Bears release veteran tackle Matt McCants

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The Chicago Bears signed veteran tackle Matt McCants just three weeks ago after a tryout with the team during rookie mini-camp.

The language of the rule now reads that a ball is caught when the player has control, two feet or another body part down, and makes a football move while making no mention of completing the process.

Like I say, it just took them seven years to figure out what we knew on Day 1, Johnson said, via the Detroit Free Press. … I think you [have to take the human element] into account. Yeah, slow motion can show every bitty frame, but you have to also take into account what actually happened in real time, I feel like. You take it slow mo and that easy catch can turn into, ‘Dang, he bobbled it a little bit.’

Walker believes that he — not Rob Gronkowski or Travis Kelce — is the best tight end in football.

Honestly, I feel like I’m the best tight end in the league in all phases, Walker said, via the Tennessean. Blocking, run blocking, catching the ball, breaking tackles, stuff like that. At the end of the day, if you don’t feel like that you shouldn’t be in the league.

Walker said he’s been focused this offseason on his conditioning and believes he’s primed for a big season at age 34.

Every year I try something new, Walker said. I don’t eat pork, I don’t drink alcohol. That’s been helping me, keeping me fit and in shape. Just go out here and I try to bust my butt every day in the weight room, on the field, and it’s tended to work so I’m going to stick to that regimen.

He’ll need to have a big season, to match his big talk.

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In his first eight years in the league, Dunlap has already put together enough highlights to earn himself a nice new deal, whether it is in Cincinnati or not. He will look to make his case stronger this season, though the Bengals certainly could offer him a new deal before the 2018 season rolls around. Dunlap has done nothing but prove to the Bengals they should be doing everything they can to keep him in Cincinnati.
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The onus is on Johnny to write the next chapter to re-earn respect. He’s going to be given every opportunity to do that.

Shurmur is real creative with his offense: Different schemes and lining people up in different places, Smith said. I’m excited. They’ve put me at receiver and motioned me back. They want to run the rock downhill and get back to that hard-nosed football.

In this one, it was Sanchez’s line single to center as the Yankees’ leadoff hitter in the seventh that ignited a rally that turned 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead when rookie Miguel Andujar went yard with the bases juiced.

And it was Sanchez who was putting down the right fingers time and again for CC Sabathia, who turned in http://www.nflbengalsofficial.com/Authentic-Carl-Lawson-Jersey a two-run, seven-inning outing that might have been his best of the season.

When Sabathia Charles Hudon Jersey went over his third win of the season and 240th of his career during his post-game presser, the lefty Authentic Carl Lawson Jersey threw credit Sanchez’ way in his second sentence.

Asked what keyed his strong effort, Sabathia answered, Being aggressive in the strike zone. You know, Gary called a good game and I was able to execute pitches.

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George Springer Jersey and the Astros found a way to beat the Rangers anyway for a shot at a four-game road sweep of their Texas rivals.

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Springer hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning after Morton tied an American League record by hitting four batters, and the Astros beat the Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night.
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Reliever Brad Peacock hit Isiah Kiner-Falefa with his final pitch in the sixth to break Houston’s franchise record with five hit batters.

The Rangers also set a club record by getting hit five times but the worst hitting team in the majors with runners in scoring position went 1 for 17 in those situations. Texas stranded 12 runners in scoring position. The Astros struck out 10, six of them called.

From first-rounders who could reach the majors soon to late-round fliers hoping to surprise, we break down every National League team’s draft class.

From mock drafts to rankings, check out ESPN’s coverage of the 2018 MLB draft.

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Eagles’ Chris Long, Malcolm Jenkins Jersey rip NFL’s ‘clumsy’ national anthem policy

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The two most prominent voices of consciousness inside the Philadelphia Eagles’ locker room, Malcolm Jenkins and Chris Long, left no gray area: They detest the new national anthem policy that NFL owners adopted last week.
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I think it was driven by fear of a diminished bottom line … and the underlying factor is that they are afraid of the president,Long said Tuesday.

The new policy subjects teams to discipline if players do not stand or show respectduring the anthem. Players who don’t wish http://www.vancouvercanucksofficialonline.com/Adidas-Brandon-Sutter-Jersey to comply can remain in the locker room while the anthem is played.

We don’t have these types of policies for the other causes that we support, whether it is our Salute to Service, breast cancer awareness or anything else,Jenkins said. It’s just when you start talking about black folks. It’s disheartening.

Jenkins, who is African-American, and Long, one of the few white players to speak about the issue, both said they are unsure if they will be on the sideline or remain in the locker room during the anthem.

So it Dale Hawerchuk Jersey seemed like it would be a futile exercise for Agholor, who’s 6-feet, 198 pounds.

Yet he worked diligently with Groh, who showed Agholor video of players like Detroit’s Golden Tate, New England’s Julian Edelman and Brandon Sutter Authentic Jersey Dallas’ Cole Beasley.

Groh’s strength as our receivers coach last year was being able to explain the game on all different aspects, Agholor said. He watches tapes on some of http://www.winnipegjetsofficialonline.com/Adidas-Dale-Hawerchuk-Jersey the guys in this league. He shows you different things that you can do, that he sees in other players that have done it… He’ll show me techniques that I did already that these guys did well that would help me excel in the slot.

