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3 weeks, 4 days ago

AP All-America team: Travis Hunter, Xavier Watts back on first team; Ashton Jeanty is unanimous pick

Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado was a first-team selection at two spots and a second-team pick at another on The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. First-team All-Americans SEC — 6 ACC — 5 Big Ten — 5 Big 12 — 4 MAC — 3 Mountain West — 2 Sun Belt — 1 Independent — 1 First-team offense …

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1 month ago

Five quick hits — Aussie punter cops massive spray from coach, NFL owner asked to 'fix this dumpster fire'

ABC

The New Orleans Saints got the win, but Australian punter Matthew Hayball drew the ire of his coach. Giants fan flies over stadium with a message to the owner A small plane circled the New York Giants stadium roughly 90 minutes before New York was to play host to the New Orleans Saints, asking Giants co-owner John Mara to overhaul …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Like a zen thing’: How USC’s Eddie Czaplicki became college football’s best punter

LA Times

A light rain fell over the Rose Bowl on Saturday night as Eddie Czaplicki took his place just behind USC’s 45-yard line. Now it was up to the best punter in college football to salvage the situation, like he had so often during USC’s season. He’s just been absolutely tremendous.” So it came as little surprise Tuesday when Czaplicki was …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

AFL legend's son drives American fans into a frenzy with an amazing act in gridiron game

Daily Mail

American football commentators were left astounded by the son of AFL legend Dustin Fletcher as the 24-year-old punter from Victoria following his performance during a College Football match on Saturday. Son of AFL legend Dustin Fletcher, Mason, sent American commentators wild on Saturday with this huge hit West Virginia kick returner Preston Fox had dodged several defenders and charged up …

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2 months ago

How one lucky punter turned $100 into an incredible $3.2m windfall with the most remarkable wager at the Melbourne Cup

Daily Mail

One lucky punter has turned $100 into a $3.2million windfall with a sensational bet on the Melbourne Cup. The punter remarkably backed Knight's Choice to finish first, Warp Speed to place second, Okita Soushi third and Zardozi in fourth to clinch the enormous prize pot. Ladbrokes posted a betting slip on Twitter showing that one punter had won $3.2million off …

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2 months ago

This year's wildest Melbourne Cup bets revealed - including one punter who stands to win an incredible $255,000 if their horse gets up

Daily Mail

One punter outlaid $5000 on Just Fine Come 3pm on Tuesday afternoon, attention turns to the 164th staging of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse. Come 3pm on Tuesday afternoon, attention will turn to the 164th staging of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse Eager punters at Flemington last year soaking in the atmosphere of the Melbourne Cup Jockey Mark …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Puka Nacua misses Rams practice again; punter Ethan Evans is out vs. Seahawks

LA Times

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, shown celebrating his touchdown against the Detroit Lions in the season opener, aggravated his knee injury in that game. Rams star receiver Puka Nacua is questionable and punter Ethan Evans is out for Sunday’s road game against the Seattle Seahawks, coach Sean McVay said Friday. McVay said Nacua “banged his knee a little bit” Thursday …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Giants' Gillan Out, Haack Signs, Thibodeaux on IR

Associated Press

The New York Giants have ruled out punter Jamie Gillan for Sunday's game against Cincinnati due to an injury. They signed veteran Matt Haack to take his place and put outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux on injured reserve to make room on the roster. Haack spent his first four seasons with the Miami Dolphins before playing for the Buffalo Bills and …

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3 months ago

Chaminade has become the school for kickers and punters

LA Times

Kicker/punters are not like quarterbacks. Now he’s averaging 44.6 yards per punt as a senior and committed to Holy Cross, where he also might be the kicker. Tough game last night against sierra canyon Went 2/2 on touchbacks and had a 49 yard fg First video: 68 yard 3.6 hang KO Second video: 49 yard FG@coachchucs @latsondheimer @Tarek_Fattal @_ColeMurphy_ @Chris_Sailer …

