Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 11:48 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Detroit Red Wings traded veteran defenseman Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, as the NHL’s newest team tries to overcome significant injuries to its blueline. Utah sent a 2025 third-round draft choice, previously acquired from the New York Rangers, to …
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Packers sign Jamin Davis to their practice squad
Jamin Davis’s second chance at finding NFL success will come in Green Bay. The 2021 first-round pick was released by the Commanders last week and the Packers announced that they signed him to their practice squad on Tuesday. The Packers announced Davis as a linebacker, but he had moved to defensive end with Washington this year. Davis had 13 tackles …
Read More »Why Pittsburgh vs. SMU ‘quietly’ has ‘massive’ CFP implications | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman look ahead to Saturday night’s battle between two ranked ACC teams battling to stay in the race for top spot in the conference. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript The, …
Read More »Colts QB Anthony Richardson joins Bryce Young in 2023 first-round benched club. But Colts’ decision is harder to explain
When the Carolina Panthers stunned the NFL world by benching quarterback Bryce Young in September, the reverberations of the decision echoed around the league. Was a franchise which had invested hefty draft capital to select Young first overall giving up on him 18 games into his pro career? Had Young started his last game for the Panthers, if not across …
Read More »Playoff rankings projections, Ohio State vs. Penn State preview & is USC cursed? | College Football Power Hour
This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman put on their CFP committee hats and give their take on the college football playoff rankings ahead of the official release next week. The trio agree that Oregon is their no.1 team, but there’s plenty of debate surrounding where programs like Texas A&M, Ohio …
Read More »In benching Anthony Richardson, Colts choose winning over development
When a team usually gives a young quarterback a break, it’s the first step in a divorce. For the Colts, the decision to bench second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson feels like a move aimed at giving the Colts a chance to make the playoffs. Indy is 4-4. The rest of the season can break one way or the other. Veteran Joe …
Read More »What BYU’s Jake Retzlaff said on the ‘The Jim Rome Show’
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) warms up prior to BYU and Oklahoma State playing at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Jim Rome has been impressed with BYU football this season. Two weeks after welcoming Kalani Sitake onto his eponymous radio program, the longtime sports analyst interviewed Cougars quarterback Jake …
Read More »Kyle Shanahan: Christian McCaffrey hasn’t had a setback since he began rehab
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey will remain in Santa Clara this week, working to return from bilateral Achilles tendinitis. The 49ers plan for him to return to practice next week following the team’s off week and, if all goes well, return to the lineup in Week 10. “We hope it does go that way,” coach Kyle Shanahan told KNBR on …
Read More »Morgantown High head football coach Sean Biser draws up more than just gridiron strategy
Oct. 29—MORGANTOWN — Morgantown High School head football coach Sean Biser’s love for art goes far beyond drawing X’s and O’s and designing plays on paper for his team. “Art is something I’ve always been interested in and done since I was a kid, ” Biser said. “I’ve enjoyed drawing since before I can remember. My grandmother was always doing …
Read More »Steelers waive LB Adetokunbo Ogundeji
The Steelers cut linebacker Adetokunbo Ogundeji from the active roster, the team announced Tuesday. They signed him to the active roster from the practice squad 10 days ago. He has bounced between the practice squad and the active roster this season, so the Steelers likely re-sign him to the practice squad. He played four defensive snaps and one on special …
Read More »Explaining the selection process for the Rate Bowl in the new world of college football
College football is an ever-changing landscape, and this year will arguably see the most change in one season as the playoffs expand to 12 teams. The implications of this can be seen far and wide, including here for the Valley’s two bowls, the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Rate Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl is part of the new College Football …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers hopes to be “back to my faster-than-Godchaux speed”
Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux made an honest assessment of where Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is physically now. After New England’s 25-22 victory on Sunday, Godchaux said of Rodgers, “Hall of Fame quarterback. Hate to see him go out that way. . . . He definitely don’t look the same. . . . Shit, I could run him down and …
Read More »LSU football coach Brian Kelly provides injury update on OL Garrett Dellinger
BATON ROUGE — LSU football coach Brian Kelly provided some insight into the extent of senior left guard Garrett Dellinger’s injury. Dellinger suffered a high ankle sprain late in the second quarter of the LSU’s 38-23 loss at Texas A&M last Saturday night. “We’re hoping this week becomes a recovery week for him,” Kelly told reporters following the team’s practice …
Read More »Jets workout six kickers, including Cade York and Zane Gonzalez
Greg Zuerlein remains the Jets’ kicker. That doesn’t seem like it’s going to last much longer. The Jets worked out kickers Zane Gonzalez, Brayden Narveson, Riley Patterson, Spencer Shrader, Andre Szmyt and Cade York on Tuesday at MetLife Stadium, Mike Garafolo reports. York missed his two attempts in his only game for Washington this season and is 24-of-34 in his …
Read More »Ohio State football: Questions on offensive line as Penn State prep begins
Oct. 29—COLUMBUS — The starting offensive line Ohio State takes into its next big game of the 2024 season remains to be seen. Head coach Ryan Day said Tuesday that Zen Michalski (leg injury) has not been ruled out yet as the fourth-ranked Buckeyes begin preparations for a trip to Penn State, where they will take on the third-ranked Nittany …
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