Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 15, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Jon Cooper has coached the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. During that time, he has watched the Battle of Florida between the Bolts and the Florida Panthers go from something theoretical to one of the NHL’s most intense feuds. “They started to get good when …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Playoff seeding. Just trying to get into the postseason. A lottery pick. Winning the draft lottery so they can have the No. 1 pick. These are the driving factors that make the remainder of the NHL regular season so compelling. Perhaps …

Source: 49ers showing strong interest in free-agent LB Campbell originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are showing strong interest in former Green Bay Packers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, a source told NBC Sports Bay Area. Campbell is being targeted for a free-agent signing after the 49ers’ agreed-upon deal with veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks fell through on Wednesday. Kendricks …

Last summer, there was some thought that the Winnipeg Jets would be entering a period of rebuilding, as goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and center Mark Scheifele were entering the final season of their contracts, with many thinking both of them would be moved for prospects and draft picks. Instead, both signed long-term contracts, and with about a month to go in …

Keenan Allen said at the end of the Los Angeles Chargers’ disappointing 2023 season that he didn’t want to play anywhere else. Fast forward to Thursday night, and the team’s longest-tenured player was traded to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick. Allen is going into the final season of a four-year extension he signed in 2020. The veteran wide …

The Saints signed receiver Cedrick Wilson to a two-year contract Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Wilson spent the past two seasons in Miami but played only 26 percent of the offensive snaps in 2022 and 56 percent in 2023. He started three games while playing in 30. Wilson totaled 34 catches for 432 yards and three touchdowns for the …

Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams will remain in Pittsburgh this season. Adams has re-signed with the Steelers, according to multiple reports. The 6-foot-4 304-pound Adams has been with the Steelers since 2021, when they signed him off the Saints’ practice squad late in the season. He signed a two-year contract during the next offseason and has now signed another two-year …

Missouri football’s receiving corps wants to be the best in the country. Just ask them. Wide receivers Mookie Cooper, Marquis Johnson and Theo Wease have all said it during Missouri’s spring camp, and it’s not hard to see where the confidence comes from. The Tigers return six of their top seven receiving options from their Cotton Bowl-winning team that amassed …

Report: Flannigan-Fowles staying with 49ers on one-year contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles will continue his NFL career with the 49ers. The 27-year-old has agreed to a one-year contract to stay in San Francisco, The Associated Press’ Josh Dubow reported Thursday night, citing a person familiar with the deal. Flannigan-Fowles has spent his entire four-year …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football now has two spring weeks under its belt in a Bobby Petrino offense. The former head coach is back in Fayetteville trying to help the program return to the heights he reached from 2008-11. Arkansas had one of the worst offenses in the country a season ago, and it’s still very early, but the initial …

Saquon Barkley’s time with the Giants officially came to an end this week as he signed a three-year deal worth up to $46.75 million with the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles. The star running back announced the signing himself by tweeting with Eagle emojis. While speaking with reporters during Thursday’s introductory press conference, Barkley admitted that things were hectic at …

The Rams have added a solid piece to their secondary in free agency. Safety Kamren Curl is signing a two-year deal with the Rams, according to NFL Network. The report says the deal is worth “up to” $13 million, which usually means the actual cost to the Rams’ salary cap will be less than $13 million over the next two …

The Bears have acquired receiver Keenan Allen from the Chargers for a fourth-round draft pick, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports. Allen declined a pay cut when the Chargers approached him Thursday, so the team dealt him after 11 seasons. Edge rushers Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa agreed to pay reductions to stay with the Chargers. The Bears don’t know …

The spread of girls flag football across Section V has moved along almost at a remarkable rate. A total of 31 teams in the greater Rochester region, with no merged school squads in this mix, plan to play in the sport’s third season in Section V. The lineup has more than tripled since 2022. “I had people asking me about …

Bears trade for Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears found their receiver to pair with DJ Moore, trading a fourth-round pick to the Chargers for Keenan Allen, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago’s Josh Schrock. The Bears confirmed the move on Thursday night. According to a report from Ian Rapoport, the Chargers …