When Dan Connor joined the Penn State football coaching staff in 2022, his role as a defensive analyst was limited. He couldn’t be on the field, whether it was during practices or games. Because of a rule change that lifted that restriction, Connor’s role has increased significantly. The former Nittany Lions and Strath Haven star not only is coaching linebackers …

Ravens receiver Tylan Wallace had only two catches this season and nine for his career before tonight. He had never scored a touchdown. Wallace was the most unlikely of heroes for the Ravens. But he caught a pass from Lamar Jackson and sped up the sideline, keeping his feet in bounds, for an 84-yard touchdown. It was a shot in …

The Providence Christian Academy football team made big strides in their second year as a TSSAA 11-man program. Unfortunately for the Lions, those forward steps didn’t translate to a first-round TSSAA playoff victory. No. 2-seeded PCA trailed from the outset and dropped a 37-7 decision to Franklin’s Grace Christian Academy in the DII-A playoffs at MTSU’s Floyd Stadium Thursday to …

LOS ANGELES — Brock Boeser left Vancouver’s game against the Los Angeles Kings in the first period on Thursday night after being checked in the head. Boeser had just played the puck in the neutral zone when the two-time All-Star forward was leveled by Tanner Jeannot, who received a match penalty for an illegal hit to the head. Boeser, who …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow reacts after his team lost a close game to the Ravens. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) The Cincinnati Bengals don’t have a missed call to complain about from their final 2-point conversion attempt against the Baltimore Ravens. They have two. The Bengals scored a touchdown against the Ravens with 38 seconds left and made the …

Nov. 7—Bronco Mendenhall has won 138 games as a head coach. Entering this season, he’s made the postseason in 16 of 17 seasons leading BYU and Virginia, two different schools that found success under a similar approach — one that took some time to develop. At 58, he speaks in honest, measured tones about that fact. “I think I’m a …

The Ravens needed something — anything — to go their way. Marlon Humphrey answered the bell. The Ravens cornerback ripped the football from the arm of Bengals running back Chase Brown. Teammate Roquan Smith recovered Humphrey’s forced fumble at the Cincinnati 31. It was Humphrey’s fifth takeaway of the season. The Ravens needed only five plays to go 31 yards, …

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers often show up to work in suits. Until further notice, they’re wearing robes. The Stanley Cup champion Panthers got personalized bathrobes for their two-game trip to Finland last week, a gift from the team. They showed up for the two games there wearing the robes. They won both games. And since hockey streaks are …

Iowa State football added another piece to its 2025 recruiting class on Thursday with the commitment of Ka’Mori Moore. The 6-foot-1, 295-pound defensive lineman is a three-star recruit, according to 247Sports Composite. He rated as the No. 11 player in Missouri, No. 89 defensive lineman in the country and a top-800 player nationwide. Moore chose the Cyclones over offers from …

NEW YORK — Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled in the second period against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night after giving up five goals on 12 shots. The 28-year-old Russian, who entered the contest with a 6-2-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average, allowed a goal by Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin 26 seconds into the game. He then gave up …

The Ravens trail the Bengals 14-7 at halftime — the first time since Week 18 of the 2022 season they have trailed by more than three points at intermission — but they might have a bigger concern. With 1:09 left in the first half, Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton’s right foot came down on the foot of Bengals tight end Mike …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State senior tight end Tyler Warren was selected as a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award Thursday, while junior defensive end Abdul Carter was named a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award. Warren is one of three finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, joining Colorado’s Travis Hunter and Louisville’s Isaac Brown. Carter is one of 12 …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz details his dilemma with the Bills running back this week. View more Video Transcript I need your help. I need the experts to weigh in because I’ll be honest, I, I love covering college football and if you guys haven’t checked out the college football Power Hour in Yahoo sports, you should like, I love the …

Mike Gundy has never liked the idea that Oklahoma State fans would be critical of his Cowboys. You can find myriad instances of that disdain in his comments over the years. But earlier this week when the Cowboy coach once again lambasted complaining fans — even though there’s plenty of reasons to complain when a preseason top-15 team enters November …

Rookie safety Mustapha uncertain for 49ers-Bucs game with calf injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The big news of the week for the 49ers is star running back Christian McCaffrey’s return, but a few new injuries popped up on the official practice report on Thursday as San Francisco prepares to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers …