Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz sits down with new Packers RB Josh Jacobs to chat about why he’s already a leader in the Packers locker room, even though he’s the “new guy” and what he’s seen from QB Jordan Love so far at minicamp. Josh joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of USAA’s “Huddle Up for Home Fire Prevention & Safety.” View …
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Big 12 predicted order of finish for 2024: Newcomer Utah on top, Colorado outside top 10
USATSI The Big 12 released its predicted order of finish ahead of the 2024 season as voted on by the media on Tuesday, and new conference member Utah was atop the poll. The Utes earned 20 first-place votes and 906 overall points to edge out second-place Kansas State. The Wildcats earned 19 first-place votes and 889 overall points, while Oklahoma …
Read More »NFL suspends ex-49ers safety Tashaun Gipson 6 games for performance-enhancing drug use
Veteran safety Tashaun Gipson has been suspended by the NFL for the first six games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. The NFL announced Gipson’s suspension Tuesday. Gipson, who turns 34 on Aug. 7, is a free agent and remains eligible to sign with a team and participate in all preseason activities, including games. His …
Read More »Veteran free agent safety suspended 6 games for violating performance enhancing substances policy, per report
USA Today Veteran free agent Tashaun Gipson is suspended for the first six games of the 2024 NFL regular season for violating the league’s performance enhancing substances policy, according to ESPN. The safety played for the San Francisco 49ers for the last two seasons. The 33-year-old made an impact on the Niners both on and off the field. He started …
Read More »ESPN’s Paul Finebaum picks crucial games for Oklahoma in 2024
The Oklahoma Sooners are officially members of the SEC, leaving the Big 12 behind for greener pastures. OU will see a considerable jump in the level of competition in the new conference, with better opponents nearly every week. ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum was in Norman on Monday for the SEC celebration on campus. He went on McElroy and …
Read More »LOOK: Seahawks send Russell Wilson a gift prior to QB’s first training camp with Steelers
Getty Images Time has apparently healed any sour feelings between Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. This week, as Wilson prepares for his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that drafted him gifted him with a retro Seahawks jersey bearing his name and number that he wore during his 10-year run with the franchise. Wilson shared the gift …
Read More »Cowboys are running out of time to avoid a mess
The Cowboys have gone from “all-in” to potential five-alarm fire. They couldn’t enhance the team in free agency because they needed to figure out contract situations with three key players: quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver CeeDee Lamb, and linebacker Micah Parsons. As training camp approaches, they still haven’t solved a single one of those problems. It’s potentially going to blow up …
Read More »El Paso legend Ed Stansbury to join Andy Morgan for UTEP ESPN+ football broadcasts
One of El Paso’s greatest athletic legends is taking a microphone. Ed Stansbury, a grad of Irvin and UCLA, where he was a football standout, will team up with KTSM evening anchor Andy Morgan for ESPN+ broadcasts of UTEP Sun Bowl games this fall. The pair will take over for the two Sun Bowl games on ESPN+: the home opener …
Read More »Top pick Macklin Celebrini to make Sharks or BU decision soon
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Macklin Celebrini knows he has a big decision looming. The No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft last week made his Sharks debut Tuesday morning at the team’s development camp. Whether he plays for San Jose this upcoming season or returns to Boston University for his sophomore season is to be determined. “It’s coming up,” …
Read More »Ranking the top 25 teams of the NFL’s modern era: Two Super Bowl losers make the cut
Before leaving Benny Rodriguez’s room, fictional Babe Ruth offered a piece of advice to the aspiring young baseball player in the 1993 hit movie “The Sandlot.” “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends: Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” The Babe’s quote can also apply to the NFL. While there have been many championship teams, there are only a …
Read More »2025 3-star DL out of Richmond (TX) has committed to Texas A&M
AggiesWire_CMTD_FB Boom! Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has added its second defensive line prospect. Three-star defensive lineman Chace Sims announced his commitment on Tuesday afternoon. Heading into his senior season at Randle HS in Richmond (TX), Sims is as underrated as a defensive lineman can get, possessing impressive versatility along the line of scrimmage with the speed, power, and hand …
Read More »NFL reportedly suspends ex-49ers S Tashaun Gipson 6 games for PED violation
The NFL reportedly suspended Tashaun Gipson six games for a performance-enhancing drug violation. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) The NFL has suspended former San Francisco 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson six games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Details of the violation were not reported. A former Pro Bowler, Gipson played the last two NFL seasons …
Read More »Why the SEC needs the Texas cachet to keep the football party going | Golden
Texas is adding some panache to its new conference. The Longhorns, who officially joined the Southeastern Conference on Monday, just dove headfirst into the most exciting football league around and will bring its own brand of swag to the proceedings. Beverly Hills is joining college football’s resident Beverly Hillbillies. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey welcomed UT into the conference near the …
Read More »Kraken trade defenseman Brian Dumoulin to Ducks for 2026 pick
The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Brian Dumoulin from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 on Tuesday. Dumoulin, 32, spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins before joining the Kraken on a two-year deal in free agency last year. In what turned out to be his lone year in …
Read More »Report: Aiyuk, 49ers ‘no closer to a deal’ after positive meeting
Report: Aiyuk, 49ers ‘no closer to a deal’ after positive meeting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The meeting between Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers last week might not have gone as well as initially reported. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reported last Wednesday that both parties had a “good meeting” and San Francisco intends to move forward with Aiyuk …
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