Monthly Archives: June 2024

Calais Campbell: I thought about retiring, but not for very long

Defensive lineman Calais Campbell completed his 16th pro season with the Falcons last year, starting every game for the NFC South franchise. Turning 38 on Sept. 1, Campbell could have called it a career. But instead, he elected to sign with the Dolphins for season No. 17. “I thought about [retiring],” Campell said in a video conference this week, via …

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Hyperbolic hype for Ohio State & the best non-conference games of 2024

This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellegner and SI’s Pat Forde react to statements made by former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer about the current roster being one of the best ever. They unpack if the 2024 Buckeyes can live up to that hype and how they’re over in recruiting. …

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Kittle reveals massive weight loss after 49ers’ Super Bowl defeat

Kittle reveals massive weight loss after 49ers’ Super Bowl defeat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle dealt with plenty of emotional recovery after the 49ers’ heart-wrenching Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in February. But more than that, the notoriously physical Kittle had to rehab several injuries this offseason — a fractured rib, issues …

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Oklahoma Sooners favored to land 2025 4-star WR Cortez Mills

The Oklahoma Sooners have built quite the wide receiver depth chart under position coach Emmitt Jones in his year and a half in Norman. In the 2025 recruiting class, the Sooners have already added Gracen Harris, Elijah Thomas, and most recently Marcus Harris. Now, the Sooners may be closing in on another target, four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills. Mills was …

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Packers’ Nixon ‘sick’ of hearing from ‘annoying’ Deebo, 49ers

Packers’ Nixon ‘sick’ of hearing from ‘annoying’ Deebo, 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s safe to say the Green Bay Packers are looking forward to a rematch against the 49ers. San Francisco will travel to Green Bay in Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season for the first matchup between the two teams since the 49ers’ triumphant …

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Fact or Fiction: Brady Hart is the most important recruit of the Moore Era

The official visit season is in full swing at this time of the year, with commitments and decommitments mixed all into it of course. Rivals national analyst Greg Smith looks at some key recruitments with SpartansIllustrated.com’s Seth Berry, Maize&BlueReview’s Trevor McCue and GoIowaAwesome.com’s Eliot Clough in the latest Fact or Fiction. MORE SMITH: WR storylines at Rivals Five-Star event | …

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NHL trade grades: Jacob Markstrom heads to the Devils

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Below-average goaltending held the New Jersey Devils back in 2023-24. So it was clear that upgrading at the position was a top priority this offseason. Their trade with the Calgary Flames for Jacob Markstrom has checked that box. The Devils sent defenseman Kevin Bahl and …

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Where does Alabama’s QB room rank among other elite teams in 2024?

Before the 2023 college football season, there was great uncertainty regarding the quarterback position for the Alabama Crimson Tide. A three-man battle between Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson and Tyler Buchner ensued, but it was Milroe who won the job. Ahead of the 2024 season, fans are excited to see what the incumbent starter will perform. One of the things that …

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LSU football ranks in the top 10 of ESPN’s future power rankings

In the modern era of college football, it’s hard to make projections about the season in front of you, let alone look ahead multiple seasons into the future. The transfer portal complicates roster-building and results in significant changes to a team’s makeup from year to year, but with 2024 rosters mostly finalized as we enter the summer, it becomes at …

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