DESTIN — Former USF football star and Auburn running back Brian Battie remains hospitalized but is improving after being shot in the head earlier this month. “He’s getting better,” Auburn coach Hugh Freeze said Tuesday at the SEC’s spring meetings. “(To) honor the family, I don’t want to go into too many things, but they appreciate all the prayers, for …

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has firsthand experience with how dangerous the recently banned hip-drop tackle can be, and he’s pleased to see it go. The 28-year-old, who underwent surgery last season after suffering a fractured fibula and ligament damage in a Week 11 game against the Bengals — due to what was considered to be a hip-drop tackle …

For the second straight year, the Kansas City Chiefs will be making a trip to the White House. The Chiefs will be heading to Washington D.C. this week to celebrate their Super Bowl win with President Joe Biden on Friday, the White House has announced.  The visit will come less than three weeks after Harrison Butker criticized Biden while giving …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – As Lane Kiffin looked around the coaches’ meeting room Tuesday at the SEC spring meetings, he began to feel the length of his career in this conference. Mark Stoops is the longest-tenured SEC football coach at his current school. Stoops has coached Kentucky since 2013. But, Kiffin’s SEC coaching experience spans to his 2009 season at …

Getty Images If the NFL is going to go to an 18-game schedule, Roger Goodell wants to make sure the league and it’s players association are on board. After bringing up the potential of an 18-game schedule last month, Goodell mentioned some parameters that would have to be addressed to make an 18-game regular season a reality.  “The key thing …

Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett goes through drills during an organized team activity workout as quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone watches. (Gary Klein / Los Angeles Times) During the final rep of practice Tuesday, Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett dropped back and — under the watchful eye of coach Sean McVay — completed a long pass to a receiver. It was only a …

Jalen Milroe returns as the quarterback of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for the 2024 season and looks to build upon his performance from 2023. Now, he enters the new season being praised as one of the most versatile quarterbacks in the nation. After winning a preseason quarterback battle that featured himself, Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson, he was benched for …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 28, 2024, 08:36 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Fla. — Blake Wheeler is back for the New York Rangers, returning in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. The veteran forward hasn’t played since suffering a gruesome leg injury on Feb. 15. …

When the Los Angeles Rams opened the 2023 season back in September, it looked like Stetson Bennett was going to serve as the team’s backup quarterback behind Matthew Stafford. However, that never happened.  As it turned out, the rookie quarterback, who was taken in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, didn’t even suit up for a single game …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Kalen DeBoer spared us a lecture. Instead, he offered a philosophy. Control what you can control. Don’t overreact. Adapt as necessary. A hot topic at SEC spring meetings this week is the possibility of football roster-size reductions in the aftermath of the House court case settlement. The upshot: It’s still undetermined, but rosters might shrink, and …

The Los Angeles Rams selected quarterback Stetson Bennett in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft to potentially become Matthew Stafford’s backup, but the two-time college football national champion never saw a snap in his rookie season. He suffered a shoulder injury in preseason activities and was later placed on the non-football injury list; he never returned as the …

Here’s when the NFL could announce the next subject for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago NFL fans are eagerly awaiting the announcement of this offseason’s subject for HBO’s “Hard Knocks” documentary. The documentary goes deep into storylines surrounding the team, gaining insider access to the subject’s training camp to provide quite an insightful and interesting product. …

May 28—Being a first-year high school football head coach requires a lot of on-the-fly learning, especially during the transition from former program to new. It’s a challenge being faced this spring at schools around the country, and Aiken County powerhouse Silver Bluff is one of them. Luckily for Matt Hayes and the Bulldogs, the new ball coach knows his way …

May 28, 2024, 07:30 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to contracts with forwards Zach Sanford and Martin Misiak. Sanford got a one-year, two-way contract that carries a $775,000 NHL cap hit. Misiak’s deal is a three-year, entry-level contract that has an $878,333 cap hit. The contracts were announced Tuesday. The 29-year-old Sanford played for Arizona and …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The Texans on Tuesday rewarded rising star receiver Nico Collins with a big-money extension, but his best may be yet to come.  Houston and Collins agreed to terms on a three-year deal, a league source confirmed to FOX Sports, worth a reported $72.75 million ($24.25 million per year). The former third-round pick posted a career …