Singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and businessman Usher will be headlining the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. The eight-time Grammy Award winner will hit the stage after two quarters of football on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.  The game, as well as all performances, will be broadcasted on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ with a family-oriented …

Perry: Why Pats’ expected QB coach hire is a good sign for offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots’ new-look offensive coaching staff is starting to take shape. The Patriots are targeting Cleveland Browns tight ends coach T.C. McCartney as their new quarterbacks coach, CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reported Wednesday. McCartney would report to recently-hired offensive …

The 2024 college football season is going to be a historical one for the Oregon Ducks. They’ll not only play in the Big Ten for the first time, but the Ducks will also be a favorite to win their new conference along with Michigan and Ohio State. Oregon didn’t join the Big Ten just for fun. It’s serious business and …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyFeb 7, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 The Oilers finally lose, Nathan MacKinnon’s impressive point-streak comes to an end, Elias Lindholm already has two goals in his pocket with his new Vancouver squad, fresh-faced Flame Andrei Kuzmenko is having a fine fantasy time on a top line – with Yegor …

USATSI The NFL has a strict policy prohibiting players or staff members from gambling. But all bets are off for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers players immediately following Super Bowl LVIII, according to NFL Media, with the league and NFL Players Association agreeing to lift restrictions on betting once the big game concludes. This could enable players …

Getty Images The New England Patriots are expected to hire Miami general manager Alonzo Highsmith to their front office staff, according to 247Sports and multiple reports. Highsmith, who played fullback for the Hurricanes under legendary coach Jimmy Johnson, spent the last two seasons with his alma mater and played a pivotal role in the program’s day-to-day operations.  He worked closely …

The Dallas Cowboys have added another former head coach to their defensive coordinator search. Rex Ryan has interviewed for the Cowboys defensive coordinator vacancy, CBS Sports reported Wednesday.  The 61-year-old has been away from coaching since the final weeks of the 2016 season, serving as a television analyst for the last seven seasons, although he interviewed to be the Denver …

Shane Steichen and Alex Tanney worked together with the Eagles and they’ll be back together in Indianapolis this season. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported that Tanney is leaving the Eagles for a job with the Colts and James Boyd of TheAthletic.com reports that he will be the team’s passing game coordinator. Boyd also reports that the Colts are hiring Justin …

When it comes to the Super Bowl, it turns out that Taylor Swift’s biggest challenge isn’t going to be making it to the game on time from Tokyo. As we established earlier this week, Swift, who has a concert in Japan on Feb. 10, will have plenty of time to make it to Las Vegas for the big game thanks …

It wasn’t the National Signing Day LSU fans hoped for as five-star athlete Terry Bussey upheld his commitment to Texas A&M, signing with the Aggies over the Tigers on Wednesday morning. However, LSU did get one major piece of good news. Five-star defensive lineman Dominick McKinley — who was also previously committed to Texas A&M but flipped to the Tigers …

One of the biggest stars in Super Bowl LVIII has a connection to one of the biggest non-Super Bowl stories in sports at the moment.  The quarterback who backed up Brock Purdy at Iowa State is the older brother of Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark. Blake Clark played at Iowa State from 2018-22, overlapping with Purdy’s time in Ames …

The Kansas City Chiefs will try to become the first back-to-back winners in 20 years when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl 58. Kansas City (14-6) defeated Philadelphia, 38-35, last postseason for its second championship in four years and can be the first team to successfully defend its title since New England accomplished the feat …

Long gone are the days of the first Wednesday in February recruiting drama since the inceptions of the early signing period, so Ohio State didn’t have to sweat at all today. There was just one prospect that was unsigned for the Buckeyes, in-state defensive end, Dominic Kirks. Ohio State capitalized on the coaching change at Washington, as the 6-foot, 4-inch, …

Getty Images If there is one thing that has been holding the Pittsburgh Steelers back in recent seasons, it’s their quarterback play. Since Ben Roethlisberger exited his prime, the team has been struggling to find quality play at the game’s most important position. With Kenny Pickett headed into Year 3 of his rookie contract and seemingly having been supplanted by …

Report: Patriots to hire Alonzo Highsmith to front office staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are adding another respected voice to their front office. The Athletic reported Wednesday that the Patriots “are finalizing a deal with the University of Miami’s Alonzo Highsmith to add him to their front office as an executive in personnel with …