Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has a chance to tighten its grip on the SEC when they host Chris Jans and the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday night from inside Coleman Coliseum. Alabama currently sits with a 15-6 overall record and an impressive 7-1 record in conference play. The Bulldogs enter the matchup with a …

After a humorous All-Star player draft on Thursday and a thrilling night of All-Star skills on Friday, it’s time for the final event of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend: the game(s)! It’s a simple format: two semifinals of 3-on-3 hockey, followed by the winners of those games squaring off in the final. First up will be Team MacKinnon vs. Team McDavid …

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown was not surprised when offensive coordinator Brian Johnson was fired after a disappointing ending to the season. Brown told Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press that when a team falls short of expectations in the NFL, “somebody has to be the bad guy.” Ultimately, Brown said, the Eagles’ offensive success will come down not to …

Derrick Brooks took advantage nearly 30 years ago to utilize the Senior Bowl practice week and game performance to launch his decorated NFL career. That highlight effort will be recognized Saturday in Mobile when Brooks, a Pensacola native and Booker T. Washington High graduate, is officially honored as part of the Senior Bowl 75th Anniversary Team during the milestone 75th …

DeVonta Smith on his next level, A.J. Brown and Nick Sirianni originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia DeVonta Smith is three years into his NFL career and he’s been everything as advertised. But he still thinks there’s another level to take his game. “I would say, yeah,” Smith said to NBC Sports Philadelphia on Friday. “You’ve seen it at times. …

Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is shaping up to be a slam dunk for new head football coach Mike Elko, already acquiring several commitments, including 4-star linebacker Kelvion Riggins and 4-star cornerback Deyjhon Pettaway last weekend. Elko and his staff will host another batch of 2025 prospects for the third consecutive weekend. However, one of their highly touted targets, 5-star …

The Georgia Bulldogs and defensive backs coach Donte Williams have extended a scholarship offer to cornerback recruit Shamari Earls. Earls is ranked as a four-star recruit and is a member of the class of 2025. Georgia is always looking for elite secondary talent. Shamari Earls fits that bill. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback is the No. 154 prospect in the junior …

It’s been an eventful season in all of college football but especially in the Big Ten. It was less than a month ago that the Michigan Wolverines won the national championship but yet it feels much longer. In an offseason that was already going to be historic thanks to conference realignment, the entire landscape of college football continued to change …

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck on Friday announced two promotions on his coaching staff, while salary figures for new defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman were released in Board of Regents documents. Fleck promoted defensive line coach Winston DeLattiboudere III to assistant head coach and named Eric Koehler, who was a senior offensive analyst, as tight ends coach. DeLattiboudere, who’ll continue to …

Ron Dickerson Jr. knows that head coach opportunities at the college level don’t come often. Especially opportunities like the one at Division II Benedict College, located in Columbia, South Carolina. So after conversations with family, friends and other coaches, that’s when he knew the job at Benedict was the one for him. And Dickerson was introduced as the Tigers’ next …

Travis Kelce may be the best tight end in NFL history, but he’s ready to hand the baton to George Kittle. The 34-year-old Kelce said Kittle, who’s four years younger, has established himself as the best tight end in football. “He’s the best tight end in the league,” Kelce said of Kittle. “He’s been playing lights out, playing the best …

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says the NCAA should focus on the “big realities” in college athletics rather than pursuing individual cases of recruiting violations of the association’s name, image and likeness (NIL) policy. In an interview with Yahoo Sports this week, Sankey suggested that the NCAA and its enforcement staff are “distracted” by NIL-related recruiting cases. Though he did not …

In terms of a guarantee, UCF receiver Kobe Hudson’s proclamation that “I can get way better” in 2024 is nothing as seismic as a young Muhammed Ali’s called shot against Sonny Liston in 1964, but it’s still monumental news for the Knights. The fifth-year senior played an integral part in UCF’s offensive success in its first Big 12 season, finishing …

Michigan State football has extended an offer to a three-star safety from Ironton, Ohio. Josh Johnson announced on Thursday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Johnson hails from Ironton, Ohio — the hometown of former Michigan State fullback Trevon Pendleton. Johnson ranks as the No. 44 safety in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed …

Kalen DeBoer inherited one of the most difficult situations in college football history. Not only does he have to replace Nick Saban as Alabama’s head coach, but he must work fast and efficiently in an era of chaos relating to the transfer portal and name, image, likeness. Despite losing a few key contributors to the transfer portal, such as offensive …