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May 29, 2024, 09:59 PM ET LOWELL, Mass. — Minnesota won the inaugural championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Wednesday night, getting 17 saves from Nicole Hensley to beat Boston 3-0 in a winner-take-all Game 5 and claim the Walter Cup. Three nights after prematurely celebrating a would-be game-winner in double overtime that was waved off for goaltender …

Chargers defensive line coach Mike Elston calls defensive coordinator Jesse Minter “the best game-day coordinator I’ve worked with in terms of calling a game.” (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Chargers were supposed to be good defensively under former head coach Brandon Staley. He had just coordinated the Rams’ defense to No. 1 in points and yards allowed when the …

New York Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux is ‘going for’ Michael Strahan’s single-season sack leader record – and, the 2001 Defensive Player of the Year has wished him well. Thibodeaux is entering his third year in the league, and after coming off of a 50-tackle, 11.5-sack season, confidently revealed this week he is gunning for Strahan’s record of 22.5 sacks …

Yannick Ngakoue hopes to re-establish himself as one of ‘fiercest competitors’ in the NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Yannick Ngakoue is looking to jump back into the NFL after having his 2023 season stolen from him on account of breaking his ankle with the Bears during Week 14. But he isn’t thinking about offer sheets or contracts. He’s …

Kittle reveals he played majority of 2023 season with injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — On Wednesday, for the first time since undergoing successful core muscle surgery this offseason, George Kittle spoke to the media. The 49ers tight end shared that the injury occurred at some point in the middle of the 2023 NFL season, …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bailey Zappe is in a tough spot. While he remains on the New England Patriots roster as the team continues to roll through OTAs, his path to playing time has grown murky at best. Over the last few months, the head coach that drafted him parted ways with the franchise, and the new regime signed veteran Jacoby …

USATSI Courtland Sutton wants a new contract, but he reportedly isn’t looking to break the bank. The Denver Broncos’ veteran receiver is hoping for a raise that would pay him between $15-16 million per season, according to ESPN (via Sports Illustrated).  It was reported earlier this offseason that Sutton is hoping to receive a new deal before the start of …

49ers OTA observations: Purdy, Pearsall developing chemistry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Jauan Jennings, new contract freshly signed, worked on a side field during 49ers organized team activities on Wednesday. On the main practice field, quarterback Brock Purdy drilled a 20-yard pass down the middle of the field to rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall …

Drew Bledsoe does not have any lingering animosity towards Bill Belichick or Tom Brady, even though Belichick demoted him from starting quarterback in 2001 in favor of Brady — the move that spurred a run to that year’s Super Bowl title (and five more after that) for the New England Patriots. But Bledsoe did tell his former Dallas Cowboys teammate …

Curran: How Maye ‘took a step forward’ in Wednesday’s OTA practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye is starting to find his footing with the New England Patriots one month after being drafted third overall. Our Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry were in attendance for Wednesday’s OTA session in Foxboro, where Maye practiced running the offense alongside …

The playbook is how the teams get on the same page of what to run next and is a useful tool when it comes to situational football. Right now, rookies and players joining new teams are busy studying their squad’s plays, but one former Super Bowl champion says the playbook is not all it’s cracked up to be. Former Philadelphia Eagles …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In an offseason filled with change for the New England Patriots, there’s still a Belichick lurking around the practice field. Brian Belichick, the youngest son of Bill Belichick, remains on the coaching staff as the team’s safeties coach under Jerod Mayo.  Of course, the last few months at 1 Patriot Place have been headlined by the parting …

Patriots OTA observations: Drake Maye starts slow, finishes strong originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston “We’re kind of getting into real football now.” That’s one of the first comments head coach Jerod Mayo made to reporters Wednesday at the New England Patriots’ organized team activity session outside Gillette Stadium. While the Patriots have had three official OTAs already, they’ll have …

Chargers sign former Bears offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chargers announced they signed former Bears offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Wednesday. The Bears claimed Leatherwood, 25, off waivers during the 2022 season as part of their league-leading number of waiver claims. They hoped to rejuvenate the 2021 first-round draft pick, who the Raiders placed …

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ highly-anticipated quest to find a proven, veteran wideout may end with a familiar face. While currently employed by the New England Patriots, JuJu Smith-Schuster could end up back in Pittsburgh, where he blossomed into a star during his initial years in the NFL.  Late in the 2023 season, Pittsburgh got an up-close look at what Smith-Schuster is still …