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Rams tie NFL record for most prime-time games in one season

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When you're the Super Bowl favorites, the NFL wants to put you on the big stage as often as possible.

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That's the situation the Los Angeles Rams are in this season as one of the league's marquee teams. With the schedule officially out, we now know just how popular the league thinks the Rams will be in 2026.

They were given seven prime-time games this year, which ties the all-time record. The Chiefs in 2025 and the Bills in 2023 both played seven prime-time games to set the NFL record for a single season, which the Rams have now tied.

These are the Rams' seven prime-time games in 2026.

Week 18 games all come with dates and times that are still to be determined, but with the Rams facing the Seahawks in the season finale, it's possible that game will be flexed into prime time to give Los Angeles eight night games. That'll only be the case if it carries playoff implications, though.

Standalone games can sometimes feel dangerous for a team because of the stage they're played on, but the Rams have never been afraid of the bright lights before. According to Stathead, the Rams have played 44 prime-time games since 2017, including the playoffs, and have gone 24-20 – the 10th-best winning percentage in that span.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL schedule 2026: LA Rams tie record with 7 prime-time games

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Minnesota Gophers Track and Field Teams Head to Big Ten Championships

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Hadley Streit has the second longest hammer throw in the Big Ten this season | Claudia Staudt—Gophersports.com

The Minnesota Golden Gophers Track and Field teams are in Lincoln, Nebraska for the Big Ten Championships this weekend. Over the course of three days the 15th ranked Gopher men and the 23rd ranked Gopher women will try and bring home not only individual titles, but team titles as well. Between the men and women, the University of Minnesota track and field team has combined to produce 102 outdoor conference champions since 2000. Minnesota’s women last won the team title in 2024, when the team scored 131 points, while the men’s program last won in 2010. In school history Minnesota’s women have collected four team conference championships while the men have earned seven.

The Gopher men and women have a combined 18 entries ranked in the Top 5 of the Big Ten this season and five of which who enter the weekend ranked #1 in the conference. Anthonett Nabwe is the lone Gopher with two #1 conference rankings with her 77.64m hammer throw from the Drake Relays and her 59.58m discus toss in the Battle on the Bayou. Ali Weimer is the other Golden Gopher woman ranked #1 in the conference this season with her 5000m time of 15:31.13 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Minnesota’s men have two #1 ranked individuals heading into Big Tens with Hakeem Ford leaping 16.33 m at the Battle on the Bayou in the triple jump and Emmett Gerres running a time of 8:32.56 in the Raleigh Relays in the 3000m steeplechase.

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Besides those ranked #1 in the conference above, the Gophers also have great depth in several events as shown by the National Event Squad rankings. The Gophers women’s hammer throw is ranked #1 in the nation thanks to Nabwe and Hadley Streit who has the second longest throw in the Big Ten this season. The quartet of throwers average of 65.18m. The women’s team also has the 10th-ranked 400m hurdles group with Kennedy Martinson’s 57.63 leading the way. The men’s highest-rated Event Squad is the hammer throw at #2, with an average of 69.32m (227-5). Minnesota’s men sit at the #5 spot nationally in both the 100m and the 200m with John Caleb (10.00) and Zion Campbell (20.49) leading the way in those two events. Additionally the 3000m steeplechase quartet of Emmett Gerres, Sam Scott, Nolan Sutter and Owen Lindseth are #8 in the nation with an average of 8:56.03. 

Minnesota’s conference championships will begin with the women’s hammer throw at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, May 15. The opening day of competition will be only available to watch on B1G+ and will conclude on 8:50 p.m. CT with the men’s 10000m. Day two begins for the Maroon and Gold as early as 12 p.m. CT in the field and at 3:15 p.m. CT on the track with the action available to watch on B1G+. The third and final day in Lincoln can be seen on Big Ten Network and B1G+ and begins at 10:10 a.m. CT for Minnesota and will conclude with the 4x400m relay at 3:38 p.m. CT. Live results will be available via PrimeTime Timing through the entire competition.

Next up will be the NCAA West Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas from May 27-30. The announcement of the Minnesota qualifiers for that meet will be on May 21st.

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Jets sign veteran wide receiver Tim Patrick, waive kicker Will Ferrin

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets signed veteran wide receiver Tim Patrick on Thursday, adding some pass-catching depth to their offense.

The 32-year-old Patrick had 15 receptions for 187 yards and three touchdowns in 16 games, including three starts, last season for Jacksonville.

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Patrick joins a Jets wide receivers room that includes Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, Isaiah Williams and first-round draft pick Omar Cooper Jr.

Patrick has familiarity with Jets coach Aaron Glenn, who was Detroit's defensive coordinator in 2024 when the wide receiver caught 33 passes for 394 yards and three TDs in his lone season with the Lions.

Current Jets general manager Darren Mougey was in Denver's front office when the Broncos signed Patrick as an undrafted free agent out of Utah in 2017. Patrick had 143 catches for 2,009 yards and 12 TDs for Denver before missing the 2022 season with a torn ACL and the following season with a torn Achilles tendon.

The Jets waived kicker Will Ferrin to make room on the roster for Patrick. Ferrin was signed as an undrafted free agent out of BYU earlier this month. New York still have veteran Cade York and Lenny Krieg as kickers on the roster.

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