Football

11/20/2024 |  NFL Ratings Hold Strong Through Election Season, Chiefs Lead TV Pack (Front Office Sports) The NFL’s TV ratings appear to have weathered any potential major hit from election season, as the league is reporting big numbers heading into Week 12 of the regular season.
Through 11 weeks of action, the NFL is averaging 17.5 million viewers per game, when excluding international games on NFL Network and exclusive streaming broadcasts on ESPN+ and Peacock. That 17.5 million figure is the highest through Week 11 since the 2015 season.

11/19/2024 |  Ex-NBA stars Carter, McGrady part of group seeking to buy stake in Buffalo Bills, AP source says (Associated Press (AP)) ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are part of a group being considered by the NFL to purchase a non-controlling minority stake in the Buffalo Bills, a person with knowledge of the league finance committee’s agenda told The Associated Press on Monday.

11/19/2024 |  Cowboys' Jerry Jones: There was 'no risk at all' to play vs. Texans after metal piece fell from stadium roof (CBS Sports) ARLINGTON, Texas -- The roof is literally falling on the Dallas Cowboys. A piece of the AT&T Stadium roof fell onto the field prior to the Cowboys' Monday night showdown against the Houston Texans that ended in a 34-10 defeat. 

11/19/2024 |  Debris falls from roof at home of Cowboys before game against Texans (Fox Sports) A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened at least three hours before a game against Houston on Monday night, officials said.
AT&T Stadium was mostly empty when the incident occurred, and team officials said nobody was injured. The roof was closed without incident about an hour later.

11/19/2024 |  103 teams have a chance at a bowl game with two weeks to go in the 2024 college football season (Yahoo Sports) It’s extremely unlikely that a sub-.500 team will be needed to fill out the bowl field.
Out of the 134 teams at the top level of college football, over 100 still have a path to a bowl game with two weeks to go in the regular season. Of those 103 schools, 63 teams have six or more wins and are already bowl-eligible.