Tanier’s Team Reports: The Indianapolis Colts, via ‘Jim Irsay’ Jim Irsay is waiting for the sun. (Getty Images) Any website can post “offseason grades” for NFL teams, mixing the draft and free agency into transaction soup, then straining it through the mind of some sportswriter who doesn’t know who half the players are. Only the [...]
Lions sign WR Calvin Johnson to 8yr, $132M deal (Yahoo! Sports) ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)—The Detroit Lions have made Calvin Johnson the highest-paid receiver in the NFL, signing the star known as Megatron to a new eight-year contract worth up to $132 million. The team announced the signing Wednesday, the second day of NFL free [...]
OF Ramirez expected at A’s camp Friday (AP) PHOENIX (AP)—The Oakland Athletics still have strong interest in signing slugger Manny Ramirez, who presents a low-risk investment for the rebuilding franchise. If things come together, the 39-year-old would sign a deal for slightly more than the league minimum of $480,000. He first must serve a 50-game [...]
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Packers’ big names lead the list of early inactives Welcome to the NFL’s Silly Season! It’s Week 17, and as such, teams that already have everything wrapped up (like the Green Bay Packers, who can end up with the NFC’s one-seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs as a worst-case scenario) are resting most or [...]
Bears place Cutler, Forte on IR (AP) LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)—The Chicago Bears have placed quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte on injured reserve, meaning they will miss the season finale at Minnesota this week. The moves on Tuesday were hardly surprising given Chicago’s recent struggles. The Bears (7-8) have lost five straight [...]
Former defensive lineman Eaton says Belichick used to pay him to start fights in practice Generally speaking, football coaches have mixed responses to player fights in practice. On the public side, they will usually say that the lack of discipline inherent in such extracurricular activity goes against everything they’re trying to establish. But in their [...]
Browns sign P Maynard to replace McGee (AP) CLEVELAND (AP)—Browns punter Richmond McGee(notes) injured his back during warmups before Sunday’s season opener, a possible explanation for his horrendous NFL debut. Agent David Canter said McGee suffered a herniated disk before Cleveland hosted Cincinnati, and that the injury was so bad that McGee was kicking without [...]
Burress catches TD in return to NFL (AP) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—Plaxico Burress(notes) saw the ball coming his way and everything started to move in slow motion. He stretched his arms out, grabbed the pass over his shoulder and fell into the end zone for a touchdown. After being away from the game for nearly [...]
Olympics memory: Michael Johnson’s fashionable gold shoes (Yahoo! Contributor Network) I was a teenager in 1996 during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, so naturally I was conscious of fashion. The most fashionable athlete competing in the Olympics was one Michael Johnson: the track star with the gold shoes. Watching the games on TV, I was [...]
