just now (258+ words) Ahead of this weekend's Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) football state championships, a running back has already set two state single-season rushing records and still has one more game to go. Ascension Catholic senior running back Trevin Simon has set the Louisiana state records for rushing yards and touchdowns in a single season ahead of Friday's LHSAA Division IV Select championship game against Riverside Academy. The is slated to be played 8 p.m. at the Caesars Superdome. Simon this season has rushed for a state-record 3,765 rushing yards and has added 57 touchdowns. Both of the records set by Simon have blown by the previous records as the tailback looks to add to his totals on Friday night in the Big Easy. Simon broke the records of Leesville's Xavier Ford, who back in 2024 rushed for 3,467 yards and scored 52 touchdowns. Now the tailback will…...

2+ min ago (740+ words) Justin Herbert active for Chargers vs. Eagles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is active for Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles after being limited in practice last week following surgery to repair a broken left hand. Herbert will be wearing a glove and a protective guard on his non-throwing hand, which was injured during the Chargers' Nov. 30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Doctors inserted a plate and multiple screws into Herbert's hand to stabilize the fracture. While the injury isn't preventing Herbert from playing, it could compromise his ability to take snaps under center, hand off the ball or hold the ball. As several former NFL quarterbacks told Sam Farmer this week, playing with a bad non-throwing hand can be a challenging " and very painful " experience. Here are the players who will not be playing for the Chargers and…...

6+ min ago (279+ words) The Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Chargers meet at SoFi Stadium tonight each looking to improve their playoff positioning on the Week 14 edition of Monday Night Football. Our NFL experts have their Eagles vs. Chargers predictions and NFL picks at the ready for this December 8 showdown. Eagles -2 (-115 at bet365) Under 41.5 (-110 at bet365) Vidal anytime TD (+275 at bet365) Goedert o27.5 rec yds (-110 at bet365) Jason Logan sees the Philadelphia Eagles escaping with a narrow win on MNF over the Los Angeles Chargers. "The Eagles" defense is disruptive at the best of times, but now the Chargers have to tinker with their playbook to work around Herbert"s hand injury. Philadelphia comes away with a win in a grinder of a game." Logan envisions this game going below the total thanks to L.A."s stout defense coupled with Justin Herbert"s hand injury. "With L.A. not allowing any…...

8+ min ago (704+ words) Utah State's first year under Bronco Mendenhall has had its ups and downs, but the general feeling around the team is that it's certainly moving in the right direction. The Aggies had two sobering losses to Hawai'i and New Mexico, but in their final three games of the regular season, they beat Fresno State and played tightly with Mountain West title game opponents Boise State and UNLV. Utah State extended its season with its sixth win against Fresno State, and it announced Sunday that it had accepted an invitation to play in Boise in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Washington State. This will be the fifth time since 2011 that the Aggies have played in the Potato Bowl. Kickoff will be at noon MST on Dec. 22 and will be televised on ESPN. "I love how close it is to Logan…...

9+ min ago (198+ words) "NFL Fantasy Live" anchor Patrick Claybon, fantasy analyst Adam Rank, and analytics expert Cynthia Frelund discuss injury updates after Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season. Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon and Chris Allen react to Colts QB Daniel Jones going down with an achilles injury in Week 14 against the Jaguars. Hear the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano and senior NFL writer Frank Schwab discuss the ripple effects of Colts QB Daniel Jones' achilles injury. Check out the full conversation on "Inside Coverage" - and subscribe on Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon and Ray Garvin dig into the offensive decline in Indianapolis and the team's rest-of-season fantasy outlook. Check out the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald react…...

9+ min ago (169+ words) After a Monday evening workout at SoFi Stadium, Herbert is expected to start. Herbert threw two touchdown passes while playing through the injury to his non-throwing hand. Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey had touchdown catches, and Kimani Vidal rushed for a career-high 126 yards for the Chargers (8-4), who recovered from an embarrassing loss at Jacksonville for their fourth win in five games to stay within striking distance of the Denver Broncos atop the AFC West. On Sunday after the game, Herbert said he's proceeding as if he'll be the starter on Monday night. Herbert finished 15 of 20 for 151 yards and has 2,842 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions on the season. After allowing almost three hundred yards rushing to the Bears, Herbert's strong passing arm is the least of Philadelphia's concerns. Vidal had 126 yards, and Jaret Patterson had 11 carries for 54 yards. This article originally appeared…...

10+ min ago (601+ words) Most of all, they were seeking the good vibes that had been eluding their quarterback-in-training, J.J. McCarthy. Everything on their long wish list was checked off in a chicken-soup-for-the-soul type of victory over Washington on Sunday, a 31-0 decision that was satisfying in every way except for the sobering reality that it came too late to salvage their bid for the playoffs with a 5-8 record. "It's definitely reassuring," said McCarthy, after his first turnover-free game and a personal-best three touchdown passes in his seventh career start. "I always knew I had that, and I always knew the potential is there. But I'm looking at it right now and there's so many ways I could get better. I'm so far from where I want to be, so it's just great to get the win and grow in this game." The message from coach…...

10+ min ago (819+ words) This year marks the first time the animated NFL alt-cast has sold separate advertiser deals, including pacts with Colgate and Volkswagen that were struck by the Disney Ad Sales team. "MNF" alt-cast around "Monsters, Inc." will see broader distribution, unique advertisers It"s Funday Night Football on Monday night, as ESPN is once again dipping into the treasured Disney/Pixar library to bring the world of "Monsters, Inc." to the Eagles-Chargers game. This will be the third animated NFL alt-cast for ESPN after prior iterations around "Toy Story" and "The Simpsons." It will also be the first time the alt-cast has sold separate advertiser deals, including pacts with Colgate and Volkswagen that were struck by the Disney Ad Sales team. For the first time, the animated NFL effort from Sony"s Beyond Sports will land on linear TV, with ESPN2, Disney…...

11+ min ago (318+ words) Justin Herbert knew he couldn't miss this game. The 8-4 Los Angeles Chargers take on the 8-4 Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football to cap off Week 14, and although Herbert was questionable, he's playing. He and his coaches have all affirmed that Herbert is starting. It'll just be a matter of playing through the pain. MORE:How the Buffalo Bills at home in the snow in December are an unbreakable streak Herbert has a finger fracture on his non-throwing (left) hand. He sustained the injury in Week 13 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Herbert left that game during the first quarter but returned later on after backup Trey Lance filled in for a little while. When he returned, he had a protective covering on his left hand. Leading into the Week 14 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, Herbert was listed as a limited participant…...

12+ min ago (82+ words) The 49ers have added a linebacker. San Francisco announced on Monday that the club has claimed Garrett Wallow off of waivers. The Broncos let go of Wallow after he appeared in seven games for the club this season. A Texans fifth-round pick in 2021, Wallow has appeared in 42 career games with five starts for Houston, Tennessee, and Denver. As a corresponding move, the 49ers placed offensive lineman Ben Bartch on injured reserve. Bartch has been sidelined by a foot injury....