Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 31, 2023, 07:37 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been suspended for four games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during Boston’s overtime win on Monday night. McAvoy received a match penalty at 9 …

Jonathan Taylor has been back in the fold with the Colts for the past few weeks, but, for a minute, it looked like Sunday’s matchup against the Saints was going to be his coming out party for the 2023 season. In the first quarter, Taylor piled up 82 yards on seven carries and looked to be on the verge of …

After nine weeks of the college football season, we finally got our look at the first release of the College Football Playoff rankings, and if you are on this Ohio State homer site, then we’re guessing you are here because you want to know where the Buckeyes landed. After a lot of speculation and conjecture, the CFP committee revealed the …

The 2023 NFL trade deadline has come and gone. FOX Sports’ NFL writers came together to talk about the biggest deals, winners, teams that should have done more and what we can take away from this year’s deadline. Which team improved most at the deadline? Greg Auman: Seattle, after adding Leonard Williams from the Giants. They’re barely ahead of the …

One stat shows opposing QBs might be in trouble with 49ers’ Bosa-Young combo originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ underperforming pass rush is about to be scary. San Francisco acquired former No. 2 overall pick Chase Young from the Washington Commanders on Tuesday in exchange for a 2024 third-round draft pick, league sources confirmed to NBC Sports …

MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 28: Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) catches a touchdown pass durning a college football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers on October 28th, 2023 at Barry Alvarez field at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI. (Photo by Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Ohio State is the top …

Mike Tomlin acknowledged that a penalty that went against his team during Sunday’s 20-10 loss to the Jaguars was something he had not seen in 17 years as the Steelers head coach. Tomlin kept his cool while discussing the officials, but his top receiver, Diontae Johnson, ripped the zebras afterwords while saying that they cost Pittsburgh the game.  Tomlin and Johnson …

Even after his team blew out the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was uncharacteristically quiet when it came to the prospects of facing the division rival Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9. “Let’s soak this one up,” Jones said, referring to the win over L.A. “I don’t want to do anything to poke the bear.” By …

USATSI Colorado coach Deion Sanders would like either the NCAA and the Rose Bowl to reimburse his players after thousands of dollars of jewelry was allegedly stolen from the visiting locker room during a 28-16 road loss to UCLA last weekend. At least five Colorado players claim to be victims in the robbery. “Our kids got robbed during the game last week,” …

A pair of the NFL’s best teams aren’t looking so invincible anymore.  For the first time in eight years (16 games), the Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Denver Broncos in what was likely Patrick Mahomes’ worst game of the season thus far. And in the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers dropped their third straight game to fall to 5-3, …

The Buffalo Bills have made a much-needed addition in the secondary at the 2023 NFL trade deadline, as general manager Brandon Beane sent a third-round pick to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for cornerback Rasul Douglas and a fifth-round pick, per NFL Media and confirmed by CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. NFL Media reports that the Bills made …

The 49ers released cornerback Anthony Brown on Tuesday, the team announced. San Francisco needed the roster spot after trading for edge rusher Chase Young. Brown originally signed a one-year deal with the team on Sept. 22 and has appeared in two games this season. His only action, though, was three special teams snaps. Brown spent his first seven seasons with …

Oct. 31—COLD SPRING — It’s the Section 6AAA championship, so it’s little surprise that the Albany and New London-Spicer football teams are involved. The Huskies and Wildcats seem to make it an annual affair. They’ll play at 7 p.m. Friday at Rocori High School’s Blattner Stadium. At stake is a state playoff berth. That’d be a return trip for the …

The Oct. 31 NFL trade deadline came and went, and multiple teams orchestrated deals to either strengthen their roster for a playoff-push or obtain draft capital for the future. Tuesday’s blockbuster trade involved the Washington Commanders dealing edge rusher Chase Young to the San Francisco 49ers for a conditional third-round pick. The 24-year-old’s pass-rushing ability will almost certainly bolster the …

NFL owners approved Josh Harris as Commanders owner on July 20, 2023. But it was Oct. 31, 2023 when the team officially became his — his idea for how the roster should look, his idea for how the future will proceed. Washington traded away both Montez Sweat (to the Bears for a 2024 second-round pick) and Chase Young (to the 49ers for …