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NFL Draft 2020: Raiders in solid salary-cap standing heading into event Damarious Randall's deal with the Raiders went across the NFL transaction wire on Tuesday. The defensive back was the last veteran free-agent addition to get processed by the league and the players union, meaning all of the Silver and Black's new players ...
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NFL Draft 2020: Why 49ers could trade up to No. 5 for Jeffrey Okudah The NFL Draft demonstrates to fans just how bold each of its team's general managers can be. Those willing to take a risk and try to move up in the first round sacrifice significant draft capital in exchange for a chance at a home run. The 49ers happen to be ...
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Sources: Rams trading Brandin Cooks to Texans The Los Angeles Rams are in the process of trading wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans, sources tell ESPN. The Texans will send a second-round pick to the Rams in exchange for Cooks and a future pick, sources said. The Rams acquired ...
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The Daily Thread: Will the Pats draft a QB? What does success for Jarrett Stidham look like? What are we kicking around in our virtual newsroom these days? The digital editors at NBCSportsBoston.com will compile the best from the daily e-mail exchanges amongst our on-air personalities, insiders and producers from both "Arbella Early Edition" and ...
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Matthews hopes to continue 'pretty cool' goals race with Ovechkin Auston Matthews said it is an overwhelming compliment to be mentioned in the same sentence as Alex Ovechkin with the two among those vying for the NHL goals lead. The Toronto Maple Leafs center was third with 47 goals, one behind Ovechkin, the ...
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What is the State of the Jaguars' Quarterback Room Ahead of the Draft? In only a few weeks, the 2020 NFL Draft will at last commence. This year's draft will obviously be dramatically different due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the draft to become a completely virtual event. But nonetheless, the show marches on.
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New Chiefs CB Antonio Hamilton is ready for his opportunity The defensive backfield has frequently been an area of concern to the Kansas City Chiefs in recent years. Injuries and limited personnel have been the main culprits of fans' frustrations with that department. Now, even with the re-signing of cornerback ...
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Notre Dame, Brian Kelly prepare for 'a new normal' Despite the awkward, forced Zoom background mimicking Notre Dame's usual sponsored press conference backdrop, despite the unusual nature of answering questions submitted through a Q&A chat and despite the only certainty being uncertainty, Irish ...
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Cam Newton Rumors: QB Willing to Be 'Patient' to Be High-Level Starter with Team The Carolina Panthers released Cam Newton on March 24, and the 2015 NFL MVP remains unsigned. However, Newton is reportedly "willing to wait" if it means landing a job as a "high-level starter," per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler: Jeremy Fowler @ ...
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Clippers could be a picture of health if NBA season resumes If nothing else at a time when the Clippers have more questions than answers amid the NBA's hiatus because of COVID-19, the team is confident in at least one thing to be true. Should the season resume, the same roster that had been dogged by injuries ...
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Warriors' Joe Lacob: Kevin Durant Leaving for Nets Helped GSW Rebuild Sooner Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob believes the organization might have found an ancillary benefit when Kevin Durant left via a sign-and-trade last offseason. "Maybe this is the best thing. We were able to start a rebuild a little bit earlier than we otherwise ...
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Todd Gurley going to be part of "the mix" for Falcons, not a workhorse Thomas Dimitroff repeated what he said two days ago: He is very comfortable with Todd Gurley's knee and unconcerned about the running back passing a physical. "I feel good about that," the Falcons General Manager said in video posted by the team.
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Chicago Restaurant Roasts Mitchell Trubisky While Promoting Social Distancing The COVID-19 pandemic isn't stopping one restaurant in Chicago from roasting Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. The restaurant left a note to its patrons about its social distancing guidelines and used Trubisky as a reference point: B/R Gridiron @ ...
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Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez says seniors in spring sports won't return in 2021 Wisconsin will not allow student-athletes in their senior years whose spring seasons were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic to regain that lost eligibility and return for the 2020-21 academic year, athletics director Barry Alvarez said. Last month, the ...
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NBA says players will receive full paychecks on April 15 NBA players will receive their full checks when the next payday for most of them arrives on April 15, even though no games will have been played for more than a month at that point. The NBA gave teams the directive on Thursday in a memo that was obtained ...
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Slugger Mark Reynolds says he's retiring after 13-year run PHOENIX (AP) — Slugger Mark Reynolds is retiring after hitting 298 homers over 13 seasons with eight teams. The 36-year-old made the announcement Thursday on SiriusXM Radio. When the free agent was asked whether he still was pursuing a new team, ...
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Dana White Says UFC 249 Canceled After Request From ESPN and Disney U.F.C. 249, a mixed martial arts showcase that had been scheduled for April 18 on Native American tribal land in California, has been canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dana White, the U.F.C. president, said Thursday. White said in an interview on ...
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The Case for a 16-Team College Football Playoff Grows Stronger During the early days of the College Football Playoff, executive director Bill Hancock was always fearful of what he called "bracket creep." "No (playoff) bracket ever stayed at the size it was when the event was created," Hancock said. The worst nightmare of ...
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ESPN, NBA Plot 'Horse Challenge' as Live Sports Substitute Click here to read the full article. The NBA season has been suspended, but ESPN and the league have figured out a different way to present live basketball to fans. The Disney-owned sports-media giant sad it would present a tournament built out of a game ...
