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Getty Images The 2023 NFL season came to a close after the Kansas City Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl. Free agency is in the rearview mirror, as is the 2024 NFL Draft. Now, teams are well into offseason preparations for the next season. They’ll try their best to end Kansas City’s two-year reign atop the league, while the champs will …

Mandatory minicamp begins for 10 NFL teams today. The reality is that this stage of the calendar has little bearing on the eventual careers of rookies across the league but there are some with a bit more to prove as veterans and rookies come together for the first time.  Here is a look at eight players with the most to …

So far, Eagles taking to Vic Fangio’s old-school coaching style originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There are a lot of ways to describe longtime NFL defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and his coaching style. But Jordan Davis explained it succinctly. “No bulls—,” Davis said. “There’s no bulls—. Hope y’all can bleep that out. But there’s really no BS. It’s straight …

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Three days before the 2024 NFL Draft, Qwan’tez Stiggers stood ready at Blue Beacon Truck Wash, soap gun in hand. The cornerback knew, at this point, that his draft stock was encouraging. Why would scouts from 29 teams travel to his independent pro day if they weren’t interested in hiring him? Why would 13 NFL teams …

When Jets pass rusher Haason Reddick arrived in a trade with the Eagles in March, he said he’d be happy regardless of anything that happened with his contract. But without a new contract, Reddick hasn’t been at the Jets’ Organized Team Activities. Reddick hasn’t attended any of the offseason work that was open to the media, according to Rich Cimini …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 3, 2024, 01:19 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. When it came to what the Dallas Stars did in Game 6, it was the sort of performance that captain Jamie Benn said was his team’s best of the Western Conference final. It was also the one that saw the Stars …

Doug Greenberg, ESPNJun 2, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Generational players Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are making their Final debuts and the Edmonton Oilers have a chance to lift their first Stanley Cup since the days of Mark Messier. However, it’s the Florida Panthers, making their second straight Stanley Cup Final appearance, who enter the series as favorites. Florida opened …

SAGINAW, Mich. — Josh Bloom scored off a rebound during a scramble in front of the net with 22 seconds left to give the host Saginaw Spirit their first Memorial Cup junior hockey title, 4-3 over the London Knights on Sunday night. Saginaw is the fifth U.S. winner in the 104-year history of the Memorial Cup, following the Portland Winterhawks …

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.Jun 2, 2024, 11:05 PM ET From a regular-season batch of 32 teams, to a Stanley Cup playoff field of 16, and now down to two, the NHL’s …

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for his hometown team and the Oilers capped an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Sunday night. Zach Hyman also scored — like McDavid, on a first-period power …

ESPN projection system gives 49ers best odds to win Super Bowl 59 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will win their sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2025 — according to an NFL projection system, that is. In a recent article, Seth Walder of ESPN’s analytics department revealed that ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) predicts San Francisco has …

Brandon McManus has been released by the Washington Commanders, less than a week after he and the Jacksonville Jaguars (his former team) were sued by two women who allege McManus sexually assaulted them during the Jaguars’ overseas flight to London last year.  The two women, identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, filed the lawsuit in Duval County (Florida) …

Kicker Brandon McManus was released by the Washington Commanders on Sunday, in the aftermath of two women suing him for sexually assaulting them on a trans-Atlantic flight. Two women who were working as flight attendants on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Sept. 28 flight to London allege in a lawsuit filed in civil court that McManus tried to kiss one of them …

In a sport filled with folks who regularly lie when they have to, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is honest. Perhaps too honest, from his new team’s perspective. During a press conference conducted only a few hours after the official start of free agency, Cousins admitted to as many as four different tampering violations that happened during the 52-hour negotiating window, …

Armstead release gives 49ers $18M in 2024 salary-cap space originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There is a silver lining to the 49ers losing their longest-tenured player this offseason. San Francisco’s post-June 1 release of defensive tackle Arik Armstead created $18 million in 2024 salary cap space for the 49ers, per Over the Cap. Due to multiple restructures, Armstead’s …