The Philadelphia Flyers say that top prospect Cutter Gauthier didn’t want to play for them, so they sent him packing Monday, trading the forward to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second-round draft pick. Flyers general manager Danny Briere told reporters that the trade “was a long time coming.” Briere said when the team first drafted …

Getty Images All indications are that Russell Wilson has played his last football for the Broncos. But some of the quarterback’s teammates are still processing his late-year benching, telling ESPN it came “out of nowhere” and frustrated a sizable portion of the locker room. “It was a surprise to everybody in the locker room,” wide receiver Jerry Jeudy said of …

The third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs will begin their quest to become the first repeat champion in nearly two decades when they host the sixth-seeded Miami Dolphins in an AFC playoff matchup during 2024 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend on Saturday. Kansas City (11-6) won its second Super Bowl championship in four years last season and will try to be the first …

The early national championship favorite for the 2024 season looks a lot like the early favorite for the 2023 national title. Georgia has opened at +350 at BetMGM to win next season’s national title in the hours after Michigan’s 34-13 national championship win over Washington. The Bulldogs opened the 2023 season as the favorite at +225 to win the title. …

Cowboys vice president of player personnel Will McClay has rebuffed past attempts to lure him away from Dallas and he’ll have another opportunity to decide about pursuing a job this offseason. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the Panthers have requested permission to interview McClay as the successor to General Manager Scott Fitterer, who was fired on Monday. Breer adds …

HOUSTON — Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down the five key Michigan football members who helped lead the Wolverines’ 34-13 win over Washington on Monday in the CFP national championship game: Five up Donovan Edwards: In the very biggest game, he turned in the performance of his life. Edwards, who struggled for much of the season, didn’t take long to make his …

It’s let’s-see-how-stupid-Pete-was day for my Power Rankings. That’s what I call the final batch of rankings for any season, since I usually go back and look at my opening rankings to compare them to the final ones to see just how off I was way back in September. As usual, I messed up a bunch — although some of that …

The biggest question mark going into next season for a lot of people was the offensive line. The Oklahoma Sooners would have to replace the five guys who started a majority of the season. They have to do that while also entering into the SEC, which makes that task even more daunting. The Sooners have gotten to work, signing a …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Philadelphia Flyers traded forward Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night in exchange for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a second-round selection in the 2025 NHL draft. It was a straightforward transaction. How the Flyers ended up dealing one of their top prospects …

Eagles’ failure against blitz doesn’t bode well for playoff success originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jalen Hurts gets blitzed more than just about any other player in the NFL and the Eagles on Sunday were facing a defensive coordinator known for heating up quarterbacks. So it wasn’t a great sign in Week 18 when the Eagles looked like they …

Video Details Aaron Rodgers took to the New York Jets podium after the NFL regular season ended and adamantly stated that any ‘bs’ that has nothing to do with winning needs to get out of the building. Craig Carton’s question: Does that include the MVP quarterback himself? Watch as Craig is joined by Willie Colon, David Jacoby, and Rodgers’ former …

One of college football’s most historic programs added a bit more history on Monday night in Houston: A College Football Playoff national championship for Michigan football — the program’s 12th. But that’s not it: A Big Ten championship three-peat — the Wolverines’ first in three decades. One thousand victories — more than any other collegiate, professional or prep football team. …

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The 2023 NFL season flew by but the 2024 NFL offseason is off to a slow start, with the possibility of some big names holding up coaching movement. Until freshly minted national champion Jim Harbaugh and six-time Super Bowl champ Bill Belichick figure out their situations, we could be in a bit of a holding pattern.  Mike Vrabel’s situation is …

One day after Michigan won the College Football Playoff championship game against Washington, its at the top of the was confirmed. The Wolverines, who never fell below No. 3 in the US LBM Coaches Poll during the 2023 season, will finish as the No. 1 team in the country in the AP Top 25, and almost certainly will boast the …