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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Joe Brady wanted to be a player, not a coach. He spent his life fighting his way onto the field, battling through injuries, proving himself to coaches who overlooked him. He even had to show his dad at times that he shouldn’t be benched. Brady thought his time was coming, too,…

Week 5 brought another round of records, led by young stars making history and teams heading in very different directions. Jahmyr Gibbs passed Barry Sanders, while Trey McBride topped Jimmy Graham as both continued rewriting the record books early in their careers. The 49ers kept their dream start rolling, and Jordan Love’s connection with Christian…

The Milwaukee Brewers drew first blood in their NLCS rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers, holding on for a 2-1 win in Game 1 on Sunday night at American Family Field despite an unexpected night from their ace, Jacob Misiorowski. Misiorowski lasted only 4 1/3 innings in Game 1, giving up one run on five…

After three thrilling battles last season, the first matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers of 2026 was a blowout. The Packers were able to get a dominant 31-7 win over the Bears. As this week’s death of Bears icon Mike Ditka loomed over Sunday’s game, Green Bay avoided blowing a late lead…

The 49ers didn’t like the fact that the Seahawks, their hated rival, won the Super Bowl last season on their home field, Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco can’t rewrite that history. But Sunday, it took down its division foe on their home turf. The Niners (5-0) stayed undefeated with their 32-29 win Sunday over the Seahawks…

The NFC East belonged to the Philadelphia Eagles for most of the past four seasons, but their reign of terror is over. It’s clear that this season just isn’t going to turn out the way they wanted. So it’s time for the organization to start focusing on rebuilding for next year. In fact, the first…

Michigan made history last April by winning the national championship with a starting lineup of five transfers — the first team ever to accomplish that feat — which raises my biggest question heading into this season: Is building a championship roster through the transfer portal the new normal? While the Wolverines proved that a talented…

Sunday’s NFL slate somehow had a little bit of everything. We arguably had the best game of the young season, with the San Francisco 49ers taking down the Seattle Seahawks in a thriller to remain undefeated. The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars had two lead changes in the final 15 seconds of their game in…