"You've gotta draft a running back in the first round." For years that was the mantra among savvy fantasy owners. The NFL was still a run-first league. There were plenty of running backs who earned 300-plus carries over the course of a season ... the elite backs might even approach 400 rushing attempts. A good running back was a good thing to have and there were more than enough for everybody...

The organization now known as the Washington Commanders has endured a roller-coaster of a 21st century, and the ups-and-downs seem to be continuing into the 2022 NFL season. This year, Carson Wentz will lead a young offense into what DC fans hope will be its first winning pro football season since 2016. But question marks remain, and from a fantasy football perspective, the most looming one...

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Baylor University has avoided a potential Title IX lawsuit brought by a former student-athlete whom a jury found was the victim of a sexual a sault by former defensive end Sam Ukwuachu. Attorney John Clune declined to divulge details, but confirmed the school had settled with his client."All I can say is that the matter has been satisfactorily resolved," Clune .In August, Ukwauchu was a former...

The are cutting down their roster from 90 to 53 players by the league's One of the more interesting moves was reported Tuesday afternoon, as the Patriots are releasing kicker Chad Ryland, Ryland kicked collegiately at Eastern Michigan and Maryland in college earning Second-team All-Conference Chris Webber Jersey honors three times before New England drafted him in the fourth round of the 2023...

The 3-2 win at Ukraine over Chelsea may have shocked some England fans, but Shakhtar has been impre sive in the last few European campaigns. Di Matteos decision to bench Terry even though realising the threat of the Brazilians Fernandinho, Luiz Adriano and Willian was indeed a brave move.Also without Ashley Cole, the loopholes on the left hand side of defence was very obvious. Ryan Bertrand...

The defensive fronts for both the South and North squads were dominant during the Reese's practice week, so it's Gary Trent Jr. Jersey no surprise one of them keyed a victory in Saturday's annual all-star game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.The South defense sacked North quarterbacks three times in the first half to help the South to a 27-16 win.Baylor's came up with two of those sacks,...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Saints receiver Samson Nacua made a stirring special teams play that he and his team won't soon forget even if the way it ended left him with regret.Nacua wasn't even expecting to be on the field when special teams coaches sent him out for the po sibility of returning a 58-yard field goal attempt by Tenne see second-string kicker Brayden Narveson late in the first...

The are back! Maybe.I laughed while typing that line. But it's true.Heading into the 2014 season, there is no greater variable than Tampa Bay. And that's largely because, on the player level, there is no greater variable than .McCown and the are the biggest, most fascinating preseason maybe I can remember in quite some time.Make no mistake: The Bucs' goal in 2014 is to hit the playoffs. That's...

Representatives from 30 NFL teams -- including defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey, and defensive line coaches from the and -- were on hand for Mi si sippi State's pro day on Thursday. The only two teams to not send a representative were the and .Defensive tackle -- 6-foot-5 7/8, 311 pounds -- had a 29 1/2-inch vertical jump and stood on the rest of his numbers...