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Good news for all teams, a new CBA quite possibly will be in place before the start of the 2020 league year. Bad news for a small handful of teams, a new CBA quite possibly will be in place before the start of the 2020 league year. If the new league year begins without a [more]

On July 1, Milwaukee GM Jon Horst is going to put a $254 million supermax contract in front of Giannis Antetokounmpo. He is almost certainly going to sign it. Sources have been saying that to NBC Sports — and we have been reporting that — all season long. While other teams are making the smart

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It’s one thing to subtly express interest in Patriots quarterback Tom Brady now, weeks before free agency opens. It’s quite another to pursue Brady once March 18 arrives and other quarterbacks get gobbled up by other teams while the #TommyVanityTour unfolds over the ensuing days and possibly weeks. So which teams that may be interested [more]

With the NFL and NFL Players Association closing in on a new CBA that will expand the playoffs from 12 teams to 14, it’s tempting to consider how seven teams per conference would have played out if seven teams per conference had previously been in place. So we’ve gone 10 years down the seven-team rabbit [more]

Last year the Bills brought Christian Wade, a rugby player with no American football experience, to their training camp. He played better than expected in the preseason, spent the regular season on the practice squad, and now the Bills are talking up his potential, perhaps as a player who can make the 53-man roster in [more]

It's quite the resurgence for the 34-year-old who'd missed the last three All-Star games.

After getting special permission from La Liga, Barcelona sign Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite to help fill its injury-depleted attack.

Bob McKenzie joins as a special guest to give all the latest as the Feb. 24 trade deadline approaches.

Bob McKenzie joins as a special guest to give all the latest as the Feb. 24 trade deadline approaches.

Thursday's collection of links.

Four primary suitors emerged: Celtics, Lakers, Suns and Warriors.

Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen had eight sacks while playing 78 percent of the defensive snaps during the 2019 season and he’s set for free agency as a result. Griffen’s contract contains a clause allowing him to opt out of the remaining three years of his deal as long as he had six sacks while [more]

RB Leipzig and Germany striker is "proud" to be linked with a move to Liverpool and has issued a very clear 'come and get me plea' to Jurgen Klopp.

Any big plans the Browns new braintrust has for Jarvis Landry are going to have to wait. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns wide receiver revealed on his social media account that he had hip surgery. He’s expected to be back at some point in training camp, but the [more]

The Bulls are reportedly looking for a general manager to replace Gar Forman.

The Patriots have been able to remain one of the top teams in the league for a couple of decades, largely based on the presence of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. But with one of them uncertain to remain in New England, the future for the team could get decidedly cloudier. Former Patriots linebacker and [more]

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray could use some more help on offense, perhaps a big-play wide receiver to groom under Larry Fitzgerald for a year. And he might just have a particular one in mind with the eighth overall pick. Via the Arizona Republic, Murray has been talking up former Oklahoma teammate CeeDee Lamb to everyone, [more]

The Browns brought in a new head coach this offseason and turned over much of their coaching staff after the switch from Freddie Kitchens to Kevin Stefanski, but one of the team’s coordinators will be back. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer said on Wednesday that he heard about opportunities to potentially pursue other jobs, but [more]

NBC's NASCAR writers picked 16 drivers in the first Power Rankings of 2020. Some were surprises, but Denny Hamlin being a unanimous choice was not surprising.

Drew Brees announced he plans to play in 2020 and he plans to play for the Saints, which leaves the matter of putting a deal together that makes that happen. It’s not a situation causing much stress for head coach Sean Payton. Payton appeared on WWL Radio on Wednesday that the two sides have always [more]

New Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said some things that will be music to wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham. But he also hit a few notes that clanged off the ear. Van Pelt made his first round as coordinator (if not certainly play-caller), and he made it clear he needed his two [more]

A year ago former NFL running back Darren McFadden was arrested for DWI when he was found asleep at the wheel in a Whataburger drive-thru. Now he’s going to jail. McFadden pleaded guilty to drunk driving and got sentenced to four days in jail, according to TMZ.com. The deal also will result in McFadden paying [more]

Baylor defensive lineman James Lynch is taking his trip to Indianapolis to the NFL Combine next week as an opportunity to raise money for people fighting rare diseases. Lynch is taking pledges toward the number of bench press reps of 225 pounds he will be able to successfully complete as part of the circuit of [more]

The Buzzer: David Pastrnak leads Bruins to OT win against Oilers; Chris Kreider's value continues to increase after three-point performance