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Grading trades of 2020 free agency: Cards, Bills snag WR help Today's pro football fans are accustomed to the advent of the new league year delivering a dish of sizzling swaps. This wasn't the case in decades of old, but savvy teams have learned to mimic their NBA and MLB brethren in the art of aggressive roster ...
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Will Patriots pursue Cam Newton after Panthers release veteran QB? UPDATE (3:25 p.m. ET): The Carolina Panthers officially released quarterback Cam Newton on Tuesday afternoon. #Panthers have released QB Cam Newton https://t.co/rmOOppyGmG. — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) March 24, 2020. -- End of update --.
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Mets' Noah Syndergaard to have Tommy John surgery for torn UCL New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery this week, the team announced Tuesday. Dr. David Altchek will perform the surgery Thursday at the Hospital for ...
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Is Jameis Winston a fit with Steelers? Three scenarios where pairing could actually happen Google "Jameis Winston, Pittsburgh Steelers" and you'll see a slew of articles arguing for and against the soon-to-be former Buccaneers quarterback joining the Steelers, who already have quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger, Mason Rudolph, Devlin "Duck" ...
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Cowboys losing another important player as Travis Frederick retires The division-rival Cowboys are losing yet another starter from their 2019 season as center Travis Frederick officially announced his retirement on Monday evening. This is a rather abrupt retirement for the 29-year-old coming off a fifth Pro Bowl appearance.
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Cardinals keep Max Garcia, Charles Washington on 1-year deals TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals have agreed to terms on one-year deals with offensive lineman Max Garcia and safety Charles Washington. The team announced it was re-signing both players on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 309-pound Garcia started last ...
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Strength Coach Aaron Wellman Happy to Come Back Home to Indiana BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Aaron Wellman had a great job in the NFL as the strength and conditioning coach with the New York Giants. But once a Hoosier, always a Hoosier. So when the same job opened up back at Indiana — a place where he and his wife ...
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All Alone, Belarus Plays On There were a handful of thermal-imaging cameras outside Dynamo Brest's stadium on Friday, intended to pluck out and turn away anyone showing signs of fever. Both Brest and its opponent, Smolevichi, had been given hygiene advice: wash your hands with ...
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2020 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper Sends Justin Herbert to Chargers With the pursuit of former New England Patriots signal-caller Tom Brady in the rearview mirror, the Los Angeles Chargers have moved on to other options for their long-term future behind center. Tyrod Taylor will take the reins to start the upcoming season, but ...
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49ers Rumors: Former Chargers WR Travis Benjamin Agrees to 1-Year Contract Travis Benjamin has agreed to join the San Francisco 49ers on a one-year contract, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The 30-year-old spent the last four seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers where he came in expecting to emerge as a top threat in the ...
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10 most questionable signing of NFL free agency: Jets, Jaguars among teams with confounding moves Amid a period of change in the NFL, the opening of free agency seemed to be as frenzied as ever. One day after players ratified the new collective bargaining agreement, the league's negotiating window opened — and several teams wasted no time in ...
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How the Hayden Hurst Trade Happened The Ravens rarely trade a first-round draft pick after just two seasons. However, the decision to deal Hayden Hurst to the Atlanta Falcons was triggered by his desire for more playing time. A first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall), Hurst was not as heavily ...
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Sheriff Rivera Makes a Few Smart Moves The Redskins essentially traded a starting cornerback for a backup quarterback. There aren't too many times that would be considered a good deal, but the Redskins made the best of a bad situation. Washington sent its fifth-rounder for Carolina quarterback ...
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Peyton Manning Turns Down ESPN AGAIN and That's a Good Thing: TRAINA THOUGHTS 1. ESPN is officially Mike from Swingers. Once again, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Peyton Manning has turned down advances from the Worldwide Leader to become the lead analyst for Monday Night Football. At some point ESPN ...
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LA Chargers Reveal New 'Bolt' Logo, Tease Jersey Changes in Twitter Video The Los Angeles Chargers are making changes to their logo and jersey for the 2020 season. In a video released via Twitter on Tuesday, the team teased a "new look" as it prepares for its first season playing in SoFi Stadium: Los Angeles Chargers @Chargers.
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Olympians Have Another Year to Prepare for Tokyo. It's a Blessing and a Curse. Steele Johnson, a diver who won a silver medal for the United States at the 2016 Rio Games, woke up Tuesday morning to texts from friends saying they were so sorry that the Summer Olympics had been postponed. They knew how hard it had been for ...