Agholor was so impressive during OTAs last spring that the Eagles traded Matthews to Buffalo last August for starting cornerback Ronald Darby. Agholor then had the season of his career, including a team-high nine receptions for 84 yards in the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory.

Mark Herzlich invites Donald Trump to discuss anthem with players

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Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich wants to have an actual conversation about the national anthem with President Donald Trump.

Herzlich is a member of the NFLPA’s executive committee, and has met with league officials on such topics before, at least before the league enacted a unilateral compromise which declared that any player on the field had to stand for the anthem, while allowing players the option to stay in the locker room.

Trump followed up by saying that players who knelt during the anthem shouldn’t be in the country, which has only fanned the flames.

Jim has excellent interpersonal skills required to establish trusted contacts at universities and across the agent community and has a strong team, goal and action-oriented approach he developed at the most competitive level of football, Cooper said in a statement.

Nagy will be joined on the staff by former Mississippi State head coach and longtime NFL assistant Sylvester Croom. Croom has been named the senior vice president of operations.

Perhaps as a direct result, Giants coach Pat Shurmur said he wanted to wait to discuss the new policy with his players.

We have not discussed it as a team, Shurmur said. We’re gonna sort of let it settle for a little bit here. It’s like any new rule, it’s a new policy, and I certainly trust that our players are going to do the right thing. And I think we just let it settle for a minute. At some point we’ll discuss it, but we just haven’t done it yet.

As Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith mentioned earlier in the day, Herzlich said he’d prefer the focus to remain on work being done by players in the community, rather than any symbolic action during the anthem.

Nate Solder Jersey: Tremendous amount of pressure to fix Giants OL

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The Giants made left tackle Nate Solder their biggest acquisition in free agency this offseason in a move that didn’t surprise anyone who watched the team play last season.
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Limited Youth Scottie Pippen Jersey The offensive line was a mess for the Giants in 2017 and the hope is that Solder can pave the way to a more competent group this time around. It’s a new situation for Solder, who said on WFAN Josh Robinson Youth jersey that the group is trying to find our identity in the face of an urgent need for things to come together quickly. He noted that it’s not just up to him to make that happen.

After earning $9.56 million over his first four NFL seasons, Shazier is set to count $8.7 million against the Steelers’ salary cap after the team exercised the fifth-year option on his rookie contract last year. Although he won’t play in 2018, Colbert confirmed there will be some sort of designation for Shazier so he can still remain a part of the team next season.

The kid had a devastating injury, Colbert said. His willingness to not only aggressively rehab but to put himself out there and ask for no pity, again that’s all part of the recovery process that I think, he helps us as much as we help him.

There’s been word about talks to tweak Gronkowski’s contract for the 2018 season. They added some $5.5 million in incentives to his deal before last season and it’s thought something similar could be in the works for Gronkowski, who has a base salary of $8 million for this season.

Gronkowski has been joined as an OTA non-participant by quarterback Tom Brady. Brady has reportedly spent some time with wide receiver Julian Edelman at Gillette Stadium, however, and is also expected to be at the mandatory workouts this week.

The NBA isn’t desperate to find more 6-1 point guards. That’s why Carsen Edwards’ decision to enter the draft feels more like a learning opportunity than a career move. The sophomore, who led Purdue with 18.5 PPG, should come back for his junior season.
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That’s the only way Purdue will earn top-25 consideration after losing the strongest senior class in America. But with Edwards and Matt Haarms (2.1 BPG), Matt Painter will have a strong inside-outside combo. Depth is a concern, but Dartmouth graduate transfer Evan Boudreaux (17.5 PPG) will join the program after decommitting from Xavier after Chris Mack’s move to Louisville.

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Throwing Peters into a star-studded defense coordinated by Wade Phillips has the potential for serious fireworks. Could he threaten double-digit interceptions, or will quarterbacks simply avoid him in 2018?
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The Dolphins made several additions before the draft, signing veterans such as Danny Amendola, Albert Wilson, Josh Sitton and Frank Gore and trading for Robert Quinn, but getting versatile defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick in the first round should pay off immediately for Miami’s defense.聽

Not only will Fitzpatrick be asked to play slot cornerback and safety, Colt McCoy Youth jersey but he could be the weapon the Dolphins need to combat a tight end like Rob Gronkowski, whom Miami faces twice a year. His ability to wear many hats and handle responsibilities against both the run and pass should give defensive coordinator Matt Burke an answer for all kinds of offensive formations and sub-packages.

