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One of the biggest takeaways from Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s recent interview on “The Herd” was the fact that Aaron Rodgers is back on U.S. soil after the veteran quarterback was allegedly in the Middle East when he skipped the Jets’ voluntary minicamp. But there was another interesting nugget from the interview that has been somewhat overlooked.  During the interview, Valdes-Scantling, who …

Brandon Aiyuk is still a member of the 49ers, but the veteran wideout recently admitted that he has thought about joining forces with the Washington Commanders and their rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels. He’s also listed the Pittsburgh Steelers as another possible option.  “If not a Niners uniform probably a Washington Commanders uniform,” Aiyuk said on “The Pivot” podcast. “If not …

(Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports illustration) For at least one year, the NBA Draft will take place over two nights, beginning with the first round at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday from Barclays Center before the second round concludes Thursday with a broadcast from the ESPN studios at Manhattan’s Seaport. This will be a trial run for a new agreement reached during the …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 28, 2024, 04:34 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Auston Matthews has represented Team USA in the past. But never for something like this. The Toronto Maple Leafs center and Scottsdale, Arizona, native was one of six initial skaters named on Friday to the United States’ roster …

Jun 28, 2024, 04:04 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning and longtime star center Steven Stamkos are unlikely to reach an agreement on a new deal prior to the start of NHL free agency. Stamkos, the team captain since March 2014, will become an unrestricted free agent on Monday at 12 p.m. ET if the two sides remain without a …

The Florida Panthers are the 2024 Stanley Cup champions, which means that 31 other NHL teams are working to re-shape their rosters to catch them next season. Stay up to date with all the latest moves this summer with our trade tracker, including grades on the biggest deals. Note that trades are arrayed here with the most recent ones first. …

From 2017-2018, no one found the end zone more than running back Todd Gurley. The No. 10 overall pick of the 2015 draft, Gurley scored a whopping 40 touchdowns in that span — 19 in 2017 and another 21 in 2018, despite missing three games that year. But just a couple of years later, Gurley played his last season for …

During his rookie season, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson showcased his dynamic skill set. Despite only playing in parts of four games, Richardson accounted for 713 total yards and seven touchdowns, regularly creating big plays with his arm and his legs. Alas, his season was cut short by injuries. Richardson first suffered a concussion and had to sit out part of …

Special to Yahoo Sports An old fantasy football theory is that players perform better when they are heading into the last year of their contract. Last offseason, the great Brandon Niles did an in depth analysis of this phenomenon to assess if it held up — you can read it here. Today, I will be adding the information we know …

Getty Images It’s been well over 50 years, but Chuck Howley still has the distinction of being the only Super Bowl MVP of a losing team. Howley, who celebrated his 88th birthday on Friday, was named Super Bowl MVP of Super Bowl V despite his Cowboys losing the first Super Bowl that was decided by a field goal.  Outside of Howley’s …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles brought back their popular Kelly Green uniforms for two games in 2023. The team will again wear them for two games during the 2024 season.   On Friday, the Eagles announced that they will wear the Kelly Green uniforms for their Week 9 “Sunday Night Football” showdown against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars as well as …

Getty Images Over the last couple of years, Connor Williams emerged as one of the top centers in the NFL. After spending the early part of his career playing guard with the Dallas Cowboys, Williams signed with the Miami Dolphins and kicked even further inside, and his athleticism helped turn Miami’s run game into one of the league’s best in …

Welcome to Friday, football fans! It’s Tyler Sullivan here lending a helping hand with the Pick Six newsletter as our buddy John Breech takes some much-deserved time off and prepares for the countless kicking battles that await us when training camps open up in about a month.  Even with this being the dead period on the NFL calendar, there’s plenty …

Philadelphia has dropped a little uniform news on a summer Friday. The Eagles announced that they will wear their Kelly Green throwback jerseys two times in 2024: Week 9 against the Jaguars and Week 17 against the Cowboys. The Week 9 matchup with Jacksonville is set for Sunday Night Football. Philadelphia brought back the Kelly Green throwbacks last season. The …

It’s been over 50 years, but time hasn’t diminished the shine of the Dallas Cowboys’ greatest moment. Like several other teams, the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl win remains the greatest victory in franchise history, even though Dallas has enjoyed many other memorable wins in the decades since.  The Cowboys’ victory on an unseasonably cold New Orleans afternoon in January 1972 …