Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Following the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup championship run in 2019, the team kept their fans engaged with playoff returns the following three seasons. An 81-point campaign in 2022-23 landed them sixth in the Central …

CLEMSON — Clemson football returned from spring break and began the latter part of spring practices Sunday. The Tigers have used their 11 spring sessions to get freshmen acclimated, get position groups familiar with new coaches, make progress on various position battles and fine tune on offense, defense and special teams. This will culminate in Clemson’s spring game April 6 at …

With the first wave of NFL free agency over, all eyes around the league will turn toward pro days and one final month-long push toward April’s NFL draft. Philadelphia has needs, but after a solid start to the free agency process, the first-round pick (No. 22) could be about nagging the best player available or a potential building block in …

Rutgers University head wrestling coach Scott Goodale said criticism on social media that the Rutgers program has grown stagnant is way off base. “That’s the dumbest thing,’’ Goodale said in an interview Friday night at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City with Rutgers beat reporters Pat Lanni of nj.com and Nick Kosko of On3sports after the fourth session of the NCAA …

It’s not every day you meet a ghost. But there he was, casually leaning a wall after a Florida spring football practice. Eugene Wilson III, better known as “Trey.” He’s not really an apparition, though you’d have a hard time convincing defensive players of that. Wilson frequently vanished right in front of them last season, leaving them tackling nothing but …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jerry Jones began painting himself into this corner in January. The always interview-friendly Dallas Cowboys team owner used two words that began to ring across league halls. He doesn’t regret them, per se. But he’s aware of them. He knows how they’ve been interpreted and he knows that interpretation has veered from his own. So after a …

The NFL seems to be destined to ban the hip-drop tackle this week. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones regards it as a done deal. Jones said he “absolutely” expects a ban to happen, via Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports. “You can coach that one. In my mind, that’s one of the easier deals. It reminds me a little of [the] horse …

The Eagles have had two different 1,000-yard rushers the past two seasons in Miles Sanders and D’Andre Swift, but they haven’t had a difference-maker at the position since LeSean McCoy. They have that now after signing Saquon Barkley. The former Giants running back had 2,892 yards from scrimmage and 20 total touchdowns the past two seasons combined. “I’m really excited …

The New England Patriots have thus far held onto the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft despite speculation and rumors they may trade down if they are not enamored with any of the top quarterbacks in this year’s draft. But new head coach Jerod Mayo said at the NFL’s annual meetings Sunday that the Patriots are still …

Kenny Pickett arrived to the Steelers as a ballyhooed 20th overall selection in 2022. Pittsburgh fans saw the University of Pittsburgh product as their savior. Pickett left with far less fanfare after 24 starts in two seasons. The Steelers traded Pickett to the Eagles after signing Russell Wilson and while nearing a deal with the Bears for Justin Fields, a …

Mar 24, 2024, 09:08 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Sam Reinhart scored two goals to reach 50 on the season, Brandon Montour added three assists and the Florida Panthers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers, who tied the Boston Bruins with …

When the Steelers overhauled their quarterback room, it was reported that Russell Wilson would be the clear starter over Justin Fields, both of whom Pittsburgh acquired in March. It turns out that it’s not that cut and dried. Head coach Mike Tomlin spoke with reporters on Sunday for the first time since the Steelers acquired the two quarterbacks and traded …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 24, 2024, 08:52 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has decided not to appeal his six-game suspension for a high stick to the head of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor, a source told ESPN on Sunday night. The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Wilson on Friday. It’s …

The plan for Hylton (Drake) Stubbs: from the First Coast to the Pacific Coast. Mandarin’s junior defensive back made a big splash in the recruiting world Sunday night, announcing his commitment to Southern California college football for the 2025 class. He selected the Trojans over programs including Florida, Florida State, Miami, Georgia and Tennessee. On3 Sports was the first to …

Russell Wilson will indeed be the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback entering the team’s offseason workouts.  Mike Tomlin confirmed that Wilson has the “pole position” in the quarterback battle with Justin Fields, whom the team also acquired this offseason. “We’ve been very transparent about the pecking order, at least to start,” Tomlin told reporters at the NFL’s league meetings on Sunday. …