Daily Archives: March 29, 2024

Fantasy hockey weekend watch – Plan ahead for unbalanced schedule

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyMar 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 The Devils visit the Sabres Friday night. The Canucks host the Ducks on Sunday. Everyone else – plus Anaheim and Buffalo again in their respective back-to-backs – plays Saturday. If nothing else, this 1-15-1 weekend slate is easy enough to summarize. Addressing the …

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Is this Dak Prescott’s last ride with the Cowboys? | Inside Coverage

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, senior NFL writer Jori Epstein, and senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson discuss whether the Dallas Cowboys just showed their hand on whether Dak Prescott will be back with the team after the 2024 season. Hear the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or …

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Is RB Joe Mixon the missing ingredient for C.J. Stroud, Texans offense?

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The Texans’ divisional-round playoff loss to the Ravens last season exposed their biggest offensive flaw.  Houston registered just 38 rushing yards on 2.7 yards per attempt in the game. At halftime, it looked even worse — 14 rushing yards, 1.8 yards per carry. Tailback Devin Singletary couldn’t make anything happen.  Baltimore ranked in the top …

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2024 NFL Draft rumors: Some teams have J.J. McCarthy ranked ahead of Drake Maye in first-round QB class

USATSI It’s NFL draft season, which means just about any opinion on top-ranked prospects is liable to make the rounds. The latest: Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy might actually go ahead of North Carolina’s Drake Maye in the crowded 2024 quarterback class. Multiple NFL teams have McCarthy ranked ahead of Maye, according to ESPN, with at least one high-level evaluator citing McCarthy’s …

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Top 100: The Republic’s top HS football prospects in class of ’26

It’s that time of year again to get the Arizona high school football recruiting lists cranking. We’ve started the Big 150 list for top 2025 recruits. Now it’s time to start rolling out the Top 100 in the 2026 class in Arizona high schools. The Arizona Republic ranks them by presenting 10 a week, until it reaches 100. This class …

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Texans free up 2024 salary cap space with Tytus Howard restructure

The Texans have restructured offensive lineman Tytus Howard’s contract, reducing his salary cap hit in 2024 and increasing it in future seasons. The Texans converted $12.875 million of Howard’s base salary into a signing bonus, according to Field Yates of ESPN. It’s a common accounting technique in the NFL, where base salaries count toward the salary cap in the year …

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Could New England Patriots be eyeing Dak Prescott in 2025?

The New England Patriots don’t have their long-term quarterback in place, and Dak Prescott isn’t expected to sign an extension with the Dallas Cowboys this offseason. Are these two situations related? On Thursday’s edition of “First Things First,” Nick Wright opined why they may indeed be. “The Patriots right now are on the books for almost $200 million in cap …

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Ex-KHL goalie Ivan Fedotov finally joins Flyers

Mar 29, 2024, 09:51 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers. Fedotov, whose NHL career was delayed following a forced stint in Russian military service, had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated Thursday by CSKA Moscow. Fedotov and Flyers general manager Danny Briere are set to meet with …

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League’s search for NFL Media partner didn’t come up during annual meetings

Of the various items of business the NFL considered during this week’s league’s meetings, the future of NFL Media was not among them. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, NFL chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp said that the league’s ongoing effort to find a partner for the league’s in-house media operation didn’t come up. As of January, …

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