Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJul 1, 2024, 08:22 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. After being bought out by the Buffalo Sabres, a team that has missed the playoffs for 13 straight years, Jeff Skinner signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers, a team that was a win away from winning the Stanley Cup. …

June was a busy month on the recruiting trail for Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide football team and now that we’ve officially made it to July, the college football season is just around the corner and that means preseason watch lists and rankings will be dropping daily. On Monday, the Walter Camp Football Foundation released its 2024 preseason …

Jon Gruden lost bids Monday to three Nevada Supreme Court justices to reconsider whether a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders should be heard in court or in private arbitration. Gruden’s lawyers sought a rehearing after the three-justice panel split in a May …

Oklahoma is finally, officially, in the SEC. Monday afternoon, in the middle of a day-long celebration of the Sooners switching conferences, Oklahoma president Joseph Harroz Jr., athletic director Joe Castiglione and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey held a press conference at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to herald the move. Here are some takeaways from the press conference: Oklahoma’s SEC move …

The Georgia Bulldogs were a major winner in college football recruiting during the June and are now seeking to carry that momentum into July. According to a recruiting expert, Georgia may be well on their way to doing that in the form of flipping a commit from a rival school. 247Sports’ Benjamin Wolk has projected the Bulldogs to land Shamari …

CLEMSON — Clemson athletics announced Monday former running back and current Tigers running backs coach C.J. Spiller will be inducted into the Clemson ring of honor this fall. Spiller spent four seasons with the Tigers, playing from 2006 through 2009. He earned ACC player of the year and captured All-America honors at running back and kick returner in 2009. He tied the …

DeMeco Ryans has only been the Texans’ head coach for one season, but he had a long playing career and a run as an assistant with the 49ers that taught him an important lesson about moving from one year to the next. Ryans said in an interview with NFL Network that his message to his team heading into the 2024 …

Ohio State is bolstering the future of its interior defensive line, as Rivals250 defensive tackle Maxwell Roy committed to the Buckeyes on Monday. Roy, a New Jersey native who currently attends St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, ranks as a four-star recruit. He is listed as the No. 5 prospect in the state of Pennsylvania, No. 10 defensive tackle and No. …

From 1964 to 2014, the NFL Draft was held in New York. Since then, other cities have gotten the chance to play host to the big event, including Philadelphia, Chicago, Nashville, Las Vegas and most recently, Detroit.  Next year, Green Bay will be the backdrop when prospects get selected.  Other cities are already working on their bids to play host …

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers missed the team’s mandatory minicamp because he had a pre-planned trip to Egypt, sources told SNY. Rodgers attended every day of the team’s Phase 1 voluntary workouts. He missed one week of Phase 2, but attended every organized team activity workout – also voluntary. Rodgers originally pieced this trip together during his recovery from his Achilles …

Kansas State football has picked up its home run commitment in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Goodland five-star tight end Linkon Cure ended months of speculation Monday by committing to the Wildcats during a ceremony at his high school. He chose K-State over a list of finalists that also included Kansas, Oregon and Texas A&M. “This is just the beginning,” Cure …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 04:15 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Montreal Canadiens didn’t think it was too early to make a long-term commitment with Juraj Slafkovsky. The Canadiens announced an 8-year, $60.8 million contract extension for the 20-year-old winger on the first day he was eligible to sign an extension. The deal, which starts …

Tyreek Hill has seen the booming wide receiver market this offseason, culminating with Justin Jefferson setting the new standard for wide receiver contracts. Hill is certainly happy his peers are getting their guaranteed money, but he’s due for a new contract in the coming years or possibly sooner. Where does Hill fit into the growing market? He’s curious as well.  …

LSU is looking to add to its receiver class after losing a commitment from five-star receiver Dakorien Moore back in May, but that search will continue after one of its targets committed elsewhere on Monday. Cortez Mills, a four-star receiver from Homestead, Florida, announced his commitment to Oklahoma on its first official day as a member of the SEC. Mills …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJul 1, 2024, 05:05 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. A day that started with the Carolina Hurricanes re-signing Jaccob Slavin and losing both Brady Skjei and Brent Pesce in free agency then saw them have a deal in place with Sean Walker while being on the verge of seeing Shayne …