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Kevin Durant Is Joining The Golden State Warriors—But For How Long?
Posted on July 4, 2016, by Travis Pulver The rumor mill had it wrong this time. According to it, the Oklahoma City Thunder were going to retain the services of Kevin Durant. Then again, the rumor did say there was a 90 percent chance he would be returning to the...
NFL Players Lose It Over NBA Free Agent Contracts—And They Should
Posted on July 4, 2016, by Travis Pulver When the NBA Free Agency period kicked off July 1, the basketball-loving world could not have guessed what it was in for. The salary cap increase was public knowledge, but surely all that money would just go to...
The NBA’s ‘Silly Season’ (free agency) Is Especially Silly This Year
Posted on July 4, 2016, by Travis Pulver When the free agency period began for the NBA, teams knew it was going to be a little crazy. It always is; that's why it is referred to as the 'Silly Season.' Someone is always willing to make a superstar some sort of crazy...
Phillies to Skip Aaron Nola’s Final Start Before All-Star Break
Posted on July 4, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After rough outings in each of his last five starts, the Philadelphia Phillies have decided to skip Aaron Nola's next start. Nola will not pitch on Thursday as scheduled, meaning he will not pitch again until after the...
Carlos Beltran Wants to Stay with Yankees
Posted on July 4, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It seems with each passing day the New York Yankees are more and more likely to find themselves out of contention the second half of the season, actually making them sellers at the trade deadline. If that ends up being the...
Arizona Cardinals HC Bruce Arians Cut A Guy For Parking In His Spot
Posted on July 3, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Amazon Prime series “All or Nothing,” which focuses on the Arizona Cardinals 2015 season, has shown fans a side of Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians that they probably didn’t know. After watching his offenses succeed in...
Did The Chicago Bears Pick Up Connor Shaw To Spite The New Orleans Saints?
Posted on July 3, 2016, by Travis Pulver It isn’t just the offseason for the NFL. It’s the dead season too. What is that you ask? It’s that time of year where there isn’t a whole lot of news-worthy action going on because the players are all taking one last vacation...
Stephen Strasburg to Return from DL Sunday
Posted on July 3, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It appears that Stephen Strasburg's stint on the DL will end up being relatively brief. Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker announced Saturday night that Strasburg will be activated from the DL on Sunday and start the...
Nick Swisher Ends Season to Spend Time with Family
Posted on July 3, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Nick Swisher is putting his family ahead of a possible return to the big leagues, at least for now. Swisher was playing with the triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, hopeful to get another chance with the Bronx Bombers...
Cleveland Indians Win Streak Ends at 14 Games
Posted on July 3, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine All good things must come to an end, and on Saturday the longest winning streak in Major League Baseball this season came to an end. After 14 straight wins, the Cleveland Indians had their streak snapped in a loss to the...
Grizzlies Had No Choice But To Make History With Mike Conley’s Contract
Posted on July 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver Write out a list of the likely candidates for the richest contract in NBA history and you’ll find guys like LeBron James and maybe Steph Curry (when his time comes next off-season). You probably wouldn’t expect the man that did...
Braves Land Top International Prospect Kevin Maitan
Posted on July 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Through a series of trades over the past two years, the Atlanta Braves have built one of the strongest farm systems in all of baseball. Now that farm system is about to get even better, as the Braves have signed shortstop...
When I Grow Up I Want To Be Just Like NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Posted on July 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver Ask any fifth-grade classroom who they want to be like when they grow up and you will likely hear the names of the best NFL, NBA, and MLB players along with a few actors and actresses. You will more than likely not hear the...
D Stands For ‘Danger’ or ‘Doh!’ In Dallas–Not Defense
Posted on July 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver Everyone deserves a second chance. Just because you make one stupid mistake does not mean you should be fired, blackballed, or not allowed to do something ever again. It does mean fewer people are going to trust you just to do...
Will Johnny Football Need To Become Johnny Canada To Get Back In The Game?
Posted on July 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver The life and times of former Cleveland Browns and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel have taken another interesting turn. A day after the news broke that he plans on going sober on July 1, the NFL announced that he had...