Concerns over Carr arose during his first year with Josh McDaniels, who is deeply familiar with Garoppolo from their time in New England.
Free agency is well underway …
• By midseason, the Raiders knew they may be pulling the mid-February escape hatch they’d built into Derek Carr’s three-year extension. And one reason they felt, at the time, like they’d be on solid ground to do it is because there promised to be options out there for Vegas with institutional knowledge of what Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler are working to build.
One was Tom Brady. The other was Jimmy Garoppolo.
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The transfer portal era of college sports, coupled with Name, Image and Likeness, has created a period of unprecedented player movement across the NCAA. Take Monday for example.
College basketball’s transfer portal set a record on Monday. (Graphic assets via Getty Images)
For the majority of teams in men’s college basketball, the season came to a close with the conference tournaments last week and/or last weekend. There are 358 teams in the country, and only 116 of them are still playing in either the NCAA Tournament, NIT or CBI.
The former third-round pick has accumulated over 280 tackles since taking over as a starter in 2021.
The Giants are reportedly poised to add one of the premier tacklers in the NFL after agreeing to terms on a contract with free agent and former Colts standout linebacker Bobby Okereke on Monday.
New York and Okereke, 26, reportedly agreed to terms on a four-year, $40 million contract that will include $22 million in guaranteed money, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The lucrative deal is expected to become official when the new league year begins on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
Were you watching NFL games this season thinking, “you know what this game needs? More instant replay!” If that’s you, then I have some really good news!
Several NFL teams submitted proposals for potential rule changes. Of course, all rules will need to be reviewed and then voted on. In order for a rule to be adopted, 75% of owners must approve the rule (24 out of 32).
Of the major rule proposals, the Eagles have officially requested to allow players to wear the jersey number “0” starting next season.
Jim Fullan is more than twice the age of his college baseball teammates and he’s only a freshman! The 56-year-old enrolled at Montgomery County Community College in the fall and picked up a bat this spring.
Fullan, a grandfather to nine, moved from Long Island to Pennsylvania as a kid and was cut from his high school baseball team in the 1980s. With his MLB dreams behind him, he joined the U.S. Army out of high school and spent 36 years working for the United States Postal Service.
Sacramento is suddenly gaining on Denver in the race for first place in the Western Conference.
There was quite a bit of movement among the top five in this week’s power rankings.
Most notably, the Nuggets dropped two spots to No. 4 amid a three-game losing streak and the Kings inched up two spots to move to No. 5 thanks to its three-game win streak. Sacramento is creeping up on Denver in the Western Conference standings and the same goes for our rankings. The Celtics were the beneficiary of the Nuggets’ slide as they inched up to No. 2.
The former first-round pick is headed to Tennessee on a three-year deal.
Former Eagles offensive tackle Andre Dillard is set to become the latest player to leave the franchise this offseason. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Dillard is in agreement on a three-year, $29 million contract with the Titans.
Dillard isn’t eligible to sign the contract until the new league year begins on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The former first-round pick never received much of an opportunity in Philadelphia. Dillard was the No.
Unfortunately, Monday was a bit of a headache for Mets outfielder Starling Marte.
The two-time All-Star took a nasty pitch to the head Sunday during a spring training matchup between New York and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Elvin Rodriguez connected with Marte on a 93 MPH fastball, which drew gasps from the crowds. Thankfully, Marte didn’t require assistance off home plate and left the field under his own strength.
WATCH:
Starling Marte has walked off the field after being hit by a pitch. pic.twitter.
Fosbury—a gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Games—innovated the sport with his “Fosbury Flop” technique
Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the sport of high jumping with his breakthrough technique that eventually bore his name, died on Sunday after a bout with lymphoma. He was 76.
The man who trailblazed the high jump form that became known as the “Fosbury Flop” won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The win was the culmination of a years-long journey that forever altered high jumping.
The infielder played 12 years in MLB, eight of which coming with New York.
Joe Pepitone, a former three-time all star and three-time gold glove winner with the Yankees, has died at the age of 82, the team announced on Monday.
“The Yankees are deeply saddened by the passing of former Yankee Joe Pepitone, whose playful and charismatic personality and on-field contributions made him a favorite of Yankees fans even beyond this years with the team in the 1960s,” the team wrote in a statement.