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Getty Images The NCAA Tournament got off to a wild start on Thursday with several upsets taking place. No. 14 seed Oakland took down No. 3 seed Kentucky in the biggest shocker of the day, while No. 11 seed Duquesne dropped No. 6 seed BYU 71-67. Even considering all of that drama, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson still managed to put …

Veteran cornerback and four-time Pro Bowler Xavien Howard is among the best remaining NFL free agents. As for his next journey, a return to Howard’s hometown of Houston to play for the Texans seems to be on the table. “I would love to do that. Especially back at home, the crib,” Howard said about possibly playing for the Texans on …

The winds of change have swept through Pittsburgh.  Not a historically big player in free agency, the Steelers have made an about-face in Omar Khan’s second full offseason as Pittsburgh’s general manager. Taking their cue from team president Art Rooney II, Khan, assistant GM Andy Weidl and the rest of Pittsburgh’s front office is working with urgency in an effort …

NFL Draft analyst shares encouraging insight on Pats’ front office originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The fate of the New England Patriots rests in the hands of Eliot Wolf and the front office. That may seem like hyperbole, but this offseason is critical for a rebuilding Patriots team that owns a wealth of cap space and the No. 3 …

Getty Images One of the most surprising moves of the offseason so far was the Los Angeles Chargers — after already having gotten cap-compliant by cutting Mike Williams and getting both Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa to take less money on reworked deals — deciding to trade Keenan Allen. L.A. sent its all-time leading wideout (tight Antonio Gates is the …

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After a Day 1 of the men’s NCAA Tournament that saw No. 3 Kentucky lose to No. 14 Oakland and three No. 6 seeds go down, most people have dents in their respective brackets; Bijan Robinson cannot relate, however. [2024 Men’s NCAA Tournament bracket] In quoting a post about his bracket to X early Friday morning, the Atlanta Falcons running …

The Dallas Cowboys’ “all-in” promise for an aggressive offseason after getting bulldozed at AT&T Stadium in a 48-32 NFC Super Wild Card Weekend loss against the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers did not come to fruition. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones has since clarified what his father Jerry, the team’s owner and general manager, meant by “all-in.” “Everybody certainly has that right,” Stephen Jones …

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Last offseason, Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah cut running back Dalvin Cook, another in a long line of NFL teams deciding not to pay an aging ball carrier. But this offseason, Adofo-Mensah has a different approach. The Vikings signed running back Aaron Jones in free agency, and Adofo-Mensah said he thinks that after years of NFL teams devaluing running backs, …

Getty Images Odell Beckham Jr. may be going from one Super Bowl contender to another. Beckham, who was released by the Baltimore Ravens last week, had a positive meeting with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, according to the Miami Herald.  Acquiring a player of Beckham’s pedigree would have been a pipe dream for the cash-strapped Dolphins earlier this offseason. But …

The NFL is determined to ban the hip-drop tackle. The NFL Players Association is opposed to it. The NFL is basically ignoring the union’s position as, put simply, predictable and consistent. “I’ve been in that position before as a leader of the Player’s Association involved in many of the meetings,” NFL executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent said during …

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Following the trade that brought reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins, hope sprang eternal in Western Pennsylvania regarding the team; the betting markets weren’t quite as bullish, but +2500 odds in …

Sean Allen Close Sean Allen Special to ESPN.comSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Victoria Matiash Close Victoria Matiash Fantasy HockeyESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010Mar 22, 2024, 07:10 AM ET While the NHL regular season doesn’t …

The tush push isn’t going anywhere. NFL Executive V.P. of Football Operations Troy Vincent confirmed on Thursday that there is no proposal from any team or from the Competition Committee to ban the quarterback sneak play that the Eagles have run so effectively, and no plans to discuss a rule against the play at the upcoming owners’ meeting. That echoes …