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Enes Kanter Show Podcast: Joining Brad Stevens Book Club and praise for Adam Silver's handling of NBA shutdown Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter admits he's bored while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic but he's found one thing to keep him busy: The Brad Stevens Book Club. Kanter, who only Monday found out that he tested negative for the ...
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Lonzo Ball, New Orleans Pelicans Learned Nothing Comes Free This Season With the chances of the NBA and New Orleans Pelicans resuming play again this season becoming more unlikely the day, it is time to start looking at what the team learned during the abbreviated 2019-2020 NBA season. Through 64 games the team learned ...
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After free agency's first wave, Falcons lag Saints and Bucs in NFC South The first wave of NFL free agency is over and, as expected, the Falcons only made a small ripple. That's the price paid for a bad team with contract miscalculations stacked on top of big-money deals for good players. The Falcons are short on pass rushers and ...
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Mychal Thompson: Klay Wants to Retire with Warriors, Enter HOF with Steph Curry Klay Thompson has played alongside Stephen Curry for all eight of his seasons with the Golden State Warriors, and if the five-time All-Star has his way, that will remain the case until he calls it quits. During an appearance on Dell and Sonya Curry's Raising ...
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Dayton star Obi Toppin and coach Anthony Grant take home AP Player, Coach of the Year awards The recognition just keeps pouring in for Dayton following a historic 29-2 season in which the Flyers finished No. 3 in the AP Top 25 poll and emerged as national champions from a Sportsline simulation of the now-canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament.
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The NFL's unsettled QB situations: What are Patriots and others going do next? It seems, for now, NFL teams are content to wait and see with their quarterback situation, which is weird, because there are three legitimately good quarterbacks available on the market. Jameis Winston is a free agent. Cam Newton is, too, after being released ...
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John Calipari urging Knicks to keep regressing Kevin Knox At the NBA combine before the 2018 draft, Kentucky coach John Calipari warned reporters whichever team took small forward Kevin Knox would need to wait two seasons before reaping the benefits. Calipari said Knox was younger than even his age.
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Saints sign former Roughnecks standout Deatrick Nichols, the third XFL player to join the NFL in 2020 A day after his former XFL teammate landed a contract with the Carolina Panthers, Houston Roughnecks standout Deatrick Nichols has agreed to a one-year deal in the same division, signing with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday and becoming the third ...
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NCAA Shuts Down Trevor Lawrence's GoFundMe Campaign for Coronavirus Relief Efforts Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is among the many athletes looking to help people during the coronavirus pandemic, but the NCAA stepped in to block his campaign on GoFundMe. Lawrence and his girlfriend Marissa Mowry started the account on ...
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Will Parks explains why he signed with the Eagles, talks about idolizing Brian Dawkins The Eagles recently added safety — and Philadelphia native — Will Parks, who spoke to the media on Tuesday afternoon about his versatility throughout the secondary, what it means to sign with his hometown team, and more. Parks was asked who his ...
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5 thoughts and a grade on Buffalo Bills re-signing WR Isaiah McKenzie Isaiah McKenzie was not tendered as a restricted free agent earlier this month, but that did not close the door on his return to the Buffalo Bills. On Tuesday, McKenzie's agency, Sports Trust Advisors, shared that the wide receiver would be returning to Buffalo.
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MyCole Pruitt agrees to 1-year deal to re-sign with Titans Tight end MyCole Pruitt has agreed on a one-year contract to re-sign with the Tennessee Titans. Pruitt had six catches for 90 yards and one touchdown for Tennessee in 2019. He started in 10 of his 16 games. He had nine catches for 102 yards and one ...
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Olympic Fallout: Postponement Will Upend Other Major Events The expected yet stunning decision Tuesday to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics because of the coronavirus could have a ripple affect on other major events, most notably the world championships for track and swimming. While the International Olympic ...
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NFL Draft 2020: Identifying Packers wide receiver targets despite limited testing data Going back to Ron Wolf, the Green Bay Packers' front office has utilized a template for draft picks, believing in the probabilities: if a player isn't fast enough or quick enough laterally, he's unlikely to be a good NFL player. This could cause them to miss out on ...
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Jaguars, Tyler Eifert working toward a deal Tyler Eifert is coming off the first 16-game season of his NFL career and it looks like there's a good chance he'll be following it up by moving to a new team. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Eifert and the Jaguars are working to close a deal that would ...
