Daily Archives: July 5, 2024

LSU rising in recruiting rankings after landing several commitments this week

[ad_1] LSU’s 2025 class took a hit in the ratings with a couple of key recent decommitments, namely five-star receiver Dakorien Moore and four-star cornerback Jaboree Antoine. It will take some time before the Tigers are pushing for the top class in the country as they were previously, but after landing a trio of commitments this week, they’re back on …

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Top 100 EDGE Damien Shanklin commits to LSU

[ad_1] LSU has seen its standing in the 2025 recruiting rankings fall a bit in recent weeks, but it’s picked up quite a bit of momentum to start the July 4 weekend. The Tigers landed a trio of commitments capped off by the addition of four-star EDGE Damien Shanklin, who committed to the Tigers on Friday. Shanklin, an Indianapolis prospect, …

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Martavis Bryant: I have a lot of football left

[ad_1] Wide receiver Martavis Bryant isn’t thinking about ending his bid to make it back into an NFL game. Bryant was reinstated last November from an indefinite suspension that was put in place while he was playing for the Raiders during the 2018 season. Bryant had repeated violations of the league’s substance abuse policy, but signed to the Cowboys practice …

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Missouri pulls ahead of Florida to land top-100 WR commitment

[ad_1] IMG Academy wide receiver Donovan Olugbode committed to the Missouri Tigers on Friday over Florida, Oregon, USC and Washington. Olugbode announced his decision live on 247Sports’ YouTube channel surrounded by his family. He reviewed each of his top five schools with national college football recruiting analyst Tom Loy before revealing his choice. “Billy Napier, him being a receiver guy, …

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Kraken, Eeli Tolvanen reach 2-year deal worth $6.95 million

[ad_1] The Seattle Kraken on Friday agreed to terms with restricted free agent Eeli Tolvanen on a two-year contract worth $6.95 million. He will count $3.475 million against the salary cap through the ’25-26 season. A first-round pick by Nashville in 2017, Tolvanen found a home in Seattle after the Kraken claimed him off waivers early in the 2022-23 season. …

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Sabres acquire forward Ryan McLeod in trade with Oilers

[ad_1] The Buffalo Sabres acquired forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, getting an established NHL player who just experienced a long playoff run in exchange for one of the organization’s top prospects. Buffalo received McLeod and minor leaguer Tyler Tullio from the Western Conference champions for 20-year-old center Matthew Savoie. McLeod had four goals …

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LSU flips 4-star Texas DL commit Brandon Brown

[ad_1] Brian Kelly gave Texas a “Welcome to the SEC” present as he and his recruiting staff have flipped a four-star defensive line commit for the 2025 recruiting class. Brandon Brown is a 6-foot-1, 286-pound, four-star defensive lineman from Melbourne, Florida, where he plays for Eau Gallie High School. Brown committed to the Texas Longhorns on December 19, 2023, and …

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UCF football gets commit from Pace edge rusher Tylon Lee

[ad_1] Tylon Lee is entering his senior year with a verbal commitment. Lee, a USA Today Top 100 recruit in the class of 2025 from Pace – slotting in at No. 38 overall – and the fourth-best edge-rusher in that Top 100 list, posted on social media on Friday that he has committed to the University of Central Florida. Lee …

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Why Chiefs’ Travis Kelce turned down appearing on Netflix’s ‘Receiver’ series: ‘I’m way over the reality s—‘

[ad_1] Getty Images Last year, Netflix introduced us to “Quarterback,” the documentary series that gave us a different kind of look at a handful of NFL quarterbacks, and their lives both on and off the field. This year, Netflix is creating a new sports series titled “Receiver,” which will star Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Amon-Ra …

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