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NFC East draft grades: Cowboys clean up; Eagles create a stir Why provide instant grades on the selections of prospects who have yet to take an NFL snap? Well, you're reading this, aren't you? Considering the makeup of every roster and the factors surrounding each pick, Gennaro Filice and Dan Parr attempt a ...
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Cleveland Browns Comprehensive NFL Draft Review: Grant Delpit, S LSU After trading down from 41st to 44th pick, gaining a fifth round selection for the trouble, the Cleveland Browns selected LSU safety Grant Delpit, the reigning Jim Thorpe award winner from LSU. While he won the award in 2019, Delpit should have won it for his ...
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NFL says Tom Brady's house call to Bucs offensive coordinator didn't violate league rules TAMPA, Fla. -- Tom Brady's accidental "QB sneak" that made news last week -- when he entered the home of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich's neighbor instead of Leftwich's house -- did more than provide a few laughs around the NFL. It led to multiple ...
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Inside Look: Texans' John Reid impact with the Penn State Nittany Lions The Houston Texans drafted Penn State cornerback John Reid in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The addition of Reid brings a familiar face in the fold for head coach Bill O'Brien and the first official Nittany Lions player selected by the Texans. Reid in ...
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Redskins' biggest roster questions coming out of the NFL draft With the Washington Redskins' roster mostly assembled, the question becomes how the pieces fit together under new Coach Ron Rivera. Since the conclusion of the NFL draft Saturday night, the team has signed only four undrafted free agents, possibly ...
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Available Free Agents Broncos Could Pursue to Fill Remaining Roster Holes Post-Draft With the 2020 NFL Draft concluded, undrafted free agents signed and a couple of younger players waived, the Denver Broncos are close to a full 90-man roster. With the exception of Tuesday morning's news of the Broncos signing DL Christian Covington to a ...
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Zion Williamson Will Win an MVP Award If He Stays Healthy, Says Unnamed NBA HC Lofty expectations come with going No. 1 overall in the NBA draft. So, it's unsurprising that an anonymous NBA head coach projected New Orleans Pelicans 2019 top overall pick Zion Williamson to win a league MVP award at some point in his career.
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Aaron Gordon, Dwyane Wade talked, cool with diss track That's a wrap on the rap. Aaron Gordon said Tuesday that he and Dwyane Wade don't have any ill will over the Orlando Magic star's "diss" track that called out Wade for his vote in the dunk contest. Wade was one of three judges -- along with Hall of Fame ...
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NFL free agents 2020: The best players still available at each position, including Cam Newton & Jadeveon Clowney The primary waves of 2020 NFL free agency in March resulted in most top players getting re-signed, franchise-tagged or signed by new teams. Then came the NFL Draft in April, when teams addressed many of their remaining depth chart concerns with ...
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Will 49ers trade Dante Pettis after picking Brandon Aiyuk in NFL draft? The 49ers' phone lines were busy during the 2020 NFL Draft. Their Trent Williams trade took center stage, but general manager also traded receiver Marquise Goodwin to the Philadelphia Eagles and running back Matt Breida to the Miami Dolphins, too.
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NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 likely to run as scheduled, North Carolina governor says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said that he expects one of NASCAR's crown jewel events, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to take place during its traditional Memorial Day weekend date of Sunday, May 24, "unless health conditions go ...
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College basketball rankings: UCLA drops in Top 25 And 1 after losing its top recruit to the G League Five-star point guard Daishen Nix, who signed with UCLA in November, announced Tuesday that he's skipping college to join the same G League program that Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd have already joined. Predictably, some are once again arguing it's a ...
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MLB could start 2020 season with Opening Day by Fourth of July, report says While the 2020 Major League Baseball season has yet to begin because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league is growing more confident that playing will be feasible while also beginning to formulate plans and a timeline for getting the season ...
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NBA teams face extreme safety requirements from the league to open practice facilities The NBA on Monday sent teams two memos, and one detailed in great depth the safety and health requirements that must be in place for teams to open their practice facilities. The 14-page memo is extensive and thorough and highlights the extreme ...
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Have Expectations Changed for the Miami Dolphins? The Dolphins have been busy rebuilding their roster all offseason, starting with a free agency haul that brought in 10 new veterans and continuing with a draft that produced 11 college prospects and one potential franchise quarterback. All that work, though, ...
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Orioles star Trey Mancini reveals colon cancer diagnosis Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini revealed Tuesday he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at the start of this year's spring training. The 28-year-old began his first chemotherapy treatment on April 13, a month after baseball shut down due to the ...
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Broncos, D-lineman Christian Covington agree to 1-year deal ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent defensive lineman Christian Covington on a one-year contract. Covington played for the Dallas Cowboys last year after spending four seasons with the ...
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Five Prospects Lakers Could Target In 2020 NBA Draft: Guards The 2020 NBA Draft will take place at some point. The date remains unknown as the NBA and sports leagues around the world continue to try and figure out whether or not a return to play is feasible, but it will happen which means the Los Angeles Lakers will ...
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Bucky Brooks: Scouting Report on Trevon Diggs (Editor's Note: The DallasCowboys.com team welcomes Bucky Brooks to the staff. Bucky brings a wealth of experience, not only as a former NFL player of five seasons, but also as a scout and on the pro personnel side for two teams. In the last decade, Brooks ...
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Steelers exercise 2021 option on All-Pro LB TJ Watt PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have picked up the fifth-year option on All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Watt, Pittsburgh's first-round pick in the 2017 draft, is coming off a stellar 2019 in which he had 14 1/2 sacks and was selected to the Pro ...
