The Oklahoma Sooners are officially members of the SEC, leaving the Big 12 behind for greener pastures. OU will see a considerable jump in the level of competition in the new conference, with better opponents nearly every week. ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum was in Norman on Monday for the SEC celebration on campus. He went on McElroy and …

Getty Images Time has apparently healed any sour feelings between Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. This week, as Wilson prepares for his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that drafted him gifted him with a retro Seahawks jersey bearing his name and number that he wore during his 10-year run with the franchise.  Wilson shared the gift …

The Cowboys have gone from “all-in” to potential five-alarm fire. They couldn’t enhance the team in free agency because they needed to figure out contract situations with three key players: quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver CeeDee Lamb, and linebacker Micah Parsons. As training camp approaches, they still haven’t solved a single one of those problems. It’s potentially going to blow up …

One of El Paso’s greatest athletic legends is taking a microphone. Ed Stansbury, a grad of Irvin and UCLA, where he was a football standout, will team up with KTSM evening anchor Andy Morgan for ESPN+ broadcasts of UTEP Sun Bowl games this fall. The pair will take over for the two Sun Bowl games on ESPN+: the home opener …

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Macklin Celebrini knows he has a big decision looming. The No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft last week made his Sharks debut Tuesday morning at the team’s development camp. Whether he plays for San Jose this upcoming season or returns to Boston University for his sophomore season is to be determined. “It’s coming up,” …

Before leaving Benny Rodriguez’s room, fictional Babe Ruth offered a piece of advice to the aspiring young baseball player in the 1993 hit movie “The Sandlot.”  “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends: Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”  The Babe’s quote can also apply to the NFL. While there have been many championship teams, there are only a …

AggiesWire_CMTD_FB Boom! Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has added its second defensive line prospect. Three-star defensive lineman Chace Sims announced his commitment on Tuesday afternoon. Heading into his senior season at Randle HS in Richmond (TX), Sims is as underrated as a defensive lineman can get, possessing impressive versatility along the line of scrimmage with the speed, power, and hand …

The NFL reportedly suspended Tashaun Gipson six games for a performance-enhancing drug violation. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) The NFL has suspended former San Francisco 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson six games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Details of the violation were not reported. A former Pro Bowler, Gipson played the last two NFL seasons …

Texas is adding some panache to its new conference. The Longhorns, who officially joined the Southeastern Conference on Monday, just dove headfirst into the most exciting football league around and will bring its own brand of swag to the proceedings. Beverly Hills is joining college football’s resident Beverly Hillbillies. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey welcomed UT into the conference near the …

The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Brian Dumoulin from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 on Tuesday. Dumoulin, 32, spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins before joining the Kraken on a two-year deal in free agency last year. In what turned out to be his lone year in …

Report: Aiyuk, 49ers ‘no closer to a deal’ after positive meeting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The meeting between Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers last week might not have gone as well as initially reported. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reported last Wednesday that both parties had a “good meeting” and San Francisco intends to move forward with Aiyuk …

USATSI The Big 12 released its annual Preseason All-Big 12 team on Tuesday ahead of the conference’s media days scheduled for next week. Oklahoma State, which made it to the Big 12 Championship Game last season, leads the way with six players on the list, including the only unanimous selection in running back Ollie Gordon II.  Gordon, the 2023 Doak …

The St. Louis Blues acquired forwards Radek Faksa from the Dallas Stars and Mathieu Joseph from the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in a pair of trades for future considerations. The deal with the Senators also netted the Blues a 2025 third-round draft pick. Joseph has two years left on his contract at an annual salary cap hit of $2.95 million, …

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is favored to win his third regular season Most Valuable Player award in the upcoming season. Mahomes’ odds to win MVP are +450 if he wins it at DraftKings.com. If Mahomes does win the award, he’ll join Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas and Jim Brown as the only three-time winners of …

There have been plenty of dynamic duos in college football history, especially those who wore the Burnt Orange. Among the top 50, 247Sports listed one playmaker duo from the University of Texas, Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley. The family ties between the McCoys and Shipleys run deep, not just in Austin during football season. Colt and Case McCoy played quarterback …