Jimmy Garoppolo’s edge on the rookie QBs
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Buccaneers cut CB Verner, save $6.5 million against cap
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released cornerback Alterraun Verner on Thursday.
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Totally Unsurprising Development: Russell Okung's Self-Negotiated Contract Didn't Pay Off
Offensive tackle Russell Okung, who signed with the Broncos last offseason, is now a free agent. This is unsurprising, because despite the fact that Okung had a five-year “contract” with the Broncos that was “worth” $53 million, the Broncos faced no financial penalties for cutting him.
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Vikings GM says Adrian Peterson's status not yet decided (Yahoo Sports)
Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman says Adrian Peterson’s status has not been decided, two weeks before the deadline for exercising an option on the running back’s contract that would cost the club $18 million in 2017. Spielman addressed reporters Thursday for the first time since the Vikings finished 8-8 after a 5-0 start in 2016. Peterson’s hefty hit to the salary cap, which includes a $6 million roster bonus, has made his return uncertain.
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Softball Player's Headfirst Slide Does Not Go As Planned
Carson-Newman hosted Erskine for a Division II softball double-header Tuesday afternoon. The series provided plenty of runs and little tension, as the hometown Eagles took the first game 10-2 and lost the second 8-2, ending a nine-game winning streak for Carson-Newman.
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Sportswriters, Send Us Your Funny Old Photos From The Beat
Earlier today, FanRag Sports columnist Jon Heyman tweeted out the above photo of the reporters on the 1990 New York Yankees beat. For those keeping track at home, that is:
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Street Fighter V Stream Loses Audio, Gets Saved By Commentator's Own Sound Effects
Some competitive gaming events would fall apart if the audio from the game the competitors were playing suddenly cut out. Not last night.
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Jets cut veterans PK Folk, RT Giacomini
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have released two veterans, tackle Breno Giacomini and Nick Folk.
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Lions sign offensive tackle Pierce Burton
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have signed offensive tackle Pierce Burton.
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Vikings hire ex-Purdue coach Darrell Hazell to supervise WRs
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have hired former Purdue head coach Darrell Hazell as their wide receivers coach.
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QBs Gustafson, Nelson work hard to improve draft stock
MARTINSVILLE, N.J. (AP) Brady Gustafson sits in a conference room at Test Football Academy and breaks down film with former NFL quarterback Scott Brunner.
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Jameis Winston sends controversial message in pep talk to kids
Winston has since apologized for using “a poor word choice” at Melrose Elementary School.
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Jung Ho Kang Admits To Third DUI Since 2009
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang admitted in a court in Seoul, South Korea yesterday that he was guilty of a DUI following a December 2016 arrest after driving a rental BMW into a median in the middle of the night and leaving the scene.
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Inflate Your Tires Anywhere With This Tiny, $19 Air Compressor
While it’s certainly not as fast as the coin-operated air compressor at a gas station, this glove box-friendly compressor can save your bacon if you have to change a tire, or just can’t be bothered to find a bunch of quarters. One reviewer describes it as slighlty larger than two decks of playing cards, so you…
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Please No One Tell Joe Scarborough That No One Would Care About His Band If He Weren't On TV
It would absolutely break his heart if you told Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough that no one would go see his bad band perform if it weren’t for the fact that his real job is hosting a television show, so please, no one tell him.
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Jake Peavy Had A Truly Terrible 2016
Jake Peavy’s 2016 season ended with a career-worst 5.54 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and divorce papers. According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, Peavy’s wife Katie, a childhood friend he married at 19 years old, filed for divorce in October, right after the Giants were eliminated in the NLDS by the Cubs.
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The Next Dota Major Is Already Running Into Issues
The Kiev Major, the second and final major of the Dota 2 season before the next International (Dota 2’s world cup), is facing a raft of problems. Travel issues, ticket scalpers, and changing dates are dredging up ghosts of majors past.
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Welcome To Compete
Welcome to Compete, a joint venture between Deadspin and Kotaku dedicated to covering the best, worst, dumbest, most thrilling, most interesting, and, generally, the most stupefying—in the better and worse senses of the word—in esports and competitive gaming. We’re just getting started here, but hope to make this a…
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This Letter Is Capitalism's Dream And America's Nightmare
One of the many terrifying aspects of having Donald Trump as president is that he, like all children, is very easily persuaded. Single meetings and conversations can shape his entire, pliable worldview. The wolves of corporate America know what easy prey looks like.
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Leicester City Have Fired Title-Winning Manager Claudio Ranieri
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri, the architect of the greatest, most shocking, I-still-can’t-believe-it-happened-even-though-it-definitely-did championship victory in the history of sports, has reportedly been fired today.
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Thunder Acquire Taj Gibson And Doug McDermott For Cameron Payne
The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott from the Chicago Bulls, in exchange for Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauvergne, and a second round pick, reports Brian Windhorst.
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Trump Makes Thirsty Business Asshole Tell Flattering Golf Story
Here’s Day-Glo leatherette Cialis tote Donald Trump, in a meeting with various manufacturing executive types, prodding General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to tell the story of the time Trump boasted about being a rich person who plays golf (probably true) and then hit a hole-in-one on his own golf course (hmmmmm).
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Vikings GM provides rare update on QB Teddy Bridgewater's recovery
Bridgewater is just working to get his knee back to ‘functional’
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Charles Oakley To Attend His First Post-Arrest Knicks Game In Cleveland Tonight
Dan Gilbert is a piece of shit—a slave master mentality-having grifter with skin as thick as tracing paper. That said, let’s laugh at this funny thing he’s doing by reportedly inviting Charles Oakley to tonight’s Cavaliers-Knicks game.
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Report: Fox Sports 1 Will Get Rid Of The Good Parts
Fox Sports 1, a network aiming to build its programming around as many washed-up zoilists as possible, will reportedly get rid of two shows that didn’t sufficiently delve into the topic of cyber-humans.
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Jerry vs. Kurt: Cowboys to face Cardinals in hall game
CANTON, Ohio (AP) Dallas and Arizona will play in the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 3.
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Cardinals, Cowboys to meet in 2017 Hall of Fame Game
The Cardinals will take on the Cowboys in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 3.
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Cowboys, Cardinals to kick off NFL preseason in Hall of Fame game
Only 161 days until football returns!
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Houston Texans: 5 Non-Tony Romo Quarteback Options to Consider
The Houston Texans are in a quarterback bind and need to consider all of their options, not just Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.While the news that Tony Romo has an interest in coming to the Houston Texans was like a breath of fresh air for the team, the Texans cannot put all of their eggs in one…
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"I Make Women Bud And Bloom": An Afternoon With Jane Fonda's Lousy First Husband
This piece was originally published in The Chicago Tribune in the late 1960s and can be found in the collection, Latins Are Still Lousy Lovers. It appears here with permission from the author’s estate.
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