TitansNFL
Jets Ruin Robert Saleh's Titans Debut
Tennessee trailed all afternoon and its own fans let the new coach hear about it.
TitansNFL
Let's Stop the Nonsense: The Titans Are the Worst Franchise in the NFL
John Fredericks says Sunday's 23-10 home loss to the Jets exposed a Titans franchise with no answers on offense, defense or special teams.
NFL
Titans -1.5: This Is Tennessee's Signature Game
Godzilla's best bet of the week: a battered franchise, a coach facing his old team, and a home opener that carries playoff-level urgency.
NFL
How to Watch Every NFL Game This Sunday
Thirteen games kick off across three windows on CBS, Fox and NBC, with the Cowboys and Giants closing the night at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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TennesseeCollege Football
Tennessee's Ground Game Rolls Past Georgia Tech
DeSean Bishop ran for 147 yards and two touchdowns as freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon turned in a steady first road start in a 45-24 win.
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Godzilla's Full NFL Week 1 Card
John Fredericks grades all 14 Week 1 openers, names his four best bets and backs a Tony Pollard rushing prop.
Fantasy FootballFantasy
Godzilla Wins' Fantasy Panel Builds Its Week 1 DFS Lineup
John Fredericks, Frank Zaccanelli and Trent Conner picked through Week 1's injuries and value plays before laying out a full $50,000 lineup on the air.
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Godzilla's Five Monster Picks for Saturday
John Fredericks lays out five college football plays for Saturday's biggest games, from Columbus to Stillwater.
Border WarCollege Football
Missouri Shakes Off Rough Start To Beat Kansas
No. 23 Missouri shook off a blocked-kick touchdown and beat Kansas 38-21 in the rivalry's first game in Lawrence since 2005.
West VirginiaCollege Football
West Virginia needs a full game against UT Martin, not a half
Rich Rodriguez wants the discipline fixed, and in Nashville Vanderbilt gets a second look at two quarterbacks against Delaware.
Line MovesBetting
Oklahoma went from underdog to 5.5-point favorite at Michigan in five days
The line flipped the day after Michigan's 13-12 Hail Mary win over Western Michigan and kept moving through Thursday, with no injury news behind it.
TennesseeCollege Football
Tennessee's First Road Test Comes Down to the Line of Scrimmage
Colorado ran 49 times at the Yellow Jackets, and Josh Heupel's plan for Faizon Brandon's first road start is built around that front.
Ohio State-TexasCollege Football
What decides Ohio State at Texas: Simmons on Sayin, and who has Jeremiah Smith
No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 4 Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ABC, a year after the Buckeyes held Arch Manning to 170 yards in a 14-7 game in Columbus.
White SoxMLB
White Sox Swept at Home by Pirates, AL Central Lead Down to 1.5 Games
Jared Jones took a no-hitter into the seventh of a 2-0 Pittsburgh win, and Chicago heads out on a six-game road trip that ends in Cleveland.
49ers-RamsNFL
Purdy Throws Three, the Defense Does the Rest: 49ers Rout Rams 27-7 in Melbourne
San Francisco got to Australia a week early, played like it, and sent the preseason Super Bowl favorite home with a 20-point loss in front of 100,021 at the MCG.
SECCollege Football
The SEC Met, Talked About LSU, and Went Home Without a Vote
Thursday's expulsion meeting produced a two-sentence statement and no roll call. A one-page letter from LSU's president and a postponed federal hearing explain why.
DodgersMLB
Ohtani Goes on the Injured List With Three Weeks Left. The Dodgers Say It's About October.
A left knee, a right biceps and a swing on Monday that ended the wait. Los Angeles is 89-57 and betting that 15 days off now buys a healthy Ohtani for the playoffs.
SeahawksNFL
Darnold's hip is intact, and Drew Lock is in line to start for the Seahawks at Arizona
An MRI showed the hip is intact, Mike Macdonald called it a muscle injury, and Sam Darnold is expected to miss Week 2 but not much beyond it.
Border WarCollege Football
Border War returns to Lawrence, and Missouri's front has to hold
Missouri is favored Friday night at Kansas in the first Border War in Lawrence since 2005, with its left tackle working back and an All-American running back still out.
Pennant RacesMLB
Braves Go Four Up, Astros Three Clear After Thursday's Day Games
Atlanta beat Tampa Bay and Philadelphia lost to Houston on the same afternoon, and a seventh-inning collapse in Seattle pushed Texas three back in the AL West.
NFL KickoffNFL
Twenty-One Sacks Later: The Patriots Get Their Super Bowl Rematch Seven Months Early
The season opens Wednesday night in Seattle, where the Seahawks beat New England 29-13 in February. The Patriots rebuilt the line and signed A.J. Brown. The Seahawks lost half their secondary. Three points and a total of 44.5 say it's close.
SECCollege Football
Eleven Votes, One Letter: What Actually Happens at Thursday's SEC Meeting on LSU
The reporting now says the presidents are not expected to expel LSU. That does not mean nothing happens. Here is the mechanism, the number, the way out for Baton Rouge, and the reason the conference is doing this at all.
White SoxMLB
Two Years After Losing 121 Games, the White Sox Lead the AL Central in September
Chicago is 75-69 with a two-game lead on Cleveland and three weeks to play. The math says the Guardians' schedule is easier. The tiebreakers say the Sox already won the season series. Somebody is going to be wrong.
SECCollege Football
The SEC Is Trying to Throw Out a Founding Member. Thursday, LSU Finds Out If It Has the Votes.
A conference that has never expelled anyone in 93 years has asked a federal judge to make sure nothing stops it from voting on LSU this week. Here is how a two-player roster fight got here, and what the 15 other schools actually have to decide.
TitansNFL
Saleh Faces the Jets, Ward Faces the Blitz: What Sunday's Opener Comes Down To
The Titans open at Nissan Stadium against the team that fired their head coach. The line says pick 'em. The film says it hinges on one number.
TennesseeCollege Football
Five Touchdowns, One Debut: Faizon Brandon Ties a Tennessee Freshman Record
The Vols hung 638 yards on Furman in a 56-9 rout, and the freshman quarterback matched a mark held by Casey Clausen and Tyler Bray. Georgia Tech is next.
West VirginiaCollege Football
Pat White's No. 5 Goes Up, Then the Mountaineers Hold On: WVU 31, Coastal Carolina 24
A 24-0 lead nearly slipped away before Michael Hawkins Jr. put it to bed with his legs. Rich Rodriguez's second opener back in Morgantown was a win, with an asterisk.
Big TenCollege Football
One Second That Should Not Have Existed: Michigan Escapes Western Michigan 13-12
The clock read 0:00 with the ball in the air. Then it read 0:01. Then Bryce Underwood threw a Hail Mary that JJ Buchanan caught, and the Big Ten owes everyone an explanation.
AP Top 25College Football
Kiffin's LSU Makes the Loudest Statement of Week 1; Oregon Slides, Michigan Vanishes
A 51-10 demolition of Clemson moved the Tigers into the top 10. Notre Dame is No. 3. Tennessee holds at No. 18, and the Big 12's flag is carried by Texas Tech, BYU and Houston.
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Before the First Snap: Five Waiver Adds to Make This Week
Your draft is over and the free-agent pool is still full. Two rookie receivers, a goal-line back, a bridge quarterback and a tight end nobody drafted.