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After 'damaging' delay to stop sports, UK tries to restart It will be hard to quantify just how many lives Mikel Arteta saved by contracting the coronavirus. The Arsenal manager testing positive on March 12 helped to ensure hundreds of thousands of people -- from fans to players and support staff -- were no longer at ...
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Bears sign defensive tackle John Jenkins LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed defensive tackle John Jenkins on Tuesday. Jenkins appeared in 16 games and made five starts for Miami last season, getting one sack. He has also played for New Orleans, Seattle, Chicago and the New ...
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Pirates Temporarily Suspend Employees' Retirement Benefits Amid COVID-19 The Pittsburgh Pirates have suspended benefits for their baseball operations employees amid the coronavirus pandemic. Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich, the Pirates are the first Major League Baseball team known to stop contributing to ...
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NBC Sports From The Vault Culminates In Tiger Woods 2001 Victories Beginning Monday, April 27, more than 50 hours of classic sports events from the past 45+ years will be presented throughout the week on NBC Sports From the Vault, including multiple reruns of notable PGA TOUR events. The final night of NBC Sports From ...
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Cleveland Browns Agree To Re-Sign Hollywood Higgins To One-Year Deal Free agent wide receiver Rashard 'Hollywood' Higgins hinted Twitter account that an announcement was coming. Lo and behold, he is re-signing with the Cleveland Browns. Higgins was a 5th round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, when Andrew Berry was the ...
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NFL Rumors: Patriots Set on Signing WR Will Hastings For 'The Last Year' Among the 16 undrafted free agents the New England Patriots signed over the weekend was Auburn wide receiver Will Hastings. Hastings - who is a talented slot receiver - has a history with Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham. The two played together at ...
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UGA not lacking O-line talent even after losing three NFL draft picks Georgia is the only team in college football that lost a pair of first-round offensive linemen and one of two, along with LSU, to lose three that were picked in the first four rounds of last week's NFL draft. Solomon Kindley, a fourth round pick of the Dolphins, has ...
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Mel Kiper Jr. explains how Jets addressed all needs in NFL Draft Three days removed from the end of the 2020 NFL Draft last Thursday through Saturday, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas might not have a bigger fan than ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. Discussing the Jets' nine picks Tuesday afternoon on ESPN's ...
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2020 Arkansas Derby picks, odds, contenders: Predictions from handicapping champion who hit Oaklawn Stakes On a day that would've been reserved for the Kentucky Derby in a non-pandemic world, the 2020 Arkansas Derby has taken over the first Saturday in May as the nation's premier horse race. Originally scheduled for April 11, the Arkansas Derby 2020 at ...
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NHL gives summer hockey a hard look; St. Louis Blues interested in being host city The possibility of summer hockey is coming more into focus as the NHL tries to salvage its 2019-20 season. There is much to be worked out, and maybe nothing ultimately will come of it. But a scenario described last week by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman ...
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Dallas Cowboys to carry an international player from Mexico on practice squad in 2020 The Dallas Cowboys are one of four teams who will carry an additional overseas player on their practice squads in 2020 as part of the International Player Pathway program, the NFL announced. Isaac Alarcon, a former Mexican college football national ...
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Conor McGregor's tailor turns 'f--- you' suit into face mask amid coronavirus pandemic During one of the promotional events leading up to the 2017 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, McGregor infamously wore a custom suit that had the words "f--- you" all over it, serving as pinstripes. Now, the suit is being put to ...
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Utah State football schedules 2-for-1 series with Oregon starting in 2027 SALT LAKE CITY — The outlook of college football playing this fall is still unknown, but that didn't stop Utah State from scheduling a future series with Oregon. The Aggies secured a 2-for-1 series with the reigning Pac-12 champions Tuesday, with Utah State ...
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What Maple Leafs Should Do With Pending Unrestricted Free Agents There are plenty of question marks in this wildly uncertain NHL season, but there are still some guarantees, too. One such guarantee is that contracts will expire and free agents will abound. The Toronto Maple Leafs already took care of one of their top ...
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Maryland basketball playoffs, spring season officially canceled MARYLAND – The remainder of the winter sports season, and the entire spring sports season in Maryland, have officially been canceled for the 2019-20 school year. That announcement being made by the MPSSAA Tuesday afternoon. The decision was ...
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Analyzing former Georgia tackle Andrew Thomas' fit with the Giants In the 2018 and 2019 NFL Drafts, the New York Giants used their first draft picks on running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Daniel Jones, respectively. With the fourth overall pick this year, the Giants were searching for someone to protect Barkley and ...
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Mel Kiper calls Micah Parsons a top-five NFL Draft prospect Penn State recently bid farewell to six defensive starters who found an NFL home last weekend but the program's most prominent player remains entrenched as a member of that unit in 2020. Micah Parsons headlines a Nittany Lions squad with College ...
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NHL players begin to voice concern over restart Montreal Canadiens centre Phillip Danault said on Tuesday what he says other NHL players have been thinking as the league continues to plan for a season restart. "Some players could be away from their families for three to four months and I think that's way ...
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Get a tee time quick in Bloomington-Normal as golfers eager to get out Friday when courses reopen Anyone who wants to golf at a Bloomington-Normal public course Friday better make that tee time ASAP. Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker outlined new guidelines for golf courses to reopen Friday after being closed for five weeks because of the COVID-19 global ...
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Report: BBHOF induction ceremony expected to be postponed until 2021 It looks like Larry Walker and Derek Jeter are going to have to wait for their official induction into Cooperstown. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is expected to announce this week the ...
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