Cousins is now surrounded by weapons, both on the ground (Dalvin Cook) and in the passing game (Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Kyle Rudolph), and he’ll have the benefit of playing with one of the game’s best defenses. If he can provide an edge at quarterback, while managing the game and accentuating what the Vikings already do well, Minnesota should be a clear favorite atop the NFC in 2018.
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So if you see Patriots (-14), it means the sportsbook thinks that it can get equal action on both sides by guessing the Patriots will win by 14 or more points, probably because they are angrily extra-motivated by accusations of cheating or coming to terms with their own mortality or something. If you pick the Patriots and they win 35-22, you lose.
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By the way: The Patriots are 0-5 against spreads of 14 or more points in the past three years. When the spread is that big, per Pro Football Reference, the NFL as a whole is 3-10 against the spread (or ATS, as the cool gamblers say) since 2015. Those big spreads are a sign that many casual gamblers are betting based on the reputations of the teams, so the sportsbooks are trying to entice action toward the underdogs. That means you shouldn’t wager along with the homers and bandwagon jumpers. And you thought this article would be nothing but gags!

The over-under or number is the number of points/goals/runs the teams are projected to score in a game combined (or can be applied to longer-term bets, like how many games a team will win in a season). If the over-under is 48.5 and you bet the over, you win if the final score is 28-21 but lose if it’s 28-20.

NFL free agency news: Raiders, former Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson Jersey agree to deal

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The Raiders have signed former Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson, according to a report from the NFL Network.
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The Chiefs selected defensive lineman Kahlil McKenzie, son of Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie, last week in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Baltimore has also added defensive ends Myles Humphrey and Christian LaCouture as undrafted free agent signings in the last two weeks since the NFL Draft.

Gregorius didn’t talk to reporters before Saturday’s game, but Boone addressed the topic at length in his pre-game media session.
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I think it’s a matter of he’s not in a real strong powerful position like he was most of the first month where he could do damage, Boone said. Sometimes right now when he’s barreling balls, it’s not quite with the impact just because he’s so good at touching the ball if he decides to swing.

Boone went to explain how Gregorius makes contact on pitches that many other big leaguers don’t hit, but that they’d mostly led to groundouts, flyouts or popups during his slump.

I think sometimes we’ve seen through this stretch where he’s hit frankly a fair number of balls on the nose, but maybe not with that slug impact that we’re used to seeing, Boone added. I think part of (the reason for) that is because he’s so good at getting the barrel to the ball. When he goes to swing, if he’s not in a great position to really hit it with authority, it results in putting it into play for an out sometimes. Sometimes it can be a result of something he’s really skilled it.

Cavs must maintain sense of urgency entering Game 4, Ty Lue says

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Down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference finals heading into Saturday’s Game 3, Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue had desperation on his side as his team played with a have-to-have-it edge in their 116-86 blowout of the Boston Celtics.

Now Lue is tasked with distilling that same sense of urgency for 48 hours heading into Monday’s Game 4 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Next year could bring a bump for several NHL players — and teams — however. The upstart Vegas Golden Knights already had measurable data in 76 countries as the most-searched NHL team in the world. Players like Hall and Nathan MacKinnon emerged as MVP candidates, and will certainly garner more discussion. Unrestricted free agent John Tavares and the Ottawa Senators’ Erik Karlsson, one of the league’s best players and the focus of rampant trade rumors, will be heavily Googled and tweeted about this offseason. And maybe some player’s Twitch stream will become a sensation.

Playing in a division that includes three playoff teams from last season is a good way to start in a hole. The Buccaneers have only two other 2017 postseason teams (Eagles and Steelers) on the docket, but they still face the fourth toughest schedule in the NFL with their opponents’ combined winning percentage from last season at .531. And that’s before you factor in the improvement teams like San Francisco and Chicago have made this offseason.

Toughest tests: The Bucs finishing last in their division last season gives them the chance to play other fourth-place teams in the conference. For a team on the rise like Tampa, that should be a good thing, but it might not be the case this year. Last year’s conference losers in San Francisco and Chicago have improved on paper and easily can give Tampa Bay a run for its money in those matchups.
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The Ravens agreed to terms with tight end Mark Andrews after getting Orlando Brown Jr. done earlier Wednesday, Jeff Josh Reynolds Womens Jersey Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports.
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Both Andrews and Brown were third-round picks.

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I use [Game 3] as fuel. I thought it was embarrassing. Thought we came out, the way I played, the way I performed, how not aggressive I was in the first half, I look at that as fuel to come out in Game 4 and be excited about it and be ready to play and ready to fight.

It still took Paul, a 13-year veteran and nine-time All-Star playing in his first conference finals, a while to get in a rhythm Tuesday night. He went scoreless during the first quarter and didn’t record an assist until an inbounds pass in the final second of the frame.

Paul missed his first four shots from the floor, including a left-handed layup early in the second quarter that didn’t even hit the rim, before finally getting a midrange turnaround to fall with 8:33 remaining in the half.

Paul caught fire minutes later, scoring 12 points in a span of 2:39 as the Rockets took the lead with a 17-5 run to close the half. Paul’s scoring flurry featured three 3-pointers — the first a fadeaway from deep in the left corner that Kevin Durant tightly contested — and a layup.

Paul had seven points during the Rockets’ rally in the fourth quarter, which he started with a 17-foot pull-up jumper immediately after the Warriors pushed their lead to 12 points, matching their largest of the night. Paul also had two of his four assists during the 24-9 run that gave the Rockets the lead for good, capping it with a feed to Eric Gordon for a 3-pointer that put Houston up five with 2:27 to play.