Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 01:36 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks advanced to the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Dallas Stars said that’s extra motivation to advance to their own championship round — and potentially make sports history in the process. “I think it only drives you to get to …

Over the last two years, one of the best offenses in all of football resided in the Pacific Northwest. Not professional football. College. Under head coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, the Washington Huskies finished second and 13th (out of 131 teams) in yards per game, and seventh and 13th in points per game. DeBoer was hired this …

How to watch ‘Hard Knocks’: Everything to know about Bears’ version originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears announced their participation in this offseason’s version of “Hard Knocks” alongside the NFL, NFL Films and Max on Thursday. They will become the 18th team to participate in the notorious NFL documentary. This appearance will mark the first ever for the …

If you are like me, and old enough to remember, it was a pretty exciting time when the Big Ten Network launched back on August 30, 2007. I was always a fan of ESPN Classic and the ability to watch old college football games out of season. The Big Ten Network gave us a little of that with a more …

Getty Images Major changes could be coming to the NFL offseason next year, and not everyone is a fan. The NFLPA is working on a proposal to overhaul the offseason as soon as 2025, according to NFL Media.  The plan includes eliminating voluntary spring workouts and OTAs and would “roll an extended, OTA-style ramp-up — strength and conditioning, non-padded work, etc. …

After 17 years of hosting regular-season games, the city of London is now hoping to land the NFL’s biggest game: The Super Bowl.  The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, revealed this week that he’s hoping to convince the NFL to put a future Super Bowl in his city. The NFL has held 58 Super Bowls and all of them have …

The next four weeks on the college football recruiting calendar is basically the equivalent of an extended Mardi Gras, the College Football Playoff and NFL Draft put together in a blender and spit out as recruiting nirvana. The jockeying for official visits were months upon months in the making, and there will be plenty of the prospects who wind up committing rather …

Why rookie Rome Odunze would prefer Bears not be on ‘Hard Knocks’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It’s happening. The Bears will make their first-ever appearance on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” as the 18th team to participate in the documentary. Before being selected, the Bears made their disinterest in participating in the documentary evident. Both GM Ryan Poles and Chairman …

In the 2024 recruiting cycle, Ohio State football landed the No. 1 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. Now that Rivals has updated its 2025 recruiting rankings, the Buckeyes 2025 quarterback commit, Tavien St. Clair, continued his rise in the rankings. He has gone from a mid-330 ranked player all the way to the …

Micah Parsons has missed the majority of the Dallas Cowboys’ organized team activities (OTAs) and other workouts so far this offseason, seemingly to the chagrin of Mike McCarthy. Dallas’ head coach expressed some disappointment with Parsons’ attendance so far after the star linebacker missed Thursday’s practice, especially as they’re getting acclimated to new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer’s system.  “I think …

The percentage of revenue sharing is in play in the players and NFL team owners’ battle over an 18-game regular-season schedule. (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports) The 18-game NFL regular season is coming. It’s a matter of time, money, reorganization — and some inevitable hand grenades tossed across the negotiating table. It’s the same as it was in 2008, when NFL team …

If we think back to the 2019 season, one of the most dynamic difference makers on the Ohio State football team was cornerback Jeff Okudah. A Texas native, Okudah came to Columbus as one of the most coveted defensive backs in the country and it didn’t take long for him to show his talents. As a freshman, Okudah played in …

Getty Images The reigning NFL MVP has been absent from his team activities this month, though since OTAs are voluntary, there is no real red flag for the missed practices. Lamar Jackson has not attended four of the first five of the Baltimore Ravens team activities, leaving Josh Johnson to take first-team snaps. However, head coach John Harbaugh downplayed Jackson’s …

We’ll see a slight shift to the Georgia high school football state playoff schedule in 2024. Unlike past years, there will be no playoff games scheduled the week of Thanksgiving, GHSA executive director Robin Hines confirmed on Friday. While the schedule change will give the players and staff a break for the holiday weekend, it’ll also avoid conflict with the …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Zero Blitz The offseason is a time of high hopes for every franchise and fanbase, with old losing habits and season-ending injuries purely other teams’ problems. No, this will surely be our year. Unfortunately, Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Frank Schwab & Jori Epstein have come to pour cold water …