Jul 13, 2024, 03:44 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Rangers and up-and-coming defenseman Braden Schneider have agreed on a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension. General manager Chris Drury announced the deal with the 22-year-old Schneider on Saturday, leaving fellow defenseman Ryan Lindgren as the only unsigned starter on defense. Lindgren has filed for arbitration. Editor’s Picks The …

247Sports Alabama landed a major commitment from five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham on Saturday. Cunningham, a Class of 2025 prospect from Ackerman, Mississippi, picked the Tide over Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss and others.  Cunningham lists among the best recruits of the Kalen DeBoer era at Alabama. The Choctaw County High School product ranks as the No. 22 overall player …

USATSI Baker Mayfield didn’t hide how playing for four different teams in three years affected him. Mayfield was with the Cleveland Browns in 2021, the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams in 2022 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023.  Mayfield has found a home in Tampa Bay after a career season with the Buccaneers, who committed to him as …

Clemson football is set to shine in two of the top 25 games for the 2024 college football season, starting with high-stakes matchups against Georgia and Florida State. 247Sports recently released their rankings for the Top 25 games of the 2024 season, with both Clemson matchups making the cut. Clemson vs. Georgia landed at No. 22, lower than expected, while …

Training camp season in the NFL is upon us. Today is the reporting day for the Ravens’ rookies, the first NFL players who will report to training camp this summer. Some teams have rookies and veterans report at the same time, while others bring their rookies in first. The Ravens opted to have the NFL’s earliest start, with rookies reporting …

With just a few days to go before the July 19 release of EA SPORTS College Football 25 — July 16 for deluxe edition pre-orders — 247Sports was granted exclusive, early access to the highly anticipated comeback.  The team at 247Sports took advantage of that opportunity and test drove the game with full autonomy, diving deep with the top teams …

The betting odds for the NFL’s 2024 Defensive Player of the Year award have two players listed as co-favorites. Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt and Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons are both at +550, tied for the shortest odds of any player at DraftKings.com. Watt previously won the award in 2021, and if he wins it again he’ll be just …

LAS VEGAS — Sean Lewis walked into Mountain West Media Days looking tan and invigorated, a changed man after one of the most absurd 18-month stretches of any coach in college football.  After voluntarily leaving amid a successful stint as Kent State coach, one of the toughest jobs in college football, everything – technically – went to plan. He’s landed …

Colorado Buffaloes punter Mark Vassett had a tremendous first season in Boulder, which earned the specialist an invite to the 2024 Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas along with head coach Deion Sanders and his sons, Shedeur and Shilo. After transferring out of Louisville, he averaged 44.4 yards per punt (60 total) and had an eye-popping 22 boots …

LSU hired Brian Kelly to return the program to the College Football Playoff. With the tournament expanding to 12 teams, LSU will want to do a bit more than just make it. However, that’s the first step. LSU lost a lot after 2023. You won’t see many teams that lost a Heisman QB, two first-round receivers, two leading rushers and …

USATSI To say Aaron Rodgers is ready for the 2024 season would be an understatement.  Rodgers’ first season with the New York Jets lasted four plays before a ruptured Achilles sidelined him for the year. The future Hall of Fame quarterback tried to get back by the end of the year, but decided to reset for 2024.  The Jets report …

247Sports college football analyst Josh Pate released a full preview of the Wisconsin Badgers in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game. The 47-second video includes information on the player ratings of some of the Badgers’ most important players — including QB Tyler Van Dyke, RB Chez Mellusi, WR Will Pauling, RT Riley Mahlman, LT Jack Nelson, S …

Training camp is fast approaching around the NFL, with teams scheduled to report in the coming days. The offseason storylines will take a backtrack toward what is going on the practice field and the position battles that will highlight the league for a month.  As the doldrums of the summer conclude, let’s take a look at some of the offseason …

STEVEN ERLER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Kahuku defensive back Aiden Manutai tackles Saint Louis running back Keola Apduhan last August. 1 /2 STEVEN ERLER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Kahuku defensive back Aiden Manutai tackles Saint Louis running back Keola Apduhan last August. ANDREW LEE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Kaimana Carvalho runs for a gain against Campbell last …

EA Sports releases the highly anticipated College Football 25 next week, but Florida State football is wrapped up in another game: the conference realignment rumor mill. This time, there’s talk around FSU and Clemson leaving the ACC for the Big 12. Yes, that would mean the Seminoles would be conference rivals with Colorado and its head coach, FSU legend Deion …