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Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett told reporters on Sunday at the team’s training camp he thought highly of quarterback Dak Prescott during the organization’s pre-draft process. Garrett, 53, is entering his ninth season as head coach of the Cowboys, but that doesn’t diminish how highly he views fourth-year QB Prescott. Via USA TODAY’s Jori […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn was adamant during Sunday’s team training camp, telling assembled reporters he “hopes” 24-year-old offensive tackle Kaleb McGary will be back for the season. Quinn, who’s been with the Falcons franchise since 2015, denied a chance to call the upcoming season a “redshirt year” for the first-year tackle McGary, per […]

Dallas Cowboys wideout Amari Cooper is nursing a bruised heel; however, head coach Jason Garrett told reporters on Sunday at the team’s training camp that it’s not a concern. Per David Moore of the Dallas Morning News on Twitter: “He was moving around fine during the walk-thru so we’ll see as the day progresses,” Jason […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio spent some time on Sunday at the team’s training camp musing on the unknown possibilities of the past, as he mentioned he almost had the chance to coach Champ Bailey. Bailey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with seven others including deceased Broncos […]

Denver Broncos running back Theo Riddick told reporters on Sunday at the team’s training camp that he was blindsided by the Detroit Lions releasing him, but it sparked a fire in the 28-year-old. Via Mike Klis of 9News on Twitter: “I was (blindsided) to be honest with you, but it’s the name of the game. […]

First-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury, entering his first training camp and season with the Arizona Cardinals, isn’t going through the rigmarole of his debut season on the NFL sidelines without asking for some help. Kingsbury, 39, has reportedly spoken to other head coaches in the professional football league. Via Darren Urban in AZCardinals.com: Kingsbury also […]

New Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has always been an outspoken activist and critic of injustice, and the weekend’s pair of tragic mass shootings isn’t stopping the big man from Turkey from expressing his strong opinions. Kanter, who the Celtics signed to a two-year, $10 million deal over the summer in free agency, took to […]

Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim expressed strong confidence in his new head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury, 39, left an offensive coordinate gig at USC after six years at Texas Tech to take the vacant head-coaching position with Arizona in the NFL’s offseason, and he’ll have the tall task of leading rookie quarterback, and first […]

San Antonio Spurs guard and Team Australia member Patty Mills is focused on the 2019 FIBA World Cup, saying is country has “unfinished business.” Per Roy Ward in The Sydney Morning Herald: “It comes from history and understanding we have never won a medal, the belief in one another and the talent we have in […]

Former Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders says he still keeps in touch with his ex-teammates and tracks how his team is doing. Sanders, 30, is a semi-retired big man who last played for the Bucks in 2015. The center was a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year but decided to briefly leave the sport […]

Veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson says he “loves” the quiet confidence surrounding his new head coach. Peterson, 29, is an eight-time Pro Bowl defensive back entering his ninth season in the NFL—all with the Arizona Cardinals. The stable vet in the Cardinals’ secondary has been gradually impressed by Kliff Kingsbury, the 39-year-old former Texas Tech coach […]

Green Bay Packers placekicker Mason Crosby was seen suiting up in his helmet and pads on Sunday afternoon at the team’s training camp. The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman reported Crosby’s activities at the Pacers camp, joking Green Bay has a “kicker competition” with the normally nonchalant special teams player participating in a kicking routine. Crosby going […]

Former Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Patrick Patterson agreed to a buyout with the franchise this past week. The nine-year veteran forward gave up $3.5 million of his $5.7 million salary for the 2019-20 season, per The Athletic’s Mike Scotto. Following the buyout between the two parties, Patterson, 30, will sign with the Los Angeles […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones is a “player,” according to second-year running back Saquon Barkley. Jones, 22, was selected with the Giants’ sixth overall pick in the 2019 draft. New York shocked the league by taking the under-rated Duke QB that high in the draft. The Giants used their two other first-round picks […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are signing second-year running back Roc Thomas, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Minnesota Vikings waived their 23-year-old back a day after they learned Thomas would be suspended the first three games of the upcoming 2019 NFL season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Thomas will travel with the Jaguars to […]

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, entering his first season as an NFL head coach, has sealed lips regarding how he plans on handling rookie quarterback Kyle Murray and fifth-year running back David Johnson’s respective preseason game snaps. Murray, 21, was selected by the Cardinals with the first overall pick in April’s NFL Draft. The […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is signaling the blame in the failed three-team trade with the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers. When All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Sixers to go to the Heat, Miami was hard-pressed to find suitors that would take the expensive contracts of various players like point […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is feeling very trusting of his fellow secondary players. Coming off a Super Bowl–winning run in 2018-19, Gilmore, 28, will enter his third season at CB with the Patriots, who have a solid secondary including Jason McCourty, two-time champion Jonathan Jones, and recent Pats draft picks in defensive backs […]

Indianapolis Colts running back Spencer Ware will miss the entire 2019 season with an ankle surgery requiring surgery. He’s on the physically unable to perform list; however, the seven-year NFL back is looking for an injury settlement with Indianapolis, per ESPN’s Ian Rapoport, which would give him the opportunity to sign elsewhere in the league […]

Kansas City Chiefs running back Carlos Hyde has gained more reps in the team’s training camp due to 27-year-old back Damien Williams’ hamstring injury. Head coach Andy Reid, entering his seventh season with the Missourian franchise, is expressing slight concern with the former Miami Dolphins RB Williams and his hamstring. Via Blair Kerkhoff in The […]

