Caitlin Clark has John Cena’s stamp of approval. After knocking down her sixth three-pointer in Iowa’s 97-83 win over Louisville in Elite Eight play on Sunday, Clark hit Cena’s signature “You can’t see me” taunt, waving her hand in front of her face to signify that she’s unstoppable on the court. She was: Clark led Iowa to its first-ever Final Four with …

One of the quieter storylines surrounding the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason is the idea the team will add to the quarterback room. There was speculation the team had an interest in Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush before he re-upped with his team. And now NFL’s Network’s Tom Pelissero has reported that the Bengals will have a private meet and workout …

DeMarco Murray’s impact on the running back recruiting world cannot go unnoticed. Murray cast a wide net for 2024, and it’s paid massive dividends. Oklahoma has multiple options at the position this cycle. Caden Durham, Tovani Mizell, Jeremy Payne, and Xavier Robinson all have some projection that favors Oklahoma. The Sooners will not be taking four running backs, so ultimately, …

The chase for the next big quarterback extension is on. Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley told reporters at the NFL owners’ meeting Tuesday the team has begun contract extension negotiations with star quarterback Justin Herbert. “We’re at the beginning of all that, but all know how we feel about him,” Staley said of the team’s extension talks with Herbert. …

The Carolina Panthers are undergoing a foundational transformation this offseason with the hiring of new head coach Frank Reich and their trade up to the top overall spot in the 2023 NFL Draft. Other key moves in the team’s total re-do of their offense have been the free-agent signings of running back Miles Sanders, wide receiver Adam Thielen, and tight …

USATSI “Thursday Night Football” may have more compelling games on its schedule next season but we won’t find out for sure until May. NFL owners on Tuesday at the league meetings tabled the vote on flexing ‘Thursday Night Football’ games for 2023. The main purpose of passing the flex plan would be to eliminate Thursday night games between losing teams. …

It may be consequential, it may not. But for the first time since new NCAA president Charlie Baker took office, Congress will conduct a hearing Wednesday on name, image and likeness regulations that have drastically changed college sports. “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights” was assembled by a subcommittee of the House Energy …

PHOENIX – San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is leaving the door open for quarterback Trey Lance to regain his starting position back. The 49ers have established that Brock Purdy is the clear front-runner for the role after he went 5-0 in the regular season as a rookie and helped lead the club to the NFC championship game. But Purdy’s …

PHOENIX — As the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets hammer out the final sticking points in a trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, there is a pressure point looming in talks — and it’s coming fast. Mark April 17 on your calendars. That’s the date Green Bay kicks off its offseason workout program. And if Rodgers is still on …

We probably should have seen something like this coming. Although nothing is officially a done deal by any stretch of the imagination, one recruiting analyst is calling for former Penn State commit Carey Booth to end up at Notre Dame. And just as Booth was a big-time recruiting victory for Micah Shrewsberry at Penn State, Shrewsberry could once again score …

Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters during yesterday’s league meetings that the team was unable to reach Aaron Rodgers multiple times after the season ended. He said quote: ‘I think I was really looking forward to the conversations with Aaron to see how he’d fit into that. Those never transpired, so there came a time where we …

Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar, who is facing robbery charges in Oklahoma, is currently missing after removing his ankle monitor this past weekend. On Monday, a $1 million bond warrant was issued after Babudar failed to appear in court, according to the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. The 28-year-old was slated to be in a courtroom on …

The maize and blue are heating up in terms of recruiting of late, and now Michigan football is starting to take some big swings at some big-time players. The question is, will it hit a home run, or strike out? Nonetheless, elite wide receivers are hard to come by, and in the Jim Harbaugh era, the maize and blue have …

One of the many uses for the NFL Annual Meeting is for the league to hear all 32 teams’ playing rules, bylaws, and resolution proposals and then decide which ones will be ratified ahead of the upcoming season. On Tuesday at this year’s meeting in Phoenix, 17 playing rules, three bylaws, and three resolutions were approved. Here’s what they were …

The 49ers are trying to bring the Super Bowl back to Santa Clara. That process will involve improvements to Levi’s Stadium, which opened in 2014 and hosted Super Bowl L the following season. Part of the process for making those improvements involves getting a $120 million loan from the NFL’s stadium fund. That loan will be voted on Tuesday per …