Elijah Burress, the son of former New York Giants wide receiver and Super Bowl champion, Plaxico Burress, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday. The DePaul Catholic High School product is the 36th-ranked wide receiver in the 2025 recruiting cycle by 247Sports and is the 15th member of Notre Dame’s class. Burress received his offer from Notre Dame on January 11 and the school made a strong push for his final commitment over the past several weeks. He ultimately chose the Fighting Irish over Duke, James Madison, Marshall, Cincinnati, Liberty, and a multitude of other programs. 6-foot-1, 170-pound Burress caught 25…
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Former-Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit updates Six Nations Rugby Special’s Ugo Monye, Chris Ashton and Jonathan Davies on his training in America after leaving rugby to pursue a career in the NFL.
Australia 253 for 7 (Harjas 55, Weibgen 48, Peake 46*, Limbani 3-68) beat India 174 (Adarsh 47, Abishek 42, Beardman 3-15, MacMillan 3-43) by 79 runs A fearsome four-pronged pace attack, spearheaded by the thunderous Callum Vidler and Mahli Beardman, who had Anrich Nortje transfixed to the action, led Australia to Under-19 World Cup glory in Benoni.The pace pack snuffed out seven Indian wickets to bring their unbeaten campaign to a juddering halt after the top order had no answer to Australia’s heat and hostility. Beardman inflicted maximum damage, finishing with 3 for 15 off seven overs.The win was also,…
By Ultan Corcoran @UltanCorcoran Hoffenheim hosted Köln in the final meeting of Bundesliga Matchday 21. The game ended in a 1-1 draw as Andrej Kramarić’s strike cancelled out a Max Finkgräfe freekick. Andrej Kramaric.Photo: GEPA Pictures/Roger Petzsche The first half passed with relatively little goalmouth action in Sinsheim. There was little to seperate the teams in terms of chances with four apiece at the interval. Hoffenheim came closest to finding a goal in that time frame. Ihlas Bebou curled wide in the 14th minute, while Weghorst failed to convert Robert Skov’s cross. Upon the restart, Hoffenheim took up where…
An 86th-minute header from Scott McTominay sealed a hugely impressive win for Manchester United at Villa Park on Sunday. Man Utd went ahead in the first half through the in-form Rasmus Hojlund, before a period of sustained pressure from Villa culminated in Douglas Luiz making it 1-1. Both teams missed decent chances to win the game before McTominay came off of the bench to thump home a stunning clincher.The win sees Man Utd climb to within just six points of the top four places after a run of three wins on the bounce in the Premier League. How the game…
Bogdan Guskov met up with a familiar face after scoring his first UFC victory. Much has been made of the physical similarities between light heavyweights Guskov and Anthony Smith, so it was inevitable that the two would cross paths. Sure enough, they met up Saturday night following Guskov’s impressive first-round knockout of Zac Pauga, and UFC broadcaster Karyn Bryant was on hand to capture the moment. Watch video of Guskov and Smith becoming fast friends below. Bryant jokingly pointed out that Guskov and Smith are not the same person, to which Smith replied, “We’re close though.” Guskov then said, “Maybe…
Buford (Ga.) High linebacker Mantrez Walker tells 247Sports he has his top five schools. The programs that have his attention are “Miami, Colorado, Ole Miss, Penn State and LSU.Walker went in-depth on each opportunity.Regarding the Buffaloes: “They’ve been on me the most with contact daily and constant pursuit for me. They see me coming in and playing day one and that’s something I value dearly. Colorado is a great scene and I feel like they could be the catapult into changing college football around. Coach Prime has a great vision and with a lot of NFL coaches being on staff…
Malika Andrews @malika_andrews Statement on Jimmy Butler from his agent, Bernie Lee: “Jimmy Butler has been granted a leave of absence as he deals with the death of a family member. Jimmy and his family ask for privacy at this point in time as they navigate this loss. Updates will be given when appropriate.” – 12:21 PM
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 11, 2024, 01:07 PM ETCloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.PHILADELPHIA — Eagles edge rusher Haason Reddick has been granted permission to seek a trade, a league source confirmed Sunday.Reddick, 29, signed a three-year, $45 million free agent contract with his hometown team during the 2022 offseason.He quickly outperformed that deal, racking up 16 sacks during the 2022 regular season and 3.5 more in the postseason…
James Lowe was named player of the match after scoring a superb solo try in DublinAndy Farrell says he is “happy enough” with Ireland’s 36-0 win over Italy in the Six Nations but feels his team can continue to improve.Farrell’s side scored six tries as they kept the Italians to zero in Dublin. Ireland are aiming to win back-to-back Grand Slams and the win over Italy came after the holders dismantled France in their opener.”We got a bit clunky in parts but they are tricky enough to play against,” head coach Farrell told ITV Sport. After a superb win over…