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Carroll: Seahawks Still Open To Considering Colin Kaepernick

Carroll: Seahawks Still Open To Considering Colin Kaepernick

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll said Monday the Seattle Seahawks have not closed the door on the possibility of adding Colin Kaepernick to their roster, but how much further they pursue it may depend on the upcoming NFL draft. “We’re still battling on all fronts, on all guys. We’re still looking at guys and…More

DISASTER AVERTED! Braves’ Freeman Avoids Second Major Injury To Wrist

DISASTER AVERTED! Braves’ Freeman Avoids Second Major Injury To Wrist

ATLANTA (AP) — One-half inch may have been the difference between Freddie Freeman facing another extended stay on the disabled list and remaining in the Atlanta Braves’ lineup. The first baseman avoided serious injury when he was hit on his left wrist by a pitch from Philadelphia’s Hoby Milner Wednesday night. Freeman said the ball…More

Braves’ Freddie Freeman Leaves Game After Taking Pitch Off Left Wrist

Braves’ Freddie Freeman Leaves Game After Taking Pitch Off Left Wrist

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman left Wednesday night’s 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies after being hit in the left wrist by a pitch. Freeman was struck by a Hoby Milner 90 mph pitch with the Braves holding a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. Before trainers could even reach the…More

Stafford Stands Alone In Depressed Detroit Sports Scene

Stafford Stands Alone In Depressed Detroit Sports Scene

Allen Park — Not sure if you’ve noticed, but the Red Wings aren’t playing right now. Neither are the Pistons. Only occasionally are the Tigers. None of those teams has made the playoffs the past two years. None is poised for a quick leap. Stars are fading or not yet rising. This is where you…More

Best Undrafted Players In Every NFL Team’s History

Best Undrafted Players In Every NFL Team’s History

Kurt Warner went from stocking grocery-store shelves to playing arena football to eventually starting his Hall of Fame career in the NFL. He’s the poster boy for undrafted free agents. Below are the rest of the best unselected players in league history, as identified by NFL Nation reporters. BTW: Dirty Birds Fans will find no…More

76ers’ Leading Scorer & Hall of Famer Hal Greer Dies At 81

76ers’ Leading Scorer & Hall of Famer Hal Greer Dies At 81

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hal Greer, a Hall of Fame guard and the Philadelphia 76ers’ career leading scorer, has died. The Sixers said Greer died Saturday night in Arizona after a brief illness. He was 81. Greer spent 15 seasons with the Syracuse Nationals and Philadelphia 76ers and finished his career with a record 21,586 points.…More

Mississippi State Students Charged In Crimson Tide Break-In

Mississippi State Students Charged In Crimson Tide Break-In

Four Mississippi State University students are accused of breaking into the University of Alabama’s athletic facility and stealing memorabilia. The break-in happened during the pre-dawn hours of April 4, six days before Alabama’s national championship football team met with President Donald Trump at the White House, authorities said. The four managed to get inside the…More

Bourjos’ 2-Run Hit, Big Throw Help Braves Top Nats 5-3 in 12

Bourjos’ 2-Run Hit, Big Throw Help Braves Top Nats 5-3 in 12

WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Bourjos began the game on the bench for the Atlanta Braves. Didn’t get in until the seventh inning. He made quite a contribution, nonetheless. Bourjos threw out a runner at the plate shortly after taking over in left field, then drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the 12th.…More

Kansas, NC State Newly Mentioned In NCAA Hoops Bribery Scandal

Kansas, NC State Newly Mentioned In NCAA Hoops Bribery Scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas and North Carolina State are the latest schools to be swept up in a bribery scandal involving college basketball. A rewritten indictment released Tuesday in New York alleges that an Adidas representative, who no longer works for the company, arranged for payments to parents of athletes willing to commit to…More

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