Michigan State football picked up a commitment from three-star defensive lineman Mikeshun Beeler from Chicago on Monday afternoon. Beeler, rated as the 1,058th recruit and 115th defensive lineman in the 2024 class in the 247Sports Composite rankings, announced his commitment to the Spartans during a presentation at his high school, Chicago Simeon, on Monday evening, which was broadcast by 247Sports. …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter LAS VEGAS — The final season of Mike Shanahan’s stellar coaching career was mostly a forgettable one. His Washington squad was a dismal 3-13. As soon as that 2013 season was over, he was fired. The legacy of that season, though, became something remarkable because of the seeds that were planted on his coaching staff. …

The Titans have made it official with two key hires for Brian Callahan’s 2024 coaching staff. Tennessee announced on Monday that the club has agreed to terms with Dennard Wilson to be the team’s defensive coordinator and Nick Holz to be the offensive coordinator. Wilson interviewed with several teams to be their defensive coordinator in this coaching cycle before landing …

The Pac-12 basketball season has unfolded in ways no one anticipated. Remember: USC and UCLA were both picked to finish in the top three of the standings and be solid, comfortable NCAA Tournament teams. The Trojans and Bruins will finish nowhere near those standards. It has been an upside-down year in most of the conference. Arizona is the leader, but …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer On offense, the San Francisco 49ers go as Christian McCaffrey goes. McCaffrey’s ability to create explosive plays in defining moments could be the difference if the Niners are to defeat Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII. “It’s hard to win consistently in this league if you can’t run …

CBS The debate about the best Super Bowl halftime performance could go on for hours, and no two people will agree on an answer. However, there is no denying the best Bubble Bowl performance, and that act is coming to Super Bowl LVIII with the help of CBS and Nickelodeon. Over 20 years ago, in 2001, the “SpongeBob SquarePants” episode …

USATSI Sean Mannion has called it a career. The journeyman quarterback has elected to retire after nine seasons in the NFL, but he won’t be going far. Mannion is immediately taking the leap into coaching and has accepted a position with the Green Bay Packers on head coach Matt LaFleur’s staff, per ESPN. While there was no official title mentioned, the …

After 17 seasons as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide and 28 years running college football programs overall, Nick Saban announced his retirement last month. To their credit, the Alabama athletic department acted quickly to land Kalen DeBoer, who just led Washington to the College Football Playoff national championship, as the next Crimson Tide head coach. Now, DeBoer …

The Washington Commanders officially introduced Dan Quinn as their next head coach on Monday, but it didn’t come without some drama and roadblocks along the way.  Washington made serious overtures in attempting to hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and then-Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald before hiring Quinn away from the Dallas Cowboys, The Athletic detailed in a …

The Giants have found their next defensive coordinator. According to multiple reports, New York is hiring Shane Bowen for the role. Bowen, 37, was the Titans’ defensive coordinator under former head coach Mike Vrabel over the last three seasons. In 2023, Tennessee ranked No. 16 in points allowed and No. 18 in yards allowed. Bowen was previously the Titan’s outside …

College football is in the offseason, with teams adding new talent through recruiting and the transfer portal as they prepare for their upcoming 2024 seasons. This Clemson Tigers team has talent and a top-tier coaching staff, with aspirations to make their long-awaited return to the College Football Playoff. To do so, Clemson will need to be excellent in 2024. That …

Super Bowl LVIII is almost here — less than a week away following a long regular season and playoffs. Facing off in Las Vegas will be the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers as the teams will duke it out for the Lombardi Trophy. Kansas City appears to have overcome its regular-season offensive struggles, and even won two playoff games …

The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the Super Bowl for the second straight season, and they did it by registering their second straight upset victory on the road to eliminate the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship game. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers engineered a historic second-half comeback against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship to …

On Jan. 8, the morning of the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, the commissioners and conference presidents who oversee the organization (known as the CFP Management Committee) met in Houston to finalize what was thought to be a formality. The goal: address the final access point for the expanded 12-team playoff field starting next season. In the wake of …

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league and union announced Monday. Kuznetsov will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. Under the terms of the program, he can return to the team for practice and then games when cleared by administrators. The Capitals said earlier Monday that Kuznetsov was not …