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I played offensive line for eight seasons in the NFL, and before that I spent my Saturdays in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, blocking for guys who ended up on lists like this one. So when I watch college football now, I watch for the stuff that signaled to me in the huddle whether a guy was for real. I'm picking the 10 players who impressed me most during the […]

Spain has agreed to extend the contract of World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente until 2032. The Spanish soccer federation's board of directors unanimously approved the contract extension on Monday, the federation said. The new contract will keep De la Fuente in for the 2030 World Cup that Spain will co-host with Morocco and Portugal, and the 2028 and 2032 European Championships. "We are looking for a project built […]

U.S. star Christian Pulisic made his first start and scored his first goal of the season with AC Milan on Sunday. Pulisic scored in the 14th minute to help lead Milan to a 3-0 home win over Lecce in the Italian league. Pulisic had made two other appearances with Milan this season in all competitions, coming off the bench in both at halftime. Pulisic's last goal for Milan had been […]

Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.) — Carson Hocevar’s reaction to Ryan Blaney confronting him following the Cup race Saturday night appeared both natural and symbolic for Spire Motorsports. Hocevar didn’t let Blaney get the first punch. Instead, once Blaney grabbed him, Hocevar started swinging. Spire Motorsports has had to do a lot of that lately, trying to fight back against perceptions and allegations. The organization started in the 2019 season […]

Cole Palmer was among five players to withdraw from the England squad on Monday because of injuries, denying the Chelsea playmaker an opportunity to prove his worth again to coach Thomas Tuchel after a World Cup snub. Marcus Rashford, Declan Rice, Tino Livramento and Kobbie Mainoo also were ruled out of upcoming Nations League games against world champion Spain, Croatia and Czech Republic (two) because of unspecified injury issues, the […]

After a big Week 1 for the public betting masses, the pendulum sharply swung back in the NFL Week 2 odds market. Popular favorites came up big in Week 1 and contrastingly small in Week 2. So the bookmakers beat the bettors, particularly on Sunday. "It was an extremely rough week for the bettors, with five upsets and only seven favorites covering the spread," BetMGM trading manager Adair Horne said […]

The lead up to Week 3 was all about Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford after leaving Ole Miss for LSU before the College Football Playoff last season. And then, the Rebels outlasted the Tigers in an emotional 32-24 win that was essentially a massive sigh of relief for the state of Mississippi. Kiffin said after the game that he was grateful for his time coaching Ole Miss because his feelings […]

The Chicago Bears might not be without Caleb Williams for long, if it all. Williams has avoided a major injury to his hamstring and could start for the Bears when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3, The Ringer reported Monday. Williams reportedly underwent an MRI on Monday to confirm the severity of the hamstring injury. Williams suffered the injury in the final minutes of the Bears' 9-3 […]

Joel Klatt said he had a real tug of war at the top of his rankings this week. The choice at the top was tough: Ole Miss coming off a massive win over LSU, or Texas because of its win over Ohio State two weekends ago? Elsewhere, Alabama returns to the top 10 after a wild comeback win over Florida State, and LSU takes a tumble after a shaky showing […]