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The Summer of Kevin Durant (and eye-popping free agent contracts elsewhere) is in full swing in the NBA, but Saturday reached a new level of unusual thanks to the inclusion of one notable professional athlete.
While teams such as the Houston Rockets were bringing in stars past and present to coerce free agents to sign on the dotted line, the Boston Celtics took it one step further.
They unleashed Tom Brady. Continue reading
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You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who would argue with the notion that Cordarrelle Patterson is on his last leg in Minnesota.
That includes Cordarrelle Patterson.
The Vikings receiver, who showed flashes of big-play ability in his rookie season of 2013, wasn’t shy about his precarious position.
“People say, ‘It’s your make or break year,’ ” Patterson said, per the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “I’ve just got to go out and do what I’m supposed to. It’s a big year for me. … We all know what I can do, and I’ve just got to show the coaches I can be there when I need to be, and be on time, be in the right place, the right depth on routes catching the ball. If I do all those things, I feel like things will work out well.” Continue reading
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The euphoria surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first NBA championship did not arrive without fans first waiting for the punch in the gut. But when that punch never came, renewed optimism flooded the streets of Cleveland.
Apparently, it made its way down to the lakefront, and FirstEnergy Stadium.
Fans of all pro teams now believe their team can win, including those of the Cleveland Browns — just not right now. Continue reading
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Jameis Winston celebrated his first-overall selection by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with his family in Bessemer, Alabama, on Thursday night.
There was a photo shoot in front of a giant wall graphic of him in his Seminoles uniform. There was a roped-off red carpet in the driveway.
And at the conclusion of the draft, the top pick in the 2015 NFL Draft commemorated the occasion by dining on none other than a handful of crab legs.
Yes, he really ate crab legs. Continue reading
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The 2015 schedule has been released. Fans across the world have already charted the exact path their respective teams will take to 14-2 (accounting for the trap game and close road loss) and a Super Bowl victory.
Take a deep breath. Smell that? The intoxicating scent in the air is that of optimism, and it’s running high for all 32 teams. Continue reading
Nick Shook of NFL.com joined 1590 WAKR-AM’s Sam Bourquin on The Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the Cleveland Browns’ grand uniform reveal. Click here to read WAKR’s full post online.
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CLEVELAND — While some of his most notable teammates were parading on a stage in fancy new duds, Johnny Manziel was more than one thousand miles away in Arlington, Texas, at a Texas Rangers game.
That didn’t keep his name out of questions asked after the uniform reveal at the Cleveland Convention Center on Tuesday night. Continue reading
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CLEVELAND — In an offseason filled mostly by Johnny Manziel headlines and low-excitement signings, the Cleveland Browns gave their fans a reason to cheer Tuesday for the first time since their final win of 2014.
Nearly 3,000 Browns supporters — a majority of which were season-ticket holders, according to the team — flowed into the Cleveland Convention Center to pose for pictures with super fans, current and past players, and even the team’s live canine mascot, Swagger. The scene — beer-clutching fans clad in orange and brown, chanting for their team — resembled an indoor tailgate as those in attendance awaited the main event: the introduction of new uniforms. Continue reading
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Charles Tillman suffered a season-ending triceps injury in Week 2 last season, but that isn’t keeping him from making a run at a 13th NFL campaign.
Tillman is set to visit the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source informed of Tillman’s plans. ESPN Chicago first reported the news.
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Erin Henderson spent the 2014 season out of the league, but he’s getting a chance to return.
The 28-year-old linebacker has signed with the New York Jets, the team announced on Wednesday. Continue reading
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