Holy smokes, Batman! Did we have a knock-your-socks-off trade yesterday, or what? With Stefon Diggs in Houston, and the Bills having moved on from their top-two targeted receivers from last season, the blockbuster deal had a seismic impact on the 2024 NFL Draft.  With Diggs, Joe Mixon and Danielle Hunter, the Texans have loaded up this offseason after they won …

Dec. 31, 2017General manager Rick Smith takes leave of absenceSmith, who’d led the front office since 2006, left for family reasons. But reports indicated he also had a strained relationship with head coach Bill O’Brien, who was hired ahead of the 2014 season after working with the New England Patriots.June 7, 2019Brian Gaine fired as new GMReplacing the absent Smith, …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program have a huge weekend ahead of them; the Orange and White spring game. Spring game’s are crucial for college football programs for a few reasons. Obviously it’s great experience for veterans and new players, but that experience goes beyond just the players. It’s about the fans as well. With the fans there and …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 01:21 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The San Jose Sharks have signed Quinnipiac University forward Collin Graf, considered the top NCAA free agent this season. The Sharks signed him to an entry level deal that will begin immediately in the 2023-24 season. “His on-ice awareness allows him to process the game …

The Broncos have added an interior lineman. Denver announced on Thursday that the club has signed center Sam Mustipher to a one-year deal. Mustipher, 27, spent last season with the Ravens. He appeared in nine games with two starts playing 202 offensive snaps and 17 special teams snaps. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019 with …

Veteran high school football coach Ron Lambert has returned to the head coaching ranks after being hired at John Overton. This is Lambert’s fourth coaching stop in the Nashville area with previous head coaching positions at Rossview, Whites Creek and RePublic. He takes over an Overton program that was guided by Arcentae Broome for the past three seasons. Broome was hired …

Getty Images Kirk Cousins spent the last six years leading the Minnesota Vikings. But if he has his way, he’ll finish his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons. Weeks after signing a $180 million deal with the team, Cousins has compared the Falcons to the mid-2000s Miami Heat, telling former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal he envisions a “world championship” finish …

USATSI The Los Angeles Rams handed star wideout Cooper Kupp a three-year, $80 million extension after his historic 2021 campaign in which the Rams won the Super Bowl while Kupp won Super Bowl MVP, but his following two NFL seasons have unfortunately been affected by injuries.  A high ankle sprain which required surgery cost Kupp eight games in 2022, and …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State football fans can settle in for an 11th straight year trying to pronounce the name Walterscheid. If you’re still struggling with it after a decade, here’s a hint: it rhymes with hide. For a while last December, it looked like the Walterschied name might be at the end of its run on the OSU roster. But …

Last year, Carson Wentz had to wait until November to join a team. This year, he’s on a roster in early April. The Chiefs have announced that Wentz has officially joined the team. The second overall pick in the 2016 draft, Wentz was putting together a potential MVP campaign in 2017 before a torn ACL ended his season. After five …

USATSI The Philadelphia Eagles released cornerback Avonte Maddox in early March, but had an eye on bringing him back into the fold. Maddox had a $9.6 million salary cap hit in 2024, leading to his release, but he is now reportedly back. Thursday, the Eagles agreed to terms on a new one-year deal with Maddox, per ESPN.  Maddox played just four …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Two of the top recruits in the nation are on campus to visit Rutgers football. The Thursday visits continue a busy spring for Rutgers on the recruiting front. Rutgers currently has four players committed in the 2025 class. Over the weekend, three-star defensive back Renick Dorilas committed to the Scarlet Knights. He is a top 10 player …

While the Buffalo Bills traded one of their top players on Wednesday, general manager Brandon Beane insists that the move didn’t signal the onset of a rebuild. Beane proclaimed that the Bills will still be “a damn good team” by the start of the 2024 season, even if their roster took a bit of a hit by trading Stefon Diggs …

Getty Images The Houston Texans sent shockwaves through the NFL on Wednesday by making a trade for Stefon Diggs. To make the deal happen, the Texans sent a 2025 second-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Diggs and two draft picks (a 2024 sixth-rounder and a 2025 fifth-rounder).  It was such a huge move by the Texans that …

On Tuesday, Alabama football re-hired former Rutgers offensive coordinator John McNulty. McNulty will return to the Crimson Tide as an off-field analyst under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. McNulty, who has significant NFL coaching experience, has made recent collegiate stops at Penn State, Notre Dame and Boston College. He joined Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama last year. McNulty has over …