We’re not quite in the middle of college football watch list season, but we’ll start to get some of them trickle out as we get deeper into summer. The first of those came on Thursday with the release of the 2024 Lott Impact watch list, and Ohio State is the only team with three players appearing on it. The Lott …

May 31, 2024, 12:04 AM ET NEW YORK — Anton Lundell broke a tie on a deflected shot with 9:38 left and the Florida Panthers moved within a victory of returning to the Stanley Cup Final, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday night. Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett also scored, and …

The Broncos announced the election of tight end Riley Odoms and defensive back Steve Foley to the team’s Ring of Fame. The Broncos had not added anyone to the Ring of Fame since 2021 when Peyton Manning was elected. Odoms and Foley will join 35 former players, coaches and administrators on the Empower Field at Mile High Ring of Fame …

The first official visit for Chris Vigna will see him take in the scene with Rutgers football this weekend. The relationship with the coaching staff, Vigna said, played a big part in him choosing to make an in-state official visit. Rutgers offered Vigna during an April visit. He is ranked the No. 36 recruit in New Jersey during this recruiting …

The Cowboys were one of only five teams that didn’t have a joint practice in 2023. They will in 2024. The team confirmed Thursday that it will practice against the Rams in Oxnard, California, on Aug. 8. The Rams will make the 58-mile drive from their training camp at Loyola Marymount to the Cowboys’ training camp complex at Oxnard River …

You know him as one of the main voices of college football. Kirk Herbstreit is well respected and perhaps the face of college football for ESPN, and might we add, quite the ambassador for Ohio State despite some of the hate thrown his way that I’ll never really understand. Before his career as a broadcaster, Herbstreit starred under center his …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 30, 2024, 11:20 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers entered Game 5 Thursday night with their Eastern Conference finals series tied at two games apiece. After the visiting Panthers edged the Rangers 3-2, they’ll take that same lead back home for Saturday night’s …

At a time when the Chiefs are thinking about letting safety Justin Reid handle kickoffs in order to keep kicker Harrison Butker out of the hot kitchen of making tackles, a division rival is thinking about the downside to such an approach. “I don’t want one out of every four going to the 40-[yard line] though because he kicked out …

May 30—107th Backyard Brawl will start at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN MORGANTOWN—Big Noon Kickoff if coming to Morgantown. Announced Thursday, FOX’s flagship pregame show will be broadcast live from Morgantown prior to the Mountaineers’ game against Penn State on Aug. 31. FOX selected the matchup between WVU and PSU as its Big Noon Saturday game. In addition to the season …

Where PFF ranks 49ers’ loaded roster ahead of 2024 NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the calendar moves closer to the official start of the 2024 NFL season, many outlets rank the 49ers as the league’s best team. In Pro Football Focus’ latest rankings, San Francisco stands atop the list, which isn’t unsurprising given that that …

The history of college football contains many rivers of influence and importance. The Pac-12 has not been a particularly successful conference in the 21st century — with no national championship since USC in 2004 — but the Pac-12, as it dies, leaves behind a legacy of supreme importance in college football. The SEC might be the best and most successful …

The Chicago Bears are set to be featured on “Hard Knocks” for the first time. HBO and the NFL announced Thursday the franchise was chosen for the 19th edition of the Emmy-winning series that first aired in 2001. Chairman George McCaskey had long resisted having the Bears participate in the training camp documentary. The five-episode series debuts Aug. 6, with …

Kittle gave a blunt response about state of 49ers franchise originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After losing a Super Bowl — the second to the Kansas City Chiefs in five NFL seasons — one could understand if feelings of pessimism and despair heavily ring throughout the 49ers’ locker room That couldn’t be further from the case for San …

With 12 commits in its 2025 recruiting class, Ohio State football still has plenty of room to continue to add prospects. One of them could be North Carolina defensive tackle, Trajen Odom, who will make an official visit to Columbus starting June 7. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 285-pound interior lineman is ranked as the nations No. 297 overall prospect and 33rd …

David Helman Dallas Cowboys Insider To borrow Jerry Jones’ own metaphor, we’re skipping straight past summer and into autumn with all the leaves that are starting to hit the ground. It’s only been one month since the Cowboys owner and general manager made headlines with his contract strategy. Asked why there was so little movement in the effort to re-sign …