Apr 15, 2024, 03:35 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Bill Zito has been promoted by the Florida Panthers, with the team announcing Monday that its general manager will now also serve as the team’s president of hockey operations. The promotion came with a multi-year contract extension, the terms of which were not revealed by the reigning Eastern Conference champions. Zito’s …

Former Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat will make two more visits this week before the pre-draft process concludes. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Sweat is visiting the Broncos and Chiefs. Sweat recently visited the Titans and the Seahawks. He is facing pointed questions about his actions away from the field after his recent arrest for driving while intoxicated. …

The spring transfer portal will involve a lot of tough and important decisions for USC football, Lincoln Riley, and the coaching staff. The Trojans clearly need defensive tackles first, offensive tackles second, and a general addition of ready-to-play linemen before anything or anyone else. No one would seriously debate those core points. However, there is a football roster beyond the …

In Detroit, UFL might mean “Unlikely For Long.” Attendance for the Michigan Panthers’ home game against the St. Louis Battlehawks slipped below 7,000 on Sunday. Via Mike Mitchell of SI.com, the official attendance for the Week 3 game was 6,952. The schedule makers didn’t help matters for the Panthers. Three home games in three weeks to start the season? The …

Florida State Seminoles running back Rodney Hill (29) dodges LSU Tiger defenders as he makes his way down the field on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Rodney Hill won’t be suiting up for the Florida A&M football team after all. The former Florida State running back, who transferred across the railroad tracks to join the Rattlers, has re-entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. On3 Transfer Portal Reporter …

The Giants have been meeting with quarterback prospects in recent weeks as they make their plans for the sixth overall pick in next week’s draft, but the team has been cagey about whether they’ll actually add a player at the position with their top pick. Whichever path they take, they will have Daniel Jones under contract for the 2024 season. …

On3 released its updated recruiting rankings on Monday, but LSU quarterback commit Bryce Underwood held firm at the top spot. Underwood, who committed to LSU in January, ranks as the nation’s top recruit at both On3 and 247Sports. He’s not that far behind on the other sites either, ranking second at ESPN and third at Rivals. On3 calls Underwood a …

The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t waste any time signing DeVonta Smith to a three-year contract extension, on the first day of Phase 1 of OTAs for good measure. Not only does Smith get his first-year option exercised for 2025 ($15.591 million), but his three-year extension for reportedly $75 million ($25 million per season) begins in 2026. By the time Smith’s extension …

USATSI The Jacksonville Jaguars have a history of changing uniforms over the course of the franchise’s history. As the franchise enters their 30th season of NFL football, Jacksonville will be doing a homage to their winningest era. For the first time in franchise history, the Jaguars will be wearing throwback uniforms — hinting the uniforms will be from the 1990s. …

Few Tennessee defenders have generated more buzz in recent years than James Pearce Jr. Ranked No. 2 behind only Colorado star Travis Hunter in CBS Sports’ Top 100 players in college football for 2024, Pearce has entered the conversation as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.  He earned All-SEC First Team honors last season after recording …

Gang Green is honoring its past with some new- or perhaps old-look uniforms. The New York Jets unveiled their “legacy collection” jerseys on Monday as part of an overall rebrand. The three uniforms – which are legacy green, legacy white and legacy black – are a modernized version of the uniforms that the team wore during the “New York Sack …

Report: What execs say about Aiyuk’s 49ers future amid trade talk originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There remains a large question mark over Brandon Aiyuk’s future in the Bay, but a handful of NFL executives weighed in on how they believe the situation will unfold for the 49ers star wide receiver. General managers and other league executives, who …

If you follow our USC call-in show at The Voice of College Football, which airs Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern time and 6 p.m. Pacific, you know our callers bring up some great points. One caller raised a comparison on an April call-in show. The caller likened the upcoming USC season opener against LSU with the Auburn game in 2003. …

Many ceremonial first pitches from non-baseball celebrities have wound up in the grass or the dirt over the years, but those are usually unintentional. Rob Groknowski’s first pitch intentionally landed well short of the plate. The New England Patriots legend and current NFL on FOX analyst brought out his patented “Gronk Spike” when he threw out the first pitch ahead …

With the 2024 NFL Draft closing in on us, you know what I’m very much pumped up for? The out-of-nowhere rumors, reports, and shocking buzz that happens every single year from like, a week to go all the way until draft day. Speaking of those rumors, are we going to get a Brandon Aiyuk trade with a team on the …