Steelers, Joe Haden beat the clock on an extension

The Steelers don’t re-do contracts once the season starts. This means that the Steelers and cornerback Joe Haden were playing beat the clock to get a new deal in place before next Sunday’s opener against the Patriots. They pulled it off. Per a league source, Haden and the Steelers agreed to terms on a two-year [more]

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Brandon Beane on LeSean McCoy: We wish him the best, unless we play him

Not long ago, Bills G.M. Brandon Beane insisted that running back LeSean McCoy was in the team’s plans. Now? Not. On Sunday, Beane met with the media for the first time since terminating McCoy’s contract. “I mean he’s probably a Hall of Fame player, right there at it and I think that’s a great fit [more]

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Joe Johnson sinks game-winning 3-pointer for Big3 championship (VIDEO)

Johnson ran across a screen at the nail and grabbed an easy 3-pointer over Stephen Jackson to give the Triplets an 11-point victory.

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PHT Stanley Cup Tracker: From Russia to Indy Car

Cup heads to Europe and then takes in St. Louis car race.

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Patriots will evaluate center position as they go

The Patriots have lost center David Andrews for the year, and they now have to scramble to address an underrated position on the offensive side of the ball. “[T]hat’s an important position,” coach Bill Belichick told reporters on Sunday. “The relationship between the center and the quarterback is of course an important one. So Ted [more]

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Eric Reid fined for hit on Ben Watson

When Panthers safety Eric Reid took a cheap shot at Patriots tight end Ben Watson in their teams’ preseason game, it immediately raised questions about whether it was personal and intentional. The NFL seemed to accept Reid’s denial. Reid was fined $10,527 for the hit, which is an amount commensurate with an ordinary unnecessary roughness [more]

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Texans “flatter” management structure falls flat on its face

Saturday’s whirlwind of transactions provided the first real test for Houston’s new-look, no-G.M. front office. The grade for the “flatter” management structure: A big, fat F. Through not just one but two disastrous trades, the Texans not only botched their divorce from Jadeveon Clowney but also authored a mini-Herschel Walker fiasco that mortgages the future [more]

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