Wisconsin football class of 2025 wide receiver target Vernon Allen III announced his commitment to Rutgers on Sunday. The three-star wide receiver committed to the Scarlet Knights during an official visit over the weekend. He chose Rutgers over Wisconsin, Duke, Florida, Michigan, Penn State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, among others. Most notably, Allen had an official visit scheduled with …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 linebacker target Elliot Schaper announced his commitment to Duke on Sunday. Schaper became the third Wisconsin class of 2025 target to commit elsewhere over the weekend, joining three-star WR Vernon Allen III and three-star iOL N’Kye Wynn. Both Allen and Wynn chose Rutgers over Wisconsin. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound linebacker chose Duke over Wisconsin, California, Arizona …

OXFORD ― Leading into one of the most anticipated Ole Miss football seasons in recent memory, the bookmakers have set the Rebels’ preseason win total at 9.5. Should they beat that mark, they likely will find themselves in the field for the first 12-team College Football Playoff. Should they fall short, they could find themselves in a second-tier bowl game, …

College football players received great news when the NCAA settled its $2.8 billion antitrust suit requiring revenue sharing for student-athletes. OK, I realize “student-athletes” is an outdated term. That was just a slipup. Let’s not get bogged down there. Let’s focus on all the money college athletes might receive as part of the settlement. It might not be as much …

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Three days before the 2024 NFL Draft, Qwan’tez Stiggers stood ready at Blue Beacon Truck Wash, soap gun in hand. The cornerback knew, at this point, that his draft stock was encouraging. Why would scouts from 29 teams travel to his independent pro day if they weren’t interested in hiring him? Why would 13 NFL teams …

When Jets pass rusher Haason Reddick arrived in a trade with the Eagles in March, he said he’d be happy regardless of anything that happened with his contract. But without a new contract, Reddick hasn’t been at the Jets’ Organized Team Activities. Reddick hasn’t attended any of the offseason work that was open to the media, according to Rich Cimini …

With the newest EA NCAA 25 college football game dropping next month, there’s plenty of time to decide who to pick in a rebuild dynasty. Many players select a Group of 5 team to rebuild, or build up to a Power 5 conference and lead them to a national championship. As they are entering their second FBS season, Jacksonville State …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 3, 2024, 01:19 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. When it came to what the Dallas Stars did in Game 6, it was the sort of performance that captain Jamie Benn said was his team’s best of the Western Conference final. It was also the one that saw the Stars …

Michael Clayton committed to Rutgers football on Saturday evening as the Big Ten program built a strong relationship with the Georgia athlete. Offered by Rutgers in late May, Clayton quickly set up an official visit with the Scarlet Knights. And it was over the weekend while on this official visit that Clayton committed to Rutgers. A 6-foot-1 and 170-pound wide …

Doug Greenberg, ESPNJun 2, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Generational players Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are making their Final debuts and the Edmonton Oilers have a chance to lift their first Stanley Cup since the days of Mark Messier. However, it’s the Florida Panthers, making their second straight Stanley Cup Final appearance, who enter the series as favorites. Florida opened …

SAGINAW, Mich. — Josh Bloom scored off a rebound during a scramble in front of the net with 22 seconds left to give the host Saginaw Spirit their first Memorial Cup junior hockey title, 4-3 over the London Knights on Sunday night. Saginaw is the fifth U.S. winner in the 104-year history of the Memorial Cup, following the Portland Winterhawks …

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.Jun 2, 2024, 11:05 PM ET From a regular-season batch of 32 teams, to a Stanley Cup playoff field of 16, and now down to two, the NHL’s …

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for his hometown team and the Oilers capped an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Sunday night. Zach Hyman also scored — like McDavid, on a first-period power …

A busy weekend for Rutgers football was capped off on Sunday with the commitment of N’kye Wynn. The Michigan offensive lineman is one of the top tackles in the nation. Landing Wynn is another major recruiting victory following a weekend where Rutgers landed a total of eight commitments. Wynn is ranked as a four-star by On3. On3 ranks him as …

There was a time in the recent past when it appeared that 2025 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith four-star cornerback Jahmari DeLoatch was a lock to end up in Michigan football’s class. But now, that potential is a little murky. As official visits heat up for the 2025 class, DeLoatch was idle this past weekend but doesn’t have Ann Arbor among …