A new era of Alabama Crimson Tide football will begin on Aug. 31, 2024 as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers take on the Kalen DeBoer-led Tide in Bryant-Denny Stadium to kickoff the 2024 season. With Nick Saban announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the 2023 season, fans are not sure how to feel about DeBoer, who was previously at the …

The Buffalo Bills have signed yet another receiver, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, to reshape a position group that lost two starters, including Stefon Diggs. The Bills announced the signing of the sixth-year player to a one-year contract on Tuesday, a day after Valdes-Scantling visited the team for a workout. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 206 pounds, Valdes-Scantling is a two-time Super Bowl champion …

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs witnessed the downfall of one of their most recognizable fans after their latest championship season, with Xaviar “ChiefsAholic” Babudar facing up to 50 years in prison for stealing close to $800,000 in nearly a dozen bank robberies. Soon, fans will be able to witness a behind-the-scenes look at Babudar’s double life — as both …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  With the release of the 2024 NFL schedule just one day away, I’m guessing you already know what we’re going to talk about today. If you guessed the schedule release, pat yourself on the back, because you’re right.  We’ll be taking a look at the latest announcements about the NFL …

With Rutgers football having named Athan Kaliakmanis as the starting quarterback two weeks ago, one of the most interesting depth chart competitions is settled. But the battle for the backup role behind Kaliakmanis is a potentially fascinating one, featuring rising sophomore Ajani Sheppard and true freshman A.J. Surace. Gavin Wimsatt, the starting quarterback for Rutgers last year, entered the transfer …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 07:10 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “Take the ball.” Everything about those three words was an invitation. It was a way to let Arturs Silovs know that although he had already done quite a bit, he could still do so much more, because …

The Vikings are moving on from one of their defensive backs. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Minnesota has released cornerback Joejuan Williams. Williams, 26, was in his second stint with the Vikings. He initially signed with the club last April before he was released during roster cuts at the beginning of the regular season. While he was on Minnesota’s …

The Oklahoma Sooners are at an interesting inflection point two and a half months from the beginning of the 2024 college football season. The Sooners are entering year three of the Brent Venables era in Norman. After he was hired to be OU’s next head coach in December of 2021, a disappointing 6-7 campaign in 2022 followed. Oklahoma rebounded in …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Antoine Winfield Jr. saw his future so clearly. When the Bucs safety earned first-team All-Pro honors for the first time in January, he mentioned that he’d seen it coming, referencing a video he recorded after a spring workout last year in which he laid out all of his goals for the 2024 season. On Monday, …

The Detroit Lions rewarded Jared Goff for his career renaissance this week, signing the quarterback to a franchise-record $212 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid signal-caller in the game, behind only the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow. But Goff isn’t likely to be the last big-name quarterback to land a lucrative deal ahead of the 2024 NFL season, with …

Oregon State and Washington State will have most of their home games on broadcast television in 2024. The two remaining Pac-12 teams will have 11 total games on the CW for the upcoming season. Fox Sports will televise one home game for each of the two teams on either Fox or Fox Sports 1, while the remaining games will be …

Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have lost four straight games to the Buffalo Bills, and it looks like they’re going to get an early shot to end that streak during the 2024 season.  The two AFC East rivals will be facing each other in Week 2 in a game that will kickoff Amazon’s Thursday night schedule. The Dolphins will host …

The Falcons started the organized team activity phase of their offseason work this week, but one key offensive player is not taking part in the workouts. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris told reporters on Tuesday that running back Bijan Robinson is not practicing because of an ankle injury. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee) and sixth-round running back Jase McClellan (foot) …

The summer quickly approaches, which means that college football’s official visit season as well as the commitment dates for many top prep prospects in the 2025 class. The latter category is what concerns the Florida Gators when it comes to its current recruiting efforts. Four-star cornerback Mark Zackery IV out of Indianapolis (Indiana) Ben Davis is a top recruit that …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 09:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. BOSTON — In the regular season, Sergei Bobrovsky is known as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL, as evidenced by his nomination for the Vezina Trophy, which he has won twice before. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he’s known simply as “Playoff Bob.” …