29 days ago
The Montreal Canadiens still have one major problem if they want to pursue Dylan Larkin: the Detroit Red Wings center has not approved Montreal as a trade destination.
That has not stopped an intriguing Canadiens prospect from entering the conversation.
TVA Sports reporter Nicolas Cloutier recently pointed to Michael Hage, Montreal's 2024 first-round pick, as a player Detroit knows particularly well and would have interest in. Hage plays at the University of Michigan, putting him directly in the Red Wings' scouting backyard. He also has an unusual connection to Detroit's front office through Michigan teammate Will Horcoff, the son of Red Wings executive Shawn Horcoff.
Cloutier said he is convinced Detroit knows Hage well and believes the Red Wings would be interested in him, according to a report relaying his comments on BPM Sports.
That does not mean Hage has been offered for Larkin or that the teams are actively negotiating.
#wings #canadiens #sports #horcoff
That has not stopped an intriguing Canadiens prospect from entering the conversation.
TVA Sports reporter Nicolas Cloutier recently pointed to Michael Hage, Montreal's 2024 first-round pick, as a player Detroit knows particularly well and would have interest in. Hage plays at the University of Michigan, putting him directly in the Red Wings' scouting backyard. He also has an unusual connection to Detroit's front office through Michigan teammate Will Horcoff, the son of Red Wings executive Shawn Horcoff.
Cloutier said he is convinced Detroit knows Hage well and believes the Red Wings would be interested in him, according to a report relaying his comments on BPM Sports.
That does not mean Hage has been offered for Larkin or that the teams are actively negotiating.
#wings #canadiens #sports #horcoff
1 month ago
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Myles Garrett finally acknowledged his knee injury is more serious than he had been letting on after his quiet debut for the Los Angeles Rams in their season-opening defeat in Australia.
The reigning AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year made zero tackles and no impact on the game during the Rams' 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Friday.
Although Garrett missed much of training camp and the Rams' recent weeks of practices to rest his knee, the superstar and the Rams had not floated the possibility he would be unable to play at his best when he began his 10th NFL season. Before his 15-hour flight back to LA, Garrett finally acknowledged he isn't at 100% health.
"This was the worst version of myself that I've put out there, and I've got to be better," Garrett said at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. "I've got to find a way to recover and get back to the player I know I can be and I've shown that I've been before."
Garrett didn't want to discuss details of his knee or his overall health after finishing without a tackle for only the fourth time in 135 career NFL games. He wouldn't even say which knee is injured.
#Rams #knee #player
The reigning AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year made zero tackles and no impact on the game during the Rams' 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Friday.
Although Garrett missed much of training camp and the Rams' recent weeks of practices to rest his knee, the superstar and the Rams had not floated the possibility he would be unable to play at his best when he began his 10th NFL season. Before his 15-hour flight back to LA, Garrett finally acknowledged he isn't at 100% health.
"This was the worst version of myself that I've put out there, and I've got to be better," Garrett said at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. "I've got to find a way to recover and get back to the player I know I can be and I've shown that I've been before."
Garrett didn't want to discuss details of his knee or his overall health after finishing without a tackle for only the fourth time in 135 career NFL games. He wouldn't even say which knee is injured.
#Rams #knee #player
1 month ago
Justin Boone is a two-time winner of the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award (2019, 2025) and has nine top-10 finishes in the competition. Below you can see his fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2026 season for full-PPR formats.
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Justin Boone's Half-PPR Rankings
Overall
#rankings #week #fantasy #accurate
Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season
Boone will be updating these rankings throughout Week 1.
Justin Boone's Half-PPR Rankings
Overall
#rankings #week #fantasy #accurate
1 month ago
College football is weirder than ever. It's always been the weirdest sport in the country, and it's why there are so many crazies out there that worship the game. Now with the transfer portal, it really does make these early season games tougher to predict.
Notre Dame was a 20.5 point favorite going into the game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, and as the first half unravelled, fans and media alike were wondering what was happening with the Irish. Notre Dame held a 13-10 lead going into halftime and they were getting the ball first in the second half — but the struggle was so real in the first 30 minutes that it was hard to imagine this game turning into the blowout it became.
