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Organized team activities have started around the NFL, and with these organized events, we get a look at the new faces in new places. Another fun facet of OTAs is that we see rookies take the field to practice with veterans. Plenty of first-year players are expected to make immediate impacts in 2024, but which ones appear to be making …

Every year, the NFL standings are a showcase of the league’s parity. History tells us that at least a handful of playoff spots will change hands, regardless of the prior year’s results. The same can be said of the NFL’s eight divisions; in 2023, for example, half of them had different champions than the season before. So who’s best suited to keep …

Travis Kelce addressed Harrison Butker’s comments on this week’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast with his brother Jason. (AP Photo/Lachlan Cunningham) Travis Kelce was the latest member of the Kansas City Chiefs to respond to kicker Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement address at Benedictine College last week. On this week’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast that Kelce hosts with …

For those who may not have their finger on the pulse of player movement in the NFL, let me be the first to tell you that it’s been a whirlwind of an offseason at the running back position. Several household names are now with new teams, which not only is poised to shake up your fantasy football drafts later this …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 27, 2024, 07:40 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. DALLAS — Everything about Dylan Holloway and Darnell Nurse sitting next to each other on an elevated dais at the Western Conference finals said quite a bit before either one of them answered a single question. Between them, they represent so …

Former NFL defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh hasn’t played for the Buccaneers since 2021, but he may have helped them get better this year. Suh worked out with Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea this offseason, and Vea lost significant weight in the process, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Vea reportedly weighed a lot more than the 347 …

CALGARY — An early heads-up play by Marken Michel was all the Calgary Stampeders needed to propel them to a 30-6 pre-season win over the B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium on Saturday. Following a 30-minute lightning delay, starting quarterback Jake Maier engineered a nine-play, 72-yard drive that culminated with him tossing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Michel at 5:44 of …

Why Davis believes Harbaugh can spark 49ers-like turnaround in LA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Former 49ers tight end Vernon Davis knows exactly what first-year Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh brings to the table after spending four years together in San Francisco. During an interview on the “No Huddle Podcast” with Brian Renick and Al Sacco, …

The AFC North has multiple great rivalries. Every combination is frankly a must-see game, given the current quality of the teams. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson sees one rivalry in the division among the top rivalries in all of sports: Browns-Steelers. “Cleveland-Pittsburgh, for sure,” Watson said on his podcast, via Troy Montgomery of SteelersDepot.com. “It’s even bigger than Cincinnati. It’s not …

The Packers opted to make a significant change to their offensive backfield this offseason. They signed former Raider Josh Jacobs as a free agent and then released Aaron Jones after the veteran declined to take a pay cut for the 2024 season. Jones missed time with injury last year, but closed out the season with a run of five straight …

May 26, 2024, 07:15 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Alex Wennberg deflected home a goal 5:35 into overtime, and the New York Rangers reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Sunday. Ryan Lindgren took a shot from the left point and Wennberg — in front of the …

Browns running back Nyheim Hines is not participating in organized team activities as he works himself back from a torn ACL. He expects to be ready for training camp. Hines has not played a game since Jan. 22, 2023, in a playoff game for the Bills in a loss to the Bengals. He missed last season after injuring his knee …

It’s unclear how much Patriots edge rusher Matthew Judon has been around the team during the voluntary offseason program. He missed the organized team activity that was open to the media last week, and coach Jerod Mayo said Judon has been “in and out” of the team facility. It’s also unclear whether Judon’s absence is contract related. He signed a …

May 26, 2024, 05:50 PM ET PRAGUE — Boston Bruins star forward David Pastrnak scored as Czechia shut out Switzerland 2-0 to win the ice hockey world championship Sunday. Just over a week after the Bruins saw their season end, their best player broke the deadlock for his country with 10:47 remaining in the final period, prompting the sold-out Prague …

In the NFL’s ongoing quest to bring American football to the entire world, Paris and Dublin are among the cities that are being evaluated to potentially host future games. Henry Hodgson, general manager of the NFL’s UK office, told the Irish Times that the league is looking at several cities to determine whether they have a suitable stadium to host …