Last month, the Colorado Buffaloes football program offered class of 2025 three-star (Rivals) wide receiver James Johnson. On Friday, the Douglasville, Georgia prospect announced his top 20 schools on X (formally Twitter) and CU made the cut. At 6-foot-even and 175 pounds, Johnson’s top 20 includes all Power Four teams, including the USC Trojans, Florida State Seminoles, Georiga Bulldogs, Missouri …

Jun 30, 2024, 01:42 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They waited 30 years. It was going to take more than a massive thunderstorm to deter the Florida Panthers from this party. Not even a torrential downpour — so bad that flood warnings were issued in the area — accompanied by a huge lightning storm could stop the Panthers’ Stanley …

Aaron Rodgers is back, baby. After an apparent trip to Egypt that caused him to miss the Jets’ mandatory minicamp, Rodgers showed up last night for the UFC event in Las Vegas. Via Tom Holmlund of the New York Post, Rodgers sat with former Packers teammate Marcedes Lewis for the fights. The Egypt story had been making the rounds of …

With the Big Ten conference expanding to 18 teams officially on Monday, the end of June marks the end of an era for the legendary Big Ten map television advertisement. The ad takes the viewer from the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, to each of the current 14 Big Ten campus locations from west to east, wrapping up at …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 30, 2024, 01:07 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Just two years after making him their prized free-agent signing, the Edmonton Oilers placed goaltender Jack Campbell on unconditional waivers Sunday with the purposes of a buyout. The Oilers’ decision to buyout Campbell, who signed a five-year contract in 2022 worth …

EA Sports turned heads when it released its assessment of college football’s toughest places to play ahead of the upcoming “College Football 25” video game release. Game developers pegged Texas A&M as the sport’s top home-field environment and listed nine SEC venues among the top 15. While plenty of respect was shown to the SEC and its rabid fan bases …

Tackle La’el Collins suffered a severe knee injury in December 2022 and said there were times he thought he “might not come back” while trying to work his way back to full health last season. Collins was unemployed for most of the year, but did end the season on the practice squad in Dallas. He never appeared in a game …

When it comes to college football venues, there are few that carry such a reputation as LSU’s Tiger Stadium. With a capacity of over 100,000, it’s considered one of the toughest places to play in the entire sport, especially at night. But the SEC is set to add two more elite environments as both Texas and Oklahoma join the conference …

In Roob’s Eagles Observations: The real issue with Jalen Hurts isn’t leadership originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The real issue with Jalen Hurts, a remarkable stat from the 2017 Super Bowl run and the future of one of the greatest Eagles of all-time. We’re 24 days out from training camp, and it’s time for this week’s Roob’s 10 Random …

Punter Marquette King is looking for an NFL job this offseason and believes there is a space for him in the league. Following the inaugural season of the United Football League (UFL), multiple players joined the NFL, but King was not among that group. The 35-year-old played for the Arlington Renegades and was named All-UFL punter. He was an XFL …

It’s been a bit of a winding college journey for presumptive LSU starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. He saw the field early, playing in four games as a true freshman in 2021. Some of that was extended action, most notably when he played all but the first two series against Arkansas after taking over for Max Johnson, finishing the game 18 …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 30, 2024, 11:58 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to pending unrestricted free agent winger Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick. The 29-year-old Guentzel is slated to become an unrestricted free agent Monday …

The SEC football’s 10-year television contract with ABC and ESPN is worth about $3 billion. So, you might conclude the conference is set for life. You might conclude that if you have been living in a cave. Not that there’s anything wrong with living in a cave, but it could give you a warped sense of financial matters. Inflation is …

Ohio State football is in the running to earn a commitment from a four-star edge rusher in the class of 2025, but we won’t find out where he will be playing until Independence Day. The timeline of the Damien Shanklin decision is interesting, considering he originally moved his commitment date from September to August, then July 5, and finally on …

Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Unfortunely, this story features a loss. Ohio State football has been killing it recruiting-wise, but it has also taken a few lumps, and today was another lump. Four-star edge defender, Mariyon Dye, has announced his commitment to become a Tennessee Volunteer. Dye is an Indiana product who had his list narrowed down to …