PFT dives into the biggest storylines ahead of Cowboys vs. Steelers on Sunday Night Football, including Justin Fields’ chance to make a statement.
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Understanding problematic injuries and identifying viable contingency plans before the Sunday morning add-drop frenzy gives savvy re-draft managers an advantage over the competition. The article below details the top five NFL injuries and contingency plans to know for Week 5.
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NFL Week 5
Matthew Berry breaks down his Love/Hate players for Week 5 and answers fans’ questions from X/Twitter in a AMA... Ask Matthew Anything.
There’s a lot at stake personally for Justin Fields on Sunday Night Football v. the Cowboys in Week 5, which Mike Florio is factoring into his pick -- and Chris Simms is also going with the same team to pull out the win.
Matthew Berry breaks down his positional rankings for Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season.
The FNIA crew preview the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Cowboys and Steelers, with the expectation that the game will be won by the ability to control the line of scrimmage.
Lawrence Jackson Jr. explains why Justice Hill and Chase Brown have the receiving chops to boost your FLEX spots in Week 5.
Pro Football Focus previews the Week 5 Sunday Night Football tilt between the Cowboys and Steelers in Pittsburgh, with attention being paid to Keeanu Benton, Cameron Heyward, Mazi Smith, Osa Odighizuwa, and Zach Frazier.
Patrick Daugherty ranks and evaluates all of Week 5’s top plays at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, kicker and defense.
Premier League
The 2024-25 Premier League season is off and running.
“Our objective is very clear,” Ratcliffe said this week. “We want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet, obviously. That’s very clear.”
Check out the latest Premier League table for the 2024-25 season.
Can the Eagles cause an upset to get off and running? Or will top of the table Liverpool stay there?
NFL
The Bills will be without a few key players as they play the Texans on Sunday.
When listing the best rivalries in football, we usually look at teams in the same division.
The Patriots are putting a pair of offensive linemen on injured reserve on Friday.
When the Chiefs play the Saints on Monday night, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the offense will line up against former Kansas City safety Tyrann Mathieu for the first time.
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Zak Hanshew identifies players better in points leagues and those who are better in category leagues.
From Packers-Rams to Cardinals-49ers, Denny Carter takes a close look at how defenses might be attacked in Week 5
Zachary Krueger reviews the expected fantasy points from the previous week and highlights some players he’s eyeing for Week 5.
College Football
Minnesota has had a frustrating and uneven start to this season, losing all three games against power conference teams in painful ways.
Wisconsin won’t have its leading rusher when it attempts to bounce back from a two-game skid.
Coach Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers have successfully landed their quarterback of the future. 2025 All-American Deuce Knight from George County High School in Mississippi has committed to the Tigers.
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Game Preview
Motor Sports
The Craftsman Truck Series playoffs continue Friday.
Jared Mees won the last four championships beginning in 2021 and will retire with 78 wins and a record 10 titles.
Team Penske’s Austin Cindric, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney have excelled at drafting style tracks this season.
The playoffs continue for Cup, Xfinity and Trucks this weekend.
Golf
David Skinns of England set a personal best and a course record with a 12-under 60.
Watch the best shots from the opening round of the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship.
Darren Fichardt shot an 11-under 61 at Kingsbarns to lead the multi-course Dunhill Links Championship.
Check out the best shots and top moments from the first round of action in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews’ Old Course, the Championship Course at Carnoustie and Kingsbarns in Scotland.
Reed Hughes, 71, qualified for the Sanderson Farms Championship by winning a Gulf States PGA section event last year.
Ridley added that the club was donating $5 million to local relief efforts.
MLB
Terry Francona is replacing David Bell, who was fired by Cincinnati in the final days of his sixth season.
The Mets’ comeback victory gave them their first playoff series win since claiming the NL pennant in 2015.
The Dan Le Batard Show crew breaks down the latest news from the MLB Playoffs, discussing whether the Houston Astros losing is a bigger deal than the Detroit Tigers finally breaking through.
Dan Patrick doesn’t want to hear the complaints about the current Wild Card format and explains why MLB needs the “tension” to open up the first round of the playoffs each season.
NBA
Embiid missed 39 games last season and, while he returned, he was not fully healthy during the playoffs. Again.
He says he was shocked by the deal but likes his opportunity with the Timberwolves
Murphy is extension eligible until Oct. 21 and is part of the franchise’s long-term plans.
Christain Braun, Peyton Watson and Julian Strawther are in the spotlight on a title contender.
Betting
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College Basketball
The NCAA is sticking with two regionals for the women’s basketball tournament through at least 2028.
South Carolina already is on the way to leading women’s college basketball in average attendance for an 11th straight season.
Here’s the full slate of Big East men’s basketball games being carried on NBC and Peacock this season.
Even if John Calipari wins big at Arkansas, he cautions that he might not win quickly.
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It was the third consecutive time that Karolina Muchova has won against the three-time major winner and the Czech player now leads their head-to-head series 3-1.
The Polish tennis player announced the split, saying the decision was made together.
Here are the latest injury updates and news from around the Premier League.
Though it is only Week 7 of the Premier League season, Manchester United find themselves in desperate need of three points on Sunday,
The Jets will not have right tackle Morgan Moses in the lineup on Sunday, but they don’t expect to be missing any other offensive linemen.