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Stafford embracing mentor role with Ty SimpsonVeteran QB Matthew Stafford is embracing a new chapter as a mentor, helping guide rookie quarterback Ty Simpson through his early NFL experience while balancing leadership on and off the field.Most of the NFL’s top free agents have signed new deals ahead of the 2026 season, but a handful of notable players still remain on the market.In particular, there is a bevy of experienced receiver options still available, and Deebo Samuel is among the best.Samuel was traded from the San Francisco 49ers to the Washington Commanders ahead of the 2025 NFL season and posted…
Prior to the game, Wigan legend Martin Offiah described the final as being an “unofficial World Club Challenge” given that Wigan and Hull KR are the past two winners of that competition – and the tie did plenty to earn that moniker.It was a bruising battle in the heat and yet it was genuinely impressive that the first half brought 14 points in the conditions and with such high energy action on show.Wigan had raised some eyebrows last week when, in a Super League fixture against the Robins which teed up Saturday’s final, boss Matt Peet had named a whopping…
When you ask any college football fan worth their salt which season was the craziest one they can remember, most of them will answer “2007” without hesitation.And who could blame them? After all, it was a year that featured one of the most shocking upsets in college football history, with Appalachian State stunning Michigan in the Big House, and that was just the appetizer.In all, 62 ranked teams lost to lower ranked or completely unranked squads in 2007, and teams ranked No. 2 in one of the three major polls lost seven times in the final nine weeks of the…
Former Florida Gator and 2026 first-round selection Caleb Banks is yet to touch an NFL playing field, yet expectations are already weighty for the Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman.NFL.com named Banks among 12 rookies who “need to succeed” immediately in their first professional season. The list also includes former LSU Tiger Mansoor Delane, who was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the No. 6 overall pick. Joining them is another former SEC athlete — Germie Bernard out of Alabama, who was picked No. 47 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Banks was praised for his tremendous upside, a reason Minnesota will be…
Freya Kemp breathed life into England’s preparations for the T20 World Cup as they levelled their series against India with a 26-run victory in Bristol.After being outclassed in the first T20 on Thursday, England were pedestrian with the bat until Kemp took 24 from the last over to finish 39 not out from 13 balls.That lifted England to 168-5, a total that had looked well beyond them just two overs earlier, though India were still well placed at 70-1 in the ninth over of their chase.But Kemp, only just returning to bowling after more than a year of back injury…
Sabalenka said she was relishing the match against Osaka, while adding it is great to see her showing signs of the form which made her a four-time Grand Slam champion.Osaka won the US Open and Australian Open twice between 2018 and 2021 but did not play for 14 months around the the birth of her daughter Shai in July 2023.”It’s great to see her back on her level. Maybe not at her best level, but she’s back, she’s fighting, she’s building her level,” said Sabalenka.”I feel like I really enjoy our battles. It’s high-level matches, and I really enjoy when…
EUGENE, Ore. – Coach Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks prepare to return some familiar faces on the offense in 2026, as they begin their quest to contend for a National Championship.Even though key 2025 starters like quarterback Dante Moore and center offensive lineman Iapani Laloulu come back, the offensive line as a whole and the tight end position both underwent some changes. Below is a prediction of what the Ducks’ offensive depth chart will look like after recruiting additions and transfer portal changes.QuarterbackOregon quarterback Dante Moore warms up as the Oregon Ducks host the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sept.…
In addition to threatening to bomb U.S. ally Oman and declaring that he doesn’t “care about the midterms,” President Donald Trump made a very different sort of surprise announcement at his Cabinet meeting Wednesday: “I think I’ll be going to one of the [NBA Finals] games.” Specifically, the president said he had been invited by “numerous people,” including New York Knicks owner James Dolan, to attend the team’s first finals home game since 1999, the same year Dolan took majority ownership over the franchise. Although presidents have sporadically attended MLB’s World Series since the early 20th century, no president has…
ESPN’s Ben Solak ranked the Commanders’ linebacker and edge rusher groups among the NFL’s 10 biggest position upgrades entering 2026.We’ve probably all heard this before, but one of the most beautiful things about this offseason and every offseason is that everyone has zero losses and zero wins. Each NFL team is on equal footing. Hope remains undefeated, but Philadelphia Eagles fans have to be excited about their team now. Things seem to be heading in a positive direction. The fan base can point to its draft class, free-agent signings, and coaching changes as evidence that better days are ahead. Reality…
Overall leader Jonas Vingegaard launched an attack during the tough final climb to clinch victory in Saturday’s stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia.It ensures the 29-year-old from Denmark will win the race as long as he safely finishes Sunday’s final stage in Rome and become just the eighth man to complete the triple crown of road cycling’s three-week showpieces.The two-time Tour de France winner, who also won last year’s Vuelta a Espana, is making his first appearance in the Giro.He started the penultimate stage covering 200km from Gemona del Friuli to Piancavallo four minutes three seconds ahead of second-placed Felix…