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NFL Mock Draft: Can Cowboys Pick Between Chaisson, Henderson & McKinney? FRISCO - In the 2017 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys formulated a plan, which we eventually labeled "The Taco Combo Platter.'' The concept: That class was rich up top with cornerbacks but low on pass-rushers. So ... What if we take the rare pass-rusher (too) ...
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A seven round mock draft to maximally terrify the Packers' opponents Sometimes football can be as simple as doing the thing the opponent least wants you to do. The Green Bay Packers desperately wanted Kyle Shanahan to let Jimmy Garoppolo try and beat them. Instead, Shanny handed the ball to Raheem Mostert ... wait, ...
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Solomon: Texans fans defending DeAndre Hopkins trade a head-scratcher DeAndre Hopkins wanted a raise — at least the Texans' head coach and general manager said so. And the Texans' head coach and general manager didn't want to give it to him. I get their position on this. They run the show and get to decide what's important ...
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Norvell Keeps Noles On Track, Draws Inspiration From Bowden TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The path has changed but the destination is still the same. That's the message that coach Mike Norvell is sending to his Florida State football team as they navigate their fourth week apart due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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CRAWFORD | Louisville's Tyra would rather delay football season than play in empty stadiums LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Like everyone else, University of Louisville Athletic Director Vince Tyra wishes he had more clarity on where life – and events – will stand this fall against the novel coronavirus threat still moving across the United States.
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Mariners Trade Retrospective: How Mariano Rivera almost came to Seattle We continue our series on the trades that almost changed the course of history for the Seattle Mariners. Today, we look at how the greatest closer in baseball history was almost a Mariner. When you cover a team that has made over 100 trades the past 4 years ...
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NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson mulls postponing retirement The 2020 NASCAR season was supposed to be a celebratory farewell tour for legendary driver Jimmie Johnson. The seven-time Cup Series champion decided to take a final career lap after 20 campaigns on the senior circuit inside the No. 48 Chevrolet ...
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Miami Marlins: Being prepared to start the MLB season As it appears MLB is coming up with a plan to play some form of baseball in the near future, the Miami Marlins will be ready to resume baseball activities. It does not matter when the MLB season will start. Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter said his team will be ...
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Answer-hungry Minnesota high school sports officials gather for video spring sesson update Snow bursts dusted metro area lawns Thursday, liquefied soon after by appearances of a strong April sun in an example of uncertain Minnesota spring weather. High school administrators waiting to resume spring sports can relate. More than 200 of them took ...
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Former Henninger center Quincy Ballard trims list to 5 schools; did Syracuse make the cut? Syracuse, N.Y. ― Quincy Ballard, the former Henninger High School center, has trimmed his list of schools to five finalists. Ballard told Syracuse.com that he has narrowed his college choices down to Syracuse, Florida State, Cincinnati, Maryland and North ...
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Stanley Cup playoffs 2020: Best storylines if NHL restarts and goes straight to postseason The date of April 8 had been circled on calendars across the globe for months, after all, it was a key date on the NHL calendar: the start of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. For now, the season is on pause. Yes, there's been talk about what will happen if and ...
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Remembering when Michael Jordan broke record for consecutive double-figure games Here in the time of coronavirus we don't have much in the way of current sports to watch. (UFC 249 was just canceled, and unless you're into Belarusian pro soccer, there's not much else going on.) So we're going back and reliving some classic moments in ...
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Edmonton Oilers forward 'needs a miracle' after suffering brain bleed TORONTO — The wife of Oilers forward Colby Cave said her husband needed a "miracle" as he remained in a medically induced coma in a Toronto hospital Thursday after suffering a brain bleed this week. Cave, 25, suffered the bleed overnight Monday at ...
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OU football: As CeeDee Lamb eyes NFL, Oklahoma's next crop of receivers prepping for bigger roles When Oklahoma was preparing for LSU in Atlanta last winter, Jadon Haselwood became a tour guide for his home state of Georgia. He took fellow receivers Theo Wease and CeeDee Lamb to his favorite barbershop. "Good spot for 'em," Haselwood said.
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MSHSAA Cancels Spring Sports Season COLUMBIA, Mo. – After weeks of waiting, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) announced today that the spring sports season is officially cancelled. Their decision followed the announcement by Missouri Governor, Mike Parson, ...
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Santa Clara County official: Thanksgiving restart is optimistic for 49ers, Sharks home games Don't expect to see the San Jose Sharks or the San Francisco 49ers playing any home games before Thanksgiving. That was the message Tuesday from Santa Clara County's chief executive officer, Dr. Jeffrey Smith, at a board of supervisors meeting held ...
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UFC 249 live stream: how to watch the Ferguson fight online from anywhere Feel like forever since you watched live sport? There may be a glimmer of hope ahead, as despite the coronavirus pandemic, UFC 249 looks to push on behind closed doors on Saturday, April 18. There are still some major logistics to sort out for boss-in-chief ...
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Mayweather returns in virtual match-ups Floyd Mayweather went undefeated during his storied career and will now hope to maintain that dominance in simulated bouts after agreeing to put his digital likeness up against other boxing greats. The joint venture between Mayweather, streaming platform ...
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2020 NFL MVP Odds: Is Joe Burrow worth a bet? Do you think QB Joe Burrow has what it takes to win the 2020 NFL MVP? Let's examine his chances, the BetMGM NFL futures odds around it happening and whether or not Burrow is worth a bet.
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