Jan 21, 2024, 05:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — In his return to the lineup from a 41-game gambling suspension, Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto notched a point in Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Pinto got an assist on Tim Stutzle’s second-period tally. Pinto was suspended by the NHL in October for “activities related to sports wagering.” Editor’s Picks …

Larry Izzo was once an assistant special teams coach for the Giants and he could return to the team in a new role. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that Izzo has interviewed for the team’s special teams coordinator position. Izzo has spent the last four seasons running the special teams units for the Seahawks under head coach Pete Carroll. Izzo …

Former Alabama signee Julian Sayin is transferring to Ohio State, 247Sports reports. Sayin initially signed with Alabama in December and went through bowl practices as the Crimson Tide prepared for their College Football Playoff semifinal showdown against Michigan but elected to enter the transfer portal in January when legendary coach Nick Saban announced his retirement.  247Sports notes that Sayin is already …

Julian Edelman, who played for the New England Patriots from 2009-2020, played a key role in helping the franchise remain a consistent powerhouse and threat in the AFC, which included three Super Bowl wins during his time there. He was even named Super Bowl MVP in one of them. As a member of the Patriots, the wide receiver started in 15 …

Getty Images Shoveling Highmark Stadium is becoming a weekly job for some fans. Just as they did last week, the Buffalo Bills asked fans to come to their stadium and help shovel snow to get the place ready for Sunday’s divisional-round game against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET.  The good news …

Julian Sayin is officially leaving Alabama football. The former five-star signee will be transferring to Ohio State, he tells On3 and ESPN. Sayin will join former Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien who recently accepted the Ohio State offensive coordinator job after one season with the New England Patriots. Sayin decided to enter the transfer portal this past week in wake …

Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has never been afraid to talk trash to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback, whether it’s Tom Brady the GOAT or current starter Baker Mayfield. He has now walked the walk after talking his talk about both quarterbacks.  Gardner-Johnson famously talked plenty of smack to Brady while he was a part of the NFC South rival …

Bears mock draft: Ryan Poles gets Caleb Williams AND Marvin Harrison Jr. originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago New QB or Marvin Harrison Jr.? That’s largely been the debate for what the Bears should do at the top of the draft. The team has the No. 1 overall pick, for the second year in a row, so they’ll have the …

Ohio State has added another quarterback in the 2024 class. Julian Sayin, a former five-star quarterback who signed with Alabama in the 2024 class, committed to Ohio State Sunday, according to ESPN. NEWS: Former Alabama quarterback Julian Sayin told ESPN on Sunday that he’s transferring to Ohio State. Sayin is ESPN’s top quarterback recruit in the 2024 class and No. 3 …

The Detroit Lions are coming off their first playoff win since 1991, defeating the Los Angeles Rams, 24-23. As the second-highest remaining seed, they earned another home game and will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.  Last week’s wild card win was something Lions fans have been waiting over three decades for and the playoff victory drought ending caused …

USATSI Jared Goff is coming off of his best year with the Detroit Lions, and has a chance Sunday to guide Detroit to its first NFC Championship appearance since 1991. The more he wins over the next couple weeks, the more money he could make. According to NFL Media, contract extension talks with Goff are expected to ramp up this …

Jan. 21—CHAMPAIGN — Sure, the 2024 Illinois football season doesn’t start for another 223 days. But spring practice is just around the corner. During the next two months, I’m going to take a position-by-position look at Bret Bielema’s fourth Illini team. My 35 years on the Illinois football beat should come in handy. I have seen it all. First up: …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions are facing off in the divisional round, but it’s not the first time these teams have played each other this season. The Lions and Bucs played back in Week 6, just over three months ago. The Lions, in the midst of a strong start, beat the Bucs 20-6. Tampa, on the other hand, …

Sunday’s NFL divisional round features two intriguing matchups, and bettors are all over the games. We’re tracking the major bets and the wagers with longer odds for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills games. It’s no coincidence that the final game of the weekend (Chiefs-Bills) is expected to draw the most action, said Patrick Everson, who …

Arizona Wildcat football fans have a lot to celebrate today. The Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, quarterback Noah Fifita, and sophomore Second Team All-Pac-12 selection Tetairoa McMillan will be returning to Tucson to play for new head coach Brent Brennan in 2024. Fifita and McMillan explain in a tweet below from Arizona Football, “Tucson we have unfinished business. We runnin’ …