Monthly Archives: March 2024

Grading each Cowboys move in 2024 free agency: LB Eric Kendricks remains only external signing; needs abound

The Dallas Cowboys’ “all-in” promise for an aggressive offseason after getting bulldozed at AT&T Stadium in a 48-32 NFC Super Wild Card Weekend loss against the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers did not come to fruition. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones has since clarified what his father Jerry, the team’s owner and general manager, meant by “all-in.” “Everybody certainly has that right,” Stephen Jones …

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Kwesi Adofo-Mensah: The dynamic on veteran running backs has gone a little too far

Last offseason, Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah cut running back Dalvin Cook, another in a long line of NFL teams deciding not to pay an aging ball carrier. But this offseason, Adofo-Mensah has a different approach. The Vikings signed running back Aaron Jones in free agency, and Adofo-Mensah said he thinks that after years of NFL teams devaluing running backs, …

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Kaylib Singleton is planning a Rutgers football official visit

Florida athlete Kaylib Singleton is planning to visit Rutgers this summer, just weeks after being offered by the Big Ten program. Singleton will take an official visit to Rutgers football in the middle of June. He is one of the purest athletes in the class of 2025. In addition to playing asa defensive back fo Fleming Park (Fleming Park, Florida), …

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League shrugs at NFLPA’s resistance to hip-drop ban

The NFL is determined to ban the hip-drop tackle. The NFL Players Association is opposed to it. The NFL is basically ignoring the union’s position as, put simply, predictable and consistent. “I’ve been in that position before as a leader of the Player’s Association involved in many of the meetings,” NFL executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent said during …

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UWF football hosted its spring scrimmage at Pen Air Field. Here are three observations.

College football is back. Well, at least temporarily. The University of West Florida football team ended its spring season with an open-to-the-public practice on Thursday, where the Argos completed nine offensive series, plus conducted kickoffs, red zone drills and field goals. It wasn’t a typical exhibition game, with the offense squaring up against the defense. Players were flowing in and …

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Michigan football DC Wink Martindale among the highest-paid coordinators in NCAA

It appears Michigan football defensive coordinator Wink Martindale can pick up the tab the next time he’s out to dinner. Martindale, the Wolverines’ new lead defensive mind, is among the highest-paid coordinators in the nation. The former NFL defensive coordinator’s salary is $2.3 million this year and set at $2.5 million in 2025 and $2.7 million in 2026 according to …

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NHL playoff standings: Is this the Penguins’ last stand?

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Following the trade that brought reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins, hope sprang eternal in Western Pennsylvania regarding the team; the betting markets weren’t quite as bullish, but +2500 odds in …

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, top fantasy playoff performers

Sean Allen Close Sean Allen Special to ESPN.comSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Victoria Matiash Close Victoria Matiash Fantasy HockeyESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010Mar 22, 2024, 07:10 AM ET While the NHL regular season doesn’t …

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Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti searches for leaders

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti knows it’s going to take time for leaders to emerge in the locker room. In the meantime, he’s going to lean on the guys he brought over with him from James Madison to rally the troops as spring practice gets underway. The job on Thursday went to former James Madison running back Kaelon Black. …

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