Jul 17, 2024, 12:27 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes put Evgeny Kuznetsov on unconditional waivers on Wednesday for the purpose of terminating his NHL contract. Kuznetsov was owed $6 million of his $8 million salary in the final season of his $64.2 million, seven-year deal originally signed in 2017. “Ultimately both sides agreed this was the best course of action …
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Where NFL personnel, execs, scouts rank Aiyuk among top receivers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk is widely regarded as one of the NFL’s top wide receivers — and hopes to be paid like one — but where does he rank in the eyes of league evaluators? ESPN released its ranking of the league’s top receivers according …
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DALLAS – Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, in his new analyst role with ESPN, raised a few eyebrows this week with his prediction that the Crimson Tide would miss out on the 2024 SEC Championship Game. That would include his former players. BEST OF THE BEST: Who are the top-rated Alabama football players in the new College Football 25 …
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Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders Yahoo ADP: QB14 vs. My Rank: QB9 There’s a good chance Washington ends up regretting drafting Daniels over Drake Maye, but that doesn’t mean Daniels can’t be a fantasy force right away. Last season he averaged the second-most fantasy points per game (40.2) since 2016 and the second-most fantasy points per dropback since 2014. Daniels …
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EA Sports College Football 25 was released on Monday to those who ordered the deluxe version of the game or have an EA Play membership, giving the world an early view of the highly-anticipated video game. The sports media has pounced on the topic since its 4 p.m. ET release and many have already expressed their excitement after playing the …
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Report: At least one team would pay Aiyuk if 49ers trade him originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers reportedly don’t want to trade Brandon Aiyuk, despite his request Tuesday to be dealt elsewhere. San Francisco also reportedly doesn’t want to pay the 2023 Second-Team All-Pro relative to the market rate for top wide receivers right now. But …
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It’s pretty normal with Southern recruits to commit to a program, even when they are still looking at others schools. Multiple Ohio State football commits have taken official visits, and with that comes rumors of flipping. One of those players who has done so is Alabama cornerback, Na’eem Offord, who has taken official visits to Oregon, Alabama, and Auburn. The …
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DALLAS ― Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin reintroduced new Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby to the Egg Bowl rivalry with some social media shade this offseason. In November, he reposted a meme made by a fan that showed Kiffin carrying Lebby on his shoulders as a father might do for his child. Last month, Kiffin responded to a comment about …
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Will Brandon Aiyuk suit up for the San Francisco 49ers next season or a different team? If he gets his wish, the latter could very well be the case. The star wide receiver wants out of San Francisco and has requested a trade, according to multiple reports. But if Aiyuk is not in the Bay next season, where should bettors …
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On Tuesday afternoon, a report by John Brice of FootballScoop outlined some changes inside the recruiting offices for Notre Dame football. The Irish will elevate Zaire Turner to director of player personnel, after she was hired away from Virginia Tech a few seasons ago. He mentioned that along with Callie Cameron, Notre Dame as “the first-ever female directors of player …
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DALLAS — Texas, meet the SEC. SEC, meet Texas. Texas will formally introduce itself to the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday as it participates in SEC media days for the first time. A longtime member of the Big 12, UT officially joined the SEC on July 1. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will be joined at the Omni Hotel by quarterback Quinn …
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This year’s NFL Draft marked the first time five quarterbacks were drafted in the top 10 in NFL history, as well as the first time since 1983 that six QBs were taken in the first round. With that, like many other top-notch classes in the past, members of the 2024 QB class will often be compared to one another. …
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Jul. 17—After breaking down the returning starters and examining the newcomers for Ohio State football this preseason, we turn to the coaching staff. Ryan Day made some major changes to his staff in the offseason, something he is used to doing since taking over the program from Urban Meyer in 2019. Here is a look at the current 10-man assistant …
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Wednesday marks the official start to training camp season in the NFL. Rookies and assorted other players have reported to work for a handful of teams over the last few days, but Wednesday will see the first full squad report to work. The Texans will get that honor as they gather in Houston to get to work on building on …
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Tennessee State football was predicted to finish fourth heading into coach Eddie George’s fourth season Wednesday at the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Day, which took place virtually. TSU posted its first winning record since 2017 in 2023. The Tigers went 6-5 in the first year of the Big South-OVC alignment. TSU finished in a four-way tie for sixth …
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