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Last December at the winter meetings, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed his confidence in the composition of his roster. There was "really no big splash," he claimed, that needed to be made. Nonetheless, a few days later, the Dodgers gave Edwin Díaz the highest average annual salary ever for a reliever when they signed him to a three-year, $69 million deal. One month after that, they signed Kyle Tucker for […]

There might be no position that's tougher to play in the NFL than cornerback. Oftentimes, cornerbacks are tasked with having to stop opposing receivers by themselves, being forced to be in lockstep with them for a few seconds and potentially swatting the ball away. So, which cornerbacks are the best at holding their own against opposing wide receivers? We ranked the 10 best cornerbacks in the NFL ahead of the […]

Sweeps. Lots of sweeps. As well as a home run that was and another that wasn't. Wednesday's MLB action provided all that and much more. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Not only were there loads of sweeps on Wednesday as series concluded, but they had postseason race implications. What a treat! Unless the team you were rooting for was on the wrong […]

At training camps around the NFL, the whistle is a powerful instrument, keeping practice on time and orderly. But it’s not the whistle that builds culture. It’s not the whistle that teaches skills. It’s not even the coach himself, necessarily. It’s the repetition of targeted drills. Of course, there are an infinite number of football drills. But the right drill can instill toughness alongside technique. The right drill can create […]

Wednesday in the NFL brought us a little bit of everything. Vita Vea and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended their contract dilemma, agreeing to a deal that will make the defensive tackle among the highest-paid players at his position. In terms of on-field matters, the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots had a competitive joint practice just months after the teams agreed to the A.J. Brown trade. There's also plenty […]

WASHINGTON — There's something about Washington that breeds bureaucracy. Just to create a 1.7-mile racetrack, Penske Corporation needed 1,350 pages of permits. Compare that to 200 or so for a similar-sized course in Detroit. And there in Detroit, the organizers would work with local and state police with a little bit of help from the FBI. Maybe 200 officers in total. Washington? More than 500 National Guard will work the […]

Is there a world where Robert Griffin III plays for Texas instead of Baylor? He actually confirmed there were two: in today's college football landscape, and in 2007 — during his recruitment process. Appearing on the "Joel Klatt Show," Griffin revealed how Texas messed up his recruitment, and he also divulged that if he were a modern-day quarterback, he likely would have transferred to Texas even after finding success early […]

Are we in the midst of a running back renaissance? The money would seem to suggest that we are. A recent wave of running back extensions set records at the position. Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor and Jahmyr Gibbs each signed contracts worth over $20 million per year earlier in August. Robinson briefly held the record for the highest-paid running back in NFL history before Gibbs surpassed that mark just days […]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — No one wants to tell a receiver that he’s running a route where he’s not going to get the ball, where he’s not even a viable option in the play’s design. But it happens quite often. One of football’s most popular concepts, "Dagger," includes a vertical route where a receiver effectively sprints downfield without any hope of a reception. He runs the route because it’ll create […]