Falcons exercise Vic Beasley’s fifth-year option
It was back in February when Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said that the team intended to exercise its option on Vic Beasley’s contract for the 2019 season and the team got around to making it official on Wednesday. The move comes ahead of the May 3 deadline for teams to pick up their options, […]
Derek Carr: Tuesday didn’t feel like first day on the field
While discussing his first week of on-field work in his second run as Raiders head coach, Jon Gruden said that this week’s voluntary three-day minicamp would not be anything but teaching. I am who I am today 鈥?I wasn’t that guy six years ago when I was 15 years old, he said, adding that he […]
Acquiring high-character players important to new Texans GM Brian Gaine
As he approaches his first draft as the Texans’ general manager, Brian Gaine said Friday that character is important to him when it comes to selecting players. Owner Bob McNair’s philosophy has been to avoid players with patterns of bad behavior because he believes they can become divisive in the locker room. That philosophy won’t […]
Jerry Jones: This was not an easy decision
Kids Chris Jones Jersey Cowboys owner Jerry Jones described his decision to release wide receiver Dez Bryant as a tough one, based on a relationship that’s closer than most he has with players. The team issued a statement from Jones after Bryant was released earlier today. As an organization we hold Dez Bryant in the […]
Adam Humphries signs RFA tender with Bucs
Game Kids Jersey The Buccaneers won’t have to match any outside offers for wide receiver Adam Humphries’ services. The Bucs tendered Humphries as a restricted free agent at the second-round level this offseason and announced on Monday that Humphries has signed the tender. He’ll make just over $2.9 million this season as a result. Humphries […]
Duke’s Wendell Carter Jr. declaring for NBA draft
Duke has lost its entire starting group after freshman big man Wendell Carter Jr. announced he will declare for the NBA draft and forgo his final three years of college eligibility. It was such an honor to coach Wendell, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. He and his family were a true joy […]
Connor Hellebuyck, Pekka Rinne and Andrei Vasilevskiy named Vezina Trophy finalists
Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck, Nashville’s Pekka Rinne and Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy are the finalists for the 2017-18 Vezina Trophy. All three are currently playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs, including Nashville’s Rinne, who is a finalist for the third time but has yet to win the award. Rinne, 35, had 42 wins, a 2.31 goals-against […]
Yankees-Tigers doubleheader postponed; now set for June 4
Both games of Sunday’s doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers have been postponed because of rain. Womens Howie Morenz Jersey The games will be made up in a split doubleheader on June 4. The Tigers were scheduled to be off, while the Yankees would have been traveling between games in Baltimore and […]
NFL wants special investigator to look into concussion settlement fraud
The NFL is seeking the appointment of a special investigator to address what it claims is widespread fraud of its concussion settlement with former players — another step in a growing feud between the sides. Lawyers for the players alleged in a filing last month that the NFL is intentionally slowing the claims process, according […]
The Nashville CVC orchestrates the city’s New Year’s Eve and July 4th extravaganzas.
The Titans leaned on the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. for its expertise in executing major events, which Spyridon said he offered the franchise free of charge, using three full-time employees to help produce the unveiling. Stuart Spears, the Titans’ senior vice president and chief revenue officer, reached out to Spyridon in the early planning […]