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Dodgers will beat Giants on opening day, guaranteed Dodger Stadium would be rocking Thursday — opening day, the Dodgers against the despised San Francisco Giants, a sellout crowd cheering Clayton Kershaw. Don't let the sports shutdown get you down, Dodgers fans. On Thursday afternoon, MLB Network ...
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Mizutani: Vikings better hope they were right about Kirk Cousins While Cousin' contract extension technically saved the Vikings about $10 million in salary-cap space, they immediately used that money to place the franchise tag on safety Anthony Harris. Written By: Dane Mizutani / St. Paul Pioneer Press | Mar 24th 2020 ...
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Cassius Winston becomes Michigan State basketball's second consensus All-American Cassius Winston is a consensus second-team All-American for the second straight year and has joined rare company in Michigan State basketball history. The senior point guard earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches squad ...
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Joe Buck is providing play-by-play on everyday activities and it's absolutely epic Quarantine Day 1 million: We're starting to feel it. The lack of sports is cutting us all deep – including legendary sportscaster Joe Buck. Joe GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY. Article continues below ... But, luckily, Mr. Buck has a solution to his and our heartbreak.
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Jets Rumors: Jordan Jenkins Agrees to 1-Year, $5M Contract; Had 8 Sacks in 2019 Free-agent outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins is reportedly re-signing with the New York Jets on a one-year contract worth $5 million, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on Monday afternoon. The 25-year-old recorded a career-high eight sacks across ...
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SMITH: Love of the Boston Red Sox began in a middle Georgia library In these times, so mind boggling and overwhelming, we are moved to look back and reminisce. Catch up on your reading, but pining for the headline that confirms normalcy has returned. In the days ahead, there will be a recall of the way it was — the only ...
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Former Brighton star Drew Henson among two headed to Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame One glance at the Michigan High School Athletic Association baseball record book and there is one name at the top of numerous career state batting records – Drew Henson. The prep career at Brighton was that dominant for Henson, who also starred in ...
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Vanderbilt podcast: Remembering Woody Widenhofer, and wondering when Commodores may return Woody Widenhofer, who died Sunday, was a defensive guru who never quite got the winning season he pursued as Vanderbilt football coach. But he left quite a legacy and some looming questions about what kind of coach and philosophy best fits the ...
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Lions sign veteran offensive lineman Oday Aboushi for depth ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with offensive lineman Oday Aboushi to add depth. The Lions announced the move Tuesday. ×. You have run out of free articles. You can support our newsroom by joining at our lowest rate!
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Danny Green Compares LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard Danny Green compared LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard during an appearance on ESPN's First Take on Monday. Green, who joined the Lakers to play alongside James in July, won two championships with Leonard in San Antonio in 2014 and Toronto in ...
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Should the Bears have waited for Cam Newton? Cam Newton or Nick Foles? The Bears seem to have ended that debate before it could begin. But you never know with general manager Ryan Pace. Newton, who became a free agent Tuesday when he was released by the Carolina Panthers, is an enticing ...
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Oddsmakers set early lines for Ohio State-Michigan football game The Ohio State football team figures to be the favorite again this upcoming season against Michigan. How much of a favorite? Online oddsmakers started answering that question this week. Advertisement. Betting website BetOnline.ag has the Buckeyes as an ...
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3 reasons why the LA Rams had to release Todd Gurley As other NFL teams began the 2020 NFL Free Agency period headlining team additions, the LA Rams took the unique approach of making national news about who the team released. Of course, the player released by the Rams was their star running back ...
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What could have been: envisioning IU's basketball teams in their NCAA Tournaments Indiana's men's and women's basketball teams were both on their way to the NCAA Tournament. The men's team was trying to sneak in as a 10 or 11 seed, while the women's team was in the hunt for a 4 seed and a chance to host the first two rounds. Then ...
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Ole Miss email asks donors to add university to wills amid coronavirus pandemic Ole Miss sent an email to donors on Tuesday — in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic — asking them to consider adding the university to their wills. The email, which came from the Ole Miss Office of Development, started circulating on Twitter ...
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Online Poker In Pennsylvania Poised For March Revenue Boost The saying typically goes "March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb." But for online poker in Pennsylvania, the traffic is roaring as the month comes to a close. The likely result is a monthly revenue high for the state's lone operating room, PokerStars PA.
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