Emily Kaplan, ESPNFeb 23, 2024, 07:15 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. We’re two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline, which means conversations are dialed up and trades can happen at any moment. Here’s the latest on what I’m hearing on discussions going on around the league. THE GOALIE MARKET is simmering, though I still don’t …

Houston Texans’ 2023 season: 10-7, won AFC South, lost in divisional round Overview: The Texans took a big and surprising step forward in 2023 behind Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud, Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr., and first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans. Houston quickly became one of the NFL’s best passing offenses, winning the AFC South …

Indianapolis’ 2023 season: 9-8, missed playoffs Overview: The Colts lost rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson to a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 5 yet remained competitive throughout the regular season thanks in part to the steady play of backup Gardner Minshew. They fell short of the postseason when they lost a Week 18 game to the Houston Texans in what amounted …

Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko’s inaugural 2024 season has a chance to be special from the jump, mainly due to the incoming transfer portal additions paired with the returning starters on both sides of the ball, including starting quarterback Conner Weigman. Losing more than 20 players through the portal, more than half of said players were backups or …

Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2023 season: 9-8, missed playoffs Overview: Jacksonville’s season was among the most disappointing in football. The Jaguars collapsed from a 6-2 start to a 3-6 finish to fall from contention for the AFC’s No. 1 seed to out of the playoffs. The ascent of Trevor Lawrence was put on pause as the third-year quarterback took a step back …

Nebraska Football has confirmed that it is an active participant in the upcoming college football video game from EA Sports. The school announced their involvement on social media on Thursday morning. A recent report from ESPN says that 11,000 college football players can opt into the video game through name, image, and likeness. Each player that opts in will receive $600 …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. We’re officially two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline on March 8, and teams will be making moves between now and then to either bolster their Stanley Cup chances or build for the future. Along with a new No. 1 …

Tennessee Titans’ 2023 season: 6-11, missed playoffs Overview: It’s the end of an era in Tennessee. The Titans fired longtime head coach Mike Vrabel on the heels of a second straight season missing the playoffs and brought former Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan in to replace him. Likely next out the door are franchise mainstays Derrick Henry and Ryan Tannehill. …

“It’s your job. … That’s what the money is for.” – Don Draper, “Mad Men” You’ve probably heard this is a frustrating time to coach college football. That’s the narrative, anyway, megaphoned by some coaches and media types who struggle to accept NIL and free transfer movement and the headaches they might cause. To be sure, college sports evolved throughout …

Kansas City Chiefs’ 2023 season: 11-6, won AFC West, won Super Bowl Overview: Once again, the Chiefs are Super Bowl champions, but they should have an active offseason ahead. As everyone saw, they could absolutely use some upgrades on their roster, particularly at wide receiver. They also have a few key players hitting free agency that may create needs for …

Billions of dollars are in the air as the College Football Playoff enters its last two years under contract with ESPN, and while it’s not clear exactly where they’ll fall, it’s obvious which direction the wind is blowing them: the wrong one, if you’re not in the SEC or Big Ten. The Power Two, as the pair should now be …

Denver Broncos’ 2023 season: 8-9, missed playoffs Overview: Sean Payton’s first season in Denver was anything but quiet. The Broncos gave up 70 points in September, then got it together and made a playoff push, then ultimately finished 8-9 and barely missed out on the postseason. But they also had a controversy with entrenched starting quarterback Russell Wilson, benching him …

IHSAA 2023-24 Indiana high school boys basketball sectional pairings, results and updates. Sectionals begin Tuesday, Feb. 27 and conclude Saturday March 2. All times Eastern Standard. CLASS 4A At Mishawaka TUESDAY 6:30 p.m.: LaPorte (10-12) vs. Mishawaka (15-7) 8 p.m.: Michigan City (11-11) vs. Plymouth (8-14) FRIDAY 6:30 p.m.: South Bend Adams (9-13) vs. Game 1 winner 8 p.m.: South …

Los Angeles Chargers’ 2023 season: 5-12, missed playoffs Overview: The Chargers ended up having a massively disappointing season fueled by injury and poor defensive play. Jim Harbaugh is back in the NFL as the new head coach with the task of getting quarterback Justin Herbert and this team moving in the right direction after the quarterback had the worst season …

Florida football defensive lineman D’Antre Robinson, a 17-year-old early enrollee who the Gators flipped from Texas, bought his mother a house in Orlando, presumably with earnings from a Name, Image and Likeness deal provided by the Gators. Is it good or bad for college sports? The Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss, and whether the current NIL model …