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Colorado's Travis Hunter (above), who plays both defensive back and wide receiver for the Buffaloes, might be back in the line-up Friday night against Stanford after missing three games with a lacerated liver, coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of GETTY IMAGES)
College

Colorado’s Travis Hunter could return Friday vs. Stanford

The Colorado Buffaloes have really missed defensive back / wide receiver Travis Hunter. Let’s emphasize that they’ve REALLY, REALLY missed him. Hunter, who was injured (a lacerated liver, ewwww) during Colorado’s win over Colorado State on Sept. 16, has been

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Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson (foreground) makes a catch Sunday against Kansas City safety Justin Reid. But Jefferson left the game in the fourth quarter with a strained hamstring, one that will now require him to be placed on injured reserve. (Photo by BRUCE KLUCKHOHN, courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NFL

Vikings’ Jefferson being placed on IR

The NFL is one big injury report sometimes, and often times, it’s just a bit depressing. The Minnesota Vikings lost one of the best players in the league for four weeks, as they announced Tuesday that wide receiver Justin Jefferson

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffery (left) scored a 4-yard touchdown in the second quarter against the New York Giants on Thursday night at Levi's Stadium, tying him with 49ers legend Jerry Rice for most touchdowns scored in consecutive games (12), a record Rice had held alone since the 1987 season. With a touchdown next week against Arizona, of course, McCaffery could own the record alone. (Photo courtesy of YARDBARKER.COM)
NFL

49ers, McCaffery top Giants on ‘TNF’

The National Football League’s “Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime” matchup between San Francisco and the New York Giants had no Phil Simms-Ronnie Lott helmet-to-helmet staredown (in one of the great “Monday Night Football” games ever, here: Giants vs 49ers

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Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigns

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams has stepped down, according to a report on NFL.com. Williams released a statement, which the site released in part here (Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigns from position with team (nfl.com). The Bears (0-2)

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Jones, Kelce will play for KC vs. Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars will definitely have to contend with tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones when the Kansas City Chiefs roll into town on Sunday. ESPN reported Friday that both Kelce, who suffered a hyperextended knee before

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Jalen Milroe (above) started the first two games at quarterback for Alabama, but Tyler Buchner will start against South Florida on Saturday, the Tuscaloosa News has reported, along with several other media outlets. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS)
College

Alabama benches Milroe for ND transfer Buchner

Well, two games wasn’t long. Alabama on Friday benched starting quarterback Jalen Milroe for Tyler Buchner, who came to the Crimson Tide through the transfer portal from Notre Dame in the offseason. Several media outlets reported the story on Friday;

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Washington quarterback Sam Howell gets a shoulderpad adjustment from teammate Brian Robinson during the game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at FedEx Field. The Commanders held off the Cardinals, 20-16. (Photo courtesy of SCOTT TAETSCH – GETTY IMAGES)
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Turnovers doom Arizona in loss to Washington

Not that the Washington Commanders are world-beaters – not anything remotely like that. But did anyone expect the Arizona Cardinals, without quarterback Kyler Murray, to give Washington a game? I can tell you I did not. At least, not a

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Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (9) threw five touchdown passes in a 48-33 win over Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of MIAMIHERALD.COM)
College

Van Dyke throws 5 TDs, upsets A&M

Two big-name Texas college football programs had road challenges on Saturday. The one that played in South Beach couldn’t escape. Texas A&M is talent-laden, and has a new offensive coordinator in Bobby Petrino, but it was the defense that seemed

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Detroit defensive back Brian Branch (32) pulls a ball in and intercepts it against Kansas City in the NFL season opener Thursday night. Branch returned the interception for a touchdown, and the Lions upset Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, 21-20. (Photo courtesy of DAVID EULITT / GETTY IMAGES)
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Lions stun Chiefs, 21-20

Turns out it did really matter that the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t have tight end Travis Kelce nor defensive tackle Chris Jones for Thursday night’s season opener against the Detroit Lions. A couple of mistakes by their two figureheads –

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