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Packers QB Jordan Love (leg) scheduled for MRI
Packers quarterback Jordan Love will have an MRI when the team returns to Green Bay from Brazil on Saturday, multiple media outlets reported.,Love sustained an injury to his lower left leg and was helped off the field with six seconds left in Friday night's season-opening 34-29 loss to the Philadelp...
NFL Primetime Betting Picks for Week 1 Sunday Night Football & Monday Night Football
The NFL blessed us with a great primetime slate of games, so we're here to lock in betting picks and predictions for Week 1 Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football....

Florida WR Kahleil Jackson has knee surgery, done for year
Florida wide receiver Kahleil Jackson underwent surgery for a knee injury Friday, with On3 and 247Sports reporting Jackson is out for the rest of the season.,Jackson's father, former Florida star wideout Willie Jackson, told On3 that the surgery was necessary in order for his son to "try to get back...

Titans S Jamal Adams (hip) ruled out vs. Bears
Tennessee Titans safety Jamal Adams will miss Sunday's opener against the host Chicago Bears with a hip injury, the team confirmed Friday.,The three-time Pro Bowler signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the Titans in July after an injury-plagued four-year run with the Seattle Seahawks.,Adams...

Ranking 24 MVP candidates in '24
Preseason awards were left behind in college and most of our 24 candidates for Most Valuable Player have other trophies at heart as the 2024 season kicks off. ,Our NFL writers checked in with the players we consider capable of claiming the MVP award when the dust settles on the 18-week regular seaso...

Memphis says letter alleging serious infractions sent to NCAA
One day after coach Penny Hardaway fired four members of his staff, Memphis confirmed the existence of an anonymous letter that alleges the men's basketball program committed major recruiting and academic infractions.,"The University of Memphis is aware of the anonymous letter, and it has been share...

Jorge Masvidal planning UFC comeback
Jorge Masvidal retired from UFC in April 2023 after a 20-year career but is considering a possible return, he told MMA Fighting on Thursday.,"I've been talking to my boy," Masvidal said, referring to UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell. "Finding out, he's like, 'Let me check this date, see if...

Florida seeks turnaround against Samford
For the Florida Gators, the time for licking their wounds has passed. ,Following a humiliating home loss to its in-state rival, the Southeastern Conference program will try to turn things around Saturday night when it hosts Samford in Gainesville, Fla. ,The Gators (0-1) put Gator Nation on edge as t...

Jessica Pegula stuns No. 1 Iga Swiatek in U.S. Open quarterfinals
Jessica Pegula is through to the semifinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time, and she got there in style.,The 30-year-old Buffalo native, seeded sixth, upset top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in New York.,Pegula had been 0-for-6 in her c...

Florida to start QB DJ Lagway with Graham Mertz (concussion) ailing
Florida quarterback Graham Mertz is expected to miss the game against Samford on Saturday due to a concussion and freshman DJ Lagway has been tabbed to start in his place.,Mertz was injured in the third quarter of the Gators' 41-17 loss to Miami on Saturday. He has yet to practice this week.,Lagway ...

Unseeded Karolina Muchova returns to U.S. Open semifinals
Unseeded Karolina Muchova advanced to her second consecutive U.S. Open semifinal, defeating No. 22 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-1, 6-4 in New York.,The Czech needed just one hour, 25 minutes in the win.,In the semifinal, Muchova will meet the winner of the Wednesday's later match between No....

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway fires four staffers
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway fired four staff members on Wednesday, just two months before the start of the 2024-25 basketball season.,Neither Hardaway nor the school provided a reason for the dismissals of assistant coaches Rick Stansbury, Faragi Phillips and Jamie Rosser or special adviser Demetri...

Florida coach Billy Napier, Gators dealing with 'consequence of errors'
Florida head coach Billy Napier played in the FCS, and that's only one small reason he's staring directly at Samford and leaving the periphery among other distractions.,"We've had a couple days of practice, obviously players are anxious to get back on the field and get this taste out of our mouth. I...

No. 4 Alabama on guard vs. South Florida after last year's close call
South Florida gave Alabama a major scare in last season's battle in Tampa, Fla.,The Bulls (1-0) will look to give the No. 4 Crimson Tide (1-0) another tough contest when the teams play on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Last year's contest was closer than the 17-3 final margin as Alabama scored a...

UCF aims for QB improvement in clash with Sam Houston
UCF didn't see the best of new quarterback KJ Jefferson in the season opener, but the Knights hope there will be more of a comfort factor on Saturday evening when they host Sam Houston in a nonconference game in Orlando, Fla. ,A transfer from Arkansas, Jefferson went a pedestrian 7 of 14 for 164 yar...

Florida State falls out of AP Top 25 after two upset losses
Florida State took a historic tumble out of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2 as a preseason top-10 team.,The Seminoles were double-digit favorites but lost a Week 0 game to Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech in Ireland, then fell to...
Florida State Seminoles, Thanks for Coming Out
After an embarrassing 0-2 start to their season, it's starting to seem like we can exclude the Florida State Seminoles from the expanded college football playoff. ...

Three Canadians named to Presidents Cup team
International team captain Mike Weir named three fellow Canadians among his six captain's picks for the 2024 Presidents Cup.,Weir built up his squad's "home-field" advantage when he finalized his roster Tuesday for the Sept. 24-29 event at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.,Canada's Corey Conners, Taylor...

Florida's Billy Napier odds-on favorite to be first coach fired
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell called his team's 0-2 start to the season a "failure," but his job remains safe after leading the Seminoles to the ACC title and the brink of the College Football Playoff last year.,The same can't be said for in-state rival Billy Napier, whose Florida Gators ope...

Thomas Castellanos helps Boston College stun No. 10 FSU
Thomas Castellanos threw for 106 yards and two of his three total touchdowns as visiting Boston College earned a 28-13, season-opening win over No. 10 Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Eagles (1-0, 1-0 ACC) possessed the ball for 39:09, rushed f...