All playoff teams are not built the same. That was readily apparent Thursday night as the 49ers slowly dismantled the Giants 30-12 in a game that never felt winnable for the Giants outside of early in the first quarter. These teams exist in two different realms of competence and, for the second straight year, the … Read more
A’ja Wilson went back-to-back. The Las Vegas Aces star is the 2023 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Friday. This comes after she earned the honor last season, making her only the 8th player in league history to take home the award multiple times. The league also announced its All-Defensive teams. Wilson … Read more
Trevor Woods #43 and the Colorado Buffaloes play No. 10 Oregon this weekend in college football. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) The 2023 NFL season kicked off this past week, but that’s not the only form of football to celebrate. College football is back in full swing for the fall season. Week 4 continues the … Read more
Bettors are all over Colorado for a fourth consecutive week. The Buffaloes are getting over 70% of bets to cover the spread against Oregon on Saturday after starting 3-0. Colorado opened as a 17.5-point underdog but that number quickly jumped to 20.5 at BetMGM thanks to the money coming in on the Buffaloes. Colorado’s game … Read more
For New England Patriots fans of a certain age, the two-decade run of on-field success the team enjoyed with Tom Brady at the helm was to be savored, particularly since the franchise’s history pre-Brady didn’t offer much in the way of major victories. Younger fans, however, may be getting a sense of what their grandfathers … Read more
New York Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) reacts next to safety Isaiah Simmons (19) and San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) after the Giants were called for a penalty. / Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Santa Clara, Calif. — Give the Giants credit. Even at full strength, they’re at a significant talent disadvantage to … Read more
Wisconsin is a 5.5-point favorite at Purdue on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. The Badgers are in a season of transition under new coach Luke Fickell. After decades of a run-first offense with the quarterback under center and multiple running backs behind him, Wisconsin is transitioning to an Air Raid … Read more
Grading 49ers’ offense, defense in convincing win over Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers got the win to kick off Week 3 of the NFL season, and now they can sit back and enjoy a few well-earned days off. “We’re real happy to be 3-0 right now,” 49ers … Read more
Iguodala explains contrast of Heat, Warriors championship culture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The last two franchises Andre Iguodala has played for in his 19-year NBA career have appeared in 12 of the last 18 NBA Finals. The Warriors have been in six of them and won four, and the Miami Heat have … Read more
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy turned in another outstanding game on Thursday night, shredding the Giants’ blitz repeatedly. Purdy dropped back to pass 39 times and the Giants blitzed him on 33 of those, a blitz rate of 84.6 percent, according to Next Gen Stats. As far back as Next Gen Stats has data, that’s … Read more