Despite showing promise in the preseason, Malik Cunningham languished on the practice squad and never got a chance to be the Patriots’ quarterback during the regular season, ultimately leaving New England when the Ravens signed Cunningham to their own active roster. Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown says the players in the locker room wish Cunningham had been given a chance. …

The 2024 Recruiting class for the Oklahoma Sooners is the first class in a new conference. The Sooners finished with the No. 6 ranked class according to Rivals which was good for No. 4 in the SEC. While the 2022 and 2023 classes were top 10 classes as well, this was their best defensive haul. Especially along the defensive line. …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterDec 21, 2023, 12:00 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart along with Sir Mix-A-Lot will be among the musical acts expected to perform at the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The NHL said Thursday that Heart, which …

With Christmas right around the corner, the NFL and NBC will be delivering a special present for football fans this week: They’ve made the unprecedented decision to eliminate all commercials during the fourth quarter of the Bills-Chargers game on Saturday night.  There’s a good reason why that game was chosen for the NFL’s commercial-free experiment and it’s because Bills-Chargers will …

No more over/unders for me! My against the spread picks were great last week but the totals crashed. Such is life late in the season. Especially this year when we’ve got so many backup quarterbacks playing.  It’s wild just how many backups have been in play this year — roughly 75% of the NFL has been forced to play a …

Rutgers football landed a recruiting class that head coach Greg Schiano believes will continue their developmental pipeline. Overall, it is a solid class filled with several players who are projected to be impact players over the next several seasons. The class is ranked No. 44 in the nation by 247Sports. But like last year’s class, it features several players who …

When something happens for the first time in NFL history, it’s usually a bizarre play or a new record. But this time it’s even more rare: the NFL is eliminating commercials from one part of an upcoming game. The contest between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night will be shown only on Peacock, and those …

Dan Lanning and the Duck cleaned up on National Signing Day with some saying this is the best class in program history after it landed inside the top-5 nationally for the first time ever. Of course, only time will determine if that plays out, but according to the ratings, Oregon was No. 1 in the Big Ten, jumping in front …

The 2024 Pro Bowl Games take place on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Orlando, Fl. Which NFL players most deserve to be honored with a spot? Our NFL staff voted on the most deserving NFC and AFC players and wrote about what made them stand out. Quarterbacks NFC QB: Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ersAFC QB: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Ben …

The Los Angeles Rams will try to stay hot and continue their playoff push when they square off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football at SoFi Stadium. After starting the season 3-6, Los Angeles (7-7) is 4-1, with its only loss coming against the AFC-leading Ravens. The Rams enter the week holding the third and final wild …

Florida State announced it will hold a Board of Trustees meeting and a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the future of the athletic department and its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference will be discussed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school had not yet published an agenda for the meeting. Florida …

As a former No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Baker Mayfield is rare in so many ways.  He was the first walk-on to be selected with the first pick in the draft. At just under 6-foot-1, he was, at the time, the shortest No. 1 overall pick quarterback in NFL history. He had transferred from one Power 5 …

The Commanders appear to be on the precipice of major change this offseason and a coaching change could be followed by a quarterback change. Sam Howell has started every game this season and he’s had some good performances, but his play has sagged along with the rest of the team during a five-game losing streak and Jacoby Brissett replaced him …

Tua Tagovailoa has never liked to make things about himself. Somehow, the Miami Dolphins quarterback is always a topic of discussion. Tagovailoa has been one of the NFL’s most-discussed quarterbacks since the Dolphins selected him with the No. 5 pick in 2020, from debates about his health and work ethic to criticism about his arm strength and ability to lead …

Florida State has called a Board of Trustees meeting for Friday which could produce a legal filing that could start the process of challenging the ACC’s Grant of Rights and could lead to the Seminoles getting out of the conference which could cause the league to splinter altogether. That’s a lot of “coulds.” Then again, this is conference realignment — …