Punter Marquette King is looking for an NFL job this offseason and believes there is a space for him in the league. Following the inaugural season of the United Football League (UFL), multiple players joined the NFL, but King was not among that group. The 35-year-old played for the Arlington Renegades and was named All-UFL punter. He was an XFL …
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 30, 2024, 11:58 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to pending unrestricted free agent winger Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick. The 29-year-old Guentzel is slated to become an unrestricted free agent Monday …
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It doesn’t take a crystal ball to know that the NFL wants to expand the regular season to 18 games. It also doesn’t require psychic powers to know that the league needs to be ready to potentially write a check for $14.088 billion (plus prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, and attorneys’ fees) after all appeals are exhausted. Put the two together, …
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The Patriots might have gone younger at coach, but they definitely won’t be going softer. As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, new coach Jerod Mayo will delay training-camp practice start times by 90 minutes. Last year, Bill Belichick started practice at 9:30 a.m. ET. Mayo will get them started at 11:00 a.m. ET. That will give the sun, and …
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The 2024 NHL draft saw many teams select players who have instantly jumped to the top of their prospect pipelines. And for the San Jose Sharks, not only did they get a new top-six center in Macklin Celebrini, but a long-term …
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Several players have gone directly from the inaugural season of the United Football League to NFL rosters. Marquette King is not one of them. King was named the All-UFL punter for his work this spring with the Arlington Renegades, but that hasn’t landed him an NFL job, and he’s publicly asking for one. King posted a video of one of …
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 29, 2024, 12:42 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The St. Louis Blues traded forward Kevin Hayes and a second-round draft choice in 2025 to Pittsburgh on Saturday in exchange for future considerations. Hayes spent one season with the Blues after being traded to St. Louis by Philadelphia in June …
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 12:34 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. After a quiet first day of the NHL draft, Day 2 kicked off with a stunner as the Tampa Bay Lightning traded defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club. Neither team would be done dealing on Saturday. Utah added New Jersey Devils defenseman John …
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Jun 29, 2024, 05:00 PM ET The 2024 NHL draft is complete. After Macklin Celebrini went first overall to the San Jose Sharks, there were many twists and turns throughout the event. From certain prospects dropping to others going well above their pre-draft ranking to the Utah Hockey Club making major trades on Day 2, it was a wild weekend. …
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 06:00 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Tampa Bay Lightning cleared plenty of cap space Saturday, but apparently not to re-sign captain Steven Stamkos. General manager Julien BriseBois said the team and Stamkos have decided to let the Lightning star hit unrestricted free agency on Monday. That’s after two trades on …
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We are now through most of the long slog of the NFL offseason, and training camps are a mere few weeks away. Even though we are still technically in the ramp-up phase of the 2024 campaign, there’s a lot we already know, like who the most important players are on most of the league’s teams. But there are some teams …
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 01:30 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Washington Capitals continued to reshape their roster Saturday, trading two draft picks to the Vegas Golden Knights for goaltender Logan Thompson. With Darcy Kuemper traded away earlier this offseason, Thompson will take on a key role in the Caps’ goaltending rotation with Charlie Lindgren. …
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 29, 2024, 04:44 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Jeff Skinner’s time with the Buffalo Sabres is over after general manager Kevyn Adams told reporters Saturday the club will buy out the veteran winger. Skinner had three years remaining on an eight-year contract he signed in 2019 as a free …
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Aiyuk reveals Super Bowl qualm that played hand in 49ers frustration originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk is one of quarterback Brock Purdy’s top offensive weapons, but the 49ers wide receiver felt underutilized in San Francisco’s latest trip to the Super Bowl. And as Aiyuk continues negotiations for what could be a lucrative 49ers contract extension, he …
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 03:45 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Shortly after trading goaltender Logan Thompson to the Washington Capitals, the Vegas Golden Knights turned around and added to their crease, dealing for Akira Schmid from the New Jersey Devils. The trade also included forward Alexander Holtz coming to Vegas, with Paul Cotter and a …
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