Jun 23, 2024, 03:57 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On the next-to-last day of the NHL season, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky wasn’t on the ice for practice. The Panthers are sure that’s a good thing. Bobrovsky was a serious Conn Smythe Award candidate at one point in this Stanley Cup Final that ends with Game 7 on Monday …

Auburn football is continuing to be a major competitor in the recruiting races to land some of the nation’s top players. While in the heat of the current 2025 cycle, the Tigers are now making moves on the 2026 class, looking to make an early statement. This includes the race of four-star linebacker JaMichael Garrett, who received an expert prediction …

Jun 23, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Matvei Michkov is being released by his club in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, the first step toward the Philadelphia Flyers’ top prospect joining them in the NHL next season, according to multiple reports. Michkov’s arrival in North America ahead of schedule would be a major boost for Philadelphia, which selected the slick, skilled, playmaking …

Rutgers football has landed its latest addition to its 2025 recruiting class, and it’s a big one. DJ McClary, a linebacker from Snyder High School in Jersey City, announced on Sunday that he had flipped from Penn State to the Scarlet Knights. The 6-foot-1, 211-pound McClary originally committed to the Nittany Lions last September. McClary also has a family connection …

Offensive line recruiting is the biggest storyline across the country in the 2025 recruiting class. The Sooners are in the mix for a number of blue-chip offensive linemen, hoping to add to their group up front that includes four-star offensive lineman Ryan Fodje and three-star prospect Owen Hollenbeck. Though it looks like he’s been trending away from the Sooners, five-star …

Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux had a solid second season last year, starting all 17 games and finishing with 11.5 sacks. But a recent conversation with Lawrence Taylor reminded Thibodeaux that he can do more. Taylor, arguably the greatest pass rusher in NFL history, talked to Thibodeaux at a recent team “Night with Legends” event and inspired him to aspire …

FAYETTEVILLE — A reliable pipeline has provided another wide receiver to the Arkansas football team. According to multiple recruiting outlets, Warren High School’s Antonio Jordan committed to the Razorbacks Sunday. Former Arkansas wide receivers Treylon Burks, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs also came to Fayetteville by way of Warren. More: Arkansas football recruiting momentum halted as state’s top prospect commits …

LSU is hoping to add to its already strong 2025 recruiting class with a legacy in four-star receiver CJ Wiley, son of former Tigers defensive end Chuck Wiley. However, it seems LSU has some ground to make up just a couple of days before Wiley is set to commit on Tuesday. On Sunday, he received a crystal ball projection in …

Penn State has been picking up some good news on the recruiting trail this weekend. A day after adding a commitment from an in-state running back out of Philadelphia, Penn State is adding a safety to the Class of 2025 out of South Jersey. Braswell Thomas, from Cape May, New Jersey, announced his commitment to Penn State on Sunday afternoon. …

Report: NFL owners discussed QB salary cap amid booming market originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The going rate for an NFL franchise quarterback is skyrocketing by the year. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence reset the market after signing a massive five-year, $275 million contract extension last week, paying him an average annual salary of $55 million. Which some …

Nelson McGuire III, a three-star offensive lineman from Midlothian, Texas, who gave the Gophers football program a verbal commitment on June 9, on Sunday announced on social media that he has decommitted from Minnesota and reopened his recruitment. “After a great talk with my family and my coaches, we have decided it is in my best interest to decommit from …

The Miami Hurricanes kept their recruiting winning streak going Sunday afternoon, landing their second prospect from South Florida powerhouse Miami Central in the past week. Linebacker Ezekiel Marcelin announced his UM pledge Sunday on social media. His commitment comes three days after his teammate, four-star safety Amari Wallace, committed to the hometown Hurricanes. Marcelin is the fourth player to commit …

Rivals.com The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee football event of the offseason, is just days away. We continue a conference-by-conference look at which programs should be paying the closest attention to the results from Jacksonville next week. Next up is the ACC. ***** MORE RIVALS FIVE-STAR: SEC teams in spotlight | Big Ten teams in spotlight | Five QBs storylines | …

Texas high school offensive lineman Nelson McGuire III backed off his commitment to the Gophers football program on Sunday. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound, three-star prospect from Midlothian, Texas, who has a handful of offers from southern schools, expressed gratitude to Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck and the U staff, but said reopening his recruiting process was “the best thing for me.” …

Michigan football had long courted 2025 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei running back Jordon Davison, who visited Ann Arbor last week, but perhaps a midweek visit from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star Donovan Johnson changed the calculus on who the maize and blue would take. The Wolverines already had one tailback committed in Louisiana-based tailback Jasper Parker, but with IMG …