It’s that special time of the NFL offseason where we are caught in limbo between OTAs and training camp. For the most part, there’s not all that much happening on a day-to-day basis. Teams are gearing up to start gearing up for the season, if that makes sense. But given that we do have this nice break, it’s a good …
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Pair of Alabama defensive veterans land on Lott Impact Trophy watch list
The 2024 season will be here before we know it and the anticipation and excitement continue to build in Tuscaloosa as a new era of Alabama Crimson Tide football will get underway with Kalen DeBoer at the helm. Some have questioned DeBoer and the Tide this offseason and have wondered if Alabama can maintain the level of success that they …
Read More »NFL will face other expenses in Sunday Ticket case, from attorneys’ fees to interest
The biggest expense for the NFL arising from Thursday’s verdict will be the $14.088 billion ($4.696 billion, times three) for antitrust violations arising from the Sunday Ticket class action. There will be other expenses. The antitrust laws allow for the recovery of reasonable attorneys’ fees. Given that the case goes back nine years, the final bill submitted by the lawyers …
Read More »Quarterbacks on new NFL teams in 2024 looking to make leap: Kirk Cousins, Gardner Minshew unlikely to shine
Editor’s Note: This is the final edition of a five-part series that dives deep into NFL quarterbacks making sudden, massive improvement, which we’ve dubbed “Quarterback Leap Week.” Here’s what’s been published so far: Trading for veteran quarterbacks was the obvious play for NFL teams in 2022, after the Buccaneers and Rams had won Super Bowls in their first seasons with …
Read More »Release: Tickets for Wisconsin football vs. Alabama Crimson Tide are sold out
Tickets for Wisconsin’s massive nonconference game against the Alabama Crimson Tide are sold out, according to Wisconsin’s latest post on X. Alabama visits Madison, Wisconsin on Sep. 14, 2024, in the Badgers’ final tuneup for the Big Ten season. The game is college football’s biggest that week and will likely play host to ESPN’s ‘College Gameday.’ Related: Big Ten Football …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – New Orleans Saints team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss how the Saints can get back to relevancy in the NFC and whether that will happen in 2024. View more Video Transcript And in my mind when you talk about the New Orleans Saints, the one big thing is who cares? And I’m not saying this to attack Saints fans of the …
Read More »For Wimberley quarterback Cody Stoever, absorbing and delivering hits part of his DNA
Wimberley quarterback Cody Stoever carries the ball during the third quarter of the Texans’ 35-33 loss to Bellville in last year’s Class 4A Division II state semifinals. Stoever accounted for 470 of Wimberley’s 477 yards in the game and scored all five of its touchdowns. Cody Stoever has watched all the great NFL quarterbacks work magic on Sunday afternoons. Patrick …
Read More »Steven Stamkos, Jake Guentzel and the latest around the NHL
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 07:55 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Draft day is here (7 p.m. ET on ESPN) and this year, more than in years past, people around the league are preparing for fireworks. I’ve had four general managers tell me they’re open to moving their first-round picks, and they’re not alone, though it …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 24 New Orleans Saints are stuck in boring mediocrity
You might have forgotten that the New Orleans Saints finished last season with a winning record. They were 9-8. It would have been more fitting if they found a way to finish 8-8-1, because since the end of the Sean Payton/Drew Brees era the Saints have settled into boring mediocrity with no end in sight. They’re 25-26 the past three …
Read More »How did EA Sports rate Oklahoma’s defense in ‘College Football 25?’
EA Sports is releasing “College Football 25” on July 19 and fans are excited for the return of the college football video game series. On Thursday, EA released their defensive ratings for the 25 best defenses in the game, and Oklahoma is just outside the top 10. “College Football 25” has OU as the No. 12 defense ahead of the …
Read More »Marquez Valdes-Scantling worked out with Aaron Rodgers this week
Bills wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers spent some time training together this week. Valdes-Scantling, who played with Rodgers in Green Bay from 2018 to 2021, said on FS1 that he and Rodgers found a practice field in Los Angeles and got some work in this week. “Me and Aaron have been great friends since I’ve been …
Read More »Former Auburn commit receives offer from Nebraska
A former commit of the Auburn Tigers has announced a scholarship offer from the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Carde Smith is a 6-foot-5 offensive tackle from Williamson High School out of Mobile, Alabama decommitted from the Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Dear Auburn Nation, After days of deep thought and prayer, I have decided to decommit from Auburn University. This was a very …
Read More »Macklin Celebrini’s family helps him become the top NHL draft prospect
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 28, 2024, 07:20 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — At the foothills of the North Shore mountains is an unassuming mid-century modern home that blends in with the other houses in the neighborhood. Inside this house is a large, round walnut dining table. There are six …
Read More »Where do the Sooners rank in Phil Steele’s preseason Top 40?
The Oklahoma Sooners are just over two months from kicking off their 2024 season against Temple in Norman. For now, though, it’s preview magazine season, and one of the biggest names in that game has released his preseason Top 25. Phil Steele ranked the Sooners a bit lower than some other analysts. He has Oklahoma at No. 20 in the …
Read More »Sunday Ticket verdict won’t affect salary cap, changes to Sunday Ticket could
When it comes to the $4.696 billion verdict (which by law becomes $14.088 billion) in the Sunday Ticket class action, the NFL is on its own. None of the money comes from the revenue that is split between the league and the NFL Players Association. All of it comes from the money held in the coffers of the 32 franchises. …
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