It’s possible the Houston Texans signed up for one year of Stefon Diggs. They’re hoping it’s a great year. The Texans traded for Diggs from the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday, but we found out on Thursday that there was a curious layer to the deal. The Texans agreed to eliminate the final three years of Diggs’ deal, which would allow …

In late March, Zion Lee was offered by Rutgers football, adding another Power Five program into a crowded recruitment. A class of 2026 prospect, Elee plans to visit Rutgers football sometime this month. Elee is an edge rusher from Joppatowne (Joppa, Maryland). He checks in at 6-foot-5, 225-pound who has a strong offer list that includes Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, …

Steelers quarterback Justin Fields has a new number. Fields, who wore the No. 1 jersey with the Bears, at Ohio State and in high school, will be No. 2 in Pittsburgh, the team announced today. The Steelers don’t like to issue the No. 1 jersey as a symbol that no one player is more important than the team. Occasionally players …

A football team can only be successful with a strong front-end protection plan. Eleven practices into spring camp, Florida A&M head coach James Colzie III has constantly praised his offensive line. Though regular season kickoff is eight months away, Colzie knows the offensive line can will the Rattlers to some slugfest victories through observing their grit and battles with FAMU’s defensive linemen during spring. …

One of the top offensive tackle prospects in this year’s draft spent time with a couple of teams picking in the top 10 this week. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Joe Alt had visits with the Titans and the Jets. Tennessee holds the seventh overall selection later this month and the Jets are set to pick at No. …

Vanderbilt basketball has added five assistant coaches to new coach Mark Byington’s staff, according to a report from Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 on Thursday. Among those names are three assistants who are coming from James Madison, where Byington was the coach: Xavier Joyner, Jon Cremins and Matt Bucklin. Bucklin has SEC experience working on Georgia’s staff under Mark …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 11:40 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Arizona Coyotes’ future could be decided on June 27, when they will bid on a parcel of land in the hopes of finally securing a site for their new arena. In March, the Arizona State Land Department Board of Appeals unanimously approved a $68.5 …

The Patriots will be taking a closer look at a quarterback on Friday. According to Albert Breer of SI.com, former North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye will take his in-person visit with New England tomorrow. This will be the third meeting between Maye and the Patriots. Maye also spent time with the club at the scouting combine and before his Pro …

BATON ROUGE — For much of this spring session for LSU football, defensive players have regaled at how new defensive coordinator Blake Baker has come in and injected some energy into that side of the ball. It was the side that needed some new vibes after one of the statistically worse seasons in LSU history in 2023. Ultimately Brian Kelly …

The attorney-client privilege serves as a legitimate device to shield certain information from the opponent in litigation. The power of the privilege creates a temptation to use it excessively. The value of the information it protects creates an incentive to challenge its assertion. A fight over the application of the attorney-client privilege has emerged in the Sunday Ticket antitrust class …

Instead of a true spring game this year, Vanderbilt football is holding a series of three scrimmages at local high schools. The first of those scrimmages will come Saturday at Lipscomb Academy. The scrimmages, which are not open to the public, are a way for the Commodores to see where they are with a roster that has faced significant turnover. …

The Steelers sliced a player off their roster on Thursday. The NFL’s daily transaction report brings word that they have waived running back Alfonzo Graham off of their 90-man roster. Graham signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of Morgan State last year. He tore his labrum early in training camp, however, and missed the entire season …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Haleem Muhammad announced on Thursday that he will be taking an official visit to Rutgers this summer. The announcement from Muhammad comes days after he took an unofficial visit to Rutgers for a spring practice. A class of 2025 prospect, Muhammad is a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end from the Pennington School (Pennington, New Jersey). He is the …

Which way are Commanders leaning with No. 2 pick in 2024 NFL Draft? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots will have the opportunity to select one of the top-tier quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft, but the players available to them with the No. 3 overall pick in the first round largely will be determined …

Apr. 4—PULLMAN — When Syrus Webster landed at Washington State, transferring from FCS Utah Tech, the Cougars knew they had secured an athletic edge rusher, a guy who fit the bill in several ways. Webster, 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, looks the part. He has the size and the tools to play a level up. In Thursday’s practice, WSU’s fifth of …