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Jan 26, 2024, 05:54 PM ET NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher has been suspended five games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech. The NHL announced the suspension Friday after a disciplinary phone hearing with Gallagher, who was given a match penalty and ejected for hitting Pelech in the head …

Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens are slated to host the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, and one Ravens fan is attempting to add a little bit more juice to the matchup.  An artist that goes by “dlordink” on social media has painted a mural that showcases pop star Taylor Swift in a Ravens’ Lamar Jackson jersey. The …

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without All-Pro offensive guard Joe Thuney and run-stuffing defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi when they play the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Thuney, who has helped to anchor one of the best interior offensive lines in the league, was ruled out Friday with a pectoral injury that he sustained in a …

The Chiefs placed defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi on injured reserve Friday, the team announced. He missed the team’s divisional round game with a triceps injury and already was ruled out of the AFC Championship Game. Nnadi, 27, is one of the team’s best run defenders, leaving Neil Farrell and Tershawn Wharton to pick up the slack in his absence. Until …

One of the major non-football storylines that centers around the Super Bowl is the halftime show. These days, the halftime show is one of the most exciting performances of the year and is headlined by some of the biggest artists of all time.  Last year, Rihanna took the stage at State Farm Stadium during Super Bowl LVII. Before that, five performers took …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 26, 2024, 05:33 PM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. New York Rangers center Filip Chytil had a setback related to his suspected concussions while skating Friday at Madison Square Garden, sources told ESPN. Chytil fell on the ice, though it is unclear what caused the incident. He was down on the ice for several …

Only four teams remain in the NFL postseason with three games left to play — including Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games — and per usual this time of the year given the physical grind playing an NFL season, there are some key injuries.  Huge news for the Baltimore Ravens: Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews has been activated off …

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (shoulder) was left off the team’s injury report Friday, meaning he’ll be active against the Detroit Lions this coming Sunday in the NFC Championship Game (6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). “Little scary at the beginning of the week, but being able to go full go today and no …

The AFC Championship Game and NFC Championship Game will be played Sunday, with Kansas City-Baltimore kicking things off at 3 p.m. EST, followed by Detroit-San Francisco at 6:30 p.m. Super Bowl LVIII berths will be on the line, and Yahoo will be running NFL DFS contests for Sunday’s two-game slate, led by the $100K Conference Round Baller, which pays out …

For each Super Bowl, the NFL invites prominent musicians to perform songs honoring the country. Of the many performances that take place before kickoff, the singing of the national anthem gets the most attention. Some renditions of “The Star Spangled Banner” have been so powerful and memorable that years, and even decades, later, we are still going back to them. …

The Steelers will kick off the offseason by adding a former Raven to their roster. According to multiple reports, the Steelers have claimed linebacker Jeremiah Moon off of waivers. The Ravens cut Moon on Thursday and filled his roster spot by activating tight end Mark Andrews off of injured reserve on Friday. While the Steelers have claimed Moon, he won’t …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Chris Hauser noticed Fred Warner’s presence as a gangly freshman at Mission Hills High in San Marcos, just north of San Diego. He watched it grow as Warner developed into a playmaking two-way player who would eventually help lead his school to a CIF-San Diego section open championship during his senior season, earning a scholarship …

Ted Hyman, CBS Sports When the NFL season started, there were 32 teams aiming to get to the Super Bowl, and now, we’re down to just four after a wild divisional round weekend.  The divisional round ended with a bang on Sunday night with the Chiefs beating the Bills 27-24 in another instant classic. The outcome of the game wasn’t …

Getty Images The Detroit Lions are gearing up to battle the San Francisco 49ers for a spot in Super Bowl LVIII, and they released their final injury report on Friday afternoon. It brought forth good news in general, as tight end Sam LaPorta and center Frank Ragnow carry no game designations into this week, but there was something interesting included …

Few people proselytize about the importance of tight ends more than San Francisco’s George Kittle. He helped the NFL create a “holiday” to honor the position each October and launched the annual Tight End University where scores of players gather to share tips of the trade. So Kittle showed no surprise about the fact that the four teams playing on …