Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts, ranked No. 1 NFL stadium, again

Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority camera mounted on a ledge of the RCA Dome throughout the construction process from November 2005 to August 2008. With 10 years in the books, Lucas Oil Stadium outshined the glitz and glamour of brand new stadiums in the latest ranking of the best stadiums

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NFL Week 13 QB Power Rankings: Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck deserve some MVP buzz as well

This column mercifully took the week off during Thanksgiving and now it returns, fatter and more stuffed full of quarterbacks than ever. Actually I take that back: the quarterback ranks are the opposite of my body post Turkey Day, as they’ve slimmed out considerably.  There are now multiple backups

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Fantasy Football Week 8 Injury Report: Marlon Mack, Rob Gronkowski expected to go

Week 8 brings another early kickoff across the pond, with the Eagles and Jaguars matching up in a game that has a pair of prominent running back injuries. Meanwhile, the receiver position has its fair share of walking wounded, including one big-name wideout who appears set to sit. As is usually the case

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Fantasy football Week 8: Start Andrew Luck and sit Isaiah Crowell

The Week 8 schedule gives fantasy football mainstays such as Julio Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, Philip Rivers and the Titans defense a break. No matter, there are plenty of other options, thanks to some good matchups and unfortunate injuries. Still, it’s a critical week for setting up a playoff run. START

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Former Houston area high school stars on NFL rosters

Caption Close After opening day rosters were released for the NFL, people started combing through the names to figure out which city has produced the most NFL talent. Judged solely off where there high school was located, the consensus was that Miami produced the most talent with 24 players on NFL rosters

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Week 2 fantasy football waiver wire: Put Geronimo Allison, Nyheim Hines on your radar

Week 1 of the NFL season still has two games to go, but we’ve seen a few backups and obscure starters emerge as prime waiver wire candidates. Here are the top Week 2 pickups. Allison got a very Jordy Nelson-like share of targets from Aaron Rodgers: eight, same as Davante Adams. He turned that into

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Fantasy football stock watch: Andrew Luck among QBs on the rise

SportsPulse: Trysta Krick and USA TODAY Sports’ fantasy football expert Steve Gardner give you their studs, duds and sleepers for the 2018 season. With the start of the NFL regular season drawing ever closer and many fantasy football leagues preparing to hold their drafts, even the slightest news

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Le'Veon Bell Odds: Colts, Jets Favorites to Land Steelers RB Next Season

The Indianapolis Colts are the favorites to land running back Le’Veon Bell should he eventually leave the Pittsburgh Steelers after holding out during training camp for the second consecutive year following the team’s use of the franchise tag. On Sunday, OddsShark provided updated betting lines

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Fantasy Football 2018: Funniest Team Names and Mock-Draft Strategy at Key Spots

Don’t go into a fantasy football draft room without a strategy. It’s impossible to know how the middle-to-late rounds pan out, but it’s absolutely necessary to game plan for the first few selections.  For the most part, managers must prioritize positions. In standard leagues, it’s best

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Thursday's best at NFL training camps: The adorable Barker Mayfield

ESPN.com After 22 NFL teams reported to training camp Wednesday, the fun continues Thursday. Wednesday was a busy day across the league. Andrew Luck is back and ready to practice. There are holdouts from star players like Aaron Donald, Julio Jones, Earl Thomas and Le’Veon Bell. Meanwhile, Antonio

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Bill Belichick jokes about Josh McDaniels' absence from public eye

Josh McDaniels hasn’t been the subject of many headlines since he spurned the Indianapolis Colts by passing on their head coaching job. McDaniels has been absent from a number of pre-draft events which he typically attends, including the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Rest assured, Patriots fans, McDaniels

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After free agency, are Lions destined for mediocrity in 2018?

Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Follow on Twitter Every week we take some of your questions and answer them in a Detroit Lions mailbag. To ask questions for a future

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