Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 25, 2024, 11:44 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt signed a three-year contract with the team Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed, but a team source told ESPN that Mittelstadt will earn $5.75 million annually. Getting Mittelstadt, who was to be a restricted free agent, signed …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship to an elite defensive prospect in the 2026 class. Bott Mulitalo of American Fork, Utah announced last week that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Mulitalo is a four-star defensive line prospect in the 2026 class. Mulitalo ranks as the No. 7 defensive lineman in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2026 …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 25, 2024, 11:31 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Philadelphia Flyers draftee Matvei Michkov is leaving his KHL club SKA St. Petersburg to join the NHL this offseason. The 19-year-old winger was selected by the Flyers with the seventh pick of the 2023 NHL draft. For the Flyers or any …

Bears’ 53-man roster projection: Few questions to answer in training camp with one exception originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago After two-plus years of rebuilding, general manager Ryan Poles proclaimed making the Bears’ 2024 roster in training camp would be difficult. He wasn’t wrong. In each of the past two offseasons, we have headed toward training camp with a number …

The SEC occupies a wide spectrum of expectations as the league expands to 16 teams this season. For some, every season is national championship-or-bust and anything less constitutes a complete failure. Others are perfectly content with scraping by towards a bowl game, or even stringing together a couple conference wins amid a loaded slate of games.  All viewpoints are completely …

After spending his first six seasons with the Giants, running back Saquon Barkley signed a three-year deal with the Eagles in March. Barkley figures to be a centerpiece of Philadelphia’s offense, which is an exciting proposition for a veteran offensive lineman like Lane Johnson. “Once you see him, you’ll never forget, just [a] physically imposing guy,” Johnson said in an …

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking for their first running back commitment of an already-impressive 2026 Recruiting Class. One insider believes OU will find that in a local product. OUInsider’s Parker Thune issued a Rivals FutureCast for four-star running back prospect Kaydin Jones out of Jenks High School in Oklahoma. Jones is the number three player in the state according to Rivals, …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles endured a historic collapse in 2023, losing six of their final seven games, including playoffs, despite starting 10-1 and coming off a Super Bowl shootout with the Kansas City Chiefs. A year later, star lineman Lane Johnson says the team is “eager” to prove it’s back on the right track. “We have a lot of …

As a rookie last season, Jacksonville wide receiver Parker Washington didn’t do much, catching just 16 passes for 132 yards. This year, the Jaguars are expecting more. Jaguars offensive coordinator Press Taylor said Washington looked much better this offseason than he did as a rookie, and he now knows what is expected of him in the Jaguars’ offense. “[He’s] not …

Jun. 25—CHAMPAIGN — College baseball has 64 teams qualify for its postseason. Men’s basketball is at 68 teams with a push to add more. So the four-team College Football Playoff was ridiculously small. Thankfully and finally, it is being fixed. And Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman is all for it. Starting this season, the number of qualifiers is tripling to …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 25, 2024, 10:02 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Books have been written about how being the middle child often comes with not receiving the reverence that’s reserved for the oldest, or the amplified attention that’s given to the youngest. When it comes to how he’s viewed in hockey, reverence …

Bills coach Sean McDermott believes pass rusher Von Miller, even at age 35 and after a tough recovery from a torn ACL, still has plenty to offer. McDermott said on former Bills center Eric Wood’s podcast that Miller wasn’t completely recovered from his torn ACL last season, but that this season the Bills are optimistic about what he can do. …

One of Nebraska football’s top recruiting targets has committed to the Tennessee Volunteers. Douglas Utu is an interior offensive lineman and member of the class of 2025. Utu currently plays for Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the No. 2 player in Nevada for the class of 2025 and the No. 3 interior offensive lineman nationwide. The prospect has already …

The Philadelphia Eagles collapsed in 2023, losing five of their last six regular-season games, the NFC East division title to the Dallas Cowboys, then the NFC wild-card game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  In 2024, Lane Johnson & Co. are prepared to right the wrongs of last season. “We have a lot of new faces, a lot of turnover, but …

Alvin Kamara is being pushed down fantasy draft boards despite coming off another productive season. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) One of the essential truths in fantasy — applicable to all sports — is that we eventually become bored by players who are reliably, predictably and relentlessly great. We cannot wait to move onto the next big thing, even when …