Month: October 2024

There are just two weeks of NFL action left this season — the Super Bowl on February 11… and the AFC and NFC Championship games (which will determine who plays in the Big Game) that are set to happen this Sunday.

After a Wild Card Round that was lacking in competitiveness, the Divisional Round brought us plenty of late-game drama, and now we have two incredible matchups on tap:

The No. 1 seed 49ers host a Detroit side that’s looking to reach its first Super Bowl ever.

Lamar Jackson and the No. 1 Ravens look to quiet their doubters… but need to do so against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, who are hunting for their fourth SB appearance in the past five seasons.

Covers NFL betting expert Jason Logan has free NFL picks for both of these ma…

We’ve made it to October, which is not something many NFL survivor pool players can say this season.

The first four weeks of football were like the bubonic plague for pools, with the Covers 10K Pro Football Survivor Contest down to just 75 of its original 3,789 entries. That’s less than a 2% survival rate. Perhaps I’m giving the “Black Death” too much credit.

(BTW: if you’re among the 98% of survivor pool players who got wrecked in September, the good guys at Covers are offering redemption. Check out the “Second Chance Survivor Contest” for a shot at $5,000.)

While Week 4 wasn’t as bat-shit crazy as the previous slates, a good chunk of remaining players were dusted by the Denver Broncos’ upset …

Entering the final race before the cut to the final eight drivers in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, only 27 points separate No. 6 from No. 11. That makes for a potentially dramatic race to the checkered flag in Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Sitting precariously in the sixth position is regular-season champion Martin Truex. He has remained above the cutoff line in large part due to the 36 playoff points he started off with. Truex has not finished better than 17th in the past five playoff races, with an average finish of 21.6. He is just 17 points ahead of Tyler Reddick, who enters Charlotte in ninth place, just two points behind Brad Keselowski for the final spot to advance in the playoffs. Keselowski has never won a Cup Serie…

Ole Gunnar Solskjær has denied Manchester United are over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes, with the manager stating the midfielder is as dependent on teammates as they are on him.

Since the 26-year-old signed a year ago on Friday his impact has included 28 goals in all competitions and helping United to win the most points of any Premier League side. Yet Solskjær brushed aside the idea that if the Portuguese is below his best United struggle.

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“Bruno has come in and helped the team, no doubt about that,” he said. “Bruno came in at a time when we needed that type of player and he came into a team that makes his attributes and skills come …

An unhappy Thomas Tuchel branded Édouard Mendy’s error that allowed Leeds’s opening goal as “huge” and criticised the way his defence conceded a second from a free‑kick as Chelsea were beaten 3-0 at Elland Road.

Leeds’s first win in this fixture in 20 years was precipitated by Mendy’s decision not to clear a backpass. Instead the Chelsea goalkeeper tried to dribble past Brenden Aaronson and the No 7 stole the ball and scored.

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Minutes later Raheem Sterling conceded a free-kick near his area and from it Rodrigo out-jumped Reece James to double the lead, before Jack Harrison completed the win in the second half. Kalidou Koulib…

Rob Page is confident the power of collectivism can not only subdue the individual brilliance of Poland’s Robert Lewandowski and transport Wales to Euro 2024 but prove there really is life after Gareth Bale.

Tuesday night’s playoff in Cardiff will dictate whether Wales qualify for a third successive European Championship and a fourth major tournament in five attempts and quite possibly determine Page’s chances of remaining in the role. Leading his country to Germany this summer without the now retired Bale around to destabilise opponents would certainly be a feather in the head coach’s cap.

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Week 2 of the NFL preseason is about to come to a close, but before it concludes, we have two games left for tonight, Sunday, August 18, between the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. Below, I’ll discuss the best bets for these games and finish it with the best bet for today’s CFL slate. Let’s dive in. Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay PackersThe Broncos are sizable favorites in this one, and it makes sense—the quality of the quarterback is completely in their favor. The Broncos will throw out a mix of Bo Nix, Zach Wilson, and Jarrett Stidham, while the Packers will mostly use Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt. I don’t expect to see Jordan Love too much this preseason.Nix has likely already earned his role as the starting quarte…

It’s Week 15 of the NFL season, and rookie quarterbacks have been front and center, with some living up to the hype and others not as much. With that, let’s look at how the 2021 rookie class fared in Week 15. 6. Trey Lance source: Getty Images Trey Lance is still MIA on the field for the 49ers and will probably continue to be since they are in the playoff hunt. So much for Lance’s rookie year. 5. Trevor Lawrence source: Getty Images I’ll bet Lawrence is glad this crazy rookie year of his is slowly winding down. Between Urban Meyer and how bad the team has been this year, it must be a relief to know it’s almost over. Time to pack it in and get ready for the offseason. Another game with no TD for Lawrence and no INTs, so I guess you could say he broke even in a sense. 4. Zac…