Apr 27, 2024; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during a spring game event at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Colorado will play its first two games of the 2024 season on national television. The Buffs open year two of the Deion Sanders era with a 6 p.m. MT kickoff against North Dakota State …

Caitlin Clark will make her long-awaited regular-season WNBA debut Tuesday when she faces the Connecticut Sun (7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN 2). Editor’s Picks 2 Related Clark’s decorated college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes included breaking the all-time Division I scoring record, two trips to the national championship game and two Naismith Player of the Year awards. An hour after …

Back in March, shortly after the first wave of free agency, CBSSports.com explored how much and how little draft capital was controlled by each team. Using the trade value chart of SportsLine’s R.J. White, we ranked the teams based on the cumulative value of each team’s picks.  It is time to look back at how teams used that draft capital …

Kalen DeBoer’s first real test as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide will come in Week 3 as the Tide travel to Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Wisconsin Badgers. With the Badgers being a consistent top-25 team and it being the first road game of the DeBoer era, it will be a challenge. Fortunately, Alabama avoided a …

Aaron Rodgers’ second season with the New York Jets will begin with a similar setup to how his first season with the team started. The star quarterback and Gang Green will head West in Week 1 to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the first “Monday Night Football” game of the season. It marks the second straight year that …

The 2024 NFL schedule will be released Wednesday night, but the league has announced a few premier matchups that will take place early in the year. On Tuesday, the NFL revealed that Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets would open up the season in California against Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers on “Monday Night Football” Sept. 9.  …

Kamari Lassiter might want to start brushing up on his new head coach’s background when talking trash about the University of Alabama in the locker room.  Lassiter, the Houston Texans’ first pick in the 2024 NFL draft, is not only a dominant cornerback in man coverage but also a proud Georgia alum. He loves Athens, loves Samford Stadium will always pull for …

We all know fit is vital for players once they enter the NFL. Not just quarterbacks. From scheme to type of teammates, environment is often the imperceptible element that makes or breaks a young player as he’s acclimating to the league.  Let’s pinpoint the absolute best fits from the 2024 NFL Draft.  The Packers have a new Quadzilla in the backfield …

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.May 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Sixteen games have been played in the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. Some trends from Round 1 have continued. …

Free agent cornerback Jerry Jacobs is set to visit with a couple of NFC teams as he looks for a place to play in 2024. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Jacobs has lined up visits with the Falcons and Vikings in the coming days. He visited with the Jaguars late last month as well. Jacobs signed with the Lions …

Michigan State football is looking to pry away an in-state prospect from a fellow Big Ten squad. Cam Clark of Dexter, Mich. announced on Tuesday morning that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Clark is a three-star offensive lineman in the 2025 class. Clark ranks as the No. 56 offensive tackle and No. 805 overall prospect in 247Sports’ …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter There are many reasons why the Bucs liked Duke’s Graham Barton enough to make him their first-round pick and the first interior offensive lineman selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, but one of them is athleticism rare enough that you can ask his high school lacrosse coach about it. “He was still a pretty big …

The Patriots have had some difficulties finding people willing to interview for their head of football operations job, but they have found a couple of willing candidates. Eagles director of scouting Brandon Hunt spoke to the team on Tuesday and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that former Panthers director of player negotiations and salary cap manager Samir Suleiman will meet …

Wisconsin top transfer portal target defensive lineman C.J. West received a 247Sports crystal ball prediction to choose the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday. The Badgers have been in strong pursuit of the former Kent State transfer. They offered him after he entered the transfer portal on April 17, then were the first program to host him on an official visit. Related: …

The 2024 NFL Draft was stacked with offensive talent, but initial impressions of next year’s class suggest that the pool may be more shallow. The first defensive prospect to be taken will not have to wait until No. 15 overall to hear their name called as they did this year.  Here are 10 of the best prospects on the offensive …