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NBA Rumors – Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, Cut $250 Million From Higher Education; Giving Money to Fund New Milwaukee Bucks Arena

Basketball arenas owned by billionaires get built by public money. That’s always the case. As it is with the Milwaukee Bucks and the state of Wisconsin, as governor Scott Walker cut $250 million from the state’s higher education system, while approving $250 million of taxpayer funds going to the new arena.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Interested in Signing Tayshaun Prince

Despite the effects of the luxury tax on even veteran minimum signings, it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers might still in the business of adding players, turning their sights to Tayshaun Prince.
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MLB Rumors – Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers & San Francisco Giants Interested in Signing Chase Utley

Clearing waivers has made Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies eligible to be traded, and this is bringing in plenty of interest from around the league, especially from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants.
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NFL Rumors – St. Louis Rams Won’t Play Todd Gurley Before Week 3 of the Regular Season

All through the offseason we’ve been hearing about how well Todd Gurley has been rehabbing and progressing, but the St. Louis Rams aren’t taking any risks, and won’t play their rookie running back in the first two games of the regular season.
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NFL Rumors – Denver Broncos Not Playing Peyton Manning in First Preseason Game

The Denver Broncos plan on giving a number of first-team players a night off in the first preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, including quarterback Peyton Manning.
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NFL Rumors – Kansas City Chiefs Are Going to Play Eric Berry in Preseason

Despite being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma only 10 months ago, Eric Berry is 100% cleared, doing well in training camp and will probably feature for the Kansas City Chiefs when they take the field in preseason for the first time this weekend.
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NFL Rumors – Seattle Seahawks Have Big Plans for Tyler Lockett
The Seattle Seahawks knew Tyler Lockett wasn’t going to become one of their premier wide receivers right away, but they have high hopes for the rookie out of Kansas State, first in the return game and then in scrimmage, although it might take some time.
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NFL Rumors – Miami Dolphins Close to Signing Evan Mathis

A lot of teams were caught off guard and without cap space when the Philadelphia Eagles released Evan Mathis, who has been waiting for a big contract, but might end up signing for the Miami Dolphins for a lot less than he expected.
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NFL Rumors – Buffalo Bills Signings I.K. Enemkpali is Rex Ryan’s Way of Messing With the New York Jets

The Buffalo Bills, coached by Rex Ryan who was fired by the New York Jets, didn’t wait very long to sign I.K. Enemkpali, which is something of showing the middle finger for Ryan to the organization that let him go at the end of last season.
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NFL Rumors – Why Geno Smith Got Punched by I.K. Enemkpali

In what might be the most bizarre story of this offseason/preseason, Geno Smith got punched in the face by teammate I.K. Enemkpali, resulting in a broken jaw and the New York Jets releasing the linebacker. Besides the $600 not being paid back, it’s also about the quarterback sticking a finger in Enemkpali’s face and daring him to do something about it.
