Rashaad Penny expects things to be “way different” in second season

The Seahawks drafted Rashaad Penny in the first round last year, but he didn’t move to the top of their depth chart at running back. Chris Carson led the team in rushing with 1,151 yards while Penny lagged behind both Carson and Mike Davis all season. A broken finger in camp helped things get off [more]

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Tom Brady bulked up this offseason

Pliability has been the buzzword of the TB12 Method, Tom Brady‘s approach to fitness. But this offseason Brady trained a little more like an old-school football player, adding muscle mass. Brady said he decided to add muscle because he thinks it will help him take punishment. “I wanted to get a little bigger this year [more]

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August 6 deadline looms for two pending holdouts

The Collective Bargaining Agreement gives players under contract an absolute right to hold out, as long as they are willing to risk owing fines in the amount of $40,000 per day (for most players). The CBA includes another important wrinkle for players who have not yet qualified for free agency. If a player under contract [more]

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$4.75M winner's check is 'icing on the cake' for women's tennis

As the debate around pay parity in sport rumbles on, one women's tournament in China is offering the biggest prize money in the history of tennis (yes, that even includes the men's tour).

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Miami Dolphins great Buoniconti is dead at 78

Nick Buoniconti, an undersized linebacker who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history, died Tuesday. He was 78.

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Frank Gore never thought retirement: “I’m doing something I love”

Frank Gore may not necessarily look like he’s having a ball, while he drags his 36-year-old body through his 15th NFL training camp. But he says he is, and because he’s Frank Gore, you believe him. “I feel good, man,” Gore told Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News. “I’m blessed to be playing a game that [more]

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Cowboys kick the tires on former tackle, former Bill Jake Fisher

Jake Fisher’s attempt to convert from tackle to tight end didn’t go so well, but he’s continuing to try. According to Todd Archer of ESPN.com, the Cowboys worked out Fisher yesterday, with injuries limiting their depth in camp. The former Bengals second-round pick signed with the Bills this offseason, and was trying to make himself [more]

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