Nov 27, 2023, 06:58 PM ET NEW YORK — Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended two games for a dangerous trip of Detroit’s Alex DeBrincat. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the ban Monday after a hearing with Hartman. This is Hartman’s second suspension of 2023 after getting one game for interference in April. As a repeat …

There is less than a month remaining until the early signing period begins for members of the 2024 class. Still, Auburn is continuing to build toward its future by landing a talented member of the 2025 cycle. Kalen Edwards, a four-star offensive lineman from Dyersburg, Tennessee, announced Monday that he has committed to Auburn. He chose the Tigers over many …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 27, 2023, 07:00 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The NHL All-Star Weekend is returning to its roots — and bringing back an old favorite. When the showcase lands in Toronto this February, it’ll be as an expanded three-day event with “NHL All-Star Thursday” added ahead of the usual Friday …

After a wild Week 12, the “Monday Night Football” matchup pits the Minnesota Vikings against the Chicago Bears.  The Vikes lost their first game of the Josh Dobbs era last week, but maintained their position in the NFC wild card picture. The Bears dropped Justin Fields’ return-from-injury game in dramatic fashion against the Lions, and now sit at just 3-8.  …

Oh my goodness. When UCLA lost 33-7 to lowly Cal on Saturday, it seemed that any of the goodwill Chip Kelly had built at UCLA through the win over USC had been squandered. He was back on the hot seat. He undermined confidence in the UCLA fan base. He and his program looked weak and inconsistent. It seemed the pendulum …

The New York Jets returned to work Monday and Aaron Rodgers was right there with them. During a time of despair on the field for a struggling squad, the quarterback’s regular presence around the team’s facility might provide a mental pick-me-up. “Just seeing Aaron this morning and actually seeing Aaron in there doing treatment,” left guard Laken Tomlinson said, “a …

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones received a vote of confidence from general manager Joe Schoen on Monday. (AP Photo/John Locher) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Good news for Daniel Jones: When the quarterback recovers from his ACL injury in 2024, he’s expected to be the starting quarterback for the New York Giants. “The expectations is that when Daniel is healthy, he will …

With virtually any coaching change comes roster turnover. When a coach departs or is fired, a team made up largely of players recruited by the coach and his staff is left to decide whether it wants to remain at a school and with a program after such sudden change. It’s something Michigan State football is experiencing now. One day after …

Getty Images The Panthers aren’t operating by conventional standards in an effort to improve upon their 1-10 start to the 2023 NFL season, dismissing coach Frank Reich on Monday, less than a year after hiring him. If they want to get even more unconventional moving forward, former NFL tight end Greg Olsen is willing to interview for the vacant head …

Getty Images What would it look like if the team with the No. 1 overall pick didn’t pick a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft? A club hasn’t made that decision since the Browns picked Myles Garrett with the top selection in the 2017 draft, and it worked out pretty well for Cleveland.  In this mock, the Bears (the current …

We are approaching conference championship weekend, but the top four teams that will make it to the College Football Playoff are not guaranteed yet. In any other year, if Texas were 11-1 heading to the Big 12 Championship game as they are now, the Longhorns would already be a lock in the top four. Unfortunately for the Longhorns, it is …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 27, 2023, 06:22 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Minnesota Wild on Monday fired coach Dean Evason after a disastrous start to their season. John Hynes, who previously coached the Nashville Predators and the New Jersey Devils, will take over as coach, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN. Evason and assistant coach Bob …

Playing in A.J. Brown’s shadow, DeVonta Smith quietly on a tear originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia This is a story about an Eagles wide receiver who’s on a tear right now. And his name isn’t A.J. Brown. Once Brown had those six straight games with at least 125 yards, you knew defenses were going to start devoting even more …

USATSI The Mike Elko era is underway in College Station after Texas A&M hired the now-former Duke coach and ex-Aggies defensive coordinator Monday as its replacement for Jimbo Fisher, who was fired earlier in November in his sixth season guiding the program. And after Texas A&M awarded Fisher a mammoth contract — 10 years at $75 million on the initial …

Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett did not suffer any structural damage to his left shoulder in Sunday’s game at Denver, a positive development for a Cleveland team rocked by major injuries all season. Garrett, who has 13 sacks for Cleveland’s top-ranked defense, got hurt during the 29-12 loss to the Broncos. He continued playing despite having limited motion. He …