Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 28, 2024, 08:10 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER Macklin Celebrini’s path to becoming the potential No. 1 pick in this year’s NHL draft is one that’s about taking advantage of an opportunity that he and others like him previously didn’t know existed. Rick Celebrini said his …

Free agent running back J.K. Dobbins, having been cleared for all football activities after last year’s torn Achilles, is in Los Angeles. Dobbins has a visit with the Chargers as he attempts to find a new NFL home. If he signed with the Chargers, Dobbins would reunite with Greg Roman, who was the Ravens’ offensive coordinator for Dobbins’ entire four-year …

The Wisconsin Badgers football head coach Luke Fickell was ranked in the top third of Big Ten coaches by On3’s Jesse Simonton on Tuesday. Coming in as the sixth-best coach in the Big Ten in Simonton’s power rankings, Fickell sits behind Ryan Day (Ohio State – 1), James Franklin (Penn State – 4) and Kirk Ferentz (Iowa – 5) from …

The Browns agreed to a contract extension with Jerry Jeudy recently and that might not be the only deal they strike with one of their own wide receivers this offseason. Amari Cooper is in the final year of the five-year contract he signed with the Cowboys in 2020 and he is carrying a cap hit of more than $23 million …

Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. is one of the more intriguing quarterback prospects in this class. He’s not likely to go in the top 10, and at this point doesn’t even seem like a lock for the first round. Yet Penix possesses the one quality that can turn a good quarterback into a great quarterback: arm talent. Penix was named a …

Super Bowl LVIII marked the last NFL game played before kickoff rules were radically changed, and it was emblematic of why the league decided a major change was needed. In the Super Bowl to end the 2023 season, the Chiefs and 49ers combined to kick off 13 times. All 13 of them were touchbacks. It was the first Super Bowl …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — There hasn’t been much change to the coaching staff this offseason for Rutgers football, a rare period of stability in what seems like otherwise turbulent times in college football. But for Rutgers football and head coach Greg Schiano, the addition of two coaches to the staff are important in that they bring a singularity of purpose to …

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye possess all the qualities any NFL team would desire in a pocket passer prospect. Maye has the stature (6-foot-four, 229 pounds), the arm talent, and the athleticism to make almost any throw, whether that’s a deep ball from the pocket or on the run. His collegiate production is a result of these traits as he …

The No. 3 tight end in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his final list of schools down to only six schools. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are still in the running for him. Da’Saahn Brame is a 6-foot-6, 235-pound, four-star tight end who is ranked as the No. 3 tight end in the country by ESPN. Brame is …

When tight end Colston Loveland takes the Big House field for defending national champion Michigan football against Fresno State on Aug. 31, he will do so with a host of new faces around him. No matter where he looks − left, right, or behind him − he won’t see a single player who was a full-time starter alongside him in …

Georgia football staffer John Collins has been hired by the University of Michigan to serve as their assistant director of recruiting. Collins has spent the past two years as a recruiting and personnel analyst with the Bulldogs. He helped Georgia secure the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle. Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines previously made a splash …

It’s a typically busy Thursday night in the NHL, with 14 games on the schedule. And there are some absolute gems among those 14 contests, including several that could be run back during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The early window includes three games that could take place in either the first round of the Eastern Conference bracket or further …

Kobe Prentice is excited. And why wouldn’t he be? The high-flying pass attack coming to Alabama football under new coach Kalen DeBoer is good news for any wide receiver, but especially Prentice. The Crimson Tide junior’s explosiveness off the line of scrimmage and ability to get open quickly on shorter pass routes makes him a perfect fit for what DeBoer …

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. The NHL regular season is nearly done, meaning many teams …

It’s a new era of football at Saint James School with the announcement of its new football coach Aubrey Blackwell on Wednesday afternoon. Former head coach Neal Posey took his football expertise to Florida and joined the UCF football coaching staff as an offensive analyst last month. Head of School Dr. Larry McLemore and athletic director Katie Barton wasted no …