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EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for his hometown team and the Oilers capped an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Sunday night. Zach Hyman also scored — like McDavid, on a first-period power …

ESPN projection system gives 49ers best odds to win Super Bowl 59 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will win their sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2025 — according to an NFL projection system, that is. In a recent article, Seth Walder of ESPN’s analytics department revealed that ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) predicts San Francisco has …

Brandon McManus has been released by the Washington Commanders, less than a week after he and the Jacksonville Jaguars (his former team) were sued by two women who allege McManus sexually assaulted them during the Jaguars’ overseas flight to London last year.  The two women, identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, filed the lawsuit in Duval County (Florida) …

Kicker Brandon McManus was released by the Washington Commanders on Sunday, in the aftermath of two women suing him for sexually assaulting them on a trans-Atlantic flight. Two women who were working as flight attendants on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Sept. 28 flight to London allege in a lawsuit filed in civil court that McManus tried to kiss one of them …

In a sport filled with folks who regularly lie when they have to, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is honest. Perhaps too honest, from his new team’s perspective. During a press conference conducted only a few hours after the official start of free agency, Cousins admitted to as many as four different tampering violations that happened during the 52-hour negotiating window, …

Armstead release gives 49ers $18M in 2024 salary-cap space originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There is a silver lining to the 49ers losing their longest-tenured player this offseason. San Francisco’s post-June 1 release of defensive tackle Arik Armstead created $18 million in 2024 salary cap space for the 49ers, per Over the Cap. Due to multiple restructures, Armstead’s …

49ers’ Armstead release creates $18 million in 2024 cap space originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There is a silver lining to the 49ers losing their longest-tenured player this offseason. San Francisco’s post-June 1 release of defensive tackle Arik Armstead created $18 million in 2024 salary cap space for the 49ers, per Over the Cap. Due to multiple restructures, …

Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams has earned Pro Bowl honors the past two seasons, and in 2022, he also made All-Pro. He’s paid as one of the top players at his position, too. Still, entering his sixth season, Williams said he believes he can get even better. “My main area of focus has just been getting a bigger bag when …

It’s safe to say that James Conner has made the most of his second NFL opportunity. A former Steelers third-round pick who blossomed into a Pro Bowler in Pittsburgh, Conner has reinforced his status as a Pro Bowl-caliber player during his first three years with the Cardinals, who signed him back in 2021 after the Steelers let him test the …

What Caleb Williams needs to do to break Bears rookie QB records originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago We’re just a few months into the Bears offseason program, but much has already been made of the opportunity in front of the team– and expectations for rookie Caleb Williams. GM Ryan Poles completely revamped the offense and Williams will have an …

American Hockey League MVP Mavrik Bourque will draw into the lineup for the Dallas Stars on Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Western Conference final. Coach Pete DeBoer told reporters Sunday morning that Bourque will make his NHL playoff debut in place of fellow forward Ty Dellandrea. The Stars are bidding to stave off …

The Washington Commanders are open to changing their name, but that doesn’t appear to be something that will happen anytime soon.  Washington finally changed its name in 2020 amid continued backlash. The franchise briefly re-branded as “Washington Football Team” in 2020 (winning the NFC East that year) before going with the Commanders in 2022. A whopping 58% of fans said …

Caitlin Clark has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball. And plenty of women’s basketball players seem to resent her for it. The situation came to a head on Saturday, when Clark took an away-from-the-ball cheap shot, possibly preceded by this message from her assailant: “You’re a bitch.” It’s an amazing development, but at some level it’s not surprising. Human nature …

A top-five pick is supposed to start for his team, right?  That might not be the case in New England this season.  The Patriots will enter their fifth season since Tom Brady left the franchise, and for the second time, they will be starting over with a quarterback they drafted. They picked Mac Jones 15th overall in the 2021 NFL …

C.J. Stroud did some back-tracking after revealing his initial list of the NFL’s top-five quarterbacks based off of the 2023 season. One of the things that remained consistent, however, was Stroud’s inclusion of Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott.   In order, Stroud initially tabbed Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, himself, Prescott and Jalen Hurts as the NFL’s top quarterbacks during an …