Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 07:10 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “Take the ball.” Everything about those three words was an invitation. It was a way to let Arturs Silovs know that although he had already done quite a bit, he could still do so much more, because …
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The Vikings are moving on from one of their defensive backs. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Minnesota has released cornerback Joejuan Williams. Williams, 26, was in his second stint with the Vikings. He initially signed with the club last April before he was released during roster cuts at the beginning of the regular season. While he was on Minnesota’s …
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The Oklahoma Sooners are at an interesting inflection point two and a half months from the beginning of the 2024 college football season. The Sooners are entering year three of the Brent Venables era in Norman. After he was hired to be OU’s next head coach in December of 2021, a disappointing 6-7 campaign in 2022 followed. Oklahoma rebounded in …
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Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Antoine Winfield Jr. saw his future so clearly. When the Bucs safety earned first-team All-Pro honors for the first time in January, he mentioned that he’d seen it coming, referencing a video he recorded after a spring workout last year in which he laid out all of his goals for the 2024 season. On Monday, …
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The Detroit Lions rewarded Jared Goff for his career renaissance this week, signing the quarterback to a franchise-record $212 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid signal-caller in the game, behind only the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow. But Goff isn’t likely to be the last big-name quarterback to land a lucrative deal ahead of the 2024 NFL season, with …
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Oregon State and Washington State will have most of their home games on broadcast television in 2024. The two remaining Pac-12 teams will have 11 total games on the CW for the upcoming season. Fox Sports will televise one home game for each of the two teams on either Fox or Fox Sports 1, while the remaining games will be …
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Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have lost four straight games to the Buffalo Bills, and it looks like they’re going to get an early shot to end that streak during the 2024 season. The two AFC East rivals will be facing each other in Week 2 in a game that will kickoff Amazon’s Thursday night schedule. The Dolphins will host …
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The Falcons started the organized team activity phase of their offseason work this week, but one key offensive player is not taking part in the workouts. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris told reporters on Tuesday that running back Bijan Robinson is not practicing because of an ankle injury. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee) and sixth-round running back Jase McClellan (foot) …
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The summer quickly approaches, which means that college football’s official visit season as well as the commitment dates for many top prep prospects in the 2025 class. The latter category is what concerns the Florida Gators when it comes to its current recruiting efforts. Four-star cornerback Mark Zackery IV out of Indianapolis (Indiana) Ben Davis is a top recruit that …
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 09:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. BOSTON — In the regular season, Sergei Bobrovsky is known as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL, as evidenced by his nomination for the Vezina Trophy, which he has won twice before. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he’s known simply as “Playoff Bob.” …
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Justin Fields’ time with the Chicago Bears is now over, but it appears his tenure in the Windy City started off poorly with a bit of an icy start, long before things came to an end after three seasons. The quarterback didn’t get along with veterans Andy Dalton and Nick Foles during his rookie season in 2021, having a relationship …
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The Lions continued their big offseason Monday by signing Jared Goff to a four-year, $212 million ($53 million per year) extension, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirmed. It makes Goff not only the highest-paid player in franchise history, but the second highest-paid quarterback in the NFL by average annual value, behind only Joe Burrow ($55 million per year). …
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68 DeShaun Foster: Somebody has to be ranked last, and as is usually the case, it’s a newcomer who has yet to coach a game. Foster is in a unique spot. He was the choice to replace Chip Kelly at UCLA, and not only is he stepping into the head coaching spot for the first time (he’s been an assistant …
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The release of the NFL schedule is just one day away. At 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the NFL will be unveiling all 272 games on the regular-season schedule. Of course, you probably won’t have to wait that long for the unveiling, and that’s because if there’s one thing you can count on every year with the NFL schedule, it’s …
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Bears’ five greatest mysteries ahead of NFL schedule release originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The 2024 NFL schedule will be released in full Wednesday, but games have already started trickling out as the league manufactures the slow content drip that has come to characterize it for the past decade. Three of the first four primetime games are known as …
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