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NFL Rumors – Bills, Tyrod Taylor Probably Starting New Season Without Contract Extension
The Buffalo Bills are taking a very big risk by letting Tyrod Taylor play the 2016 NFL season with free agency waiting for him at the end of it. They’ve preferred making other signings and other contract extensions instead.
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Jeremy Lin Upcoming Free Agency Hurt by Charlotte Hornets Treatment & Poor Shooting
In a perfect world, the NBA is a place where players do their best all the time with the team as their first priority, and teams play their best players without other interests affecting the decision making process. But this is reality. The Charlotte Hornets have pushed Jeremy Lin far down the pecking order in terms of minutes, position and role. For someone hitting free agency at the end of this season, that’s not good.
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NFL Rumors – New England Patriots Close, New Orleans Saints & St. Louis Rams Also in the Running to Sign Nick Fairley
After one season with the St. Louis Rams, Nick Fairley is keeping his options open. The New England Patriots are interested, but so are the New Orleans Saints, and he’s been in contact with the Rams through the offseason as well.
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NBA Rumors – Warriors & Spurs Not Changed by One Regular Season Game
The San Antonio Spurs needed that win over the Golden State Warriors a lot more than the NBA champions needed it. Sure, it showed what Kawhi Leonard can do when he’s not chasing around Stephen Curry, and maybe the best player in the league can be stopped with the right kind of defense. But once the dust settles, one thing needs to be made clear: It was one regular season game.
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Wisconsin at the Buzzer, Notre Dame With a Tip, Texas A&M Simply Insane
In the closing day to a hectic first weekend in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, it was less about upsets and more about unbelievable finishes: The Wisconsin buzzer beater by Bronson Koenig against Xavier; the Notre Dame winning tip by Rex Pflueger and Texas A&M erasing a 12-point deficit against Northern Iowa with less than 44 seconds to go.
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2016 NCAA Tournament: Sweet Sixteen Teams
The 2016 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen field is made up of six ACC teams (North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Miami) three Big 12 teams (Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa State), three Big Ten teams (Indiana, Maryland and Wisconsin), one from the WCC (Gonzaga), one from the SEC (Texas A&M), one from the Pac-12 (Oregon) and one from the Big East (Villanova).
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NFL Rumors – Pittsburgh Steelers Say Yes to Drafting Cornerbacks, No to Signing Wide Receivers
The Pittsburgh Steelers were hit hard by the one-year suspension of Martavis Bryant, but they don’t plan on changing their draft plan because of a wide receiver removed from the depth chart. Their plans are still to focus on the defensive side of the ball, and specifically at cornerbacks.
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MLB Rumors – New York Yankees & New York Mets Forced to Shuffle Because of Alex Rodriguez & David Wright Fragility
The New York Yankees are heading into the 2016 MLB Season with a lot of confidence and aspirations. Pretty much like always, but maybe more than the average recent year. The New York Mets, following a World Series appearance, are just as ambitious. But shuffling around the injury-proneness of Alex Rodriguez and David Wright does pose a significant challenge.
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MLB Rumors – Chicago White Sox Adam LaRoche Mess & Boston Red Sox Potential Trade
While the whole Adam LaRoche son in the locker room drama is interesting and casts a negative light on some people running the Chicago White Sox, it also leads to some interesting speculation about other unhappy players and the involvement of the Boston Red Sox in what would be a mega trade.