Feb. 13—MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan University has promoted Ross Cimpl to its full-time athletic director. Cimpl served as the university’s head football coach for 12 years. With the change, DWU has made assistant coach Alex Kretzschmar the new head football coach. “As a coach, Ross is a leader who cares about people and strives to put them in the best …

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs needed Nick Allegretti, and Allegretti answered the call.  Allegretti started the Super Bowl at left tackle for the Chiefs after the team’s starter at that spot on the offensive line, All-Pro Joe Thuney, tore his pectoral muscle in the Chiefs’ divisional round win over the Buffalo Bills. But then Allegretti himself got hurt, …

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had a quiet showing in the team’s 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. Since then, the chatter surrounding his future has been quite loud. The 25-year-old is headed into the final year of his rookie contract since the 49ers picked up his fifth-year option last April. On …

Off the field, Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava could help change college football forever. The NCAA and the state of Tennessee are entangled in a federal antitrust lawsuit (of which Virginia is a co-plaintiff) over the legality of the association’s name, image and likeness (NIL) guidelines. The legal battle stems from an ongoing NCAA investigation into potential major violations at the …

Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers have been put under the microscope in the wake of their Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. For the second time under the head coach (and against this very same team), the Niners held a double-digit lead in the Super Bowl and eventually came out on the losing end of …

The running back position will likely be under the microscope yet again this NFL offseason with several high-profile players set to hit free agency. That includes Austin Ekeler, who had been unable to reach an agreement with the Los Angeles Chargers on an extension last offseason and momentarily even sought a trade. Now, he’s hitting unrestricted free agency. While there’s …

Feb 13, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Patrik Laine and his agency criticized an insensitive comment about suicide made on a podcast Monday in reference to the Columbus Blue Jackets forward, who is currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Octagon Hockey, in a statement posted to social media Tuesday, said it was disappointed in the “reprehensible remark” about …

The Pac-12 Conference has countersued the Holiday Bowl in San Diego over a $3.4 million payment the league says it was owed for the game in December 2022, adding to the issues being sorted out by the league after it fell apart last year in the latest wave of college realignment. The Pac-12’s countersuit comes about eight months after the …

After a team plays in the Super Bowl, there is generally a slew of shake-ups in its coaching staff.  And while this could pose trouble for the team itself, it usually isn’t a negative happenstance for the individuals. Several teams who failed to reach the season’s final game keep a keen eye on those who do, and often, they’re waiting …

Shanahan addresses Wilks’ future as 49ers DC after up-and-down season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Defensive coordinator Steve Wilks appears to be in line to return for his second season on the job, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan intimated on Tuesday. When asked directly whether Wilks will remain in charge of the 49ers’ defense, Shanahan answered, …

247Sports Ohio State commit Chris Henry Jr. is transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, he announced on Monday. The son of late NFL wide receiver Chris Henry played last season at Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he caught 71 passes for 1,127 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. “I appreciate having the opportunity to compete in …

Since the Super Bowl era began in 1966, there have been five runs by teams who won at least three championships in a five-season span. Those teams are the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers (four from 1974 to 1979), the 1990s Dallas Cowboys (three from 1992-1995), the 2000s New England Patriots (three from 2001-2004), the 2010s New England Patriots (three from 2014-2018) …

For the first time since the NFL changed the rules in 2022 to guarantee both teams a possession in postseason overtime, the rule was applied in a postseason game. Both teams apparently made their strategic coin-toss decisions in advance. The Chiefs planned to kick. The 49ers planned to receive. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan based his decision on a desire to …

Washington State president Kirk Schulz will formally present a proposal to College Football Playoff leaders in a meeting next week that requests the Pac-12 be treated as a power conference in both revenue and voting rights for the extended future, he told Yahoo Sports. In an interview on Tuesday, Schulz confirmed Yahoo Sports’ Feb. 4 report of the proposal and …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 07:29 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been suspended five games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig on Saturday night. Rielly hit Greig with his stick after the Senators rookie scored an …