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Jerry Jones is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but Robert Kraft is not (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)Robert Kraft, the 83-year-old owner of the New England Patriots and six-time Super Bowl champion, is waiting to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But according to a Wednesday report by ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., the wait hasn’t been a fun one.For the past decade or so, Kraft’s team, led by Patriots communications director Stacey James, has been trying to get Kraft inducted in Canton, Ohio, with zero success, and the 12-person panel that decides the final…

Luckily, David Tepper didn’t have a drink nearby on Sunday — or anything the Carolina Panthers team owner might throw in a fit of anger.The Panthers worked hard this offseason to improve after going 2-15 last season. They hired a new head coach in Dave Canales and strengthened the team around quarterback Bryce Young. And nothing was different Sunday.The Panthers’ newfound optimism was dashed before halftime of their season opener. Not even two quarters into the season, they were down 30-0 to the New Orleans Saints. Young, who had struggled mightily as a rookie despite being the No. 1 draft…

Caleb Williams never expected to have such a performance in his debut with the Chicago Bears.But he will accept the consequences.Williams struggled in his first game as the Bears’ starting quarterback after being selected first overall in April’s NFL draft, but the Bears pulled away with a 24-17 victory on Sunday thanks in large part to big plays on defense and special teams.The Bears struggled to move the ball in the first half and trailed 17-3 by halftime, but blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown early in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 17-10. After…

Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens traveled to Paris this summer to watch his wife, Simone Biles, compete in the Olympics.On Sunday, it was Biles’ turn to watch the Bears open their season at home against the Tennessee Titans, and she took in the show.The Bears struggled offensively with rookie Caleb Williams at quarterback and fell behind 17-3 early in the third quarter. The Bears forced the Titans to punt on Tennessee’s first possession of the second half, giving Chicago its first touchdown of the day.Jonathan Owens (36) celebrates with his teammates after scoring Chicago’s first touchdown of the season. (AP…

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice is always relative and league-specific. Many starts and sits are obvious, so this column will instead focus on fringe options that require serious thought. Good luck with your Week 1 lineups.Starting pitcher: George PickensPickens will be a tougher matchup with AJ Terrell likely chasing him, but he’s still a top 30 WR on my board this week. He had a 38.4% first-lead target rate in the four games without Diontaie Johnson last season and ranked in the top 20 in targets per route run (24.1%) and top 5 in yards per route run (2.93).Whoever starts as…

Northern Illinois University stunned No. 5 Notre Dame, 16-14, on Saturday, thanks to a field goal by Kanon Woodill late in the game.Woodill kicked a 36-yard field goal with 31 seconds left, and Notre Dame couldn’t stop the Huskies behind Riley Leonard’s second interception. This marked the first time Northern Illinois had beat a team ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25. It also marked one of the biggest point-spread upsets in modern college football, as the Irish were favorites by 28.5 points in the game.A week after Notre Dame beat Texas A&M in College Station, the…

The Baltimore Ravens were the best team in the NFL last season, and they are one of the few teams that could, on paper, compete with the Kansas City Chiefs.If this matchup were to happen again in the AFC Championship Game, no one should complain.An exciting first game of the NFL regular season took place on Thursday night. The Ravens had a chance to win late. Lamar Jackson looked leaner and faster and played like his usual self. He rushed for his 14th 100 yards, a record for a quarterback. He put the Ravens in touchdown position late in a…

Patrick Mahomes often says that while growing up in Whitehouse, Texas, “football was my third sport.”He lists baseball and basketball as his more important interests in his youth. His friends believe he was good at basketball, even though his professional future was limited because he was about 6’2”. He played football and baseball at Texas Tech, of course, but was also drafted by the Detroit Tigers. He also played golf, competed in the high jump, and tried his hand at any sport.All of this makes his quest to become the greatest player in football history all the more incredible, but…

Subscribe to McCoy & Van NoyThe 2024 NFL regular season finally kicks off this Thursday night with the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Kansas City Chiefs.Gerald McCoy and Kyle Van Noy are excited to start the season, and in this episode, they take a look at the reigning NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, who have had an eventful offseason following a Super Bowl loss and multiple contract disputes. While WR Brandon Aiyuk is signed to a long-term deal, superstar LT Trent Williams is unsigned and has not participated in training camp or practice with the team. The two discuss the importance…

Stocks rose on Wednesday after December CPI data showed some easing in core inflation and investors adjusted expectations for Fed rate cuts. But the threat of higher prices remains looming in the face of a change of government in Washington, where President-elect Donald Trump takes office next week. And economists generally agree that the fight to curb inflation is far from over. “Inflation is not stable,” Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Federal Reserve economist, told Yahoo Finance’s Morning Brief program. It was quite uneven. Although inflation has slowed, it remains above the Federal Reserve’s…