Getty Images It’s fitting the Baltimore Ravens, who famously coined the phrase “Festivus Maximus” at the start of the 2000 Super Bowl, issued an airing of grievances shortly after their 2024 NFL schedule was released.  If you didn’t know better, you would have thought that Frank Costanza himself wrote the Ravens’ official announcement of their upcoming schedule. But this isn’t …

Promptly (and not coincidentally) after the Rams didn’t use a first-round draft pick on a quarterback, Matthew Stafford’s camp made it known he wants a new contract. To date, he has yet to get one. His only leverage that doesn’t entail a potential fine consists of staying away from OTAs. For the Rams, they start Monday. So it’s fair to …

After retiring, unretiring and then retiring again, quarterback Tom Brady has officially hung up the cleats, but he is far from done in the football world. The seven-time Super Bowl champion’s retirement ventures have kept him heavily involved in the league. This season, Brady is moving to the Fox broadcast booth where he will serve as a color commentator. He is …

The Alabama Crimson Tide added a commitment from 2026 athlete Jamarrion Gordon. Gordon announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Saturday. Gordon is the first prospect to commit to Alabama as a part of the ’26 recruiting class. The native of Jackson, Alabama is ranked as the No. 186 prospect in the country according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He is …

A Kansas City Chiefs star again made headlines this week — just not for anything football related — as three-time Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker created significant controversy drawing responses from the NFL and GLAAD after a recent commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas went viral. The 20-minute speech, addressed to graduating students, took a firm stance against “poor …

May 18, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for its first gold medal since the “Miracle On Ice” in 1980. USA Hockey also announced the Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be behind the bench …

Michigan football has been on something of a tear when it’s come to the transfer portal of late. While they aren’t big names, the Wolverines have bolstered the defensive backfield in recent days, with the commitments of Albany cornerback Aamir Hall, Tennessee and Louisville safety Wesley Walker, and Michigan State safety Jaden Mangham. But the maize and blue aren’t done, …

Getty Images Kliff Kingsbury has been a fan of Jayden Daniels for quite some time, and after his initial first few weeks with Daniels in Washington, the Commanders offensive coordinator may be an even bigger fan now of the rookie quarterback.  Kingsbury, the former Cardinals head coach who is entering his first season calling plays for the Commanders, recently raved about …

The NFL’s justification for giving the Jets seven standalone games in 11 weeks — they “kind of owe us one” — was ill-advised. It also obscures a deeper issue with giving a third-place, non-playoff team so many non-Sunday-afternoon games. The league loves competitive balance. That’s why the worst team gets the first pick in the draft, why teams have three …

Five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore has de-committed from the LSU Tigers. The nation’s No. 1 receiver now trends to a new team. The Texas Longhorns are seeing plenty of buzz in regard to where Dakorien Moore would be playing next season. Since Moore’s de-commitment on Thursday, three crystal ball predictions have been placed in favor of the Longhorns. Two predictions …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 05:50 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Stanley Cup playoffs’ most fashionable tradition continues to happen off the ice: the custom-made jackets for the players’ significant others. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It’s a tradition that has spanned at least a decade, incorporating team logos and players’ names and numbers into inventive …

Getty Images There are always some crazy quirks when it comes to the NFL schedule, but this year seemed to be slightly crazier than other years: There’s a team that will be playing on six different days of the week, there’s a division rivalry that will only be played on Thursdays and there are two teams that won’t play a …

The Green Bay Packers are entering 2024 with a brand new window of contention that is wide open in their second season post-Aaron Rodgers, thanks to quarterback Jordan Love and an offense that set NFL single-season records for most catches (302), receiving yards (3,642) and receiving touchdowns (31) by first- or second-year players in 2023. The 2023 Packers became the …

AMELIA ISLAND — A consistent theme hummed around The Ritz-Carlton during the Atlantic Coast Conference’s spring meetings: ACC football is underrated. Commissioner Jim Phillips said his conference “sometimes doesn’t get the attention that it deserves.” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi used the word “disrespect.” If the league had a better reputation, it’s fair to wonder whether 13-0 Florida State still would …

The Chiefs have released running back La’Mical Perine, according to the NFL’s transactions report. Perine, 26. was third on the depth chart behind Isiah Pacheco and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Keaontay Ingram also is on the roster at the position, as is former rugby player Louis Rees-Zammit and four other young players. Perine played three games with one start for the Chiefs …