The Falcons started the organized team activity phase of their offseason work this week, but one key offensive player is not taking part in the workouts. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris told reporters on Tuesday that running back Bijan Robinson is not practicing because of an ankle injury. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee) and sixth-round running back Jase McClellan (foot) …
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Blue-chip CB sets decision date, includes Gators in top choices
The summer quickly approaches, which means that college football’s official visit season as well as the commitment dates for many top prep prospects in the 2025 class. The latter category is what concerns the Florida Gators when it comes to its current recruiting efforts. Four-star cornerback Mark Zackery IV out of Indianapolis (Indiana) Ben Davis is a top recruit that …
Read More »The legend of ‘Playoff Bob’: What teammates, stats say
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 09:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. BOSTON — In the regular season, Sergei Bobrovsky is known as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL, as evidenced by his nomination for the Vezina Trophy, which he has won twice before. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he’s known simply as “Playoff Bob.” …
Read More »Justin Fields reportedly had ‘toxic’ relationships with veteran Bears QBs
Justin Fields’ time with the Chicago Bears is now over, but it appears his tenure in the Windy City started off poorly with a bit of an icy start, long before things came to an end after three seasons. The quarterback didn’t get along with veterans Andy Dalton and Nick Foles during his rookie season in 2021, having a relationship …
Read More »Lions’ Jared Goff agrees to record-breaking extension: Winners, losers from the latest huge QB deal
The Lions continued their big offseason Monday by signing Jared Goff to a four-year, $212 million ($53 million per year) extension, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirmed. It makes Goff not only the highest-paid player in franchise history, but the second highest-paid quarterback in the NFL by average annual value, behind only Joe Burrow ($55 million per year). …
Read More »2024 college football coach rankings: Deion Sanders falls slightly among Power Four coaches ranked 68-26
68 DeShaun Foster: Somebody has to be ranked last, and as is usually the case, it’s a newcomer who has yet to coach a game. Foster is in a unique spot. He was the choice to replace Chip Kelly at UCLA, and not only is he stepping into the head coaching spot for the first time (he’s been an assistant …
Read More »2024 NFL schedule leaks: Here’s a running list of every leaked game and rumor ahead of Wednesday’s release
The release of the NFL schedule is just one day away. At 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the NFL will be unveiling all 272 games on the regular-season schedule. Of course, you probably won’t have to wait that long for the unveiling, and that’s because if there’s one thing you can count on every year with the NFL schedule, it’s …
Read More »Bears’ five greatest mysteries ahead of NFL schedule release
Bears’ five greatest mysteries ahead of NFL schedule release originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The 2024 NFL schedule will be released in full Wednesday, but games have already started trickling out as the league manufactures the slow content drip that has come to characterize it for the past decade. Three of the first four primetime games are known as …
Read More »Where the North Carolina football program ranks in facilities across the nation
One of the biggest selling points a football program can offer a recruit or transfer portal prospect is how their facilities look, which the University of North Carolina ranks top 30 in that field according to 247Sports. The publication delivered its 2024 top 30 for nicest football facilities, which saw UNC placed 23rd. Ironically, placed at the number Tar Heel Michael Jordan …
Read More »Bruins’ Brad Marchand ruled out for Game 5 vs. Panthers
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 14, 2024, 11:57 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Boston Bruins won’t have captain Brad Marchand in the lineup while trying to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Florida on Tuesday. “[Marchand] is not an option,” Bruins’ coach Jim Montgomery said after …
Read More »NFL expert regrades the 2021 NFL Draft for all 32 teams
Forget all the immediate draft grades, even if I do them. The reality is they mean nothing. It’s too soon. Wait three years. You have to let the picks and decisions marinate before truly giving them a real grade. That’s what I do here with the 2021 NFL Draft. I am regrading every team, but also regrading myself as I …
Read More »Thunder stun Mavericks; Celtics up 3-1 | WNBA’s Caitlin Clark era begins
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Read More »NFL projections: 6 solid over/under bets to make for 2024 season
In the wake of the NFL Draft, and as the 2024 schedule begins to come into focus, sportsbooks have unveiled their Over/Under win total projections for every team for the 2024 season. FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd has a deep understanding of how these bets work — “On average, fans tend to bet the over; those are called sucker bets.” — …
Read More »Chiefs’ Travis Kelce to host celebrity-filled spinoff of ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’
Getty Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is set to host a new show called “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?”. The 20-episode project will be a spinoff of the “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” game show. “I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons …
Read More »Jared Goff helped lift Lions to new heights, but paying him will make it tougher to win
You need a good quarterback to win in the NFL. You have to pay a good quarterback market value to keep him around. It becomes a lot harder to win once you pay that quarterback market value. That’s the conundrum all NFL teams face. There is three decades of history that indicates your quarterback better not make more than 13% …
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