The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent forward Cam Atkinson on Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $900,000, the team announced. Atkinson wasn’t headed into free agency when the Philadelphia Flyers’ regular season ended in April, but a contract buyout on Friday opened a new world for the veteran forward who has battled injury throughout his career. At 35, Atkinson, …

The frosty relationship between Russell Wilson and Seattle Seahawks appears to have thawed a bit. As Wilson starts the next part of his career Pittsburgh Steelers, he revealed in a video posted to social media Tuesday that he had received a custom throwback jersey from the Seahawks with his name and famous No. 3. The Seahawks debuted their 1990s-era throwbacks …

Jalin Hyatt has a problem that many of us would love to have: the second-year receiver struggles to keep weight on. But while a lot of us wouldn’t consider that an issue at all, it is for an NFL player trying to withstand the rigors of a 17-game season.  Hyatt, a New York Giants receiver who checks in at 6-foot …

Texas A&M is staying hot on the recruiting trail. After landing three-star defensive tackle Chace Sims earlier on Tuesday, the Aggies added four-star linebacker Marco Jones later in the day as they beat out Michigan, Texas and USC for the Danville (Calif.) San Ramon Valley. Just days ago, Texas A&M beat out USC and Oregon for four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail …

The New Jersey Devils on Tuesday signed free-agent forward Tomas Tatar to a one-year contract, the team announced, reuniting the veteran with a club he played on from 2021 to 2023. The deal is worth $1.8 million, and Tatar, 33, will likely slot into a second- or third-line role in New Jersey, after splitting last season with the Colorado Avalanche …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz sits down with new Packers RB Josh Jacobs to chat about why he’s already a leader in the Packers locker room, even though he’s the “new guy” and what he’s seen from QB Jordan Love so far at minicamp. Josh joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of USAA’s “Huddle Up for Home Fire Prevention & Safety.” View …

USATSI The Big 12 released its predicted order of finish ahead of the 2024 season as voted on by the media on Tuesday, and new conference member Utah was atop the poll. The Utes earned 20 first-place votes and 906 overall points to edge out second-place Kansas State.  The Wildcats earned 19 first-place votes and 889 overall points, while Oklahoma …

Veteran safety Tashaun Gipson has been suspended by the NFL for the first six games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. The NFL announced Gipson’s suspension Tuesday. Gipson, who turns 34 on Aug. 7, is a free agent and remains eligible to sign with a team and participate in all preseason activities, including games. His …

USA Today Veteran free agent Tashaun Gipson is suspended for the first six games of the 2024 NFL regular season for violating the league’s performance enhancing substances policy, according to ESPN. The safety played for the San Francisco 49ers for the last two seasons. The 33-year-old made an impact on the Niners both on and off the field. He started …

The Oklahoma Sooners are officially members of the SEC, leaving the Big 12 behind for greener pastures. OU will see a considerable jump in the level of competition in the new conference, with better opponents nearly every week. ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum was in Norman on Monday for the SEC celebration on campus. He went on McElroy and …

Getty Images Time has apparently healed any sour feelings between Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. This week, as Wilson prepares for his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that drafted him gifted him with a retro Seahawks jersey bearing his name and number that he wore during his 10-year run with the franchise.  Wilson shared the gift …

The Cowboys have gone from “all-in” to potential five-alarm fire. They couldn’t enhance the team in free agency because they needed to figure out contract situations with three key players: quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver CeeDee Lamb, and linebacker Micah Parsons. As training camp approaches, they still haven’t solved a single one of those problems. It’s potentially going to blow up …

One of El Paso’s greatest athletic legends is taking a microphone. Ed Stansbury, a grad of Irvin and UCLA, where he was a football standout, will team up with KTSM evening anchor Andy Morgan for ESPN+ broadcasts of UTEP Sun Bowl games this fall. The pair will take over for the two Sun Bowl games on ESPN+: the home opener …

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Macklin Celebrini knows he has a big decision looming. The No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft last week made his Sharks debut Tuesday morning at the team’s development camp. Whether he plays for San Jose this upcoming season or returns to Boston University for his sophomore season is to be determined. “It’s coming up,” …

Before leaving Benny Rodriguez’s room, fictional Babe Ruth offered a piece of advice to the aspiring young baseball player in the 1993 hit movie “The Sandlot.”  “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends: Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”  The Babe’s quote can also apply to the NFL. While there have been many championship teams, there are only a …