Defenseman Marc Staal announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL on Thursday and joined the New York Rangers as a player development assistant. In his new job, Staal will work with defensemen throughout the organization. His retirement as a player comes approximately one month after his older brother, Eric, officially hung up his skates after 18 NHL seasons. …

It’s finally here everyone: Welcome to the opening day of the 2024 NFL season! After 207 days of waiting, football is finally back. I started getting antsy after 14 days without football, so I’m not sure how I even survived going 193 more days after that.   The last time we saw an NFL game came all the way back …

As the home team for Friday’s historical game in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles got to make the first choice when it comes to uniforms.  The Eagles could have worn green for the game, but instead, they decided to wear a uniform combination that they’ve never worn before: They’ll be wearing their black helmet with their white jersey and black pants. …

The Oklahoma State football team will continue its season with a home game against Arkansas at 11 a.m. Saturday. OSU (1-0) earned a 44-20 home win over South Dakota State in Week 1, while Arkansas (1-0) earned a 70-0 home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Cowboys are a 7.5-point favorite over the Razorbacks, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Here are score …

When the Kansas City Chiefs open the 2024 NFL season on Thursday and hang their third title banner since 2020, a familiar face is expected to be in the Arrowhead Stadium crowd. Chiefs officials are preparing for Taylor Swift to attend Thursday’s game, The Athletic reported. Swift, of course, began dating Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce in 2023, attending …

NFL insider shares new Aiyuk guaranteed money info from Patriots’ offer originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Brandon Aiyuk saga finally ended last week when the star wide receiver and the San Francisco 49ers came to an agreement on a four-year contract worth $120 million, including $76 million guaranteed. Aiyuk had drawn interest on the trade market from teams …

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore and some of his assistants are leading the Wolverines without a fully executed contract, according to USA Today. Moore is still tied to the program with a memorandum of understanding that he signed in January, elevating him from offensive coordinator to coach in the wake of Jim Harbaugh’s departure to the Los Angeles Chargers.  Michigan athletic …

Backing the Bengals as 8.5-point favorites over the Patriots in the latest NFL spreads could be problematic. The Bengals are just 4-11-1 against the spread in their last 16 games as two-possession favorites. Meanwhile, New England is 6-1-1 against the number over its last eight as a two-possession underdog, so the Week 1 NFL betting trends favor the Patriots versus …

The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers will square off in a Week 1 showdown on Friday in Brazil. This will be the league’s first-ever game in South America as the NFL looks to become a more international sport. Both teams are expected to be contenders in the NFC, and last season, each team finished above .500. The Eagles went …

Recruiting Michigan State football is back in the swing of things in terms of playing real games, but their new staff is also still on the recruiting trail, pushing hard to find the next generation of Spartans to come to East Lansing. This week, the Spartans offered Ryan Hopkins a scholarship. Hopkins is a 6-foot-3, 195 lb. quarterback out of …

Davante Adams’ stint with the Las Vegas Raiders has been full of nothing but speculation that he wants to be traded. But Adams has had it with people talking about his happiness in Las Vegas. One of those speculating minds is former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who said that Adams is “unhappy” on an August edition of “The Herd.” …

The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Just in case you need to brush up on the principles of in-season roster management — the stuff we all originally learned as wide-eyed freshmen back at Fantasy U — …

Thursday’s 2024 NFL Kickoff Game will feature a rematch of January’s AFC Championship Game when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City earned a 17-10 win over Baltimore to advance to its fourth Super Bowl in five years and ultimately won its third championship in that span. The Chiefs (11-6), AFC West champs eight years in …

The Six Pack did not get off to the 6-0 start we were looking for last week, but it’s alright. We took our lumps in the first week of the season, going 2-4, but the lessons we learned were far more valuable than any dollar amount. We were finally able to put aside what we thought teams would look like …

Olympian Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago Blackhawks founder Frederic McLaughlin, and the 2002 Olympic gold-medal-winning Paralympic sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. USA Hockey revealed the class Thursday for enshrinement at a ceremony Dec. 4 in Pittsburgh. “The impact of the Class of 2024 spans across …