TORONTO — Veteran defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin, traded from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, took a big hit from New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe late in the second period Saturday night, and didn’t return to his first game this season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old Russian, who was also with the club for 31 games and a playoff …

The Giants are releasing veteran offensive guard Mark Glowinski, ESPN reports. The move will save the team $5.7 million on their salary cap. He was scheduled to count $7.2 million against the cap this season. The Giants have somewhere around $38.29 million in salary cap space. Glowinski, 31, signed a three-year, $20 million deal with the Giants in free agency …

Trevor Etienne added to the Georgia-Florida football rivalry in December when he announced he would be transferring within the SEC from the Gators to the Bulldogs. It was a move that made logic on paper for the Bulldogs, who had to replace their running game after Daijun Edwards and Kendall Milton declared for the NFL draft. Still, it made headlines …

This week, more than 300 prospects are in Indianapolis for the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. Each of these players are looking to improve their draft stock while possibly finding their future NFL team in the process. On Thursday, we compiled the top results from the defensive linemen, edge rushers, and linebackers who took part in on-field drills. On Friday, we …

BRADENTON — IMG Academy rising seniors Gavin Nix and Donovan Johnson both have Florida State high on their lists heading into the spring. Nix, rated the No. 201 overall player in the nation and No. 26 linebacker in the nation on the 247Sports composite, said the Seminoles’ consistent pursuit has them well positioned down the stretch. IMG’s Gavin Nix (6) …

The most marquee day at the 2024 NFL Combine — with the skill-position players taking the field — surely did not disappoint. In fact, the running backs and particularly the wide receivers sizzled the track in the 40-yard dash, headlined by Texas’ Xavier Worthy setting the combine record with a time of 4.21 seconds.  Altogether, a whopping nine wideouts ran …

Texas A&M receiver Ainias Smith did not participate in any Scouting Combine testing or drills Saturday. Medical evaluations at the combine discovered a stress fracture in Smith’s left shin, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Smith will see a specialist next week. He is projected as a late second day or Day 3 pick. Smith played only four games in …

Spring practice is the first real sign we’re moving away from 2023 and heading for the 2024 season. At LSU, Brian Kelly is quickly approaching his third spring practice with the Tigers. Throughout the spring, I’ll be taking a look at how LSU stacks up at every position. There’s still plenty to figure out at this point, some of which …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Two weeks after moving on from defensive coordinator Steve Wilks following the team’s Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hired from inside the building to fill the role by promoting defensive passing game specialist/nickels coach Nick Sorensen, according to reports. The 49ers interviewed five candidates for …

The NFL Combine is over for quarterbacks. The perceived top three prospects — USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels — did not throw or do athletic testing, which opened the door for others, such as Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, to move up the board.  Here are some of the winners and losers among quarterbacks from the …

Uncle Neely, host of “Thee Pregame Show,” recently sat down with BuffStampede reporter Adam Munsterteiger to answer some questions submitted by Colorado football fans. When asked about where Trevor Woods will be playing this spring, Uncle Neely had this to say: “I don’t know if anything is permanent in college,” Neely said. “But as spring goes, Trevor Woods is a linebacker …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Two weeks after moving on from defensive coordinator Steve Wilks following the team’s Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hired from inside the building to fill the role by promoting defensive passing game specialist/nickels coach Nick Sorensen, according to reports. The 49ers interviewed five candidates for …

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy had the mic drop moment of the NFL scouting combine, breaking John Ross’ record in the 40-yard dash with a blazing official mark of 4.21 seconds, beating Ross by .01 seconds on Saturday. Afterward, Worthy waved to the cameras, had a huge grin and started packing up his equipment for the day. …

Twenty seconds, $19,000 on the line. One half-court shot. A hard task for some, unless your name is Ayvion Cooley. The Alabama student hit a buzzer-beating half-court shot at the end of ESPN’s “College Gameday” episode inside Coleman Coliseum on Saturday ahead of a pivotal SEC matchup between the Crimson Tide and Tennessee. Per the broadcast, he is just the …

Ohio State football typically goes to Florida each recruiting cycle and returns North with more than a few great prospects. Last cycle it was wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and Leroy Roker, and in the 2025 class there’s already a commitment from wide receiver Jayvan Boggs. The Buckeyes are looking to bring a few others to Columbus and one of them …