So yeah — it took a half for the Irish to find out what team they could be in week one. There have been bigger crimes in the sport over the years than a slow-bulldozer. This wasn't the coming out party for CJ Carr and the Heisman, and that needs to be okay.
On some of the most hallowed grounds in sports, Notre Dame lost the narrative for 2026, but regained the plot. They struggled, and slipped, and fell down — and then rose back up by just being who they are as a team.
Marcus Freeman said he didn't go into too much detail about 2nd half changes for the team, and Adon Shuler provided an answer with even more brevity. This game didn't go the way they thought it would, so they had to change that for themselves.
#notre #half #first #irish
Notre Dame was a 20.5 point favorite going into the game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, and as the first half unravelled, fans and media alike were wondering what was happening with the Irish. Notre Dame held a 13-10 lead going into halftime and they were getting the ball first in the second half — but the struggle was so real in the first 30 minutes that it was hard to imagine this game turning into the blowout it became.
So yeah — it took a half for the Irish to find out what team they could be in week one. There have been bigger crimes in the sport over the years than a slow-bulldozer. This wasn't the coming out party for CJ Carr and the Heisman, and that needs to be okay.
On some of the most hallowed grounds in sports, Notre Dame lost the narrative for 2026, but regained the plot. They struggled, and slipped, and fell down — and then rose back up by just being who they are as a team.
Marcus Freeman said he didn't go into too much detail about 2nd half changes for the team, and Adon Shuler provided an answer with even more brevity. This game didn't go the way they thought it would, so they had to change that for themselves.
#notre #half #first #irish
1 month ago
It may still be just the start of the new season, but some clear lineup preferences have already emerged — presumably not just for the WAGNH Community but for Xabi Alonso as well. Namely, we know that our best front-three at the moment are Cole Palmer, João Pedro, and Morgan Rogers. And we know that we have to have Maxence Lacroix alongside Levi Colwill in defense. And we know that we want Reece James on the pitch in some way, shape, or form.
So the major decisions in the lineup choices currently revolve around midfield, wing-backs, and the third defender.
For the latter, the WAGNH Community prefer Josh Acheampong over Wesley Fofana by a 49-39 margin.
For the wing-backs, the voters want Jorrel Hato and Pedro Neto, with Pep Chavarría garnering only 27% and Marco Palestra still out injured. Malo Gusto checks in at 43 per cent, not nearly enough at this position, or midfield.
For the midfield, perhaps most crucially, the vote favors Roméo Lavia alongside James. Moisés Caicedo's unknown injury status is reflected in his measly 24 per cent vote share. Still ahead of Valentín Barco, at just 20.
#still #midfield #pedro #alongside
So the major decisions in the lineup choices currently revolve around midfield, wing-backs, and the third defender.
For the latter, the WAGNH Community prefer Josh Acheampong over Wesley Fofana by a 49-39 margin.
For the wing-backs, the voters want Jorrel Hato and Pedro Neto, with Pep Chavarría garnering only 27% and Marco Palestra still out injured. Malo Gusto checks in at 43 per cent, not nearly enough at this position, or midfield.
For the midfield, perhaps most crucially, the vote favors Roméo Lavia alongside James. Moisés Caicedo's unknown injury status is reflected in his measly 24 per cent vote share. Still ahead of Valentín Barco, at just 20.
#still #midfield #pedro #alongside
1 month ago
The Chargers have made a flurry of moves since trimming the roster from 90 to 53 players.
One of those moves included trading away undrafted cornerback Avery Smith.
Smith was sent to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. In exchange, the Chargers received a 2027 sixth-round pick. The 22-year-old spoke to reporters on Thursday about the trade and admitted he was surprised by the trade for one particular reason.
"I follow football, and I haven't really heard of an undrafted free agent getting traded before the regular season," Smith said.
"So that is what surprised me."
#sunday
One of those moves included trading away undrafted cornerback Avery Smith.
Smith was sent to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. In exchange, the Chargers received a 2027 sixth-round pick. The 22-year-old spoke to reporters on Thursday about the trade and admitted he was surprised by the trade for one particular reason.
"I follow football, and I haven't really heard of an undrafted free agent getting traded before the regular season," Smith said.
"So that is what surprised me."
#sunday
1 month ago
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Jonas Urbig has not often had a misstep in his time with the club.
