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The Illinois wing’s first season run looked like it came in waves, with a late-conference ankle issue part of the storyline. The next step is turning flashes into a full campaign.
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Cincinnati began a set of drills focused on improving tackling technique, a priority for the linebackers and safeties as the 2026 season approaches.
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Pro Football Focus ranks Ratcliffe No. 9 in its Top 10 returning safeties list, spotlighting what Texas A&M coach Mike Elko calls an “SEC-level” secondary headlined by an experienced safety group and new cornerback depth.
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Sam Mills III and Marcus Mills will be present as Luke Kuechly takes his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, joining his father in a lineage of Carolina linebacker standards.
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With TCU entering the 2026 season for its fifth year under head coach Sonny Dykes, the focus in Fort Worth is less on rebuilding and more on fine-tuning. After a 9-4 finish and an Alamo Bowl victory over USC, Dykes’ staff changes during the offseason set the tone for how the Horned Frogs expect to translate momentum into another run.
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The former UFC champion said he is on the mend after a July injury abruptly ended his return fight shortly after it began.
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Yahoo Sports’ latest NBA power rankings place the Philadelphia 76ers under a different kind of microscope, after an offseason that reshaped multiple contenders in ways that could echo all season long.
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With training camp still ahead and the league’s slate set at 84 games, the Islanders’ August conversation is already centered on what comes next, including familiar names being framed for the road ahead.
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New York’s on-field attention in West Virginia is ending, and a new injury note involving defensive back Dru Phillips is shaping what to watch next for the Giants at training camp.
