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Trey Burton released by Bears — an Eagles reunion possible? After just two seasons in Chicago, former Eagles tight end Trey Burton has reportedly been released by the Bears. Burton, 28, caught 68 passes for 653 yards and six touchdowns in 24 games with the Bears. His production in two seasons in Chicago was ...
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Dave Gettleman won't deny OL a 'pressure point' for Giants For years now, the offensive line has been a riddle the New York Giants have not been able to solve. Among the reasons: injury (remember Will Beatty?), bad draft picks (Ereck Flowers), poor personnel decisions in free agency (Patrick Omameh) and sorry ...
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NFL Draft 2020: Raiders still have defensive need after free agency The Raiders added 12 new players in unrestricted free agency, with a decided slant toward one unit. A total of nine new defenders are joining the Silver and Black, with general manager Mike Mayock believing they can insert several into the starting lineup or ...
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Cowboys' Stephen Jones Talks Aldon Smith, Randy Gregory, Dak Prescott Contract The Dallas Cowboys have had a busy offseason. Following their decisions to sign wideout Amari Cooper to a five-year, $100 million deal and apply the franchise tag to quarterback Dak Prescott, the Cowboys made another significant move by signing ...
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NFL GMs think the remote draft will alter the trading scene To trade or not to trade? An especially difficult question in this year's NFL draft? The coronavirus pandemic has forced the NFL to conduct its annual draft remotely, which might reduce the number of times Commissioner Roger Goodell or anyone else ...
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Khalil Mack ranks as 8th highest-selling player, top defender in NFL Tom Brady did not make NFL's Top Salesman for the first time in three years. The athlete who took his spot? Well, it's not a Chicago Bear… yet. The spot was deservedly taken by Super Bowl LIV quarterback and MVP Patrick Mahomes, but three Bears players ...
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Taysom Hill to Return to Saints on 1st-Round Tender After Offer-Sheet Deadline Restricted free-agent quarterback Taysom Hill will remain with the New Orleans Saints after the offer-sheet deadline passed on Friday. The team had previously placed a first-round tender on Hill in early March. Ian Rapoport @RapSheet. The deadline to sign ...
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Five NBA things I like and don't like, including Devin Booker showing skills like Chris Paul With "The Last Dance" debuting in 48 hours (!!!), let's lead off this edition of 5 Things with some Chicago Bulls talk. 1. The Bulls' biggest issue. Chicago's decision to move on from Jimmy Butler when he was not even 28 stands as one of the bolder, maybe even ...
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Plaschke: LeBron James goes from shunned to beloved in LA, a remarkable image makeover It was barely a year ago that Staples Center hosted what should have been a celebrated achievement in the career of one of the greatest basketball players in history. Yet on that night, LeBron James was booed. In the first quarter of the game in which he ...
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Tristan Wirfs Taken by Cardinals in B/R User 2020 NFL Mock Draft The Arizona Cardinals have chosen Iowa offensive tackle/guard Tristan Wirfs in the Bleacher Report User NFL mock draft. Voting is being held on the B/R app. The top eight have gone down as follows: 1. Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow (QB, LSU); 2.
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Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester to be honorary picks at WNBA draft Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, who were among nine killed in a January helicopter crash that also claimed the life of Kobe Bryant, will be honorary selections in Friday's WNBA draft, according to Gianna's mother, Vanessa. Vanessa ...
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Kareem Hunt Signs 2nd-Round Tender with Browns After RFA Deadline Passes Running back Kareem Hunt signed his second-round tender Friday, meaning he will return to the Cleveland Browns for the 2020 season, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport added that the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets ...
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No Dynasty Can Compare to Michael Jordan's Bulls Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein's weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. In a family that has amassed five N.B.A. championships, there are naturally strong basketball opinions. Andy Thompson didn't win any of those rings, but he considers ...
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Letters: Greed is the ultimate ticket in baseball Citing MLB policy, the Dodgers and Angels are not refunding cash for unplayed games. Policy? In the midst of one of the worst pandemics the world has known, when unemployment numbers in this country may hit record highs, and the MLB wants to sit on ...
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Utah CB Jaylon Johnson (shoulder) ahead of schedule Utah cornerback Jaylon Johnson -- and any teams eyeing him as a draft prospect -- received some great news regarding his health six days away from the 2020 NFL Draft. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported on Friday that Johnson, six weeks removed ...
