Receiver Alshon Jeffery has been getting plenty of support from Eagles fans since dropping a critical pass in a divisional playoff loss to the Saints, most notably from a second-grade class that wrote letters of encouragement to Jeffery this week.
Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame maintain their No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively.
The College Football Playoff rankings remained unchanged in its top 10 this week after last week’s top 10 teams each claimed victory — the first time in the history of rankings that’s happened.
The top three — No.1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame — continue to sit comfortably in the top four, though the Irish moved up one spot in this week’s rankings, which were released Tuesday night.
The University System of Maryland’s board of regents has fired DJ Durkin as coach of the Terrapins, a spokesman told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.
Brooks Koepka has denied getting into a fight with Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson and has defended the camaraderie of the U.S. team as “perfect.”
Clemson starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence left the Tigers game against Syracuse in the second quarter after taking a shot to the head.
Five-star point guard Josiah James committed to Tennessee on Wednesday.
Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally hitting Atlanta Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. on Wednesday night, which led to a benches-clearing scuffle.
Georgia sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm suffered a small fracture in his non-throwing left hand earlier this week, but he won’t miss any summer workouts, Georgia coach Kirby Smart told ESPN on Wednesday.
