Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Early in the offseason, Deebo Samuel asked Kliff Kingsbury — politely — for more deep targets. Samuel, normally a slot guy, wanted to line up outside and run go-balls. Kingsbury figured: Why not? And so, lined up outside, Samuel hauled in his first target on a go-ball for a big play. The…
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé and England forward Chloe Kelly are among the contenders to win the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were revealed Thursday by France Football magazine, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in Paris on Sept. 22. The 28-year-old Dembélé was…
Every NHL team needs players who provide good value for money or outplay their salaries, and the Winnipeg Jets are no exception. General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has locked up quite few players locked up to relatively team-friendly deals and has no albatross contracts (at least compared to some other clubs) hindering him. Here, we’ll dive…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s been nearly 15 years since Shea Tierney was a student with Russell Wilson at North Carolina State, and in some ways not much has changed. He still sees Wilson’s cannon arm, his athletic ability and his accuracy. He can tell Wilson’s brain is as sharp as ever, too. Back then,…
Nicholas Robertson’s future with the Toronto Maple Leafs has been a hot topic lately—and for good reason. He’s a skilled, quick-footed winger with a natural scoring touch, but his time in Toronto has been a mix of high hopes and hard lessons. Now, with his recent one-year, $1.825 million contract, the conversation around him is…
The last NFC East team to win the Super Bowl? The Eagles, just last season. The team before that? The Eagles again, in 2018. But team success aside, how are star players from each NFC East squad predicted to perform this season? Let’s check out a few player specials at DraftKings Sportsbook, as well as…
For Vancouver Canucks fans, another August has come. And, with it, there’s another offseason signing to dissect. This time, it’s Vitali Kravtsov making headlines after inking a one-year, two-way deal with Vancouver. On paper, it’s an intriguing move: a first-round pick coming off a breakout season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He’s skilled, still…
Texas quarterback Arch Manning is a central talking point surrounding both the 2025 college football season and the 2026 NFL Draft. However, rampant speculation about the top recruit in the Class of 2023 entering the draft after his first full season as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback may be misguided. “Arch isn’t going to do that…
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball: Only Ohtani. Literally. Shohei Ohtani will be slowly stretched out…
All it will take for Sidney Crosby to end his career second on the NHL’s all-time scoring list is 271 points. While nobody is catching Wayne Gretzky’s point totals, Crosby has a legitimate shot at surpassing Jaromir Jagr’s total of 1,921 points and ending his career as the player directly behind “The Great One.” What…
