The Manny precedent also makes me wonder what will happen when Alex Rodriguez becomes eligible. Again, you don’t need a rundown of A-Rod’s airtight statistical case. And you don’t need to be reminded that he admitted in 2009 that he’d…
Month: May 2017
Yankees’ Gary Sanchez crushes BP home run off scoreboard
Cornerback. Just how pressing a need depends on whether Malcolm Butler returns in 2017 or leaves via trade/free agency (he was scheduled to visit New Orleans on Thursday). If he goes, the Patriots covered themselves with a No. 1 cornerback…
Most painful NFL Draft slides of last 20 years
Myles Jack, the UCLA linebacker with the otherworldly skills and the incredibly suspect knee, was bypassed in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, even though he was one of the highest-rated players available. His freefall ended in Jacksonville…
The Raiders stuck with Smith by resigning him in the 2016 offseason.
McKenzie, though, isn’t above taking a gamble if he believes it can help win games. That strategy blew up in his face with the 2015 signing of Aldon Smith. Despite the edge rusher’s long history of DUIs, McKenzie signed Smith…
Jake Butt’s fifthround value worth arguing, but he knows best solution
Stop using Jake Butt to prop up an argument he doesn’t want to be in. Put him in the conversation he wants to be in instead. Butt suffered a torn ACL in Michigan’s 3332 loss to Florida State in the…
Cleveland looked ready to play and it showed defensively as well.
James is not messing around en route a potential seventh consecutive NBA Finals. He came out of the gate aggressive and ready to crush the Toronto Raptors from the get-go. It was easy to forget that this was merely Game…
they’ll scrap for NFL roster spots as undrafted free agents.
The Bengals draft was filled with playmakers — and question marks. In terms of pure talent, they added the draft’s fastest player (John Ross), a top-tier tailback (Joe Mixon), and two potential first-round pass rushing talents (Jordan Willis and Carl…
they stuck it out at Autauga and he caught the eye of recruiters anyway
“We’re talking about a 6A, three-peat, ESPN games, ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time,” Howard said. “And now I go to a school that’s 1A … there’s no way I’m going to get recruited from this small…
Russell Westbrook showed everything we love and hate about him in 1 quarter
Russell Westbrook’s fourth quarter brickfest in the Thunder’s Game 2 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday was a window into what can happen when a fuse burns out. It led to a day’s worth of self-reflection about the Russ phenomenon…
NFL draft 2017: Best and worst positions to select this year
It gets worse for NFL quarterbacks. The influx of athletic pass rushers far outstrips this year’s supply of upper-tier offensive tackles. Passers’ blindsides will be less stable than ever — and there’s little help coming from this year’s rookie class…