A young, eager, and talented player, Urbig might have had his first bout with letting a reporter get under his skin.
It is impossible to know the tone of the question, the background of how it was asked, or any history, given the context we have access to, but Urbig was asked whether something could have been done about VfL Osnabrück's goal after the game.
"Have you ever been a goalkeeper? He shoots, the ball drifts a bit and hits the top corner. I'm very, very self critical, but in this case congratulations to him. That was unstoppable," Urbig said (as captured by iMiaSanMia).
Maybe that was an innocent response and genuine. More often than not, though, it can come across as more of a "how dare you ask me that?" kind of response.
#asked #jonas #osnabr #maybe
A young, eager, and talented player, Urbig might have had his first bout with letting a reporter get under his skin.
It is impossible to know the tone of the question, the background of how it was asked, or any history, given the context we have access to, but Urbig was asked whether something could have been done about VfL Osnabrück's goal after the game.
"Have you ever been a goalkeeper? He shoots, the ball drifts a bit and hits the top corner. I'm very, very self critical, but in this case congratulations to him. That was unstoppable," Urbig said (as captured by iMiaSanMia).
Maybe that was an innocent response and genuine. More often than not, though, it can come across as more of a "how dare you ask me that?" kind of response.
#asked #jonas #osnabr #maybe
1 month ago
Netflix is now eight months into its entry into the podcasting realm. Despite a lack of transparency on viewership and whether the content is driving subscriptions, the company continues to lean in. On Tuesday, Netflix announced it is renewing its entire original lineup of video podcasts while also announcing a number of deals for new podcasts, including the popular Pivot Podcast featuring Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor.
When it comes to the sports properties Netflix signed for exclusive video distribution, many of them seem to have become out of sight and out of mind months later. Video continues to become an every day way that people discover programs. Clips fill social feeds and algorithms push content to the masses, but the Netflix paywall does prevent easy access to some of the more popular ***** les. That's why with the NFL season beginning next week, could this be the final proving ground for the first wave of sports podcasts on Netflix?
Currently, 19 podcasts streaming their full video presentations on Netflix fit into the sports genre. Three come from Barstool Sports, 10 from The Ringer, two from iHeartMedia, three are Netflix originals, and The Pivot will join the lineup beginning September 8.
What we know is that the Barstool arrangement is a multiyear agreement, while the deals with iHeartMedia and Spotify, which owns The Ringer, did not include terms.
What we don't know is how viewership is trending for the sports ***** les Netflix added to its slate. In July, Netflix lumped all podcast viewing into a vague "other shows" label during its Q2 earnings call. The company also has not revealed which podcasts are driving the most subscriptions.
#podcasts
When it comes to the sports properties Netflix signed for exclusive video distribution, many of them seem to have become out of sight and out of mind months later. Video continues to become an every day way that people discover programs. Clips fill social feeds and algorithms push content to the masses, but the Netflix paywall does prevent easy access to some of the more popular ***** les. That's why with the NFL season beginning next week, could this be the final proving ground for the first wave of sports podcasts on Netflix?
Currently, 19 podcasts streaming their full video presentations on Netflix fit into the sports genre. Three come from Barstool Sports, 10 from The Ringer, two from iHeartMedia, three are Netflix originals, and The Pivot will join the lineup beginning September 8.
What we know is that the Barstool arrangement is a multiyear agreement, while the deals with iHeartMedia and Spotify, which owns The Ringer, did not include terms.
What we don't know is how viewership is trending for the sports ***** les Netflix added to its slate. In July, Netflix lumped all podcast viewing into a vague "other shows" label during its Q2 earnings call. The company also has not revealed which podcasts are driving the most subscriptions.
#podcasts
1 month ago
Barcelona have made a major decision on Brian Farinas' future by officially registering the young midfielder as a first-team player for the 2026/27 season.
The club confirms that Farinas will wear the No. 4 shirt, which had been left vacant since Ronald Araujo moved to Liverpool on loan, after the documentation for his registration was signed on Monday afternoon and his status was updated in the league.
It is important to note that the midfielder's situation had changed dramatically during the transfer window.
In fact, Girona had advanced towards a deal that would have seen them acquire 50 per cent of his rights for around €1.5 million, but the move was stopped after Hansi Flick intervened.