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What the 2020 NFL Schedule Could—and Should—Look Like To state the obvious: The 2020 sports calendar is strange and getting stranger by the day. There are much more important things going on in the world, and while we all want sports to return, we're getting a real lesson on the word essential, including where ...
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Mike Conley: Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell Can Handle Themselves as 'Grown Men' Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley is confident that Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell can work out any potential issues they might have. Per Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune, Conley was asked about the relationship between his two teammates: "Between ...
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The greatest comeback in Orioles history, told through the eyes of Brian Roberts When the Orioles came to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning on June 30, 2009, not much had gone their way. Starting pitcher Rich Hill endured a short outing, surrendering seven earned runs compounded by two more unearned runs in three-and-a-third ...
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Distanced Learning: Doug Marrone Lays out Plans for Jaguars' Virtual Offseason When football historians look back on the 2020 offseason, they will remark how far it was from a typical NFL cooling period. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, every NFL club has had to throw out all of their plans for how to conduct an offseason program, ...
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Patriots 2020 Draft Primer All you need to know about the 85th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. The New England Patriots hold 12 selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, tied with Jacksonville and Minnesota for second to Miami's 14 picks. The Patriots enter the ...
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Steph Curry jealousy not why Kevin Durant left Warriors, Steve Kerr says Steve Kerr pointed at Kevin Durant's success with the Warriors, rather than jealousy of Steph Curry, as the superstar's main reason for leaving Golden State as a free agent last summer. "I just think that Kevin accomplished here, everything he set out to.
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Report: Andre Drummond likely to opt in for $28751774 with Cavaliers Before the season, Andre Drummond loudly declared his intent to decline his $28,751,774 player option for 2020-21. For a while, Drummond appeared committed to optimizing his contract year and positioning himself strongly for 20220 free agency.
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PGA Tour commissioner: Tournaments won't be played without coronavirus testing The PGA Tour plans to return from its hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic in just under eight weeks. It won't do so without coronavirus testing. "We are going to need to be able to test players, caddies and other constituents before we return, but we need to ...
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Lou Williams Says Kawhi Leonard Is Most Talkative in Clippers' Group Chats Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams said on Thursday that superstar forward Kawhi Leonard, known for his quiet public demeanor, is super talkative in the team's group chat. Williams made the revelation on ESPN's WYD? with Ros Gold-Onwude:.
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Anthony Joshua Calls Out Deontay Wilder: 'Begins with a B and Ends with an H' Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua had some strong regarding Deontay Wilder during an appearance on the SI Boxing with Chris Mannix podcast. DAZN USA tweeted out on Friday what Joshua had to say about the former heavyweight champ:.
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By The Numbers: Bengals Draft Edition The 2020 NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 23 and the Bengals for the fourth time in the team's history have the No. 1 overall pick. However, the COVID-19 pandemic will significantly alter how selections are made. Team presidents, general managers and ...
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Steelers Draft Evaluation: Why Are We Rushing a Wide Receiver? PITTSBURGH -- What role will a rookie wide receiver play in Pittsburgh this season? 2019 faired poorly for the entire Steelers offense, but JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington and Diontae Johnson showed enough promise to remain the star trio in 2020.
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Games gone for good: UIL makes it official, cancels remainder of sports seasons When Governor Greg Abbott made the announcement on Friday that all public and private schools would remain shuttered for the remainder of the 2020 school year, it crushed any hope that high school sports might return. Later on Friday afternoon, the ...
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Top 100 national recruit, cornerback Avante Dickerson, commits to Gophers The Gophers football program received a big-time commitment from Omaha cornerback Avante Dickerson for its 2021 class on Friday. Dickerson is now the top-rated recruit for Minnesota next year, and he is the second-highest-rated pledge for the U since ...
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49ers' best and worst draft picks since 2000: From Kaepernick to Carmazzi The NFL draft is a crapshoot. Just ask the 49ers. This century, they located an indestructible running back, Frank Gore, in the third round. But for every Frank The Tank, there's been a Tank Carradine, a sore-kneed second-round flop. The 49ers have hit home ...
