11:20 PM ET I’m back with my recap of Day 2 of the 2023 NFL draft, going through the picks I liked and didn’t like and trying to figure out which of the 32 teams got the best value. The big news after Round 1 was the free fall of quarterback Will Levis, the No.

11:05 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. “Simply put, you can’t talk about the soul of the nation without talking about our service academies,” Biden told the team gathered in the

5:57 PM ET We’ll find out who won the draft day trade in three or four years, they say. Nonsense! NFL general managers don’t have the benefit of hindsight when it comes to making trades — why should we when evaluating those trades? We’re grading these draft day deals immediately, based on the information available

Apr 28, 2023 ROSEMONT, Ill. — After decades as a media and professional sports executive, Tony Petitti will implement a leadership style rooted in innovation and collaboration to the Big Ten Conference. Introduced Friday as the seventh commissioner in Big Ten history, Petitti previously served as president of sports entertainment at gaming company Activision Blizzard,

7:00 AM ET It could be said that no one stands to benefit more from the College Football Playoff’s imminent expansion than whoever seizes control of the new-look American Athletic Conference. Sure, plenty of others also will benefit. Multi-loss champions of conferences such as the Pac-12 and Big 12 will get not only guaranteed seats

1:00 AM ET After months of intrigue and subterfuge, the first round of the 2023 NFL draft is over. Which fan bases should be thrilled? Which should be scratching their heads? And which are just … confused? Let me fill you in on the best and worst of what I saw from the top 31

2:35 PM ET IRVING, Texas — The inaugural first-round games of a 12-team College Football Playoff will feature one game Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, and three games Dec. 21, 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday following the conclusion of CFP spring meetings. The CFP is also zeroing in on confirming midweek games for

8:30 AM ET The NFL draft is finally here, and I have a new and improved set of Round 1 predictions before the fun begins Thursday night (8 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC and ESPN+). This draft includes so much intrigue — we could see a flurry of trades and surprises in the first round. We

9:12 PM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was released from a hospital Wednesday after experiencing what the school referred to as a “medical event” Saturday night in Fresno, California. “The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” a statement from Barnes

4:42 PM ET Colorado players who have entered the transfer portal will have access to practice film from 2022 and earlier, the team said Wednesday, in response to players who had been denied access to the footage. Tight end Zachary Courtney and outside linebacker Kaden Ludwick both told ESPN that, when asked, the team would