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CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have re-signed forward Lukas Reichel to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal on Tuesday. It runs through the 2025-26 season with a $1.2 million cap hit. The Blackhawks were hoping for a breakout performance from Reichel this season, but he struggled with inconsistency for much of the year. Reichel, who turns 22 on …

If you’ve been waiting patiently for the NFL schedule to be released, you’re not going to have to wait much longer and that’s because it appears that the release date is now set. According to the Sports Business Journal, NFL teams have been informed in a memo that the 2024 schedule will be released on Wednesday, May 15, which makes …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter No other NFL team has received more hype than the Texans this offseason, and it’s easy to understand why.  Led by first-year coach DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud, who had arguably the best rookie quarterback season in league history, Houston won 10 regular-season games in 2023 en route to its first division title in four …

Patriots GM search: Tracking news, rumors about open position originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have begun their search for the next leader of their football operations department. Director of scouting Eliot Wolf has operated as New England’s de facto general manager since Bill Belichick’s departure in January. Wolf was the primary decision-maker during NFL free …

The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here! The NHL’s 32 teams are down to just eight left in the second round, after a thrilling first eight matchups in the first. Will the New York Rangers parlay their success in winning the Presidents’ Trophy to a championship — thus breaking the “curse” of that award? Are the Dallas Stars now the …

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is suspected of assault in Dallas a little over a month after he was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges, according to a newspaper report Tuesday. Law enforcement officials told The Dallas Morning News that Rice was suspected of assaulting a person at a downtown nightclub …

USATSI Shayanna Jenkins, the fiancée of late former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez and the mother of the couple’s child, responded to jokes directed at Hernandez during Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady,” which aired Sunday. “It’s sad that I’m trying to raise my children in such a cruel world,” Jenkins told TMZ regarding her 11-year-old daughter. Hernandez was …

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy set a franchise record with 4,280 passing yards last season. He rushed for only 144 yards with two touchdowns on 39 carries. But Purdy, who ran for only 13 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries as a rookie, rushed for 48 yards on five carries in the comeback victory over the Lions in the NFC …

We have reached a single-digit amount of days until the 2024 NFL Draft, and this is when the days seemingly stretch forever in anticipation of those glorious three days in late April every year.  To pass the time, some suggestions — with the weather starting to cooperate, a walk can be nice. Start that book you’ve been meaning to get …

The Dolphins are trying to work out a contract extension with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa before the start of the 2024 season and the structure of such a deal has been the topic of much conversation this offseason. Tagovailoa led the league in passing yards last season and remained healthy for an entire year for the first time, but the team …

Getty Images When he isn’t leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, quarterback Brock Purdy is saving people and dogs from coyote attacks. Purdy apparently became a hero while filming a John Deere ad in San Francisco back in February. On Tuesday, Purdy joined “The Pat McAfee Show” and recounted the incident. While filming a commercial involving a …

Ranking 49ers’ top six position needs to address in 2024 NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers had an active month of NFL free agency. Now, it’s NFL draft season. Thirteen of the 49ers’ players from the end of last season found new NFL teams. San Francisco acquired 13 players in return. The most turnover came …

A handful of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft are set to gather just outside the nation’s capital in an unusual meeting. The Washington Commanders are hosting North Carolina’s Drake Maye, LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. at the same time as part of their top 30 visits on Tuesday and Wednesday, …

The Miami Dolphins made two first-round picks in the 2021 NFL Draft, and it’s fair to say they hit on both with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle at No. 6 overall, and pass rusher Jaelan Phillips at No. 18 overall. Miami would like to keep both players on roster for years to come, and general manager Chris Grier told reporters on …

Getty Images Two months after he was a healthy scratch for Super Bowl LVIII, Kadarius Toney has drawn a ringing endorsement from Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, signaling the wide receiver still has a future with the reigning champions. “Kadarius is arguably one of the most talented guys we have on the team,” Reid told reporters Monday, per …