Trey Lance received some notable praise from Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy during the team’s OTAs on Thursday. The fourth-year quarterback is competing with Cooper Rush for the backup position after not seeing any action last season. And if the former first-round pick (No. 3 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft) is impressive enough, maybe …

The anticipation surrounding EA Sports’ new college football video game is easily noticeable. Fans have been clamoring for new version for nearly the last 10 years, and that will become a reality when the game hits the shelves on July 19. While most are consumed with how the game will play and feel, the payout for the programs that have …

May 30, 2024, 08:08 PM ET NEW YORK — Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin won the NHL’s Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct for the second time Thursday. Also the 2021 winner, he’s the second blueliner to win it twice, joining Red Kelly, who was a four-time winner, with three coming as a defenseman. From Denver, Slavvin …

Here are the teams the Bears will join on the list of ‘Hard Knocks’ participants originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago This summer, the Bears will become the 18th team to participate in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” documentary, the NFL, the Bears and Max announced on Thursday. Part of the three-pronged criteria for a team’s eligibility in being forced into participation …

It’s a new era for FAMU DRS as Patrick Wise has been named the new head coach of the Baby Rattlers. Wise, a South Carolina native, has spent time in various roles across Big Bend high school and middle school programs, most recently as the head coach at Swift Creek Middle School. Wise has spent time on the coaching staffs …

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs turned himself in to the Tuscaloosa County Jail on Thursday on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Buggs was later released on $600 bond for two counts of cruelty to dogs in the second degree. The Tuscaloosa Police Department found two dogs that were “seriously malnourished” and “emaciated” March 28 on the back porch of …

FRISCO, Texas — The NFL Players Association proposed the league remake its entire offseason calendar on Monday with the big change being the elimination of voluntary spring workouts and organized team activities (OTAs). Instead, the NFLPA would like to see “an extended, OTA-style ramp-up — strength and conditioning, non-padded work, etc. — straight into training camp without a six-week break/de-escalation …