The Giants’ 2024 schedule will officially be released on Wednesday night, but in the hours leading up to the big reveal, some of the matchups have already been leaked. We know about one of Big Blue’s premier matchups, which the league announced Wednesday morning, as they’ll head to Germany to take on the Panthers in Week 10 as part of …
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Gators offer 4-star 2025 offensive tackle, working on official visit date
The college football recruiting grind continues in the month of May with programs around the nation preparing their official visit lists for the coming weeks. Scholarship offers have been handed out and plans are being made as the 2025 cycle climbs to a crescendo. The Florida Gators have been extremely active this offseason and so far have put together a …
Read More »Penguins D Kris Letang, 2 others recovering from surgeries
May 15, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Kris Letang and John Ludvig and forward Matt Nieto are recovering from recent surgeries, the team announced Wednesday. Letang, 37, faces an eight-week recovery timetable following an operation last Friday to repair a fractured finger on his left hand. The two-time All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup winner played all 82 games …
Read More »Dwayne Joseph departing Raiders to join Lions front office
Detroit is adding to its front office. Per Vinny Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Raiders director of pro scouting Dwayne Joseph is departing Las Vegas to join the Lions. Joseph’s new title with Detroit is not yet known. Joseph, 51, had been with the Raiders since former G.M. Mike Mayock joined the team back in 2019. was previously the …
Read More »Game time, TV set for South Carolina football’s SEC opener at Kentucky on Sept. 7
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football’s game at Kentucky on Sept. 7 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be televised on ABC. The Gamecocks start the season at home with a nonconference game against Old Dominion on Aug. 31. Game time has not been announced along with 10 other games. In 2023, the Gamecocks beat the Wildcats 17-13 at …
Read More »Commanders’ Jahan Dotson: Jayden Daniels is the QB I wanted team to draft
The Washington Commanders selected Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft with the goal of changing their fortunes, and one of the players he’ll be relying on couldn’t be happier about the quarterback’s arrival. “I don’t know if I can say this, but that’s the quarterback that I wanted,” Commanders wide receiver Jahan Dotson said …
Read More »Falcons’ Kirk Cousins: Unexpected competition ‘the norm’ in my career
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins spoke publicly for the first time since Atlanta used a first-round draft pick on Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. And as the 35-year-old veteran talked of moving forward and co-existing with a high-profile rookie, his core message was this: I’ve been here before. “This is more the norm than the exception,” …
Read More »Ty Summer working out for Jaguars Wednesday
Linebacker Ty Summers’s search for a place to play this season is taking him back to one of his former employers. Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette reports that Summers is working out for the Jaguars on Wednesday. Summers, who tried out for the Broncos at their rookie minicamp, played in three games for the Jags in 2022. Summers was …
Read More »Steve Spurrier’s expectations have hit rock-bottom for Florida
Former Florida Gators head coach Steve Spurrier is trying to be optimistic about the Gators. However, that’s a challenge these days. The Gators have really struggled over the past three seasons and this fall Florida faces the nation’s hardest schedule. Florida’s challenging 2024 slate five-game stretch against Georgia, at Texas, LSU, Ole Miss and at Florida State to finish the …
Read More »Stars winger Roope Hintz out for Game 5 against Avs
May 15, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Dallas Stars winger Roope Hintz will not play in Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Avalanche because of an upper-body injury. Dallas leads the series 3-1 and can close it out. Hintz left the Game 4 win in the first period after blocking a shot, though he also was cross-checked by Nathan MacKinnon before that, …
Read More »2024 NFL schedule leak: Date for Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl rematch appears set with Tom Brady likely in booth
USATSI The 2024 NFL schedule includes a Super Bowl rematch between Kansas City and San Francisco and it looks like we now know when that game is going to be played. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the 49ers will be hosting the Chiefs on Oct. 20 (Week 7) in a game that will be kicking off at 4:25 p.m. …
Read More »Donovan Edwards makes standard cover of EA Sports College Football 25
Last week, the deluxe version of the upcoming and long-awaited EA Sports College Football 25 was revealed and a Michigan football star was front and center. The focal point of the deluxe version is none other than Wolverines running back Donovan Edwards, the reserve tailback for the past three years who has produced some of the maize and blue’s biggest …
Read More »New York Giants to be featured in new, offseason version of ‘Hard Knocks’
HBO, NFL Films and Skydance Sports are adding another twist to the long-running hit television show “Hard Knocks.” The New York Giants will be featured in the first-ever offseason edition of the show. It marks the first time that “Hard Knocks” will follow a team during the offseason ahead of training camp. The show will provide a behind-the-scenes look at …
Read More »Cowboys to utilize running back-by-committee approach: What it means for Ezekiel Elliott
FRISCO, Texas — Three-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott returns to the Dallas Cowboys in 2024, and as far as his presence in the locker room, nothing has changed. “It’s probably as natural of a transition that you’ll ever see,” Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Saturday, via The Athletic. “He walked in and he has that unbelievable …
Read More »Purdue’s Dillon Thieneman, college football’s best freshman in 2023, is ready for his national close-up
“Speech! Speech!” That’s what Purdue second-year safety Dillon Thieneman heard as the Boilermakers opened spring practice back in March. He wasn’t prepared. He definitely hadn’t expected his family to show up moments before or for Purdue to drop a banner honoring his 2023 All-American season (AP third-team). But he did his best when promoted, quickly thanking his teammates: “It’s because …
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