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| Where the Bengals Have Already Failed Joe Burrow The development of a first-round quarterback is as much about not ruining him as placing him in a position to succeed. A team can have the right system in place and plenty of talent at the skill positions. But if the young signal-caller isn't properly protected and ... | |
| Bears sign safety Tashaun Gipson to a one-year contract With the reported signings of wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. and safety Tashaun Gipson, the Bears' 90-man roster is at, well, 90. So let's take a look at what the full depth chart looks like right now, which'll give us a window into what roster and position battles are ... | |
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| Former Eagles, Steelers TE Dick Lucas Dies at Age 86 Former NFL tight end Dick Lucas, who was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles' 1960 NFL Championship team, died Friday at the age of 86 from complications related to COVID-19. The Eagles made the official announcement on Lucas and added that his ... | |
| Former Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died on Friday morning Heartbreaking news in the Bears' family broke this morning when it was announced that former tight end Ryan Wetnight has passed away: Very sad news: Former #Bears TE Ryan Wetnight lost his battle with cancer this morning, passing away at the age of 49 ... | |
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| How Joe Douglas turned 7 Jets' picks into 13 players in one year The Jets exited the 2019 NFL Draft with just their own seven picks. Over the course of a year, the Jets, led by general manager Joe Douglas, would turn those seven picks, plus a 2021 pick, into 13 players through seven trades. Douglas (with an assist from ... | |
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| Patrick Mahomes confident deal will get done in time Patrick Mahomes doesn't yet have a lucrative, long-term contract, but he also doesn't have to consider the possibility of free agency for two years. The Chiefs' exercising of Mahomes' fifth-year option came as little surprise, as Kansas City had an opportunity to ... | |
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| NBA Notebook: Latest News and Rumors Around the Association News, notes and observations while waiting for (some) NBA team facilities to open up next week. · Steve Kerr told reporters this week that the Warriors were in "offseason mode," anticipating that Golden State's injury-riddled 15-win season was over. Kerr is ... | |
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| Project 11 - Alex Smith & E60 - LIVE BLOG "Project 11" starts with Alex Smith at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. Alex Smith getting evaluated by medical personnel. Then we see Joe Theismann go through his gruesome injury in a similar fashion and with so many similarities. After the intro ... | |
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| Jameis Winston Can't Wait to Beat the Bucs When it became official that Jameis Winston would be signing a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints, it made perfect sense on many levels. Sure, Winston would get a chance to learn behind a future first-ballot Hall of Famer in Drew Brees, and play for ... | |
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| Thierry Henry notes positive changes in his return to MLS There's been a shift in Major League Soccer in the relatively short time since Thierry Henry was a player. The former Arsenal star, now the new coach of the Montreal Impact, played for the New York Red Bulls from 2010 to 2014. Back then, Henry said, MLS ... | |
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| NFL Scouts Dish on Baltimore Ravens Draft Class A "throwback" performance. That's how one scout described the players selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2020 NFL Draft. General manager Eric DeCostafilled some key needs, most notably at linebacker, with the offensive and defensive lines, and at ... | |
| 49ers Decline Solomon Thomas' Fifth-Year Option The 49ers will not pick up the fifth-year option in Solomon Thomas' rookie contract, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Good. Now the 49ers need to cut Thomas. Thomas is a bust. Not his fault. He didn't take himself with the third pick in the 2017 draft. | |
| Spurs boss says NBA leaders all plan for return to play Washington (AFP) - NBA team presidents are unanimous in wanting to resume the 2019-20 season halted by the coronavirus pandemic as soon as it's safe, San Antonio Spurs chief executive R.C. Buford says. Buford spoke on a conference call with Texas ... | |
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| NCAA: "Name, Image, Likeness" — is it enough, though? The NCAA Board of Governors is moving toward allowing student athlete compensation to allow them to be paid for sponsorships and endorsement deals based on their NIL (name, image, likeness) as early as the 2021-22 academic year. The Board of ... | |
| US Women's Soccer Team's Equal Pay Demands Are Dismissed by Judge The judge in the United States women's soccer team's lawsuit rejected the players' claims for equal pay on Friday, delivering a crushing blow to the team's five-year campaign against the United States Soccer Federation. The judge, R. Gary Klausner of United ... | |
| Amauri Hardy Transfers To Oregon EUGENE, Ore. – Third-team all-Mountain West guard Amauri Hardy is transferring to Oregon, head coach Dana Altman announced on Friday. Hardy, from Detroit, averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game last season for UNLV. He shot ... | |
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| Top seven running back prospects for 2021 NFL Draft It's been nearly a week since the 2020 NFL Draft came to an end. But already, experts are looking ahead to next year's draft class. And like always, the running back position will be a hot topic of debate. This year, there was just one back taken in the first round ... | |
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| Bucs claim kicker Elliott Fry to compete with Matt Gay Two days after general manager Jason Licht said the Bucs would bring in competition for Matt Gay, the Bucs picked up a kicker. The Bucs on Friday claimed Elliot Fry off waivers, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The #Bucs claimed kicker Elliott Fry ... | |
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| Would Cam Newton make sense for the Rams? Louis Riddick is one of my favorite NFL analysts. He's a former NFL player and front-office person. He's sharp, he doesn't play favorites, he's fair and he is, almost always, on the money in his analysis. So, when Riddick talks, I listen. This week, he had a ... | |
| Packers sign defensive lineman Treyvon Hester The Green Bay Packers have signed defensive lineman Treyvon Hester, who is set to play for his fourth NFL team in as many seasons. Hester, 27, played 15 games for the Washington Redskins last year. The 2017 seventh-round draft pick from Toledo spent ... | |
| New rules and guidelines for golf in Illinois Lake County golf courses started to reopen Friday with a number of new rules and guidelines in place, courtesy of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, including: *Online or telephone booking is required. No walk-in play allowed. | |
| American sprinter Deajah Stevens suspended in doping case MONACO (AP) — American sprinter Deajah Stevens was provisionally suspended Friday for repeatedly being unavailable for doping tests. The Athletics Integrity Unit said Stevens amassed three whereabouts violations in a year. Athletes are required to ... | |
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