Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor is still in the NFL’s concussion protocol and may miss the team’s season opener on Sunday. Coach Sean McDermott admitted that Taylor’s status is “up in the air” for the Week 1 tilt …
The Cleveland Cavaliers may or may not be done dealing, but other teams are reportedly trying to convince them to think about at least one more move. According to Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, the Cavaliers have been taking “numerous …
Le’Veon Bell’s holdout is finally over. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back finally signed his franchise tender on Monday, the team announced, ensuring he’ll get $12.1 million this season and getting him back with the team ahead of …
Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy has the chance to opt out of the five-year, $70 million deal he signed prior to the 2016 season. This winter will be his only chance to use it, a mechanism many players have negotiated into their contracts so …
The Chicago Cubs got a serious scare on Sunday when Javy Baez was kneed in the head on a slide, but the Cubs infielder appears to have escaped major injury. Baez slid into second base headfirst on a pickoff attempt against the Atlanta Braves, and his …
LaVar Ball is already at it again — and he thinks that he knows LeBron James’s next destination. Ball made clear in a recent interview that he thinks James is coming to Los Angeles — and he’s going to “fall in …
The Dallas Cowboys have claimed to be innocent bystanders in the ongoing Ezekiel Elliott saga, but that doesn’t appear to be the truth. Cowboys executive Stephen Jones had described the team as “observers” of the proceedings …
The Miami Marlins were criticized under owner Jeffrey Loria for a lack of spending, but it seems the team’s new ownership may not be all that different. Citing a potential investor with knowledge of the group’s plans, Barry Jackson of the …
While Justin Verlander faced a difficult choice in whether to accept a trade to the Houston Astros, it ultimately came down to winning. Verlander met the Houston media on Sunday morning for the first time, and went through the thought process that …
In the question of signature shoe vs. college eligibility, LaVar Ball and son LaMelo are picking the shoe. The patriarch of the Ball family said Sunday that if the choice came down to LaMelo keeping his college eligibility or keeping his own shoe, …
At the moment, USC quarterback Sam Darnold has better things to worry about than his Heisman Trophy candidacy. Darnold and the Trojan offense struggled to get going before ultimately defeating Western Michigan 49-31 on Saturday. The sophomore …
As always seems to be the case, some are ready to put Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith’s starting job under threat with the arrival of rookie Patrick Mahomes, but the Chiefs themselves are not in that camp. General manager Brett Veach, …
The reasons for the Denver Broncos’ pursuit of Brock Osweiler are increasingly clear with the news of Paxton Lynch’s injury. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Saturday that Lynch is likely to miss five weeks with a bruised …
The Jacksonville Jaguars have no interest in Colin Kaepernick despite their shaky quarterback situation, and Tom Coughlin won’t explain why. Coughlin, the team’s vice president of football operations, confirmed Saturday that the Jaguars …
It sounds like it won’t be long before safety T.J. Ward finds new employment. Ward, who was released by the Denver Broncos on Saturday, has reportedly drawn interest from the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Troy Renck of Denver7. #Steelers …
Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez got good news about his baseball future this week. Martinez, who has twice been put on the disabled list in 2017 due to an irregular heartbeat, will undergo cardiac ablation surgery to fix the issue, …
