[ad_1] Here are five bold predictions for college football’s regular season: Michigan beats Ohio State again Last November, Michigan snapped an eight-game losing streak in The Game, and this year the Wolverines will end another drought, their stretch of nine consecutive losses in Columbus, dating to 2000. Both teams enter the showdown undefeated, adding even … Read more
[ad_1] Geno Smith is a starting quarterback again. The former Jets and Giants quarterback won the Seahawks’ starting job, head coach Pete Carroll announced Friday night after the team’s preseason loss to the Cowboys. “He’s earned it,” Carroll told reporters. “He won the job.” Geno Smith won the Seahawks’ starting QB job. Getty Images Smith … Read more
[ad_1] After shelving most of their starters through the first two weeks of the NFL preseason, the 49ers are expected to rely heavily on their first unit in Thursday’s exhibition finale. And that’s bad news for the host Texans. Houston played its starters for the first half of last week’s win over the Rams, and … Read more
[ad_1] The PGA Tour is punching back in its ongoing battle with LIV Golf, and it did so in a big way on Wednesday. Beginning next year, players will see a significant jump in compensation, an increase to $100 million in the Tour’s Player Impact Program and a $500,000 guaranteed minimum against earnings for all … Read more
[ad_1] The Jets’ kicking competition is over. Greg Zuerlein will be the Jets’ kicker with the team releasing Eddy Pineiro on Tuesday, according to ESPN. The Jets signed the 34-year-old Zuerlein in March. In Monday’s preseason win over the Falcons, Zuerlein made a 44-yard field goal and one extra point, while Pineiro went 2-for-2 on … Read more
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[ad_1] Jermaine Johnson, the third of the Jets’ three first-round draft picks this season, is practicing power and patience. Sauce Gardner, the Jets’ first pick, immediately ascended to the top of a thin cornerback depth chart. And Garrett Wilson, the team’s second pick, was viewed as the missing piece to elevate a group of solid … Read more
[ad_1] Kayvon Thibodeaux answered the question — Do you know how many sacks Azeez Ojulari had last year as a rookie? — as quickly as he has turns the corner. “Eight-and-a-half,” Thibodeaux said. You knew that? “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Is that a reasonable goal for you? “Uh, yeah. That’s the record.” You want the rookie … Read more
[ad_1] Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam believes in second chances, especially when it comes to his star quarterback in Deshaun Watson. In a press conference at the team’s facility on Thursday — following the disciplinary ruling of Watson’s 11-game suspension and $5 million fine — Haslam defended the Browns’ decision to trade for the quarterback, … Read more
Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche was off the rails. The teams combined for 14 goals, 84 shots and 37 high-danger scoring chances on Tuesday night, with Colorado coming out ahead, 8-6, though one goal was scored via empty net. Both teams used two goalies and … Read more