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5 months ago

Jets punter Thomas Morstead dedicates his season to ALS awareness in honor of Steve Gleason

Associated Press

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Thomas Morstead’s punts will do more than just change field position for the New York Jets this season. The veteran punter announced Tuesday he’s donating $1,000 for each kick he drops inside the opponent’s 20-yard line as part of his Punt for ALS campaign in honor of former New Orleans Saints special teams star Steve Gleason. …

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5 months ago

Chiefs punter Matt Araiza hoping to get another chance to play in the NFL

Associated Press

— Matt Araiza concedes there were moments during the past two years when he thought the 82-yard punt he uncorked in a preseason game for the Buffalo Bills might remain his only NFL effort. “There were times that I didn’t and there were times that I did,” Araiza said Monday. But yeah, there was a lot of moments where I …

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9 months ago

Frankie Dettori lands punter £110k by riding six straight winners at Santa Anita

The Telegraph

In the unlikely event Frankie Dettori ever doubted himself in postponing his retirement and extending his career by relocating to Los Angeles, he got emphatic evidence that it was the right thing to do on Saturday when he rode six consecutive winners at Santa Anita, earning one punter a £110,880 payout for a £1 stake. The feat brought back memories …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Punter Matt Araiza signs with Chiefs two months after rape accuser drops civil lawsuit

LA Times

Matt Araiza’s agent wrote on social media Thursday that his client has been “to hell and back” just after announcing that the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs had signed the 23-year-old punter from San Diego State. During training camp as a rookie with the Buffalo Bills in August 2022, Araiza was named in a civil lawsuit alleging that he …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Swift fans around the world outraged at popstar's surprise for Melbourne fans: 'Does Taylor owe Australia money or something?'

Daily Mail

Taylor Swift fans from around the world have been left outraged by Australia's perceived special treatment during the star's Eras Tour. Pictured: Swift International Swifties vented on social media after Swift treated Melbourne fans to an extra special surprise song Fans at Taylor's first Melbourne Cricket Ground concert were also treated to a world-first announcement by the songstress that the …

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1 year ago

Central Mo. QB Zach Zebrowski, 5 from Colorado School of Mines lead AP Division II All-America team

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Linemen — Garrett Carroll, sixth-year, Grand Valley State; Ty Cobb, sixth-year, Bemidji State; Yuriy Hryckowian, fifth-year, Slippery Rock; Levi Johnson, fifth-year, Colorado School of Mines; Hunter Willis, sixth-year, Harding. Wide receiver — Max McLeod, fifth-year, Colorado School of Mines; Kyle Sheets, fifth-year, Slippery Rock University; Arkell …

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1 year ago

The AP All-America team is loaded with 5th- and 6th-year players, including LSU’s Heisman-winning QB

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Kansas State guard Cooper Beebe, edge rushers Laiatu Latu from UCLA and Jalen Green from James Madison, and Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat were the other fifth-year players to make the first team. Wide receivers — Malik Nabers, third-year, LSU; Marvin Harrison Jr., third-year, Ohio State; …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The Titans place punter Ryan Stonehouse on IR with season-ending injury

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans placed punter Ryan Stonehouse and linebacker Joe Jones on injured reserve Friday after both suffered season-ending injuries in last weekend’s overtime loss to Indianapolis. Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Monday that Stonehouse would need season-ending surgery after a Colts defender collided with the second-year punter’s left, plant leg early in the fourth quarter. Vrabel …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Titans fire special teams coordinator after punter’s season-ending injury

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel has fired special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman after the Titans had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdow n followed by the punter suffering a season-ending injury on his next punt attempt. Vrabel said Stonehouse will need season-ending surgery, costing the Titans a punter who as a rookie set an NFL single-season …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Crenshaw’s Roberto Salazar is a self-made punter and kicker