New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson has had quite the NFL journey. Watson, 38, was selected in the first round of the 2004 draft by the Patriots and spent the first six years of his career with the New England franchise. Watson would leave the Patriots in 2010, however, playing with the Cleveland Browns […]

With Academy Award-winning writer and director Adam McKay filming a pilot for HBO about the “Showtime” era Los Angeles Lakers, actor Jason Clarke has been cast as legendary guard turned NBA executive Jerry West. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” McKay, known for […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, entering his 16th season with the franchise in 2019, told SiriusXM the team plans on playing more two-back sets on offense. The news doesn’t come as a shock in the wake of Le’Veon Bell leaving for the New York Jets following his holdout seasons in 2018. Jaylen Samuels, one of […]

New Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens is entering training camp confident in his group of players and liking team building. Kitchens, who was with Cleveland in 2018, too, as the running backs coach and later offensive coordinator, was hired as the full-time head coach in January earlier this year. He admitted the team isn’t […]

Former offensive line coach Bob Wylie is not so fond of current Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens. Speaking on the radio program “The Zach Gelb Show” on CBS Sports Radio on Saturday, the 68-year-old Wylie claimed quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese was behind Baker Mayfield and the breakout Browns offense. Via Mary Kay Cabot in […]

Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien, entering his sixth season with the club, isn’t sure when star defensive player Jadeveon Clowney will report to training camp, but he’s confident the 26-year-old is “working hard.” Via Aaron Wilson in the Houston Chronicle: “I think just from my knowledge of what I know, he’s working hard,” O’Brien […]

Former New York Jets center, now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, Kevin Mawae had to acknowledge frequent in-division foes Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in his speech. Mawae, 48, was inducted into Canton’s hallowed grounds over the weekend along with seven over former players like Ty Law […]

Frequent New England Patriots nemesis, now Canton, Ohio, Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee, Ed Reed opened up about competing against the Bill Belichick and Tom Brady team. From Tom E. Curran in NBC Sports Boston: “It was the best,” Reed answered quickly. “You always want to play a game and go against the best. […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner reached out and helped a girl with a breathing apparatus fulfill a small wish by giving the young fan a tour of the team’s locker room after training camp concluded on Saturday. Conner, 24, is the Steelers’ primary RB entering his third season in the NFL and second year […]

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue has reported to the team’s training camp on Sunday, thus ending his 11-day holdout, ESPN’s Michael DiRocco reports. Ngakoue, 24, was absent from Jacksonville’s minicamp earlier in the summer, hoping to secure a better deal than his $2 million rookie contract. It was reported the former Maryland standout was […]

Summer League started off with a bang for Kevin Knox and the New York Knicks. In a much-anticipated early July matchup in Las Vegas against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans, the Knicks’ 2018 lottery selection was quickly made mincemeat by the NBA’s first overall pick. Knox was on the wrong end of a […]

Should Los Angeles Lakers power forward Kyle Kuzma be excited to play with not only future Hall of Famer LeBron James but also All-NBA forward Anthony Davis? Yes. Is the 24-year-old excited, though? Absolutely. From Arash Markazi in the LA Times: When the Lakers struck out on signing Kawhi Leonard, many fans shifted their focus […]

Carmelo Anthony has been essentially forced into involuntary retirement from the NBA as he hasn’t seen interest from franchises. The Los Angeles Lakers third-year power forward, Kyle Kuzma, on the other hand, believes the 10-time All-Star deserves a roster spot in the league. From Arash Markazi in the LA Times: “Melo is easily better than […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard is Canada’s most-Googled athlete for the second straight month, according to Craig Battle in SportsNets and, well, Google. Leonard being at the top of the list is not exactly a surprise given the recency bias of his leadership bringing the Toronto Raptors the first NBA Finals win in league […]

New York Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. has only fond things to say about former teammate Dirk Nowitzki. The Dallas Mavericks lottery pick spent one-plus seasons with the Mavs legend in 41-year-old Nowitzki, who retired at the conclusion of the 2018-19 NBA season. Smith Jr. was acquired by the Knicks in the Kristaps Porzingis […]

Despite being traded to the New York Knicks, former Dallas Mavericks lottery pick Dennis Smith Jr. is still friends with his ex-teammates. Speaking on a Mavs-related podcast, here’s what Smith Jr. said (via 105.3 The Fan): “In Madison Square Garden I don’t think there is anything I would love more than that,” Smith said of […]

The science of sports analytics has a firm grip in front offices across NBA franchises, and the latest hiring of “guru” Dean Oliver by the Washington Wizards further illustrates the new-age investment in technology. The Wizards announced new hires to head coach Scott Brooks’ staff, including Mike Longabardi, Corey Gaines, Jarell Christian, and Oliver. In […]

Los Angeles Lakers rising junior forward Kyle Kuzma is in a curious position this upcoming season. With the arrival of All-NBA power forward Anthony Davis, big man DeMarcus Cousins, along with LeBron James’ stated change of position to point guard, the 24-year-old Kuzma is seemingly ready to contribute to a contender-hopeful Lakers team at either […]

After signing a lucrative endorsement deal with sneaker brand Jordan, under the Nike umbrella, New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson will be getting his own signature shoe sooner rather than later. The wait for Williamson’s signature pair of sneakers may be less than a year, with ESPN’s Nick DePaula reporting the Zion shoe could […]