Curran: It’s not Jacoby Brissett’s job to mentor Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jacoby Brissett is saying all the right things. The New England Patriots’ veteran quarterback, signed for $8 million in free agency, says he’s “excited” to work with rookie Drake Maye and that the team’s first-round draft pick is already texting him about plays. With …
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49ers brotherhood, community shines at Dwight Clark Legacy Series originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN JOSE — You’d be hard-pressed to find many organizations in all of professional sports with a richer history and stronger community than the 49ers. It was on full display yet again at the annual Dwight Clark Legacy Series event on Thursday night at …
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May 18, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Goaltender Stuart Skinner will start in net on Saturday as the Edmonton Oilers attempt to stave off elimination versus the visiting Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Stuart allowed four goals on 15 shots in Edmonton’s 4-3 loss to Vancouver in Game 3 on Sunday. Calvin Pickard started the …
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May 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET PRAGUE — Defending champion Canada had to recover from an early scare before rallying to beat Finland 5-3 for its fifth victory in five games at the ice hockey world championship Saturday. Captain John Tavares set up the winning goal with his second assist with 8:28 remaining in the final period, finding Brandon Hagel …
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Two of the biggest signings early in the 2024 NFL free agency period saw Kirk Cousins head to the Atlanta Falcons and Saquon Barkley leave the New York Giants for the division rival Philadelphia Eagles. Each of those signings is still being investigated by the NFL for potential tampering violations, as reported by CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones back …
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Bears Week 1 odds: Spread, moneyline, total vs. Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago With the NFL schedule release finally live, all eyes are set for Week 1 of the regular season. The Chicago Bears kick things off against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 8 at Soldier Field. It’s a nice opportunity for Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. He’ll make his NFL …
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Purdy details NFL wake-up call in 49ers’ NFC title game vs. Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers’ 2023 NFL season on the line in the NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions, Brock Purdy came to an important realization. San Francisco was just one win away from a trip to Super Bowl LVIII, but the …
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The Falcons have signed one more of their 2024 draft picks. Atlanta announced on Friday that third-round outside linebacker Bralen Trice has signed his four-year rookie deal. Trice, 23, was the No. 74 overall pick out of Washington. He was a two-time, first-team All-Pac 12 honoree. He also was the defensive MVP of the 2022 Alamo Bowl. In 15 starts …
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When Kirk Cousins first spoke to reporters after signing with the Falcons, he admitted (unwittingly) that the team committed multiple violations of the league’s tampering policy. This week, for his second time against the logos-and-sponsors background, Cousins was asked about the status of the investigation. “The league’s still kind of going through that,” Cousins said. “So, I’ll let them do …
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Arizona Cardinals linebacker B.J. Ojulari put together a pretty solid rookie season. He worked mostly as a rotational pass rusher off the edge, totaling 4 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, and 6 QB hits while playing 37% of the team’s defensive snaps. His 13.4% pressure rate, per Tru Media, ranked just outside the top 50 among the 272 players who …
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Getty Images It’s fitting the Baltimore Ravens, who famously coined the phrase “Festivus Maximus” at the start of the 2000 Super Bowl, issued an airing of grievances shortly after their 2024 NFL schedule was released. If you didn’t know better, you would have thought that Frank Costanza himself wrote the Ravens’ official announcement of their upcoming schedule. But this isn’t …
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Promptly (and not coincidentally) after the Rams didn’t use a first-round draft pick on a quarterback, Matthew Stafford’s camp made it known he wants a new contract. To date, he has yet to get one. His only leverage that doesn’t entail a potential fine consists of staying away from OTAs. For the Rams, they start Monday. So it’s fair to …
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After retiring, unretiring and then retiring again, quarterback Tom Brady has officially hung up the cleats, but he is far from done in the football world. The seven-time Super Bowl champion’s retirement ventures have kept him heavily involved in the league. This season, Brady is moving to the Fox broadcast booth where he will serve as a color commentator. He is …
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A Kansas City Chiefs star again made headlines this week — just not for anything football related — as three-time Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker created significant controversy drawing responses from the NFL and GLAAD after a recent commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas went viral. The 20-minute speech, addressed to graduating students, took a firm stance against “poor …
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May 18, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for its first gold medal since the “Miracle On Ice” in 1980. USA Hockey also announced the Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be behind the bench …
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