NORMAN — Brent Venables chuckled a bit at the question. About 12 minutes into a barrage of questions about the decision to fire Seth Littrell, to retain and promote Joe Jon Finley and to elevate Kevin Johns, Venables finally got a respite. He was asked about Ole Miss’ defensive line. The chuckle might’ve been a bit along the lines of The …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. In an overtime game against the Philadelphia Flyers recently, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid flew into the zone on a breakaway, shot the puck off the post, recovered it and passed over to a streaking Leon Draisaitl for the winning goal. Fans could watch a …

In the final year of his playing career, Dan Campbell was a teammate of Drew Brees in New Orleans. Later, Campbell spent five years on the Saints’ coaching staff when Brees was there. Now Campbell is head coach of the Lions, and he has a quarterback who reminds him of Brees. Campbell told Rich Eisen that Lions quarterback Jared Goff …

WEST LONG BRANCH – Looking for a word that summarizes Monmouth football’s offense over the past six seasons? Explosive does the trick. Or dynamic. Take your pick. Entertaining certainly works, too. From Pete “The Jet” Guerriero and speedster Jaden Shirden in the backfield, to Dymere Miller, Lonnie Moore and Terrance Greene downfield, there was potential for a touchdown every time …

Cooper Kupp’s time with the Los Angeles Rams might be coming to a close. Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson reported last week that Kupp could be a trade target near the deadline, and now that appears to be coming to fruition. The Rams are reportedly talking to multiple teams about potentially trading the Pro Bowl wide receiver and former Super Bowl …

Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Alabama Crimson Tide on October 19, 2024 at Neyland Stadium. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 8 of the 2024 college football season has concluded. Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will next host Kentucky (3-4, 1-4 SEC) at Neyland Stadium in Week 10. The Vols have an open date in Week 9. Following Week 8 …

Rams head coach Sean McVay said that wide receiver Cooper Kupp will be back in the team’s lineup for Thursday night’s game against the Vikings, but Kupp may not be in their lineup for too much longer. TheAthletic.com reports that the Rams have spoken to multiple teams about trading Kupp, who has been out since Week Two with an ankle …

Alabama football will return home in need of a bounce-back game. Coming off a 24-17 road loss to rival Tennessee, Alabama’s second loss of the 2024 season, the No. 15 Crimson Tide returns home Saturday against No. 17 Missouri. The Crimson Tide has not faced the Tigers since Sept. 26, 2020, when Alabama got the 38-19 road win against Missouri. …

The Browns have made a roster move to officially add their newest quarterback. Cleveland announced on Tuesday that the team has placed Deshaun Watson on injured reserve to make room for Bailey Zappe on the 53-man roster. It was reported earlier in the day that the Browns were signing Zappe off of the Chiefs’ practice squad. Watson suffered a torn …

BATON ROUGE — Don’t look now, but LSU football is perched near the top of the Southeastern Conference standings. A team picked to finish fifth in the SEC in the preseason, the No. 7 Tigers (6-1, 3-0 SEC) are undefeated in conference play and sit second in the standings behind No. 14 Texas A&M (6-1, 4-0), another team that the …

The Cardinals beat the Chargers on Monday night, but they reportedly lost a key member of their defense for the rest of the season. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that edge rusher Dennis Gardeck tore his ACL during the 17-15 victory. Gardeck had three tackles and a quarterback hit against the Chargers. Gardeck had 22 tackles, six tackles for …

This story explores suicide, including a husband’s struggle after his wife took her life. If you are at risk, please stop here and contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for support. GREENWOOD — Every day, the thought crosses Chris Dishman’s mind. It might only last for a few moments, other times longer. Sometimes multiple times a day. “There’s an analogy I saw once …

Help is on the way for the Rams offense. Los Angeles has designated receiver Puka Nacua for return from injured reserve, opening his 21-day practice window. He participated in Tuesday’s session. Nacua has been sidelined since suffering a knee injury during the team’s loss to Detroit in Week 1. He caught four passes for 35 yards and took a 7-yard …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football made a change to the starting lineup that paid big dividends in a 56-7 win over Nebraska. The No. 13 Hoosiers (7-0; 4-0 Big Ten) started Terry Jones Jr. at rover against the Cornhuskers and shifted Amare Ferrell over strong safety in place of Josh Sanguinetti. Shawn Asbury II remained at the other safety spot. They allowed …

Lately, Bill Belichick has been using his burgeoning bully pulpit to advance agendas and/or settle scores. Whether it’s Woody Johnson or Doug Pederson or now Jerod Mayo, the guy who never said jack squat is talking a blue streak now, Jack. In addition to Belichick’s Monday remarks to Pat McAfee regarding the new Patriots coach calling his team “soft,” Belichick …