Kittle received stern text from Lynch after WrestleMania appearance originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle is a man of many talents, and sometimes that gets him in trouble. The 49ers tight end is a huge wrestling fan and once made a cameo at WrestleMania 39 last year at SoFi Stadium, where he jumped into the ring to …

Lipscomb Academy’s Amir Leonard-Jean Charles has committed to West Virginia football, according to a post on his X account, formerly Twitter. The 6-5, 305-pound defensive tackle is three-star recruit ranked as the No. 21 prospect in the state according to 247Sports Composite and held offers from Tennessee, Michigan, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Texas, Florida among others. He named Tennessee, …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 03:56 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Los Angeles Kings managed to get center Pierre-Luc Dubois off their salary cap while addressing their goaltending need in a stunning trade with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. The Kings sent Dubois to the Capitals for goaltender Darcy Kuemper in a one-for-one trade. Dubois, …

The NFL is constantly evolving, especially when it comes to bringing the game of football to other countries. The league has expanded its International Series significantly since it began in 2007 with one London game each season until 2011. Since then, the program has increased to multiple regular-season games in multiple locations. This season, there will be six international games: …

The Jacksonville Jaguars just put quarterback Trevor Lawrence at the top of the NFL pay scale. Lawrence and the Jaguars agreed to a five-year, $275 million contract extension last week worth up to $282.5 million through incentives. The deal has $200 million in guarantees, of which $142 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Lawrence, who had two years remaining on …

Five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry decommitted from USC, as you know by now. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Terry had previously given his verbal pledge to Georgia before flipping his commitment to the Trojans on March 24. Terry will now visit Alabama over the weekend for an official visit according to On3. Football recruiting just doesn’t make sense for a lot of …

Defensive lineman Calais Campbell completed his 16th pro season with the Falcons last year, starting every game for the NFC South franchise. Turning 38 on Sept. 1, Campbell could have called it a career. But instead, he elected to sign with the Dolphins for season No. 17. “I thought about [retiring],” Campell said in a video conference this week, via …

This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellegner and SI’s Pat Forde react to statements made by former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer about the current roster being one of the best ever. They unpack if the 2024 Buckeyes can live up to that hype and how they’re over in recruiting. …

Kittle reveals massive weight loss after 49ers’ Super Bowl defeat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle dealt with plenty of emotional recovery after the 49ers’ heart-wrenching Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in February. But more than that, the notoriously physical Kittle had to rehab several injuries this offseason — a fractured rib, issues …

The Oklahoma Sooners have built quite the wide receiver depth chart under position coach Emmitt Jones in his year and a half in Norman. In the 2025 recruiting class, the Sooners have already added Gracen Harris, Elijah Thomas, and most recently Marcus Harris. Now, the Sooners may be closing in on another target, four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills. Mills was …

Packers’ Nixon ‘sick’ of hearing from ‘annoying’ Deebo, 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s safe to say the Green Bay Packers are looking forward to a rematch against the 49ers. San Francisco will travel to Green Bay in Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season for the first matchup between the two teams since the 49ers’ triumphant …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Trevor Lawrence’s new mega deal can raise eyebrows at first glance.  Despite a league-leading 60 turnovers since entering the league in 2021, a middling 85.0 passer rating, a 20-30 regular season record and just one playoff victory, Lawrence secured a five-year, $275 million extension from the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. It ties him with the …

Wisconsin will travel to play the Northwestern Wildcats on Oct. 19, 2024, in Week 8 of the upcoming college football season. The Badgers and Wildcats have faced off in every season since 2013. Wisconsin has made five trips to Evanston, Illinois in that time. Related: Which Wisconsin Badgers will be selected in the 2025 NFL draft? A road trip to …

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For gamblers, fans, and especially voters alike, one of the more puzzling awards the NFL hands out every season is Comeback Player of the Year. Specifically, it’s been unclear — up until recently — who exactly this award is supposed to be aimed at. Most would look at it as it’s for a player who has worked his way back …