LA Times

Crenshaw kicker and punter Roberto Salazar celebrates poses for a photo with his sister, Citlali, after making a game-winning field goal against Dorsey. To watch Roberto Salazar of Crenshaw High boom a punt 50 yards is stunning when you consider he’s had zero training other than coach Robert Garrett telling him, “Drop the ball and kick it.” “I’ve never been …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Chiefs WR Hardman says he was hospitalized 10 days, lost feeling in his legs last season

Associated Press

— Wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who was traded from the New York Jets back to the Kansas City Chiefs this week, said Thursday that he spent part of last season in the hospital after an abdominal injury caused him to lose feeling in his legs. He lost feeling in his legs for “four or five days,” Hardman said, and was …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. highlights AP midseason All-America team loaded with experience

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Washington sixth-year quarterback Michael Penix Jr. highlights The Associated Press midseason All-America team, one of 19 players honored who have been in school at least five years. North Carolina State linebacker Payton Wilson joined Penix on the first team, and UConn guard Christian Haynes, Missouri tackle …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Packers going with untested kicker and punter, with both set to make NFL debuts

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Daniel Whelan was folding towels at a California hotel spa around this time last year. “And at the end of the day, that’s kind of how it shook out.” The Cleveland Browns, in 2019, were the last team to begin a season with a kicker and punter making their debuts. Whelan, who started playing football his …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Packers continue to get younger by releasing veteran punter Pat O’Donnell

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are making a change at punter by releasing veteran Pat O’Donnell. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday that he has released O’Donnell, who had a gross average of 44.5 yards and a net average of 38.9 yards during his lone season as Green Bay’s main punter. O’Donnell had joined the Packers …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Rams all-rookie class of specialists: No veterans, just vibes (and a lot to learn)

New York Times

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Every day, Rams rookie punter Ethan Evans has to get through 500 holds. They’re all already good at describing each other: Dunn can cite essentially all of his teammates’ player biographies, while “goofball” Evans says Dunn is “the jokester,” and the extrovert. “Just building our relationship off the field, I feel like that’s helping the most …

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AP All-America team: Travis Hunter, Xavier Watts back on first team; Ashton Jeanty is unanimous pick

Five quick hits — Aussie punter cops massive spray from coach, NFL owner asked to 'fix this dumpster fire'

‘Like a zen thing’: How USC’s Eddie Czaplicki became college football’s best punter

AFL legend's son drives American fans into a frenzy with an amazing act in gridiron game

How one lucky punter turned $100 into an incredible $3.2m windfall with the most remarkable wager at the Melbourne Cup

This year's wildest Melbourne Cup bets revealed - including one punter who stands to win an incredible $255,000 if their horse gets up

Puka Nacua misses Rams practice again; punter Ethan Evans is out vs. Seahawks

Giants' Gillan Out, Haack Signs, Thibodeaux on IR

Chaminade has become the school for kickers and punters

Jets punter Thomas Morstead dedicates his season to ALS awareness in honor of Steve Gleason

Chiefs punter Matt Araiza hoping to get another chance to play in the NFL

Frankie Dettori lands punter £110k by riding six straight winners at Santa Anita

Punter Matt Araiza signs with Chiefs two months after rape accuser drops civil lawsuit

Taylor Swift fans around the world outraged at popstar's surprise for Melbourne fans: 'Does Taylor owe Australia money or something?'

Central Mo. QB Zach Zebrowski, 5 from Colorado School of Mines lead AP Division II All-America team

The AP All-America team is loaded with 5th- and 6th-year players, including LSU’s Heisman-winning QB

The Titans place punter Ryan Stonehouse on IR with season-ending injury

Titans fire special teams coordinator after punter’s season-ending injury

Column: Crenshaw’s Roberto Salazar is a self-made punter and kicker

Chiefs WR Hardman says he was hospitalized 10 days, lost feeling in his legs last season

Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. highlights AP midseason All-America team loaded with experience

Packers going with untested kicker and punter, with both set to make NFL debuts

Packers continue to get younger by releasing veteran punter Pat O’Donnell

Rams all-rookie class of specialists: No veterans, just vibes (and a lot to learn)