Who are the top players available this winter, and what will it take to get them? Here’s our rundown of the 2023-24 free-agent class.
Author: Michael
With the Champions League group stage entering its final month of existence, there likely won’t be anymore head-to-head matchups with the import of Tuesday’s in Dortmund and Milan.
A former football staffer at an unknown Big Ten school revealed Monday that he was employed to steal signs and put together a spreadsheet of Michigan’s play-calling signals used in the 2022 season with information provided by other conference programs, according to the Associated Press.
The employee, who chose to remain anonymous in fear of jeopardizing his coaching career, shared documents with the Wolverines’ program last week that included pictures of Michigan’s signs and plays, as well as screenshots of text messages between employees at other Big Ten programs.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson apparently wants a second career as a sports analyst. Jackson hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to criticize the Colorado Buffaloes after a loss to Oregon State on Saturday. On Sunday, he moved on to the NFL and suggested the Los Angeles Rams think about firing head coach Sean McVay.
“At what point do we start the Rams coaching conversation??!!” he posted.
At what point do we start the Rams coaching conversation??!!
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) November 5, 2023
I guess he’s had it with these mother effin’ McVays on the mother effin’ Rams.
Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton revealed that prior to entering the league, Carolina signal-caller Jimmy Clausen tried to charge him one million dollars for his jersey number during an interview with “2Cool2Blog.”
When the Panthers drafted Newton No. 1 overall in the 2011 NFL draft, Clausen was wearing Newton’s desired No. 2 jersey.
Knowing that the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner desired that number, Clausen wanted Newton to pay up for the number he wore at Auburn. While paying for jersey numbers is not an unheard-of practice, the amount Clausen was demanding was.
Chase Young escaped the losing culture in Washington. The Commanders put a fork in their season before the end of the trade deadline. Washington looks forward to 2024 after trading the former No. 1 pick in Chase and first-rounder Montez Sweat.
Among winners and losers, the Commanders are losers. Sharing this truth is Chase Young, who gave his first appearance Monday in San Francisco 49ers red and gold.
First look at Chase Young as a 49er
(via @49ers)pic.twitter.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has been rewarded for the team’s successful 2023 season. Following Arizona’s run to the World Series, Lovullo has reportedly received a contract extension from the organization.
According to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, Lovullo will see two new years tacked onto his contract, which will now run through the 2026 season.
Lovullo had previously been awarded a one-year extension in June, extending his deal through the 2024 season. General manager Mike Hazen told Lovullo then that they’d revisit his contract at the end of the season.
So far Los Angeles has scored a special teams touchdown, forced a pair of fumbles and Austin Ekeler has found the end zone.
The Big Ten has formally notified Michigan that it could be facing disciplinary action from the league, a step required by the league’s bylaws in the event it becomes clear that a school might face punishment.
The Cubs fired manager David Ross on Monday and hired Brewers manager Craig Counsell as his successor.