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The Oakland Raiders are getting quarterback Derek Carr plenty of help in the offseason’s early going, and he seems to be all in favor. Days after trading for wide receiver Antonio Brown, the Raiders reportedly agreed to a record deal with …
With the so-called legal tampering period of NFL free agency underway, a lot of rumors and stories get reported that may not really turn out to be true. It’s not every day, however, that players bother to openly refute them. NFL Network’s …
Bryce Harper has made no secret of the fact that he’s going to try to bring Mike Trout to Philadelphia when the time comes. The new Philadelphia Phillies outfielder finds it pretty simple to explain why. In his mind, it’s a natural fit …
The offseason is important for every NFL team. Even those with the biggest issues can rapidly and significantly improve if they hit the right draft picks and nail a few trades or free agent signings. However, it is a simple truth that, for some …
Felix Hernandez has started for the Seattle Mariners on Opening Day in every year since 2009, but that streak will end this season. Hernandez was told by manager Scott Servais that Marco Gonzales would get the nod on Opening Day instead, and the …
Odell Beckham Jr. is not on the trade block. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, while trade rumors flew around Beckham at the NFL Combine, the New York Giants are not actively looking to trade their star wide receiver. Addressed it on this …
One of the prominent remaining free agents may be about to find a landing spot. According to Fox Sports 1 analyst Dontrelle Willis, free agent outfielder Adam Jones is heading to the Arizona Diamondbacks, pending a physical. My boy @SimplyAJ10 is …
The Liberty Flames claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday despite one of their players putting up a flop of the year candidate. Liberty’s Scottie James was running down the floor and went down like he’d taken an elbow …
Another former Pro Bowler is hitting the free agent market. The Kansas City Chiefs are releasing linebacker Justin Houston, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, after they tried and failed to move his $15.25 million base salary via trade. The …
The Dallas Cowboys and Earl Thomas have been linked with each other for over a year, and now that the star safety is a free agent, it isn’t stopping. Amid reports that the Cowboys aren’t pursuing a Thomas deal, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com …
The Minnesota Timberwolves may have dodged a bullet on Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee injury. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Timberwolves are optimistic about the status of the knee after the player underwent an MRI. There is optimism …
As a pre-arbitration player, Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell has no real say in his salary. The Tampa Bay Rays do, and they opted against giving him special treatment for turning in a Cy Young season in 2018. That has Snell a bit peeved as spring …
NFL players are not shy about recruiting or seeking job opportunities on Twitter, and Golden Tate is just the latest. On Sunday morning, Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey urged his team to look into Tate, currently a free agent. The …
The Oakland Raiders went outside the box in hiring NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock as their general manager this offseason, but one prominent NFL agent came away impressed with the new guy’s negotiating ability. Drew Rosenhaus, who represents …
Players respond to online criticism in different ways. Kyle Long prefers humor. The Chicago Bears guard was recently dubbed the team’s most overpaid player by Bleacher Report, according to one Twitter user. So Long responded the only way he …
Unsurprisingly, Paul George’s comments about how the Oklahoma City Thunder are officiated did not go unnoticed by the league office. George has been fined $25,000 for his extended commentary on the officiating after Friday’s 118-110 loss …
