NFL scouts work hard all year long to evaluate players across the country both on the field, whether it’s at practices or a game, and off-the-field, talking to coaches and teammates. But even after all that work, sometimes nine months of it, a player truly surprises and greatly exceeds expectations based on his athletic ability.  Below are players at each …

It’s very rare that college football spring games are appointment viewing, but Alabama’s annual “A-Day” installment this Saturday has so much intrigue that it’s reaching that territory. For the first time in almost two decades, the Crimson Tide will be led onto the field by someone not named Nick Saban after the legendary coach decided to hang up the headset …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 12, 2024, 01:31 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has been cleared to practice while he continues to recover from a lacerated spleen, the team said Friday. Stone, who has 16 goals and 53 points in 56 games, hasn’t played since Feb. 20 when …

Are the Colts looking to add some speed in this month’s draft? It’s certainly a possibility, based on their latest reported pre-draft visit. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, former Texans receiver Xavier Worthy is meeting with Indianapolis on Friday. Worthy set a new scouting combine record with a 4.21 40-yard dash. He was a two-time, first-team All-Big 12 selection …

The salary pool for the Ohio State football assistant coaches has hit another high. According to contracts obtained by The Dispatch through a public records request, the Buckeyes’ 10 on-field assistant coaches are set to receive nearly $11.43 million in combined basic compensation for this year. The total marks a significant increase from last season when the assistants, not including …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Chicago Bears are in control of the 2024 NFL Draft given that they have the first overall pick this year thanks to a trade last offseason. It couldn’t have worked out better for the Bears as they round out a multi-year rebuild with their hopeful quarterback of the future. While they’re in control of …

With the Jets currently holding the 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft, let’s take a look at one prospect who may be a target: Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt. By the Numbers – Height: 6-foot-9– Weight: 321 pounds– 40-Yard Dash: 5.05– Vertical: 28 inches– Bench: 27 reps– Broad Jump: 9-foot-4|– 2023 Stats (12 games started): 713 offensive snaps, …

The idea of creating a “super-league” format in college football is doable and brilliant … in 2031.  That’s right in the timeframe where current media rights contracts for major conferences and the College Football Playoff will be expiring. It’s called “coterminous,” which is derived from the Latin word for “sharing a common boundary.”  It would be the perfect time to …

NFL teams are conducting top-30 visits with draft hopefuls this month while also doing medical rechecks on players flagged at the combine. Final preparations are being made as teams build their respective boards. It is important for fans to know how those big boards are developed.  First and foremost, they will not have 100s of prospects on their boards. Instead, …

With under two weeks to go until the 2024 NFL Draft, the waiting game continues, agonizingly. I will say, though, I am grateful to the Football Gods that it starts April 25, because it’s the earliest start date since 2020 when we watched Roger Goodell announce draft selections from his basement. As for this draft-centric newsletter, we started last week, …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyApr 12, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 The final weekend of the NHL’s regular season features five games Friday, 13 Saturday, and only four on Sunday. In these waning days of fantasy competition, the flexibility to activate players when most of the league is silent is more important than ever. …

Apr. 11—Penn State guard Vega Ioane has closely watched former Wyomissing star J’ven Williams the last several weeks and likes what he has seen. “Me and J’ven have been playing side-by-side all spring,” Ioane said Thursday. “It’s been me and him on that left side (of the offensive line). He comes to work every day and takes every learning aspect …

Apr 12, 2024, 12:43 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida’s Bill Zito, the New York Rangers’ Chris Drury and New Jersey’s Tom Fitzgerald were announced Friday as assistant general managers for USA Hockey’s teams that will compete in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off next year and then the 2026 Olympics in Italy. Minnesota’s Chris Kelleher was also named director of …

The departure of Tyron Smith as a free agent has left a hole at left tackle on the Dallas offensive line and owner Jerry Jones suggested last month that the team could move Tyler Smith over one spot to replace him. Smith has experience at the position, but moved to left guard on a full-time basis last year and made …

Keelon Russell.jpg Quarterback Keelon Russell (Duncanville, TX/ Duncanville High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2025 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fifth edition of the All-American Bowl, Russell will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The …