Category: sportsnews

Tyler Van Dyke, whose only season at Wisconsin was cut short because of a major knee injury, is moving on to SMU. The quarterback’s transfer destination was reported by multiple media outlets Wednesday and his agent, Shawn O’Dare, congratulated him on social media. Van Dyke was a three-year starter at Miami, where he was 2021…

Wisconsin faces the Minnesota Golden Gophers after John Blackwell scored 21 points in Wisconsin’s 75-63 victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Friday’s meeting is the first this season between the squads. Wisconsin is 2-2 against the Big Ten, and Minnesota is 0-4 against conference opponents. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts returned to Eagles practice after a two-week layoff with a concussion without cameras and social media posts and fans present to dissect his performance. LISTEN: Pregame for Packers-Eagles on WKTY begins at 1 p.m. Sunday. Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM As the only…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts is back for the Eagles — limited at practice, for now — and with all signs pointing toward their star quarterback set to start this weekend in an NFC wild-card playoff game. Hurts was a limited participant in practice Wednesday for the first time since he suffered a concussion in…

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he won’t be available for any of the postseason. Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the severity of Watson’s injury Monday, one day after the 2022 second-round pick from North Dakota State was carted into the locker room in the…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay knows it can pull a road playoff upset as a No. 7 seed because that’s exactly what the Packers did in Dallas last season. What this team lacks is the momentum that carried the Packers into the postseason a year ago. Rather than entering the playoffs on a three-game winning streak as…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The most optimistic sign yet that Jalen Hurts could play for the Philadelphia Eagles in their playoff opener came not from an injury update or a practice report, but rather a social media post. “Playoffs start NOW,” the Eagles wrote on the post to announce their game time Sunday against Green Bay. Smack in…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Time after time, the Minnesota Vikings had receivers open down the field in Detroit that Sam Darnold didn’t connect with on a frustrating night that prevented them from taking the top seed in the NFC. Their first priority entering the playoffs will be rebooting the passing attack they’re built around, the asset that factored heavily into their…

DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will have a lot of time to think when they fly to Los Angeles later this week. They can try to figure out how they let Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Lions slip away, along with their chances at the NFC North title and the top seed in…

Aaron Rodgers showed the rest of the NFL in Week 18 that he can still play at a high level in case he wants to return for a 21st season. The four-time NFL MVP threw four touchdown passes against a team that was playing to preserve slim playoff hopes, helping the New York Jets finish…