49ers QB Purdy rides John Deere tractor in SF filming commercial originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy, once again, is spending time behind the wheel of a tractor while away from the 49ers’ facility. Purdy on Thursday was spotted on the streets of San Francisco shooting a John Deere commercial with 49ers teammate Colton McKivitz. The agriculture …

Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mark Pope calls out instructions as BYU and Houston play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The college football coaching carousel hasn’t yet come to a complete stop for this offseason, but already the college basketball version of it has gotten going with still …

San Francisco 49ers’ 2023 season: 12-5, won NFC West, lost Super Bowl Overview: San Francisco reached its second Super Bowl under head coach Kyle Shanahan, and for the second time Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs beat them. Shanahan’s controversial decision to take possession after winning the coin flip under the new overtime rules — not to mention his players’ admitted …

The Texas A&M football program has received four commitments from the Class of 2025 and the latest was 4-star running back Deondrae “Tiger” Riden on Monday night. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound halfback from Desoto High School in Texas is a big fan of his future head coach, Mike Elko, as he recently shared with On3 national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman. “Elko, …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 22, 2024, 11:20 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NEWARK, N.J. — After his New Jersey Devils were embarrassed by the rival New York Rangers at home on Thursday, star center Jack Hughes said his team needs an attitude adjustment as their playoff hopes dim. “We’ve got to digest tonight and then we’ve got …

Los Angeles Rams’ 2023 season: 10-7, lost in wild card Overview: After whispers of retirement last offseason, Sean McVay led the Rams to a bounce-back season and playoff berth, revitalizing the franchise’s prospects of competing for a championship again in the near future. Matthew Stafford surged back among the league’s top 10 quarterbacks (in QBR, success rate and adjusted net …

Did you ever spend your Fall Saturday mornings in front of your Playstation 3, doing a test run of that day’s college football games on NCAA Football? How about coming home from school or work, popping the game in your system and building your own Heisman Trophy campaign? We missed out on so many years of this storied franchise, but …

Feb 22, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie left with a non-contact injury in the third period of a 5-3 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Oshie went down to the ice after making a move near the offensive blue line. He crawled along the boards to the bench and needed assistance back …

Seattle Seahawks’ 2023 season: 9-8, missed playoffs Overview: The Seahawks missed the postseason in what proved to be the last year of Pete Carroll’s head coaching tenure, starting well but digging too deep a hole with a 1-5 stretch from early November to mid-December. Geno Smith signed a three-year, $75 million extension last offseason and was a Pro Bowler again …

Although Ohio State football defensive line coach Larry Johnson got an extension earlier this month, he is still closer to retirement than he is to staying in Columbus for multiple years. Head coach Ryan Day knows this and made a future move, hiring Brandon Jordan away from the Seattle Seahawks. He served as their pass rush specialist this past season. …

Arizona Cardinals’ 2023 season: 4-13, missed playoffs Overview: Though the record wasn’t pretty, the Cardinals had to feel good about 2023 on a number of fronts. First-year head coach Jonathan Gannon appeared to get buy-in from his players and looked like he belonged in the job. A number of young stars emerged, like tight end Trey McBride and offensive tackle …

Earlier this week, the College Football Playoff Board of Managers unanimously revised the qualifying criteria in its new 12-team format. Beginning next season, the CFP will award automatic berths to the five highest-ranked conference champions. “This is a very logical adjustment for the College Football Playoff based on the evolution of our conference structures since the board first adopted this …

The 2023 NFL season is over. Now 2024 can begin. What are your team’s top needs? What free agents might they lose? How much cap space do they have? Who in the draft might help? What could move the fantasy needle? We’ll answer all those questions for you in our team-by-team primers. 32 franchises, one goal — which starts now. …

Michigan football faced a double whammy this offseason, with the reigning national champions losing their head coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive coordinator Jesse Minter to the Chargers. While what has resulted has been a purge of Michigan coaching staffers, one of the more eyebrow-raising moves for Michigan fans came further up the coast: The hiring of fired assistant Chris Partridge …

There was hope Hall of Famer Steve McMichael would return home Thursday. He didn’t. McMichael will remain hospitalized at least one more night, publicist Betsy Shepherd told the Associated Press. The former Bears defensive lineman, who announced his ALS diagnosis three years ago, was admitted into intensive care at a Chicago-area hospital last Thursday. He was diagnosed with a urinary …