Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Hope can be a powerful motivation for NHL teams. Or it can be a powerful hallucinogen, with the lure of the playoffs altering best-laid plans. Or it can be a foreign concept for teams that are dwelling in the standings basement as the midpoint of …

After a flurry of players decided to enter the transfer portal on Wednesday, it is also being reported that Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are expected to return a pair of defensive players who could have opted for the NFL draft. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported on Wednesday evening that star linebacker Deontae Lawson and defensive lineman Tim …

The end of the college football bowl season leaves us with a number of in-game situations which cry out for better rules and procedures in the sport. One obvious example is the 2023 set of substitution rules. This happened in a number of bowl games over the past few weeks, and it needs to be viewed as a flawed reality: …

The Jets named Trevor Siemian their starter for Sunday’s finale against the Patriots and said Zach Wilson will not play because of the concussion that’s kept him out the last two weeks. That drops the curtain on Wilson’s third NFL season and it would seem to drop the curtain on Wilson’s run with the Jets. The third overall pick of …

USATSI Underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, meaning some decisions are coming down to the wire across the country as prospects mull whether to return pro or play another season of college football. Those decisions can have major impacts on college football rosters, and there can be several complicating factors. In the name, image …

NFL logo for Sam Farmer picks (Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 10-6 (.625); season 153-103 (.598). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-6-1 (.600); season 122-127-7 …

Some sports journalists call this “the obit,” a season-ending wrap-up story about a team that we cover throughout the season. The term pre-dated me, believe it or not, but in this case and with deep respect to the wonderful journos I’ve done my best to follow, I’m switching this one up a little. In Iowa State football’s season-ending instance, this …

LOS ANGELES — Inside a boisterous locker room Monday night at the Rose Bowl, Michael Barrett surveyed the scene in front of him and reflected on how Michigan football arrived at this joyous moment, where the Wolverines were now one victory from winning a national title. Perhaps no player in these fetid, testosterone-charged quarters could truly appreciate what it took …

Bills Mafia is taking its crowd noise to South Beach. Bills fans have swarmed the secondary ticket market this week for tickets to Sunday night’s Bills-Dolphins game in Miami, after last week’s results guaranteed that the game would determine the AFC East champion. So many Bills fans have bought tickets to the Dolphins home game, in fact, that the ticket …

USATSI Clemson running back Will Shipley will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Wednesday. Shipley is the No. 2 running back behind Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson and the No. 89 overall prospect available according to CBS Sports . “Dear Clemson family, thank you for everything,” Shipley wrote. “The decision to attend …

As more names keep declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft, a local player has now put his hat in the ring to go to the next level. Jordan Jefferson, who graduated from Navarre in 2019, announced his intent to enter the NFL Draft on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday. Jefferson used his final year of eligibility in college …

USC can use premium offensive tackles. Here is one interesting possibility. Vigor High School (Mobile, Alabama) 2025 offensive tackle Micah DeBose took to his personal X account to announce that he had received an offer to USC. The 6-5, 300-pound junior had previously been committed to Georgia since January of last year but recently reopened his commitment. Debose is the …

Savannah has always had the reputation as a basketball town, but in recent years the Hostess City has become a hotbed for football talent. With that in mind, we decided to take a look at who we think are the best players to come out of the high school programs in the Greater Savannah area since 2000. Most of the …

ORLANDO – After an impressive showing at the Under Armour All-American game on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium, incoming Florida football freshman linebacker Myles Graham is eager to start the next chapter of his football career. Graham is set to enroll at UF next week and will take part in spring practices, eager to contribute to a Florida Gators defense …

ORLANDO — D.J. Lagway’s final tuneup before starting his Florida football career didn’t go as smoothly as planned. Lagway, a five-star quarterback and the jewel of the Florida Gators 2024 incoming freshman class, injured his foot during Wednesday’s Under Armour All-American game on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium. The injury occurred as he sprinted out of bounds during the first …