Flick wanted to see Farinas himself before Barcelona sanctioned his departure, and the decision proved important almost immediately.
#farinas #decision #important #Liverpool
The club confirms that Farinas will wear the No. 4 shirt, which had been left vacant since Ronald Araujo moved to Liverpool on loan, after the documentation for his registration was signed on Monday afternoon and his status was updated in the league.
It is important to note that the midfielder's situation had changed dramatically during the transfer window.
In fact, Girona had advanced towards a deal that would have seen them acquire 50 per cent of his rights for around €1.5 million, but the move was stopped after Hansi Flick intervened.
Flick wanted to see Farinas himself before Barcelona sanctioned his departure, and the decision proved important almost immediately.
#farinas #decision #important #Liverpool
1 month ago
Thilo Kehrer has fallen down the pecking order at AS Monaco. The 29-year-old defender could leave the Principality club before the closure of the transfer window later this evening, as per a report from Foot Mercato.
Previously a key player for Les Monégasques, he looks set to be a second-choice option this season under new manager Filipe Luís. The Germany international has played just one minute of football in all competitions this season, against Le Havre AC on the opening day of the season. It is Eric Dier and Sadibou Sané who look to be Luís' first-choice centre-back pairing. Christian Mawissa also seems to be above Kehrer in the pecking order, although the German does bring valuable experience and leadership to this young side.
Those could become valuable ***** ets to Ajax. The Eredivisie side could welcome the centre-back on a season-long loan without a buy option, Foot Mercato now report.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
#pecking #option
Previously a key player for Les Monégasques, he looks set to be a second-choice option this season under new manager Filipe Luís. The Germany international has played just one minute of football in all competitions this season, against Le Havre AC on the opening day of the season. It is Eric Dier and Sadibou Sané who look to be Luís' first-choice centre-back pairing. Christian Mawissa also seems to be above Kehrer in the pecking order, although the German does bring valuable experience and leadership to this young side.
Those could become valuable ***** ets to Ajax. The Eredivisie side could welcome the centre-back on a season-long loan without a buy option, Foot Mercato now report.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
#pecking #option
2 months ago
The NFL broadcasts games on ABC, Amazon Prime Video, CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, Netflix, and Peacock. Then, there's NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone. Why not further test the limits of the human attention span this season?
According to Brian Steinberg of Variety, X (formerly Twitter) is launching a "NFL Gametime" feed designed to integrate creators, data, and news.
"X users can choose to put the new topic-focused stream alongside mainstay feeds like 'For You' and 'Following,'" Steinberg wrote. "The stream will be available from season kickoff through the end of the 2027 Super Bowl. The move is seen not only as a way to court sports fans, but also big advertisers that may have felt more ambivalent about working with the Elon Musk-backed social giant in months past."
"Advertisers can now reach highly passionate fans across the entire funnel, from awareness and cultural conversation to real-time engagement during live games, all on X," Monique Pintarelli, head of global advertising for X parent ******* eXAI, said in a statement to Variety. "Together with the NFL, we're giving brands a powerful, authentic way to show up throughout the season."
Brent Lawton, the NFL's vice president of media, underscored NFL Gametime as a hub for "official scores and stats, team content, and the conversation together in one place."
#variety #gametime #together #conversation
According to Brian Steinberg of Variety, X (formerly Twitter) is launching a "NFL Gametime" feed designed to integrate creators, data, and news.
"X users can choose to put the new topic-focused stream alongside mainstay feeds like 'For You' and 'Following,'" Steinberg wrote. "The stream will be available from season kickoff through the end of the 2027 Super Bowl. The move is seen not only as a way to court sports fans, but also big advertisers that may have felt more ambivalent about working with the Elon Musk-backed social giant in months past."
"Advertisers can now reach highly passionate fans across the entire funnel, from awareness and cultural conversation to real-time engagement during live games, all on X," Monique Pintarelli, head of global advertising for X parent ******* eXAI, said in a statement to Variety. "Together with the NFL, we're giving brands a powerful, authentic way to show up throughout the season."
Brent Lawton, the NFL's vice president of media, underscored NFL Gametime as a hub for "official scores and stats, team content, and the conversation together in one place."
#variety #gametime #together #conversation
