Getty Images Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has reflected about many things since having his 2024 season end in Week 9 because of a hamstring tear. That includes taking a look around the rest of the NFC and appreciating some of the high level football around being played around the league. When asked on Tuesday who his top NFC contenders are, …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 4, 2024, 06:41 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The 4 Nations Face-Off rosters will be packed with NHL star power and a few surprises. Full rosters for the league’s upcoming event were revealed Wednesday for Team USA, Canada, Sweden and Finland. Auston Matthews, Charlie McAvoy and last year’s Norris …

After months of discussion with the NFL Players Association, the NFL has relaxed several rules around the policies on substance abuse and performance enhancing substances. “Last week, we reached agreement with the NFL on several beneficial changes to the policies,” an NFLPA memo obtained by CBS Sports reads. The changes will be effective as of Dec. 6, according to a …

Upper Arlington’s Cal Thrush celebrates his touchdown reception against Olentangy Liberty in a Division I, Region 3 semifinal Nov. 15, 2024, at Westerville Central. (photo by John Hulkenberg) Michigan State football has made it a priority to reprioritize recruiting the local states of Michigan and Ohio, something that was neglected by the previous regime. The Spartans added Braylon Collier to …

Did the Chicago Bears make the right move in firing coach Matt Eberflus? After a 4-2 start to the 2024 NFL regular season, the Bears have lost six straight, including losing on a Hail Mary, blocked field goal, and poor clock management. While the team had never fired a head coach in-season in more than 100 years as an NFL …

49ers star CMC vows to ‘come back better’ after latest injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It hasn’t been Christian McCaffrey’s year. First, the star 49ers running back missed most of training camp and the first eight games of the 2024 NFL season with bilateral Achilles tendinitis. Then, in just his fourth game back, McCaffrey sustained a PCL …

No. 24 Army is set to host Tulane Friday evening in the AAC Championship Game with conference glory on the line. This will be the 24th meeting all-time between the two teams and the first since 2020 when Tulane earned a 38-12 victory at home.  It has been a special season for Army, which is one of five FBS schools …

Dead money is a salary cap charge for a player who is no longer on a team’s roster. It exists because of how salary cap accounting rules operate.  Signing bonuses, option bonuses and certain roster bonuses are prorated or spread out evenly over the life of a contract for a maximum of five years. When a player is released, traded …

We’re now entering the stretch run of the 2024 NFL season, and all eyes are on the playoff race. The field itself is coming into view, but there are also some internal battles within those fields that are important. Who advances in the postseason, obviously, is heavily dependent on who achieves which seed in their respective conference. That’s what we’re …

Tim Prangley – Trojans Wire On Wednesday, USC football was dealt a big blow when it was reported that linebackers coach Matt Entz was leaving to be the new head coach at Fresno State. Entz came to USC ahead of the 2024 season. Prior to his arrival in Los Angeles, he served as the head coach at FCS powerhouse North …

Getty Images The NFL regular season is winding down, and teams are beginning to clinch playoff spots. The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are already locked in for the postseason, while the New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants have already been eliminated from playoff contention.  Playoff spots and even divisions can be clinched …

Arizona Cardinals Go routes have accounted for 26.8 percent of Marvin Harrison Jr.’s targets The NFL average is 14.4 percent for all wide receivers. Marv is good at these routes, so you’d expect him to earn more looks on them. But the Cardinals are also giving him a disproportionate amount of clearout routes. He has run a go route on …

Getty Images By day, Joe Burrow is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. By night, he might soon be a crime-fighting vigilante in a bat costume. During the first episode of HBO’s in-season “Hard Knocks,” Burrow revealed he purchased a limited edition Batmobile from Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” series. Warner Brothers sold 10 versions of the Tumbler …

USATSI Oklahoma State has fired both offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo after a disappointing 3-9 season, CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello confirms. The Cowboys missed a bowl game for the first time since 2005 in the worst season of the Mike Gundy era and posted the team’s worst winning percentage since 1991. Dunn was a longtime Oklahoma …

The Baltimore Ravens have suspended receiver Diontae Johnson for their next game, saying he refused to enter their recent matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson did not play in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles even though receiver Rashod Bateman was dealing with knee soreness. Coach John Harbaugh said after the game that he wasn’t ready to comment on Johnson, and …