saturday, per CapFriendly.com calculations. And that figure was inflated by big extensions in San Jose, Anaheim and Pittsburgh, so it has been a tame weekend overall. MORE: NHL free agent tracker | Trade tracker Is it evidence of a lesson learned through years of salary cap headaches and harmful buyouts?...
The reigning NHL MVP said Friday he’s pleased with the way his wrist has responded to treatment over the summer and is eager for training camp to begin as the Penguins try to recover from their second-round collapse in the playoffs. “It’s good,” Crosby said. “You want to see how things progress throughout the summer once you start skating and get back to that regular routine. You want to see how it reacts so I’m happy with the way it’s gone....
Both Minnesota and Detroit enter Wednesday’s contest with 32 points in the standings. The Wild sit in third in the Central, while the Red Wings are holding onto the fourth spot in the Atlantic. Kirill Kaprizov is again leading the Wild in points, as the Russian star has recorded 35 points in 28 games. He sits just outside the top 10 in the league in scoring. For the Red Wings, captain Dylan Larkin is pacing the way for the team with 27 points in as many games....
He’s finally biting the bullet for it. The Nashville Predators drove a semi truck over the Western Conference favorites, handing the Blackhawks a 4-1 loss Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep of Chicago in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal. It’s the second straight year Chicago’s been bounced in the first round and the fourth time in the last seven years. MORE: Sabres clean house by firing GM Tim Murray, coach Dan Bylsma...
The Penguins advanced to the Eastern Conference finals by beating the top-seeded Capitals in Game 7 on Wednesday in Washington. The Ducks advanced to the West finals with a Game 7 victory over the Oilers later that night. MORE: NHL playoff format is dumb, and here’s why The winners of the conference finals will advance to the Stanley Cup Final. The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2016. When do the NHL Eastern Conference finals begin?...
So let’s dive into some of that dominance. The 2017-18 regular season was not Holtby’s best in the NHL – statistically, it was actually his worst. Holtby’s .905 save-percentage was the lowest of his eight-year career, down 15 points from when Holtby won the Vezina in 2016, and 18 points from the .925 mark he posted a year ago when he finished second in the Vezina voting. Things got so bad for Holtby he conceded the crease to backup Philipp Grubauer, who was between the pipes for Game 1 one of the first round when the Capitals opene up at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets....
