Well, it’s a good thing the regular season doesn’t start for another month, right? The Detroit Lions opened up their preseason schedule on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers, and not much went right. Detroit turned the ball over five times (twice on special teams), the defense allowed four touchdowns, and the offense never got in a rhythm under …
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Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2025, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on what we are seeing at practices. For this initial preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Lions have already said they plan on resting the players who got a heavy workload at Tuesday’s scrimmage. That could …
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Over the past two preseasons, the Detroit Lions have developed a habit of pushing their starters hard in practice and then resting them in the game. With four preseason games on the docket in 2025, the Lions appear to be sticking with their approach. After holding a scrimmage at practice on Tuesday, coach Dan Campbell said that they plan to …
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We’re just a couple days away from the Detroit Lions’ preseason opener in Canton, Ohio, for the Hall of Fame game, and coach Dan Campbell has an interesting decision on his hands. For most of his tenure, Campbell has opted to rest most—if not all—of his starters during the preseason. When it comes to the high-end starters, Campbell chooses to …
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LINE-UPSpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 12:18 BST Arsenal v Newcastle (12:30 BST) One summer signing in the Arsenal XI – Martin Zubimendi – with another two on the bench – Kepa and Christian Norgaard. Viktor Gyokeres doesn’t feature in this one. William Osula starts up front for Newcastle in the absence of Alexander Isak. Summer signing Anthony Elanga features …
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DJ Bien-AimeJul 26, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.” HOUSTON — …
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In theory, the Vikings have an interesting balance to strike when it comes to J.J. McCarthy’s playing time in preseason action next month. On the one hand, he’s their starting quarterback, and that’s not usually someone who plays much (or at all) in the preseason, especially under Kevin O’Connell. On the other hand, he’s 22 years old and is need …
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Alexander Isak wants to leave Newcastle United, multiple sources privy to the situation have told The Athletic. The Sweden international’s absence from Newcastle’s pre-season friendly at Celtic and tour to Asia was a preference of the 25-year-old striker, although the club has not confirmed this. Newcastle have been determined to retain Isak on an improved contract — his existing terms run until June 2028 — but are also exploring …
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Jeremiah Smith, Sonny Styles and Caleb Downs Earn Big Ten Preseason Honors, Smith is Conference’s Lone Unanimo Eleven Warriors Big Ten Announces 2025 Football Preseason Honors Big Ten Conference Minnesota Gophers safety Koi Perich earns Big Ten preseason honors Star Tribune Iowa standout and former Le-Win Panther Gennings Dunker receives preseason Big Ten honor Yahoo Home Ohio State football team has the best players …
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Cleveland Dot Com released its annual preseason Big Ten media poll and predicted order of finish for the 2025 college football season. There’s a bit of a change at the top! The outlet’s preseason poll is the predicted order of finish and it was a razor thin vote for the top spot in the conference. Overall, four teams received first-place …
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