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Rocco Becht on growing Penn State football unity under Matt CampbellRocco Becht talks about the importance of Penn State football grew unity during the first spring practices under head coach Matt Campbell.Penn State football is undergoing a massive roster overhaul under new coach Matt Campbell.The team’s success may depend on unproven players and high-profile transfers.Key young players to watch include linemen Malachi Goodman and Max Granville.Penn State football, featuring its most massive roster overhaul, will continue working the offseason on building leadership and team cohesion.Certainly, there are still tentative expectations to meld into a Top 25 team that contends for…

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero provided new details Wednesday on the contract extension recently signed by reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford.ESPN’s Adam Schefter previously reported the Los Angeles Rams quarterback is now owed $105 million over the next two seasons.According to Pelissero, that deal contains guaranteed money as part of March bonuses that won’t trigger until after the 2026 and 2027 seasons.The first deadline for future guarantees will take place on the third day of the 2027 league year, at which point Stafford will be owed $45 million in guaranteed 2027 salary and $5 million in a 2028 roster bonus, according…

Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fell agonisingly short of hitting the fastest century in IPL history but smashed Chris Gayle’s 14‑year record for the most sixes in a season after another dazzling display for the Rajasthan Royals. The 15‑year‑old prodigy blazed 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, his knock featuring a staggering 12 sixes and five fours at a strike-rate of 334.48. It took Sooryavanshi to 65 sixes for the 2026 IPL season, eclipsing the 53 maximums big‑hitting West Indies star Gayle struck in 2012. Sooryavanshi had Gayle’s 30‑ball record for the fastest‑ever IPL century in his sights too but was dismissed…

Denmark’s Michael Valgren secured his first Grand Tour stage win of the Giro d’Italia in a nail-biting final 3km challenge to the finish line. “That’s for my son,” he said as he collapsed to the floor at stage 17’s finish line, holding up a green model his son had built for him as a lucky charm. The EF Education-EasyPost rider has had a long journey from an almost career-ending leg injury in 2022 to get back to the top end of competitive cycling. Valgren, 34, had a strong race throughout the 202km course to Andalo in the Italian Dolomites, finally…

In three months and two days, the 2026 college football season will kickoff in Dublin, Ireland. That’s 94 days until football is back! With the season approaching, it’s time for some 2026 spring Big Ten Football power rankings.No. 1: Ohio State BuckeyesOhio State isn’t just the team to beat in the Big Ten; it’s also the team to beat in the country. All eyes will be on Ryan Day’s squad after a disappointing exit in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. While 11 Buckeyes were selected in the 2026 NFL Draft, the foundation for success still remains. Jeremiah Smith has been…

Shilo Sanders may no longer be chasing the NFL with the same intensity, but he’s clearly still competing with everyone in his family.The former Colorado safety turned a casual one-on-one basketball game against his sister, Shelomi Sanders, into both a family bragging-rights moment and a playful shot at his younger brother, Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Shedeur Sanders’ watch gesture against Arizona StateTwitter (@YahooSports)In a new YouTube video, Shilo beat Shelomi 11-6 after knocking down a three-pointer, then immediately celebrated by turning toward his mother, Pilar.“I’m taking you out of the hood,” Shilo said. “Don’t worry. Shedeur’s contract don’t really get…

South African contender Sikho Nqothole understands the importance of Friday’s bout against Charlie Edwards in London. Nqothole is 21-3 (13 KOs) and has won his last three since a controversial decision loss in Mexico to Rene Calixto. Now 31, super-flyweight Nqothole said: “I definitely have to win this fight. I don’t have a choice, for my country, for myself, for my family and my team.” Nqothole is a father of two and it was through family ties that he started boxing in the first instance. “My cousin’s brother is the one who taught me to box,” he recalled. “I was…

Jacob Bethell is expected to be fit to play in England’s first Test match of the summer against New Zealand, starting on June 4, after the all-rounder sustained a left ring finger injury while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.The ECB confirmed on Monday that the 22-year-old was set to return to the UK to undergo scans on the injury, an agreement which was made in conjunction with RCB. Although the nature of Bethell’s injury was not fully disclosed, it had cast doubt over whether he would be fit to play against New Zealand next week.…

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced his latest extraordinary innings by hitting 97 from just 29 balls in the Indian Premier League eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad.The 15-year-old struck 12 sixes, including three in a row off Australia captain Pat Cummins, before he was dismissed in the eighth over.After hitting boundaries off seven balls in succession, he had one delivery to break Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest IPL century but was caught at deep third attempting an upper cut.Sooryavanshi, who had reached 50 in 16 balls, looked crestfallen in the middle but was congratulated by his opponents and given a standing…