Bruce Allen continues to insist Trent Williams will play for Washington

Trent Williams has vowed not to play for the Washington Redskins. The Washington Redskins have vowed not to trade Trent Williams. That would appear to create an impasse with no resolution in sight. But as Williams continues to remain absent from Washington, team General Manager Bruce Allen continues to say he believes Williams will play [more]

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Report: Texans have spoken with five teams about Jadeveon Clowney

The Houston Texans have engaged five different teams in discussions over a possible trade of franchise tag defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the most significant discussions have come with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Texans have also spoken with the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins and New [more]

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Serena Williams fights off teenager Caty McNally to advance to US Open 3rd round

Serena Williams won her first US Open title in 1999 and had reached her second final in New York in 2001 -- both coming before Caty McNally was born.

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Keenan Allen doesn’t think Carli Lloyd will cut it as an NFL kicker

At a time when U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd could be moving toward becoming an NFL kicker, she will inevitably meet some resistance. One current NFL player has provided a bit of it with his views on the possibility of a female on the football field. “Sound sweet til somebody block the kick and all [more]

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Geno Smith, Paxton Lynch battle for Seahawks backup QB job coming down to wire

The battle over who will serve as Russell Wilson‘s backup in Seattle this season will continue throughout Thursday night’s preseason finale against the Oakland Raiders. Both Geno Smith and Paxton Lynch have missed a game due to injury over the first three weeks of preseason games. Smith had a cyst surgically removed from his knee [more]

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Roger Goodell: NFL expects to continue to partner with AT&T-DirecTV

The NFL has the ability to pull the plug on the current DirecTV Sunday Ticket package at the end of the 2019 season, but the NFL currently isn’t expected to do that. Commissioner Roger Goodell made this point clear in a recent interview with Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal. “Obviously AT&T-DirecTV is a different [more]

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Former teammate, reportedly: Lakers lost in 2004 because Kobe Bryant wanted to be NBA Finals MVP

Kobe Bryant's recent comments about Shaquille O'Neal have given us a chance to relitigate their breakup.

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