The New England Patriots added a starting-caliber receiver in DeVante Parker on Saturday after spinning a trade with the Miami Dolphins. New England sent a 2023 third-rounder to Miami in exchange for Parker and a 2022 fifth-rounder. Parker, a former first-round pick who had enjoyed a fair amount of success against the Patriots, is the typical buy-low acquisition for Bill …

TBS aired a nearly 10-minute tribute to Mike Krzyzewski during Saturday’s NCAA men’s Final Four pregame show.  The format was similar to the John Madden tribute that FOX aired in December. It had the Duke men’s basketball coach sitting in a chair watching large screens of clips with people talking about him. Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was one …

During halftime of Michigan’s spring game, there was a familiar face to Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh — Colin Kaepernick, who played for Harbaugh in San Francisco from 2011 through 2014, and nearly led the 49ers to a win in Super Bowl XLVII over the Baltimore Ravens at the end of the 2012 season, and nearly led the 49ers back …

MINNEAPOLIS — It was to be more of a coronation than a state championship, a celebration of Paige Bueckers’ spectacular high school career and an appreciation for the humble teen who was as big a superstar as any professional athlete in Minnesota. Then COVID-19 hit. The day before Bueckers and her unbeaten Hopkins team were to play for their second Minnesota …

His former NFL head coach, Jim Harbaugh, gave Colin Kaepernick a chance to throw during halftime of Michigan’s spring game Saturday. It was the second time the former NFL quarterback has gotten in front of NFL scouts since becoming a free agent in 2017. He threw to undrafted free agent and retired receivers for about 15 minutes in a workout …

The curious Lamar Jackson contract situation reached semi-boil this week, with owner Steve Bisciotti lamenting the player’s unwillingness to take the team’s money and Jackson responding to speculation that he’s hoping to engineer a path out of Baltimore. Through it all, neither Jackson nor anyone else suggested that he’ll decide to engage the Ravens in contract talks. The team is …

Texas is in good position for several of the top recruits in the 2023 class. The Longhorns have hosted a plethora of the nation’s top prospects over the last two weekends, and even received a commitment from three-star linebacker S’Maje Burrell on Saturday. The good news didn’t stop there, as four-star offensive tackle Chase Bisontis released the top eight schools …

Everyone knew that the Houston Texans were going to trade quarterback Deshaun Watson in the 2022 offseason. The details of how the trade finally went down and to where is what baffled sports fans. According to Cody Benjamin from CBS Sports the Texans’ trading of Watson to the Cleveland Browns as a replacement for quarterback Baker Mayfield ranks as the …

Patriots QB Mac Jones has fired up reaction to DeVante Parker trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have given quarterback Mac Jones another quality wide receiver to target next season, and he seems pretty excited about it. It’s not official yet, but according to multiple reports, the Patriots are acquiring DeVante Parker and a 2022 …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Football was in the air on Saturday at Michigan Stadium when the Wolverines had their first spring game in over two years. Jim Harbaugh led his squad out on the field for a Blue vs. Maize game. Not only did the returning starters get to show off their talents, but we got to see some of …

The acquisition of Tyreek Hill and Cedrick Wilson made DeVante Parker expendable in Miami. Now the former first-round pick is headed to a division rival. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the Dolphins are trading Parker and a fifth-round pick in the upcoming draft to the New England Patriots. Miami receives a third-round pick in 2023 in return. With the …

MINNEAPOLIS — Like all great point guards, Dawn Staley set it up perfectly.  Asked why there’s not a surge of young coaches climbing the ranks in the women’s game, and what happens when the longtime coaching giants like Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma and Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer finally retire (both are 68), Staley turned the question around.  “I think there are a lot …

Moments after Steve Sarkisian took over as head coach, recruiting seemed to be revitalized for the Texas football program. Sarkisian’s first full recruiting cycle at Texas concluded with the No. 5 class in the country, and he added several of the highest rated players in the transfer portal on top of that. Keeping the momentum flowing into the 2023 cycle …

The Atlanta Falcons have already made some major changes to their roster and we’re still weeks away from the 2022 NFL draft. Veteran quarterback Matt Ryan was shipped to Indianapolis and the team signed Marcus Mariota as a replacement. Linebacker Foye Oluokun and wide receiver Russell Gage left in free agency, but the Falcons did re-sign running back Cordarrelle Patterson …

Tennessee practiced for the seventh time during the spring Saturday. The Vols’ seventh practice was Tennessee’s first scrimmage. Second-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed Tennessee’s scrimmage. “I think for us, obviously we are a year further ahead than where we were in the first scrimmage a year ago,” Heupel said. “More than anything, you try to compare where you are …