Fresh of a junior day weekend full of visitors, Penn State continues to hit the recruiting trail hard in hopes of building their burgeoning class of 2025 that already ranks inside the Top-10. They picked up a commitment from three-star offensive lineman Owen Aliciene, pushing their total up to eight in the class. There’s still plenty of work to be …

Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons are close to hiring their new head coach, as CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reported Thursday that the Falcons are nearing a deal to name former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris their new lead man.  Morris also has an in-person meeting scheduled with the Seattle Seahawks on Friday. He met with …

The Bill stands alone. Possibly. Only one team had interviewed legendary head coach Bill Belichick since he became available to be hired by any other NFL franchise, two weeks ago today. And now the Falcons, who interviewed Belichick twice, have opted to hire former Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. Now, with two vacancies left and Belichick to date not interviewed …

Hardin Valley Academy has named Tyler Wynn its new football coach, according to a letter from the school. Wynn leaves his job as a running backs coach at Valdosta High School in Georgia. Valdosta is one of the most historically successful football programs in the country. As of 2022, the team has 948 wins, which is the most all-time, according …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 25, 2024, 05:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 The difference a matter of days can make in affecting the fortune of a team, or more pinpointedly, an individual player is sometimes staggering. One moment they’re trudging through the muck of worthless ineptitude, with no turnaround in sight, when suddenly the clouds …

Getty Images With the 2023 regular season in the rearview mirror, 28 of the NFL’s 32 teams are now done for the year. That means it’s time to turn our attention toward the league’s coaching carousel, where there are currently two vacancies.  The New England Patriots started things off by promoting Jerod Mayo to replace Bill Belichick, and the Las …

The Nick Saban effect changes everything. The retirement of the former Alabama head coach is changing our college football predictions and appears to be changing another. College football analyst JD PicKell shared his Top 12 poll for the 2024 season on Thursday. The significance of the number is that 12 programs will make the College Football Playoff. At least one …

The Atlanta Falcons are hiring former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to be their new head coach, NFL Network reported Thursday. Morris spent the past three seasons (2021-23) with the Rams, most notably winning Super Bowl LVI. He was previously with the Falcons in some capacity from 2015 to 2020, including as interim head coach in the final …

I went to the dogs last week, and my picks were a lot like what comes out of a dog when you walk them. They stunk just as bad, too.  It was not a good divisional round for me. I went 1-3 both straight up and against the spread.  That’s bad. I called for the Green Bay Packers to upset …

Ex-NFL GM: ‘No reason’ for Pats to get rid of Mac Jones originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Does Mac Jones deserve one more chance with the New England Patriots? The 2021 first-round pick is coming off his second consecutive poor season after a promising rookie campaign. He went 2-9 as New England’s starting quarterback in 2023, getting benched a …

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Producer: Andrew Birkle • Email: apgarcia@freepress.com On this episode: After years of rumors and a national championship to boot, Jim Harbaugh is officially heading to the NFL to take the head coaching gig with the Los Angeles Chargers. Tony and Rainer open the show by discussing if this …

Jan 25, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who has missed 10 games with a lower-body injury, will return against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Heiskanen, 24, sustained the injury in a collision with teammate Scott Wedgewood during a game against Colorado on Jan. 4. “It was a long three weeks, but I’m really happy to …

Getty Images The home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers has been known as Levi’s Stadium since the building opened in 2014 and that won’t be changing any time soon.  The 49ers announced on Thursday that they’ve reached a 10-year naming rights extension with Levi’s that will keep the company’s name on the stadium through the 2043 season. The deal …

Willamette High School has hired former Sheldon head coach football Josh Line to lead the Wolverines, the school announced Wednesday. “He was our best candidate,” Willamette athletic director Bill Wagner told to The Register-Guard. “We posted the job in December. We contacted candidates in early January (and) interviewed last week. He was offered the job on Monday, and he accepted.” …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter When an NFL team and a coach “part ways,” it’s often a euphemism for: He got fired. So when the Miami Dolphins released a statement on Wednesday saying that they were parting ways with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, it sure looked like a firing. A surprising one, for sure, but a firing nonetheless. In his …