Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson asked for a trade before the deadline earlier this year and then said he wasn’t interested in talking about a contract extension when one failed to materialize, but he has a different view on the matter as the 2023 season winds down. Johnson is playing out the final year of the deal he signed as a …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy only met Jaden Allen-Hendrix a week ago. And Gundy immediately noticed the frame of the running back recruit. Six feet, 2 inches and 225 pounds is hard to miss. “He’s a potential 245-pound back,” Gundy said. “He’s just kind of scratching the surface.” That’s what the Cowboys are banking on. OSU landed signatures …

Broncos safety Kareem Jackson’s latest suspension for violating player safety rules by lowering his helmet to hit opposing players has come to an end, but it’s not a sure thing that he will be back in Denver’s secondary for Sunday’s game against the Patriots. P.J. Locke has been starting in Jackson’s place and he has been playing well, so the …

National Signing Day took center stage on Wednesday as the early signing period opened for the 2024 college football recruiting cycle. In an era where the transfer portal has wrestled away some of the recruiting drama from both the December and February signing periods, what will always remain true is that the next generation of stars come from the high …

The Ravens have been a tough team to beat this season, but that hasn’t stopped oddsmakers from predicting a loss in Week 16. Baltimore has been installed as around a five-point underdog for Monday night’s game against the 49ers. Both teams are 11-3 and the game will be at Levi’s Stadium, which makes it easy to understand why the 49ers …

Auburn has landed its second commitment of the day and it is once again along the trenches. The Tigers announced that three-star offensive tackle Favour Edwin had signed with the program late Wednesday night. He is Auburn’s 20th signee of early signing period. Offensive line coach and Jake Thornton beat out Alabama and Florida for the McDonough, Georgia product, who …

Safety Quentin Lake and the Los Angeles Rams will host the New Orleans Saints this week on Thursday Night Football. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Tonight, Thursday Night Football returns to Amazon Prime Video to kick off Week 16 of the NFL season. With just a month left in the regular season, less than two months out from the 2024 Super Bowl, …

Cam Williams.jpg Notre Dame signed a five-star Pacific Coast linebacker on Wednesday. That’s happened before. The Irish pulled in arguably the best quarterback on the market this offseason. Did that just last winter, too. And they are already watching a consensus four-star recruit in practices, also true last spring with current freshman Kenny Minchey. Notre Dame landed at No. 9 …

Dec 21, 2023, 06:35 AM ET PRAGUE — Jaromir Jagr has made his ice hockey season debut at age 51 for his hometown Kladno Knights in the Czech league. Jagr began his 36th professional season with an assist to help Kladno come back from 3-0 down at league leader Pardubice. Kladno eventually tied the score but conceded a short-handed goal …

Elijah Green was wearing a Tulsa hat and had on a nice pair of sunglasses as one person after another walked up to him and posed for photos. Standing inside the Classen SAS gymnasium, Green had a big smile on his face as he celebrated a special day. It wasn’t just an important moment for him, though. The day also …

EAST LANSING — Jonathan Smith showed up to his first signing day news conference sporting a green hoodie. The casual attire seemed to fit a man who has an unassuming persona, an indistinct face and a common name. In a sport populated with attention seekers and loud characters, the new Michigan State football coach doesn’t seem to covet the spotlight …

PROVIDENCE — Justin Denson told himself he wasn’t going to cry. By the time Wednesday’s 3 p.m. signing day ceremony at La Salle took place, Denson was already officially signed to play football at Michigan State. The coaches there woke him up this morning to make sure he was still going to be a Spartan and there wasn’t a last-second …

The teams that are tied with the best record in the NFL will face off on Monday night when the Ravens face the 49ers, so it’s only natural to think of the game as a potential Super Bowl preview. But Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson doesn’t want to hear it. Asked about people saying it’s a Super Bowl preview, Jackson said …

With Oregon’s move to the Big Ten in Summer 2024 comes a transition to a conference that prides itself on a more physical brand of football than what the Ducks may have been accustomed to in the Pac-12. Even with that in mind, Oregon coach Dan Lanning hasn’t seen much of a need to change his recruiting approach … not …

PISCATAWAY – Greg Schiano identified three areas that Rutgers football looks for when evaluating recruits. The Rutgers football head coach said prospects need to have what the program is looking for from a physical standpoint, cultural standpoint and academic standpoint. Schiano acknowledged that in the past, the coaching staff at times have brought in players who maybe fit one or …