Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan and Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo were voted the 2024 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award winners by the Professional Football Writers of America. Callahan and Spagnuolo are the 24th and 25th recipients of the Dr. Z Award, which started in 2014. The Dr. Z Award is given for lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in …

Taeshawn Alston, a three-star edge from North Carolina, announced this week that he will be taking an official visit to Rutgers. The official visit is good news for Rutgers as Alston is a top-10 player in the state according to 247Sports and is the No. 32 edge rusher in the country. Rutgers offered Alston, who plays for  Vance County High …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 07:55 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Forget the distance, this year’s Stanley Cup Final is as electric as they come. Two fantastic teams hitting their stride when it matters most, with incredible stories to tell. Here’s a look inside how both teams got here and lessons on what makes them special. …

There are any number of stats that will show Justin Jefferson had the best first four years of any wide receiver in NFL history. By any standard, the guy is a ridiculously good player. There is also the basic understanding that defenses must game plan against specifically Jefferson, thus making him advantageously impactful for the Minnesota offense even when the …

Four-star RB Byron Louis (No. 211 player in class of 2025, No. 15 RB, No. 29 recruit from Florida) Four-star iOL Hardy Watts (No. 227 player in class of 2025, No. 12 iOL, No. 1 recruit from Massachusetts) Four-star WR Eugene Hilton Jr. (No. 358 player in class of 2025, No. 57 wide receiver, No. 7 recruit from Indiana) Three-star DL …

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has signed a two-year extension that will see him average $19 million per season. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 2023 NFL Offensive Player of the Year will see his salary increase $8 million and he will also receive $24 million more in guaranteed money. McCaffrey was set to make $11.8 million for …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 running back target Bo Jackson announced his commitment to Ohio State on Tuesday. Jackson became the fifth Wisconsin class of 2025 target to commit elsewhere this week, joining three-star WR Vernon Allen III, three-star iOL N’Kye Wynn, three-star LB Elliot Schaper and three-star Javin Gordon. Allen and Wynn chose Rutgers while Schaper and Gordon committed …

Running back Christian McCaffrey reported to the 49ers’ mandatory minicamp on Tuesday and signed a new contract with the team, but there’s been no new developments regarding wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s status. Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com reports that Aiyuk has not reported to the team’s facility for their only mandatory work of the offseason. Aiyuk also stayed away from the …

Wednesday’s start of the Women’s College World Series championship closes a chapter of Oklahoma softball, as it does for longtime conference rival and WCWS opponent Texas. Indeed, it marks the end an era of college athletics as a whole. The best-of-three series between the No. 1 national seed Longhorns and No. 2 Sooners is the last time the two programs …

Tyreek Hill and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, have made clear they want want a new contract for the star receiver. It became a bigger priority after Justin Jefferson signed a deal Monday that will pay him $35 million per year in new money. “Oh, it’s a great day in the Hill household, man. Everybody waking up happy,” Hill said, via …

The Clemson Tigers’ visit to Florida State on October 5 will be one of the most anticipated matchups of the 2024 college football season. Clemson and Florida State are widely considered the two best teams in the ACC heading into 2024. And unlike years past, the conference is guaranteed to have one of the top four seeds with the debut …

The Steelers don’t have their mandatory minicamp until next week, but defensive lineman Cameron Heyward still decided to report to the team’s practice facility on Tuesday. Heyward had been away from the team during their voluntary workouts as he looks for a new deal and he told reporters that he plans to remain with the team through minicamp and into …

The Commanders needed a kicker after cutting Brandon McManus on Sunday. They are signing former UFL kicker Ramiz Ahmed on Tuesday, Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post reports. Ahmed spent part of the 2024 spring season with the Birmingham Stallions after Chris Blewitt was injured. Ahmed went 10-for-13, including 4-for-7 from beyond 40 yards. He holds the record for the …

Today in college athletics, coaches and fans worry that their school’s roster could be decimated by the transfer portal. Once upon a time, a world war cleared out locker rooms. This week is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France in 1944. The massive assault on the Normandy beaches was a turning point in World War …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford wants a new contract, but he’s not letting that keep him away from the Rams’ offseason program. Rams head coach Sean McVay said that Stafford will attend the Rams’ mandatory minicamp next week. That’s no surprise, given that Stafford has been present for voluntary work. However, McVay said there’s no news on the Rams and Stafford …