The puck drops on the 2024 Stanley Cup Final this Saturday when the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers clash for the right to have their name engraved on Lord Stanley’s Cup. Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is the current Conn Smythe Trophy favorite for playoff MVP, and he leads a skilled offense featuring Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard, Zach Hyman …

Earlier this year, Oregon Ducks legend Kenjon Barner was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, an honor he said on the Bleav in Oregon podcast that he never expected, but would cherish for the rest of his life. Now, an even more prestigious accolade could be on the horizon for Barner, who was named to the 2025 College …

When the Detroit Lions made running back Jahmyr Gibbs the No. 12 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, there were a lot of questions about positional value. The Lions insisted that Gibbs was not merely a running back, but instead an offensive weapon, and that his skill set and ability to contribute in all aspects of the game justified …

Emaree Winston, a 2025 four-star tight end, visited Auburn last week and left with a good impression. The Texas commit, who hadn’t visited the Plains since middle school, explained his re-kindled relationship with the Auburn staff, including tight ends coach Ben Aigamaua, in an interview with Auburn Undercover. “We had never talked. Now we talk every day. I wake up …

It’s hard to argue against the AFC North being pro football’s hardest division. Each of the division’s four teams had a winning record in 2023, with the Steelers, Browns and Ravens qualifying for the playoffs. The Bengals managed to carve out a 9-8 record despite Joe Burrow missing the final seven games with a wrist injury.  The AFC North should …

Heading into the 2024 season, the Jets have made a series of moves to improve the state of their roster and overall depth. In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the offensive line positions… Projected depth chart Starters: Tyron Smith (LT), John Simpson (LG), Joe Tippmann (C), Alijah …

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If you’re unhappy about USC football playing an 8 p.m. game in Los Angeles against Utah State on Sept. 7, you might not be alone in that regard. However, being unhappy should not mean that you should be surprised. You had to know this was coming, right? The Big Ten and Fox wanted this chance to put games on in …

The 2024 NFL season isn’t far off, and there might not be a more intriguing division to watch than the NFC North. The reigning champion Detroit Lions are fresh off their best season in decades, coming within one win of a historic Super Bowl appearance. The Green Bay Packers are looking to build off their own playoff promise. And both …

2025 four-star safety prospect Lagonza Hayward set his commitment date. Hayward will announce his commitment on Aug. 7, he told On3. Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, South Carolina, Georgia and USC are finalists in his recruitment. Hayward will make four official visits during June after visiting Georgia on May 31. He will visit USC this weekend, Florida on June 14 and Tennessee on …

Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel and three former Vols are on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Heupel, Willie Gault, Larry Seivers and John Henderson are on the ballot, released Monday by the National Football Foundation. Heupel is appearing on the ballot for a fifth consecutive year. As a quarterback for Oklahoma, he was a first-team consensus …

Are some people still trying to process the fact that USC and the Pac-12 couldn’t make things work out? Is it still sad that the Pac-12, a conference we all grew up with out here in the West, couldn’t survive? Yes. The answer is yes. This is still something that will take some getting used to. However, the fact that …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Months before the NFL Draft, Xavier Worthy’s mother, Nicky Jones, taught him how meditation, affirmation and manifestation could change his life. He didn’t quite buy in — until recently. He wanted to be drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. That’s when Worthy started the affirmation and manifestation in earnest, trying to will the match into …

The 2024 NFL offseason saw plenty of big names swap places at the most important spots: coach and quarterback. In fact, 12 different teams — almost 40% of the league — are set to open the new season with a new pairing there. So which new duo is most promising? We’re ranking all 12 as the summer draws near. A …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 running back target Javin Gordon announced his commitment to Duke on Monday. Gordon became the fourth Wisconsin class of 2025 target to commit elsewhere over the weekend, joining three-star WR Vernon Allen III, three-star iOL N’Kye Wynn and three-star LB Elliot Schaper. Allen and Wynn chose Rutgers while Schaper, like Gordon, committed to Duke. The …