Monthly Archives: February 2024

Ravens 7-round mock draft 2.0 as we look towards NFL free agency

The Ravens are looking to regroup after exiting the playoffs via a disastrous 17-10 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs in the AFC title game. Baltimore is currently 20th in the NFL in cap space, with $7.3 million available, and there will be critical decisions regarding several vital contributors and two All-Pros. And they’re spending about $120+ million …

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Zachariah Branch is staying busy in a pivotal year at USC

USC Trojans wide receiver and return specialist Zachariah Branch is a busy man. As you might have heard, he chose to join the USC track and field team this season. The freshman from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman High School was a bonafide superstar in 2023 when healthy. He had 29 receptions for 311 yards and 2 TDs during the season. …

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With Chip Kelly gone at UCLA, Bruins face QB questions

With Chip Kelly bolting for the Ohio State offensive coordinator job, will Ethan Garbers still be the starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins and newly named head coach Deshaun Foster next season? Steve Henson of the Los Angeles Times has reported that “UCLA signed freshmen quarterbacks Karson Gordon from Bellaire (Texas) Episcopal and Henry Hasselbeck from Westwood (Mass.) Xaverian Brothers …

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This Ohio State coaching hire named by 247Sports at top of offseason

This offseason has seen Ohio State football taking it personal. Multiple high-profile transfers, coaching changes and the signing of a top-5 class highlighted by the No. 1 player in the country, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. One of those coaching hires that Ryan Day made was at offensive coordinator with Bill O’Brien. The Boston native didn’t stay long as the ultimately …

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Former Alabama safety Vinnie Sunseri hired as Washington’s safeties coach

It seems like just yesterday that Alabama safety Vinnie Sunseri picked off former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. Fast forward almost 11 years and Sunseri is the new safties coach at the University of Washington. It has come full circle for the former Alabama standout. Sunseri’s father, Sal has served as an assistant coach since 1985. His brother, Tino played …

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New York Rangers rally for overtime win in Stadium Series

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 18, 2024, 09:16 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was a storybook finish for the New York Rangers in their Stadium Series win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. But not necessarily the story they intended to tell. “It wasn’t a script we would have written,” Rangers coach …

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Ohio State football mid-February quick recruiting update

There is never a dull moment for Ohio State football and recruiting high school prospects. This weekend was another example of that, as the Buckeyes made a quarterback offer, saw multiple prospects set up visits for the spring, and a coach getting his well deserved respect. Here is a quick hitting update on what happened over this past weekend with …

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Lanny McDonald gives update, out of hospital after cardiac event

Feb 18, 2024, 08:46 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald is out of a hospital following a cardiac event this month. The 71-year-old McDonald wrote in an Instagram post Sunday — with a photo of him standing outside Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre — that he’s ending his “two-week visit with new and improved pipes, some …

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Ravens sign Nelson Agholor to one-year contract extension

Veteran receiver Nelson Agholor will remain in Baltimore in 2024. Agholor and the Ravens have signed on the dotted line for a one-year contract extension, the team announced today. If Agholor hadn’t agreed to an extension by tomorrow, his contract would have voided and he would have hit free agency. Instead, he’ll stay with the Ravens. In 2023 Agholor played …

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Confusion about NFL’s gambling policy extends to ownership

The NFL has created plenty of confusion by balancing a stream of “thou shalt nots” regarding gambling against “oh yes we shalt” when it comes to profiting from it. The confusion extends to ownership. Consider this Super Bowl-week sound bite from Falcons owner Arthur Blank to Daniel Kaplan of FrontOfficeSports.com: “Once the Supreme Court made its decision, gambling is here. …

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Report: Paramount, Comcast have discussed combining streaming services

TV viewership has evolved from cable to steaming and, potentially, back to something that will look a lot like cable. And it could impact the manner in which the NFL does business. During Super Bowl week, plans emerged of a meg-streaming service combining ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Paramount and Comcast has …

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