Feb 26, 2024, 07:08 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin a crucial four-game western road trip without forward Bryan Rust. Rust, 31, stayed behind in Pittsburgh while dealing with an upper-body injury suffered in the third period of a 7-6 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. Rust’s 18 goals are third on the team behind captain …

Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer This embedded content is not available in your region. Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast reacting to the latest court ruling in Tennessee that essentially seals the fate for the NCAA and it’s inability to put guardrails on NIL. The trio believes there may be no more legal …

The Bills began Monday with $36.726 million in cap space, and they now have added to that. The team did a conversion on offensive lineman Connor McGovern’s contract, guaranteeing his deal for 2024 and clearing $3.74 million of cap space, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. McGovern signed a three-year, $22.35 million contract with the Bills a year ago after …

It’s nothing but a love story between Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and music megastar Taylor Swift currently. But Kelce was not exactly singing “You Belong With Me” to Swift eight years ago, long before the two even met. In a recently resurfaced interview from 2016, a much younger Kelce is asked to choose between Swift and fellow …

The Texas Tech football program has traded a road game at Colorado State on the 2025 schedule for a home game against Kent State, part of Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt’s stated plan for the Red Raiders to have seven home games every season. Kent State went 1-11 last season under new coach Kenni Burns, its second losing season in …

The NFL offseason is officially underway, as the combine takes place this week, while free agency begins next week. Recently, the NFL announced that the official salary cap figure for 2024 would be $255.4 million — which is up from $224.8 million. The $30.6 million increase is the largest in free agency history. The “football business” is doing quite well, …

It is an NFL rule that has pained many ball carriers, thrilled defenses and caused a lot of controversy over the years. The league ruling is that if a ball is fumbled into the end zone and out of bounds, it is a touchback and the team that was on defense now gets possession of the ball. Many fans, and …

AUBURN — Auburn football recruiting has its ninth commitment in the Class of 2025. Four-star cornerback Devin Williams pledged to the Tigers on Monday, announcing his commitment through On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Williams is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 89 overall player in 2025 and the No. 11 CB. He plays at Buford High School in Georgia. The …

Complete history of Patriots’ top-five picks in NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston An entire generation of New England Patriots fans will experience the excitement of their team making a top-five pick for the first time in April. The Patriots own the No. 3 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, and assuming they don’t trade it, that …

The 2023 PNJ Player of the Year for football has found his college home. Pensacola Catholic’s Nigel Nelson announced over the weekend that he committed to Division I Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. After a standout junior season, Nelson said he knew he wanted to be committed going into his senior year. And the Owls stood out after an …

The Lions are keeping one of their key role players. Detroit has agreed to a two-year deal with linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, according to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo. The contract is worth $7.5 million with a max of $8 million, making him the league’s highest-paid core special teams player. Reeves-Maybin receives a full guarantee of $5.245 million with a $2.5 million …

Details of the contract extension Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell agreed to with the university in January were released Monday through a records request from USA Today. Norvell, who was pursued by Alabama following the retirement of legendary head coach Nick Saban, signed his extension on Feb. 16, after he announced he would be sticking around in a …

Russell Wilson’s 12th season as a pro was disastrous by his standards. The former Super Bowl champion was made into a meme more times than he could count in 2023. He quarterbacked his team to a second-straight losing record (7-8 in his starts), was called out in the media by his head coach Sean Payton and ultimately finished out his …

USATSI The reigning NFC champion San Francisco 49ers are in the market for a new defensive coordinator after Kyle Shanahan fired Steve Wilks, following the Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Shanahan said that Wilks just wasn’t the right fit, so the 49ers are interviewing potential replacements they hope can get them over the hump. Per NBC …

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell received a $2.5 million raise for this season, according to a copy of his latest contract. Norvell’s base salary for the year is $10 million under a deal signed earlier this month and obtained Monday by the Tampa Bay Times through a public-records request. That’s up from the $7.5 million he was going to …