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Frank Reich spent several years coaching Philip Rivers when he was a Chargers assistant coach and that history helped the Colts head coach sign off on the team’s move to sign the veteran quarterback as a free agent this offseason. Reich knew he wouldn’t have to spend a lot of time teaching Rivers the offense [more]

"I think continuing to create community at this time, that's a huge thing."

At age 28, Dale Earnhardt beat Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip in his 16th Cup Series start to claim his first career win.

The NFL did everything possible yesterday to project normal, by saying the plan was to still play a full season, in front of full stadiums, on time. The reality of life in the time of coronavirus is that any plan beyond the immediate is really just a wish. Falcons team president and Competition Committee chairman [more]

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The Raiders opened up some more cap space by reworking the contract of center Rodney Hudson. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has converted $11.6 million of his fully guaranteed base salary into a signing bonus. The move clears $9.28 million of cap space for 2020 and pushes the rest into the future. [more]

The 2014-15 season is one of several years where James Harden feels he should have been MVP but was robbed by voters. It’s become almost an annual tradition. Stephen Curry won the award that year — he was bombing threes on his way to 23.8 points and 7.7 assists a game, leading the 67-win Warriors

The Steelers have been active when it comes to adding former XFL players to the roster this month and they may be making more additions in the future. The team has signed five players from the league, which shut down five games into its inaugural season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s more than any [more]

NFL players approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement earlier this year by a 60-vote margin, but that could have been different had more votes been cast during the process. Nearly 22 percent of the eligible voters elected not to cast a ballot. Chargers tackle Bryan Bulaga was not in that group and he expressed some [more]

Patriots center David Andrews didn’t realize how much danger he was in last offseason. And it took a doctor telling him he had more pressing issues than  walking his dogs for him to understand that. Via NBCSportsBoston.com, Andrews said in an interview with Rusty Mansell of 247Sports.com that it took him some time to realize [more]

With the NFL locking down team facilities because of the coronavirus outbreak, players are forced to work out on their own during the offseason. And that’s fine for most of them. Until one of them gets hurt. As noted by Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews won’t perform Tommy [more]

More football, in most cases, is always good. More playoff games definitely are good. But here’s one thing that may not be so good: The official expansion of the field from 12 teams to 14 places a gigantic premium on earning the top seed in each conference. The No. 1 seeds become the only teams [more]

Nepotism is as much a part of the NFL as is the league’s ubiquitous shield. And the franchise that has dominated the NFL for much of the past two decades has a clear and obvious nepotism situation playing out in plain sight. Steve Belichick, the 32-year-old son of legendary Patriots coach Bill Belichick, has emerged [more]

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews wasn’t happy to see fellow tight end Hayden Hurst traded from Baltimore to Atlanta last month. Andrews told the Baltimore Sun that Hurst is “one of my best friends,” and that he didn’t want to see him go. “I think, first of all, it was kind of a shock for [more]

Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien and his wife, Colleen, are among the many across the sports world stepping up to attempt to help quell the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the O’Briens are donating $100,000 to the Houston Food Bank. O’Brien joins the McNair Family, Deshaun Watson [more]

Exactly when Phillip Dorsett will be able to get on a football field with Russell Wilson remains unclear due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Dorsett is eager for the chance to work with his new quarterback in Seattle. Dorsett signed a one-year deal with the Seahawks last week to join Wilson’s receiving corps alongside fellow [more]

Ryan Luza won in overtime over Garrett Lowe and Zack Novak. Luza is the first repeat winner of the NASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season

Las Vegas won’t host the draft next month as planned. But it could get another chance in 2022. NFL Executive Vice President Peter O’Reilly said the league still has to work it out with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, but “that is something we are considering for sure.” “We are focused with them [more]

Goran Dragic said he is prepared to forgo his annual offseason move back to his native Slovenia if NBA schedule extends.

Tom Brady missed Rob Gronkowski last season. The two combined for 7,786 yards before the tight end retired. Brady, who signed with the Buccaneers last week, now has former first-round draft choice O.J. Howard as his tight end. The Bucs had Howard on the trade block last year. Now, Howard has fallen into the best [more]

NBA players may start to feel the league's coronavirus suspension in their pocketbooks soon.

We continue our look at the 2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets by examining their long-term outlook including their core, weaknesses, and strengths.

Defensive lineman Jack Crawford has agreed to terms with the Titans, according to his agent, David Canter. Crawford joins Vic Beasley in leaving Atlanta for Tennessee. Crawford, 31, spent the past three seasons with the Falcons after three seasons in Dallas and two in Oakland. He played all 16 games each of the past two [more]

While some of the names were obvious -- there's no way to have this list without Thierry Henry -- you might be surprised by a few including No. 1.

Westwood One surprisingly decided earlier this month to pull the plug on NBC Sports Radio, effective tonight. Although unexpected and unfortunate, it’s hardly the end of PFT Live. The TV show continues on NBCSN every weekday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ET, with a re-air from 9:00 a.m. ET to 11:00 a.m ET. The [more]