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Michigan State football continues recruiting hot streak with Warren Mott DE Tyson Watson If the Detroit area had become a recruiting dead zone for Michigan State football in recent years, Mel Tucker is well on his way to changing that. The Spartans landed a second commitment this week from a metro-area player, with Warren Mott defensive end ...
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Could Cowboys turn to Jamal Adams to solve safety woes? DALLAS —. The circus is back in town as another big name player linked to the Dallas Cowboys might have become available. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, New York Jets safety Jamal Adams is not expected to take part in the virtual off-season ...
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Oregon Ducks center Francis Okoro enters transfer portal, per source Oregon's Francis Okoro celebrates a dunk as the No. 14 Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers in the 354th edition of the men's Civil War basketball game at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday, Feb. 27. Sean Meagher/StaffSean ...
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For Sports Leagues Trying To Go Virtual, NASCAR Has The Inside Track NASCAR took last Sunday off for Easter. But, two Sundays ago, fans tuned in to an event that looked and sounded very much like the real thing ... sort of. As computer-generated fans cheered, the very real-life actress Rita Wilson — recently recovered from ...
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Beyond the Booth: Gary Cohen on the Top 5 Mets games of the decade Gary Cohen, SNY.tv. Here's a story from SNY play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen with his thoughts on each of SNY's Top 5 Mets games of the decade. To vote on ranking the Top 5, click here. June 1, 2012: Johan Santana No-hitter. Growing up as a Mets fan ...
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Cloud9's Blaber named LCS spring split MVP The League of Legends Championship Series announced Friday that Cloud9 jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang has won the 2020 LCS spring split MVP award. Blaber placed sixth in the entire league with a KDA of 6.6, which was first among junglers. He also ...
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High school sports community reacts to school closing announcement Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announcement Friday that all schools will be closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic was met with sadness but understanding by the high school sports community. "It's not a surprise but it's very ...
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The Milwaukee Bucks' misfortune could be the Dallas Mavericks' gain In recent years, we've seen teams go from fighting for a championship to losing their franchise cornerstone the next year. Whether the decision to take things in a different direction came from the player or was a mutual one, these moves always make waves ...
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SF Giants: Joey Bart comparisons to Buster Posey are real Joey Bart is without a doubt one of the best prospects in baseball. Drafted second overall by the SF Giants in 2018 out of Georgia Tech, his rise has been meteoric. It doesn't take long to think of another catcher who went through a similar rise when you think of ...
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Nevada commission 'closed until further notice' as Dana White says UFC Apex will begin holding events UFC president Dana White is saying once again that he is pushing to hold events during the global coronavirus pandemic. While that plan fell apart with the previous attempt to hold UFC 249 in California, White has stated they will move forward with a ...
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PDC Home Tour: Peter 'Snakebite' Wright in NHS tribute during new event 'Snakebite' boasts a multi-coloured mohican with an NHS logo on his head, the 'Iceman' competes from his kitchen and two top performers are ruled out because of poor wi-fi connections. This is live sport - but not as we know it. With the usual tournaments ...
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NFL draft analysis: Strengths and weaknesses of Georgia football's fringe NFL prospects The cancellation of Georgia's pro day shouldn't be the reason a former Bulldog isn't selected in the upcoming NFL draft, but it's not going to help those who were on the fringe. Brian Herrien, Tae Crowder, Eli Wolf and Charlie Woerner are among those who ...
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Iowa High School Spring Sports Canceled Following Friday's recommendations to keep Iowa schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all spring activities of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School ...
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Northwoods League postpones start of season ROCHESTER, MN (NorthwoodsLeague.com) With fan, player and personnel safety as the primary consideration, the Northwoods League has been closely monitoring developments related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the various ...
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NASCAR's only African American driver says Kyle Larson deserves a second chance The only African American driver in NASCAR, Bubba Wallace, said he believes Kyle Larson's apology for using the N-word during a virtual racing event Sunday was sincere and that Larson deserves a second chance. "What Larson said was wrong, whether ...
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New York Jets Could Pursue CB Logan Ryan (Report) My name is Dylan Price, I cover the New York Jets and I'm an avid fan of the Yankees and Gang Green. I host a podcast called Ambitious with Dylan Price. You can follow me on Instagram @dylan.price1127 & Twitter @dylanprice27. Share · Tweet. 0 Shares ...
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