It was just last offseason when one of Michigan football’s NIL collectives, Valiant Management Group, started the “one more year” fund, a crowdfunding campaign from fans to raise money for seniors like Blake Corum, Zak Zinter, Trevor Keegan and Mike Sainristil among others to entice them and stay. It likely wasn’t the main reason so many of U-M’s upperclassmen opted …

AUBURN — The spring period is nearly over for Auburn football. The Tigers held their 11th practice Thursday, and they’ll have three more over the next week ahead of A-Day on April 6. There typically aren’t any grand takeaways to glean during the spring — the beginning of the 2024 season remains months away — but some players can separate …

Mar. 28—PULLMAN — Washington State may be inching closer to deciding on a new head basketball coach. Associate head coach Jim Shaw has interviewed for the team’s head coaching vacancy, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation, giving serious consideration to a WSU assistant of five seasons. WSU hopes to make a final decision by Monday, according …

For as long as Florida football sophomore running back Treyaun Webb can remember, he wanted to be a Gator. Growing up on the north side of Jacksonville, Webb heard stories about The Swamp from his older cousin, Dee Webb. A former standout cornerback at UF from 2001-05, Dee Webb went on to a nine-year professional football career in the NFL …

Here’s a look at the top North Jersey girls flag football players to watch entering the 2024 season. You may have never heard of flag pulls as a stat, but they’re here and they’re important. This list includes an All-American MVP and a college commit. Yes, there are colleges out there playing flag football. Katie Bisgrove Ridgewood senior quarterback Bisgrove …

Louis Rees-Zammit won 32 caps for Wales in rugby union before making the switch to the NFL [Getty Images] Former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has this week been talking to Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs as he tries to find an NFL team willing to sign him for next season. In a shock move, the 23-year-old quit …

In prime time on the west coast, California-based quarterback Jackson Kollock committed to the Gophers football program on Thursday night. Kollock, a three-star recruit, pledged to the U as he wrapped up a visit to Minnesota this week. “I’m blessed to announce that I’m committed to the University of Minnesota!” Kollock said on X at 11:22 Minnesota time. The 6-foot-3, …

It’s one thing for NFL Media, owned in equal parts by all 32 teams, to monger a rumor about the owner of one of those teams. It’s quite another for the rumor to end up being wrong. That’s the next question, as it relates to the claim made by Colleen Wolfe on the Around the NFL podcast that a “very …

Mar 29, 2024, 01:10 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, Clayton Keller added a goal and three assists and the Arizona Coyotes snapped the Nashville Predators’ points streak at 18 games with an 8-4 victory Thursday night. Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas. It was …

Bengals receiver Tee Higgins requested a trade after the organization elected to franchise tag him. But it doesn’t sound like Cincinnati plans to move Higgins anytime soon. During the annual league meeting this week, head coach Zac Taylor noted his excitement for Higgins to be a part of the Bengals’ offense in 2024. “We’re excited for Tee to have a …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 29, 2024, 01:18 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon’s 35-game home points streak ended Thursday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the New York Rangers at Ball Arena. MacKinnon, who has 29 goals and 77 points at home this season, finished with the second-longest home points …

Why Shanahan believed Sorenson was correct choice for 49ers’ DC role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — When 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan decided to fire defensive coordinator Steve Wilks two days after the team’s Super Bowl loss, he already knew who was going to replace him. Nick Sorensen was the guy. And Shanahan did not need …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — For Kirk Ciarrocca, familiarity bred a desire to be reunited with Athan Kalaikmanis. So when the quarterback entered the transfer portal after two years at Minnesota, Ciarrocca was ready. The arrival of Kaliakmanis this offseason is a net positive for Rutgers, given his experience starting in the Big Ten. He is also experienced in playing for Ciarrocca, …

The Jaguars announced the addition of a tight end to their roster on Thursday. Josiah Deguara has signed with the team as a free agent. The team did not announce the terms of its deal with the former Packer. Deguara was a 2020 third-round pick by Green Bay and he appeared in 50 regular season games for the team over …

MADISON – Luke Fickell’s 2025 class took a hit on Thursday night. And a bitter rival was the team responsible. Middleton High School defensive lineman Torin Pettaway, who announced on March 7 he had committed to UW, announced he had de-committed. After a lot of thought and considering I have decided to reopen my commitment and de-commit from the university …