Monthly Archives: June 2024

Notre Dame football receives crystal ball pick for 2026 safety Joey O’Brien

Notre Dame football currently has two commitments for its 2026 recruiting class, quarterback Noah Grubbs and wide receiver Dylan Faison. If 247Sports insider Tom Loy is correct, they could be adding safety Joey O’Brien in the near future. The former Irish reporter, who now hold a national title, still has great connections with the program and felt strongly enough to …

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Predicting breakout candidates for every SEC team in 2024

On Jul. 1 the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners officially join the SEC as the No. 15 and No. 16 members of the most dominant football conference in the country. The Longhorns are coming off a College Football Playoffs berth and have aspirations to do the same in 2024. For these teams to be successful in 2024, they will need …

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Patriots sign second-rounder Ja’Lynn Polk

The Patriots took care of a final bit of contractual business before moving into summer vacation mode. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team signed second-round pick Ja’Lynn Polk to his four-year rookie deal. Polk was the final unsigned player from this year’s draft class. Polk was part of a dynamic offense at Washington with first-round picks Michael Penix …

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Ohio State football offers 2026 Texas offensive tackle

Ohio State football has been extremely active with sending out offers over the last two weeks, and it’s no coincidence that the Buckeyes have hosted camps during that time frame. Since the state of Ohio doesn’t allow padded events, it’s a bit more difficult to gauge how good a lineman is. Texas 2026 offensive lineman, Drew Evers, didn’t need his …

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Ex-Sooners Baker Mayfield, Sterling Shepard excited to be reunited with Bucs

Baker Mayfield jumpstarted his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. Now, the quarterback is hoping to help a former college teammate do the same. Sterling Shepard, the ex-New York Giants receiver who played with the No. 1 overall pick from the 2018 draft at Oklahoma, was contemplating retirement before signing a one-year contract, providing an opportunity for …

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Panthers laugh off Stanley Cup travel delays, set for Game 3 vs. Oilers

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 …

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Simms offers odd Jordan Love-49ers Super Bowl LVIII take

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 …

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Kaapo Kakko signs 1-year extension with New York Rangers

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 …

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Netflix reveals ‘Receiver’ series trailer; ‘Quarterback’ sequel drops July 10

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 …

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