USATSI First-year Washington coach Jedd Fisch is bringing more NFL experience to his staff with the hiring of New England Patriots assistant Steve Belichick as its defensive coordinator, the school announced Tuesday. Belichick spent the last 12 seasons with the Patriots, working under his father and surefire future NFL Hall of Famer Bill Belichick. The younger Belichick spent the last …
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Super Bowl 2024: Get to know Post Malone, who will be singing ‘America the Beautiful’ before Chiefs vs. 49ers
Getty Images Earlier this month, The NFL announced that Grammy-nominated artist Post Malone will be performing “America the Beautiful” ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. Malone rose to fame in 2015 and since then is eight-time diamond-certified and has been nominated for 10 Grammys. He earned his first Grammy nominations in 2019. He earned nominations for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Record …
Read More »ON-LOCATION: Super Bowl Stat Nerd + Best prop bets with Nate Tice
Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show This embedded content is not available in your region. Super Bowl week is officially here and we have already seen a record number of bets placed on the big game this weekend. But we are here to tell you there’s more to place and more money to make. The Athletic and Yahoo’s very …
Read More »2024 ATH and Aggie commit Terry Bussey has announced his signing time for Wednesday, Feb. 7
The recruiting chronicles of 2024 5-star athlete Terry Bussey will finally come to an end, as the highly talented, versatile playmaker, who is currently committed to Texas A&M, is also considering LSU and Georgia before signing with either program on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 9:00 a.m. CT. All three programs are deadlocked entering tomorrow’s announcement; however, Bussey is coming off …
Read More »Super Bowl national anthems: Ranking best performances in Super Bowl history, from Beyoncé to Whitney Houston
For every Super Bowl, the NFL invites prominent musicians to perform songs honoring the country. Among the many performances that take place before kickoff, the singing of the national anthem gets the most attention. Several renditions of “The Star Spangled Banner” have been so powerful and memorable that years, and even decades, later, we are still going back to them. …
Read More »Dr. John York helped give Kyle Shanahan the clarity to draft Brock Purdy
Before Brock Purdy could become the quarterback of the 49ers, he had to become a member of the 49ers. He became a member of the 49ers through the last pick of the draft. And he became the last pick of the draft with an assist from 49ers co-chair Dr. John York. Coach Kyle Shanahan explained to Peter King in his …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl halftime show: Predicting special guests who may join Usher, from Ludacris to Justin Bieber
The Super Bowl halftime show is historically the most watched musical performance of the year. This year, global superstar singer Usher will be performing after two quarters of action between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Usher has sold over 80 million records in his career, has nine No. 1 singles and has won …
Read More »Four-star Withrow wide receiver Quintin Simmons Jr. announces Kentucky football commitment
Withrow junior and four-star wide receiver Quintin Simmons Jr. announced his commitment on Feb. 5 to play football at the University of Kentucky. Simmons announced Kentucky as his choice after featuring the Wildcats in his final six programs in January. He chose Kentucky over West Virginia, Penn State, Michigan, Syracuse and Cincinnati. He will join teammate Terhyon Nichols, who already …
Read More »Edmonton Oilers’ win streak ends one shy of tying NHL record
LAS VEGAS — Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights brought an end to the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Edmonton was looking to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL win streak. Instead, with the game tied 1-1 after two periods, …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Chiefs WR says he’s played with ‘the two best QBs’ in NFL history, and neither are Tom Brady
Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling knows how important having a good quarterback is, because he has played with two of the best. The 29-year-old is currently preparing to play in his second Super Bowl in just as many years with the Kansas City Chiefs, less than a week away from facing the San Francisco 49ers in the 58th installment of the …
Read More »Rutgers football: Elite New Jersey linebacker Talibi Kaba commits
Talibi Kaba gave a verbal to Rutgers on Tuesday night, landing the Big Ten program its first commitment from a New Jersey prospect in the 2025 class. A 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker from Hillside (Hillside, New Jersey), Kaba is coming to Rutgers as an athlete. He currently holds offers from Boston College, Duke, Kent State and Iowa State. He is currently …
Read More »How Chiefs built the elite defense that forged their path to Super Bowl LVIII
Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter LAS VEGAS — Just two Chiefs defensive starters played for Kansas City the last time it faced San Francisco on the Super Bowl stage: fellow defensive tackles Chris Jones and Derrick Nnadi. With Nnadi’s season over — he was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury last month — Jones stands alone for the …
Read More »How Brock Purdy’s ability to process information helps him succeed
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Jori Epstein report on the 49ers young quarterback and the skill that head coach Kyle Shanahan sees in him that allows the former ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ to be so good on the field. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] JOSON FITZ: Jason Fitz inside the Yahoo Sportsbook at the Venetian Resort, Las Vegas. There’s a great conversation going …
Read More »Bucs hire former Rams offensive line coach Kevin Carberry
TAMPA — New Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen reached back to his former Rams staff to hire offensive line coach Kevin Carberry. Last season, Carberry served as the Saints’ assistant offensive line coach. But in 2021-22, he directed the Rams’ offensive line. His seven seasons in the NFL also include stops with the Cowboys and Washington. The Bucs finished last …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: Kadarius Toney’s status unknown for 49ers game after he addresses injury controversy
The Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years, but one of their players appeared to create some controversy off the field prior to their AFC Championship victory over the Baltimore Ravens. An Instagram account associated with wide receiver Kadarius Toney went “live” on Jan. 28, with a man claiming he …
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