Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 04:04 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EDMONTON — The Florida Panthers did in fact make it to Edmonton on Wednesday after travel delays, and they were rather amused with all the concern ahead of Thursday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. “It’s just so funny how everything gets so magnified …

Simms offers odd Jordan Love-49ers Super Bowl LVIII take originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy and the 49ers fell just short of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy back in February, but NBC Sports’ Chris Simms believes a change at quarterback could’ve got the job done. “If [Green Bay Packers quarterback] Jordan Love played in the Super Bowl, the …

The Big 12 is exploring the possibility of selling its naming rights to a corporate sponsor that could drive hundreds of millions of dollars into the conference, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. The deal would be the first of its kind in collegiate athletics, sparked by the growing need for new revenue streams as the industry prepares to share with …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 13, 2024, 03:42 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The New York Rangers signed forward Kaapo Kakko to a one-year contract extension worth $2.4 million, the club announced Thursday. Kakko was an impending restricted free agent. The new salary represents what his qualifying offer would have been had the Rangers …

Netflix has unveiled the release date and trailer for “Receiver,” its sequel to last year’s hit sports docuseries “Quarterback.” The series, produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, shifts focus from the NFL’s signal-callers to some of its elite pass-catchers. Part of that change was seemingly by necessity, as several quarterbacks were reportedly uninterested in being featured in the show’s second …

Getty Images When an NFL team selects a quarterback at or near the top of the draft, the expectation has become that the player will start under center right away.  The last team to pick a quarterback in the top three and then not start him in Week 1 was the San Francisco 49ers, who took Trey Lance at No. …

RN_AggiesWire_FB1 While landing commitments is certainly an exciting moment for Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko, he and his veteran staff know that for those commitments to last through the signing period, return visits to campus to solidify these player-coach relationships are absolutely paramount. So far, the Aggies’ 2025 recruiting class is 13 commitments deep, including five offensive line commitments. …

The NFL made rulings on two high-profile tampering investigations Thursday: The Atlanta Falcons were disciplined for an “improper” courtship of new quarterback Kirk Cousins, while the Philadelphia Eagles were cleared of alleged wrongdoing for their own addition of running back Saquon Barkley. So which parties were the real winners and losers of Thursday’s announcements? Let’s review: Winner: Atlanta Falcons Wait, …

Joey Bosa admits he, Nick had talks this offseason about NFL union originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Like Cheryl Bosa, the NFL world would love to someday witness Nick and Joey Bosa take the field together and terrorize opposing quarterbacks. So when Joey was the subject of multiple offseason trade rumors as his future with the Los Angeles …

Who will emerge as the top coach in the SEC without Nick Saban? | College Football Enquirer<p>Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel, senior college football reporter Ross Dellenger, and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss the SEC’s future without the former Alabama head coach. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on <a data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/college-football-enquirer/id1423417914″>Apple …

Across the NFL, teams wrapped up their mandatory minicamps this week leading into about a month-long break before the start of a grueling season that could approach seven months for the teams that make the Super Bowl. The timeline of spring practice followed by a break and then training camp has been a familiar one for years, broken up only …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and NFL writer Frank Schwab react to the Falcons forfeiting a 2025 5th-rd draft pick after NFL finds the team had improper contact with free agents, including Kirk Cousins. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript The Falcons have, …

Notre Dame is pridefully independent in football.  If you do the least bit of research, something many struggles to do, you can see why being independent means so much to those associated in any capacity with the football program. But that doesn’t keep the rest of the nation of college football fans and analysts from wishing it were another way. …

Playing quarterback in the National Football League is one of the hardest things to do in professional sports. That’s why there is so much volatility at the position in terms of year-to-year production, even for the NFL’s best. Just look at Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He won the league’s MVP award in 2022 after leading the NFL in …

USATSI New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara was not seen on the field during the team’s final mandatory minicamp practice Thursday, and there is a reason why. Kamara’s agent told NFL Media that his client’s absence is indeed related to his contract.  “He was here for walkthrough this morning,” head coach Dennis Allen told reporters, “and then he …