President’s call with sports commissioners will include Dana White, Vince McMahon

The President’s call with sports league commissioners includes a couple of guys who aren’t really sports league commissioners. And their presence suggests what one of the messages delivered could be. Find a way to play your games. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com has the list of participants in the teleconference, which is due to begin at [more]

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Baseball may try to play in empty spring training locations

Major League Baseball longs for the days (as do the rest of us) when its biggest problem was a cheating scandal that just wouldn’t go away. Baseball was caught flat-footed with the coronavirus pandemic during spring training, with its Opening Day just a couple of weeks away. Baseball has a new plan for proceeding with [more]

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Could Bill Belichick and Cam Newton coexist?

Cam Newton has faced Bill Belichick twice. Cam Newton has beaten Bill Belichick twice. Cam Newton is a free agent. But Bill Belichick has shown no inclination to adopt the manta, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” Scott Pioli, who won three Super Bowl rings setting the personnel table for Belichick in New England, [more]

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Trump to speak with sports commissioners today

When will it be safe for sports to start back up again? That’s something many millions of fans want to know, and it will be addressed as part of President Trump’s agenda today. A call with the commissioners of the professional sports leagues has been scheduled for today. The noon entry on Saturday’s official White [more]

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Clyde Christensen feels he failed Jameis Winston

Heading into the 2019 season, the hope in Tampa was that head coach Bruce Arians and quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen would be able to help Jameis Winston take a step forward as a quarterback. Winston threw for more than 5,000 yards and posted 33 touchdown passes, but whatever improvement that might have suggested was mitigated [more]

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Shaq Lawson: I’m bringing a lot of juice to Miami

The Dolphins moved quickly in free agency to secure players who can boost their defense and defensive end Shaq Lawson was one of the first ones to agree to a deal. Lawson was a 2016 first-round pick in Buffalo, but the Bills opted not to pick up their option on his contract for the 2020 [more]

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Derek Wolfe: Ravens will “for sure” have best DL in league

Derek Wolfe wasn’t the Ravens’ first choice as a free agent addition to their defensive line, but they turned his way after a deal with Michael Brockers fell through. Wolfe doesn’t think that change is going to have a negative impact on the performance of the unit. They’ve also added Calais Campbell in a trade [more]

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