Though the casual college football fan may not pay much attention, there is a ton of talent in the Football Championship Subdivision. The transfer portal has allowed those players to take a chance and move to a higher level, offering more exposure at prominent programs.  Since the advent of the portal, several FCS players have found starting roles on power-conference …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 03:00 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Not one. Not two. Not three. But six. That’s how many consecutive Game 1’s the Dallas Stars have lost following Tuesday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference semifinals. The Stars jumped to a 3-0 lead …

USATSI Throughout the predraft process, Eliot Wolf walked, talked and acted like the general manager of the New England Patriots. The thing is, however, he didn’t — and still doesn’t — have that title. Wolf’s current job title is director of scouting and he has merely been looked at as the de facto GM throughout the offseason after the team …

ROCKPORT — Rockport-Fulton will have a new coach next season and will have a familiar last name. Eric Soza, a former star quarterback at Beeville and son of Coastal Bend head coaching veteran Chris Soza, was officially hired by unanimous vote as the Pirates next head coach during a special board meeting on Tuesday at the Live Oak Learning Center. …

Even though the Dallas Cowboys have yet to make a long-term commitment to Dak Prescott, they still maintain the belief that he can quarterback them to a Super Bowl title. In fact, the Cowboys insist that they’re close to getting that sixth Lombardi Trophy that’s eluded them for nearly three decades. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones reiterated both sentiments …

Details about Caleb Williams’ visit to the NFL Scouting Combine — including an interesting purchase originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago As part of the pre-draft process, Caleb Williams traveled from Los Angeles to Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine in March. But his itinerary was seemingly relaxed upon arrival. Williams, as many top prospects do, including LSU’s Jayden Daniels, …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 07:19 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SECAUCUS, N.J. — Macklin Celebrini watched NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly slowly flip the placard to reveal that the San Jose Sharks had secured the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft lottery Tuesday night. “My heart was beating. You can’t really prepare for …

Host J.C. Shelton is joined by former Georgia Bulldog and NFL tight end, Arthur Lynch, to break down post-spring news! Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.” The podcast streams on YouTube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network and wherever you get …

Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is making good on a promise that’s over a decade old after being selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions rookie cornerback shared a letter he penned as a fourth-grader on social media, in which he wrote to his teacher at the time that he promised to “talk about you” if …

FORT WORTH, Texas — There may not be a better NFL landing spot for a rookie tight end than the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs given the opportunity to team up with three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes and nine-time Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce. Rookie tight end Jared Wiley, Kansas City’s first of two fourth-round …

In 2011, 300 college football and basketball players from Arizona, Kentucky, Purdue and UCLA petitioned the NCAA demanding a cut of television revenue. They were told such a move is not “fiscally possible.” What followed was an early effort toward cost of attendance which involved increasing scholarships by $2,000. That all seems laughable by today’s standards. Nowadays, the players — …

If the Cleveland Browns are going to make back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time in 35 years, it’s not going to be easy, and that’s because they’ll be facing the NFL’s most difficult strength of schedule in 2024.  The Browns haven’t made two consecutive playoff appearances since all the way back in 1989, which also happens to be the …

49ers projected to receive two more compensatory 2025 draft picks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have been as efficient as any team in the NFL when it comes to stockpiling additional draft assets with compensatory selections. Per Over the Cap, San Francisco is projected to receive two additional 2025 NFL Draft compensatory selections because of the …

Shedrick Rhodes Jr. has committed to Rutgers football out of the transfer portal on Tuesday night. a multi-year starter at Ohio, he projects as a right tackle in the Big Ten. Rhodes is coming off a 2023 season where he made 13 appearances (11 starts) for Ohio. The commitment from Rhodes came after a mid-week visit to Rutgers. At 6-foot-6 and …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:17 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Vincent Trocheck’s double-overtime goal was the perfect encapsulation of the New York Rangers’ series against the Hurricanes so far: It was scored on a Rangers power play during another failure for Carolina’s penalty kill. “Not much else to talk about. It’s pretty evident,” Carolina captain …