Monthly Archives: August 2024

Smells like mayo: Titans QB Will Levis introduces fragrance made by Hellmann’s Mayonnaise

The aura around Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis now includes some mayonnaise odor. Levis’s partnership with Hellmann’s Mayonnaise has continued in a unique, and smelly, way. Hellmann’s announced it was creating a fragrance — yes, like a perfume — inspired by Levis named, “Will Levis No. 8, Parfum de Mayonnaise.” In the announcement of the fragrance, Hellmann’s released a 40-second …

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WATCH: Polk makes unreal catch on Maye deep pass at joint practice

WATCH: Polk makes unreal catch on Maye deep pass at joint practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots fans are hoping the Drake Maye to Ja’Lynn Polk connection will be a productive one over the next five to seven years (at least). And they got a small preview of what might be possible during Tuesday’s joint practice …

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USC Trojans land four-star safety from Georgia, Kendarius Reddick

. Four-star safety Kendarius Reddick has given a verbal commitment to join the USC Trojans’ 2025 recruiting class.  Reddick is proof of how hard defensive backs coach Doug Belk and the rest of the USC coaching staff are hitting SEC country in this year’s high school recruiting class.  Reddick hails from Thomasville, Georgia, a state that USC has had mixed …

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Where Orlovsky ranks 49ers’ Purdy among top NFL QB traits

Where Orlovsky ranks 49ers’ Purdy among top NFL QB traits originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret that Brock Purdy was one of the best NFL quarterbacks in 2023, but was his eye-popping success in his first full season a product of his natural talent or the playmakers around him? While Purdy has many weapons in coach …

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ESPN SEC Power Rankings: Where’s Texas and rival Sooners, Aggies?

Texas Longhorns fan Georgina Cantu takes a photo in front of the Southeastern Conference logo in front of Littlefield Fountain during the SEC Celebration at the University of Texas at Austin on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Fans only have to wait a few more weeks for the start of the most anticipated SEC season in history. Adding Texas and Oklahoma …

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Where Clemson, Florida State place in Fox Sports’ preseason 1-134 rankings

Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Hours after the release of the preseason AP Top 25 poll Monday, Fox Sports unveiled its “Ultimate 134” rankings of every FBS team ahead of the 2024 college football season. Fox Sports’ rankings differ from the AP’s because they’re compiled by only one individual analyst instead of the cable of sportswriters who make up the AP …

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Blues tender rare offer sheets to two Oilers

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterAug 13, 2024, 11:13 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The St. Louis Blues are not only making the rare move of using an offer sheet on another team’s player, they’re doubling up on the tactic. The team announced Tuesday that they tendered offer sheets for Edmonton Oilers defenseman Philip Broberg …

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Curran: Patriots’ handling of Maye all ties back to Mac Jones

Curran: Patriots’ handling of Maye all ties back to Mac Jones originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye saw the least action of any first-round rookie quarterback in Week 1 of the preseason. Is Mac Jones indirectly to blame? Maye played just one series in the New England Patriots’ 17-3 win over the Carolina Panthers last Thursday, in part …

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Mayo gives Patriots stern warning about joint practice fighting

Mayo gives Patriots stern warning about joint practice fighting originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo doesn’t want to see any fights when his players square off against the Philadelphia Eagles in Tuesday’s much anticipated joint practice at Gillette Stadium. And if there is fighting, there will be consequences involving Thursday night’s preseason matchup …

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NCAA sued over major-junior hockey player ban

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 13, 2024, 10:31 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Canadian junior hockey player Rylan Masterson filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and 10 universities on Monday evening, alleging the NCAA is violating anti-trust laws by preventing any player who has appeared in a major-junior hockey game from also …

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SP+ rankings: How good is Ohio State 2024 football schedule?

On ESPN college football reporter Bill Connelly’s final 2024 preseason SP+ rankings – “a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency” that predicts the best teams in the sport heading into the season – Ohio State remains near the top. Connelly has the Buckeyes as his second-ranked team behind No. 1 Georgia and ahead of No. 3 Oregon, No. …

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