A season of raised expectations ended with disappointment for Rutgers women’s basketball, who lost in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights, in their second season under head coach Coquese Washington, finished the year 8-24 (2-14 Big Ten). There was hope that this year under Washington would see Rutgers take a step forward in …

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49ers re-sign OL Colton McKivitz to one-year, $7M contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are bringing back a familiar face. San Francisco is re-signing Colton McKivitz to a one-year, $7 million contract, with 65 percent fully guaranteed, his agency AMDG Sports announced on Friday. 65 percent of $7 million is $4,550,000, with the deal coming on …

Memorable as it was off the field, Michigan State’s 2023 college football season is one its fans would understandably like to forget. As instability engulfed the program, the Spartans went 4-8, tied for their second-fewest wins in a full season since 1992. Through that struggle, though, Jonathan Smith saw promise. In an appearance this week on ESPN’s “College GameDay” podcast, …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 8, 2024, 01:22 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Nashville Predators acquired Arizona Coyotes winger Jason Zucker ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline as they seek to clinch a Western Conference playoff spot. The Coyotes acquired a 2024 sixth-round draft pick from Nashville that was originally owned by the Dallas Stars, sources said. …

Some NFL teams have loads to spend in free agency. Others? Not so much. There are lots of ways to free up salary-cap space — renegotiating deals, moving money or outright cutting/trading players. Below are some obvious ways for teams with the least amount of space to find more breathing room. Note: Salary-cap figures courtesy of Over the Cap. Figures …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The Washington Commanders have an owner who’s not afraid to spend his money and doesn’t want to wait forever to see his new team win. They also have an extraordinary $91 million in space under the NFL salary cap. No NFL team has more. That means they can be big players in the free-agent market …

Only one month after receiving an offer from head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs, IMG Academy defensive back Alex Graham named Colorado to his top seven schools on Thursday, according to On3. While the class of 2025 four-star prospect has dropped from being the 14th-ranked cornerback in his class to the No. 22 spot in the 247Sports composite since …

Patriots locking up Hunter Henry is a wise early move for new regime originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo’s first big signing in New England is actually a re-signing. And it’s a wise one. Per a league source, the team has locked up Hunter Henry with a deal worth $27 million over three years. According …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  This is it. This is the calm before the storm, so please enjoy it.  Starting next week, NFL free agency will be kicking off, and things will likely get wild. Although free agency doesn’t technically start until Wednesday (March 13), the legal tampering period starts on Monday (March 11) at …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman is joined by national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr., Bob Ferrante of TheOsceola.com and Charles Kang of SUJuiceOnline.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** FACT OR FICTION: Georgia will eventually flip five-star QB Julian Lewis from USC CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …

The Boston Bruins are hoping they have their Stanley Cup good luck charm, acquiring forward Pat Maroon from the Wild, according to multiple reports. Maroon, 35, won the Stanley Cup in three straight seasons, beginning with the St. Louis Blues in 2019 before a back-to-back run with the Tampa Bay Lightning. This appears to be a deal for the playoffs …

NFL free agency is finally near, and there may be no position that is more fascinating this offseason than safety. Teams spent the last week or so cutting safeties like it was going out of style in an effort to clear salary cap space, and it’s clear the position has become somewhat devalued as teams move to more two-high defenses …

Being a multidimensional football player can work wonders for on-field success. Just ask Florida A&M linebacker and defensive end Allen Smith Jr. Smith may be a familiar name from when he scored a lengthy touchdown on a fumble recovery, which got negated during the Rattlers’ Celebration Bowl victory over Howard last December. Smith is back after helping FAMU’s ‘Dark Cloud Defense’ finish second in NCAA …

The Seattle Seahawks swung a midseason trade last year to land defensive lineman Leonard Williams, and they liked what they saw. In fact, general manager John Schneider is focused on re-signing the veteran in the coming weeks. “We’re gonna try to get him back. We’d love to have him back,” Schneider said about Williams on Thursday’s edition of Seattle Sports’ …