Bucs ownership wanted Bruce Arians to call plays

When the Bucs hired Bruce Arians, they hired him not only as head coach but to call the plays. So Joel and Bryan Glazer “were not real fired up that [Arians] said he’s not going to be calling the plays,” Andrea Kremer reported Tuesday on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Arians, 66, delegated those [more]

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Sean Lee day to day with sprained right knee

Sean Lee‘s career always has involved a qualifier. If he stays healthy. . . . He hasn’t had much luck in the injury department in his career. Lee, 33, missed nine games last season and has missed 51 in nine seasons. Now in his 10th training camp, Lee sprained the medial collateral ligament in his [more]

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Anthony Davis says he’s afraid of the dark

Lakers star blames movies he watched as a kid

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Eli Manning worked with private pitching coach during offseason

Eli Manning tried something new this offseason. He worked with private baseball coach Mickey Brueckner after getting a recommendation from former Major League pitcher Al Leiter. Brueckner trains Leiter’s son, Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter, at a New Jersey sports performance center. “I feel like it’s paid off,” Manning said, via Art Stapleton of northjersey.com. “I’m [more]

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Seahawks sign Tyler Ott to extension

The Seahawks announced they have signed long snapper Tyler Ott to a multi-year contract extension. Ott, 27, began his career with New England as an undrafted rookie out of Harvard in 2014. He also spent time with the Rams, Giants and Bengals before signing with Seattle to replace an injured Nolan Frese during the 2016 [more]

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Kwon Alexander feels “legendary” in return from torn ACL

The 49ers didn’t let linebacker Kwon Alexander‘s torn ACL stop them from giving him a four-year, $54 million deal as a free agent this offseason, but the injury is a consideration this summer. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said last week that Alexander won’t play in the preseason opener and that the team will “definitely ease [more]

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Robert Woods: If you perfect your craft, you get paid for it

Rams wide receiver Robert Woods said in June that he felt he would get what he deserves on the contract front after putting up big numbers during the 2018 season. Woods is heading into the third year of a five-year pact that he signed as a free agent and that usually isn’t a point when [more]

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