Daily Archives: May 15, 2024

Bills signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling: How former Chiefs WR fits into Josh Allen’s offense in Buffalo

Getty Images The Buffalo Bills have added another weapon for Josh Allen, as they are signing former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, according to CBS Sports senior NFL insider Jonathan Jones. It’s a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million, which includes a $1.125 million signing bonus, per ESPN.  Valdes-Scantling spent the past two seasons with the Chiefs, winning …

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Former Auburn WR Ja’Varrius Johnson has announced his transfer destination

This offseason, the relentless pursuit of Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko in the transfer portal has been a focal point. His aim? is to land a seasoned wide receiver, a move that could significantly bolster the depth chart for the 2024 season Despite his best efforts and several attempts, players like KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Sam Brown opted for different …

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Rangers’ Jacob Trouba earns NHL’s Mark Messier Leadership Award

May 14, 2024, 07:47 PM ET NEW YORK — From one former New York Rangers to a current one, Jacob Trouba was selected as the winner of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, the league announced Tuesday. The award winner is selected personally by Messier and presented since 2007 to a player who “exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, …

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Vikings sign sixth-round OT Walter Rouse

The Vikings signed another draft pick Tuesday. The team announced it has sixth-round offensive tackle Walter Rouse under contract. The Vikings have four of their seven selections in the 2024 draft signed. Sixth-round kicker Will Reichard, seventh-round offensive lineman Michael Jurgens and seventh-round defensive lineman Levi Drake Rodriguez previously signed. First-round quarterback J.J. McCarthy, first-round linebacker Dallas Turner and fourth-round …

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Former Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker hired at Iowa

Former Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker has been hired at Iowa. Former Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker has been hired at Iowa. The University of Iowa announced Tuesday that Parker has been named “Deputy Athletic Director for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Operating Officer.” Parker was removed from the athletic director role by CSU president Amy Parsons in mid-February. CSU …

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Kirk Cousins shrugs off Michael Penix Jr. draft pick, says he’s ready to make it work

Kirk Cousins shrugged off any hard feelings Tuesday over the Atlanta Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr., insisting he’s ready to compete and doesn’t think there will be any issues in the quarterback room. Cousins spoke after the two quarterbacks worked together during an offseason training session at the Falcons’ suburban complex in Flowery Branch. “There’s always going to be competition …

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No bad blood at conference’s spring meetings, but divorce between ACC, Florida State and Clemson still likely

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — It’s business as usual in the ACC for Florida State and Clemson at the conference’s annual spring meetings, even if the schools continue to quarrel with the conference inside the courtroom. The ACC is a battleground, with Florida State and Clemson locked in multiple legal disputes as they challenge the league’s grant of rights and contemplate …

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Commanders to work out Martavis Bryant

Martavis Bryant has a workout scheduled with the Commanders for Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. The Cowboys released Bryant last week. Bryant, 32, was reinstated to the league last year after his indefinite suspension began in 2018. He signed with Dallas’ practice squad late in the season but did not appear in a regular-season game. The Cowboys released him …

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Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins dodge elimination in Game 5

May 14, 2024, 10:13 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Jeremy Swayman said the series would return to Boston. And he backed up that claim in a big way. Swayman made 28 saves, Charlie McAvoy added to the list of disputed goals in this matchup with the go-ahead score and the Boston Bruins staved off elimination by beating the Florida Panthers …

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49ers, Chiefs have best Super Bowl LIX odds before schedule release

49ers, Chiefs have best Super Bowl LIX odds before schedule release originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Before the 2024 NFL preseason begins, first comes the highly anticipated regular-season schedule release. Some games have already been revealed by the league — such as the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens in the season opener — but the full …

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