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Ward uses morbid analogy to describe mood after 49ers’ SB58 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Plain and simple, the 49ers’ locker room was devastated after their stunning 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward was one …

Feb 12, 2024, 06:30 PM ET TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing to play their next several games without top defenseman Morgan Rielly, who could be facing a lengthy suspension. He has an in-person hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety scheduled for Tuesday in New York. An in-person hearing allows the league to suspend Rielly for …

49ers have lengthy free agent list to consider entering offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers’ heartbreaking Super Bowl LVIII loss now in the rearview mirror, the team’s focus shifts to the offseason — and the front office has plenty to consider. There are 19 San Francisco players due to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, …

The great Super Bowl logo conspiracy may have been (partially) debunked over the past few weeks, but one Cleveland Browns player is still looking on the bright (orange) side after the logo for Super Bowl LIX on FOX was revealed on Monday. The conspiracy dictates that the colors in logo, which is customarily revealed in the days following the previous …

Winning one championship is hard, let alone two in a row. Three championships in a row? Well, that is the stuff of legend, a feat that very few teams have been able to over to achieve. That is the challenge that awaits the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024 as they look to become the first NFL team to win three …

Sports are about traditions, and going all out on Super Bowl Sunday with great dining spreads and having friends and family over to celebrate is one of America’s biggest ones. Another football tradition, albeit a cartoon one in the comic strip “Peanuts,” is Lucy never letting Charlie Brown kick the football after holding it out for him, time and time …

Feb 12, 2024, 06:27 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks hope star rookie Connor Bedard can return to game action next week after missing six weeks with a fractured jaw. Bedard, the No. 1 pick of the 2023 NHL draft, suffered the injury Jan. 5 when on the receiving end of a big hit from New Jersey Devils defenseman Brendan Smith. …

Ken Norton Jr. is following Dan Quinn to Washington. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Commanders have hired Norton as their linebackers coach. Norton spent the past two seasons as linebackers coach at UCLA under Chip Kelly. He worked with Quinn for three seasons in Seattle. Norton was the Raiders’ defensive coordinator from 2015-17 before returning to the …

Travis Kelce won his third Super Bowl on Sunday night, helping the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. But his biggest impact might have come the night prior.  Prior to Sunday’s game, it was reported that the Chiefs tight end gave such a powerful speech that moved his teammates and coaches so much that …

Steelers cut former Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Biscuit will have to rise in another kitchen. The Steelers announced on Monday that they released quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Trubisky signed with the Steelers in 2022 and won the team’s starting job over rookie Kenny Pickett to start the season. But Trubisky struggled in his …

USATSI The Pittsburgh Steelers are beginning to remake their quarterback room. The Steelers and Mitch Trubisky mutually agreed to part ways ahead of free agency, per NFL Media. The team announcing his release on Monday. Per multiple reports, the team elected to make the move now in order to give Trubisky an early start to free agency.  Trubisky spent the 2022 …

The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly found their next defensive coordinator. The team agreed to terms with veteran coach Mike Zimmer to lead the defense going forward, according to NFL Media. Zimmer joins the Cowboys to replace Dan Quinn, who earlier this offseason accepted the head-coaching job for the Washington Commanders. “I’m excited and honored to be back with a great …

Feb 12, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Fresh off a family trip to Dubai during the Washington Capitals’ bye week and the All-Star break, Alex Ovechkin has scored in all four games to extend his streak to five, his longest in nearly three years. And after just eight goals through his first 43 games, the Russian superstar, captain and face of …

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show This embedded content is not available in your region. Super Bowl LVIII went from a slog to an instant classic with ramifications that will shape both conferences this offseason and the 2024 season. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens provide their biggest takeaways from the Chiefs dramatic overtime win over the 49ers and look …

The White House says it’s looking forward to hosting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs again — and it isn’t ruling out having the team’s most-famous fan, Taylor Swift, tag along this time. Asked at Monday’s press briefing if the pop star could come along as a “plus one” when the team visits the White House to celebrate its …