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Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs (1) was removed from the field after being injured in last week’s game against the Colts. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)The Houston Texans are 6-2 and should have felt pretty good about their chances of making the playoffs, given their strength in the passing game.That strength took a big hit Tuesday. According to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, receiver Stefon Diggs, the team’s major acquisition in the offseason in a trade with the Buffalo Bills, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament last week that ended his season.The Texans traded for Diggs, a four-time Pro Bowler, in…

Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning.🚨 Headlines⚾️ New skipper: The White Sox are set to hire former MLB outfielder Will Venables, the associate manager of the Rangers, as their new skipper following their 121-loss season.🏈 NFL roundup: The Colts are benching Anthony Richardson in favor of Joe Flacco, Texans WR Stefon Diggs (torn ACL) will miss the rest of the season, the Ravens acquired WR Diontae Johnson from the Panthers.🏀 Flagg inks Gatorade deal: Duke freshman superstar Cooper Flagg has…

Week 8 of the regular season was loaded, but Jayden Daniels stole the show with what should undoubtedly go down as the play of the year while leading the Washington Commanders to a miracle victory over the Chicago Bears.Outside of that Hail Mary, however, multiple starting quarterbacks fell to injuries around the league on Sunday. Here’s a look at the latest news, injury updates and more across the NFL as Week 8 wraps up.Texans lose WR Stefon Diggs for season with torn ACLHouston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been diagnosed with a torn ACL and will miss the remainder…

This week, the Indianapolis Colts benched struggling second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson, a player they invested heavily in as the No. 4 pick in last year’s draft. The 4-4 team owed it to the entire organization and the fans to play their best option at the moment, Joe Flacco.You can do it, Cleveland Browns.After watching the Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens last week in Jameis Winston’s first start, I wanted to celebrate a team reborn with Winston at quarterback, and why the team will draft Deshaun Watson at the end of the season. There must have been anger as if he…

The event formerly known as the world’s largest outdoor cocktail party is about to transform into the South’s largest traveling roadshow. Days before the latest Georgia-Florida game, news broke that the longtime rivalry will be played in Atlanta in 2026 and Tampa in 2027.The news, first reported by Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, isn’t shocking or surprising, but it’s still a little depressing. Jacksonville’s Everbank Stadium (formerly known as TIAA Bank Field, Everbank Field, Alltel Stadium, and Jacksonville Municipal Stadium) underwent a long-planned major renovation during that time. will be held, making it unsuitable for the kind of jaw-dropping parties that…

The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s Fantasy Football newsletter, “Get to the Points!” If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here.Questions right at the start can make even the best fantasy managers nervous. Here’s a signal report to help you prepare for week 9.✅ Green lightVikings WR Josh DownsDowns has been the separation king all year long, and the Vikings, who delight in lightning strikes, are weak against long passes. All the Downs coaches (and coach Michael Pittman Jr.) were thrilled when Joe Flacco was given the starting quarterback job.TE Travis…

JK Dobbins’ amazing comeback story continues in week 9. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)It’s been a great week for late round running backs! Five backs with an ADP of 90 or higher were in the early top 10 in the draft, and they were some of my personal favorites heading into this week.Tony Pollard (ADP 90.8)Chase Brown (113.8)JK Dobbins (130)Rico Doodle (128.3)Tuba Hubbard (129.9)This production is not unusual. These backs continued to rise as the season progressed, proving their worth as high-value fantasy assets. However, the question remains as to how much we can trust their backs going forward.Tony Pollard,…

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Philadelphia EaglesSaquon Barkley blew up for a season-high 199 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, finishing as this week’s top fantasy back. He broke multiple tackles and had a highlight play after the catch in which he hurdled a defender while backward. Barkley also lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, but he’s now totaled 497 yards over the last three weeks. His target rate has dropped with A.J. Brown in the lineup this season, but Barkley set a season-high with 40 receiving yards Sunday when Brown left with a knee injury. Barkley is clearly…

Jason Kelce confronted a fan and smashed a fan’s cell phone before the Penn State-Ohio State game on Saturday. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)Former Philadelphia Eagles center and current ESPN analyst Jason Kelce apologized on the network Monday night after getting into trouble with a fan over the weekend.”I choose to respond to hate with hate,” Kelce said Saturday as he confronted fans in State College, Pennsylvania, before Ohio State’s win over Penn State. Kelsey slammed a fan’s cell phone to the ground Saturday morning after the fan made a homophobic slur toward Kelsey’s brother Travis.”I’m not happy about anything that happened.…

.Seriously. How many times will this happen?We’ve seen Ja’Wuan Taylor do weird things in illegal formations when he didn’t get the whistle for a false start.And this time, it happened right in the middle of the game-winning run in the Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday.Taylor was able to jump earlier than the snap and no flag was thrown. This was a huge flop and people aren’t too happy with the people involved, but we all benefit from a worthy rematch.See for yourself:By the way, Jawaan Taylor jumped so fast that he hit a…