A general manager’s first call to a newly acquired player is usually brief, a simple welcome. But after obtaining the All-Star first baseman in a deal for the Oakland Athletics’ slugger, Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos called Matt Olson on Monday with further news. Anthopoulos informed Olson that his next call would be to Olson’s…
The Minnesota Vikings and quarterback Kirk Cousins agreed to terms on a new contract on Sunday, giving him an immediate boost and completely guaranteeing an additional season in 2023 to help alleviate the team’s tight salary cap. Cousins will remain the Vikings’ quarterback as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell usher in a…
Jason Kelce isn’t going to call it a career. In a video posted on Twitter on Thursday, the Eagles centre announced his return to the league for his 12th season. “Got a lot of questions on the air yesterday about my future,” Kelce says in the video. “So I decided I’d clear it up right…
Ali Marpet, the Buccaneers’ Pro Bowl left guard, announced his retirement on Instagram. Marpet, who is only 28 years old, just completed his first Pro Bowl season. He’s regarded as one of the Buccaneers’ best offensive linemen, if not the best. Marpet made the decision, according to a source, because he was concerned about his…
Kyle Larson found himself on the pole for multiple races during the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season because a qualifying algorithm determined the starting lineup instead of qualifying. By 2022, Larson has earned the right to call himself the polesitter, and he’s done it in the biggest time trial of them all. Kyle Larson advanced…
Patrick Beverley, a guard with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract deal, according to his agent Kevin Bradbury of Rep1 Basketball. Beverley was in the third year of a three-year, $40 million contract, but the new deal will keep him in the league until 2022-2023. Beverley has had a huge…
Sashi Brown is leaving Monumental Sports and the NBA’s Washington Wizards to join the Baltimore Ravens as president, the team announced Friday. Brown, 45, takes over as the Ravens’ third president, succeeding Dick Cass, who turned 76 last month and is retiring after 18 years in the position. Brown is slated to join the Ravens…
According to league sources, the Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson as their new head coach. The move comes 49 days after the Jaguars fired Urban Meyer and 35 days after Pederson initially spoke with the franchise. Pederson did not play football in 2021, but he was the Jaguars’ first head-coaching…
Kevin O’Connell’s rise in the NFL has taken him all the way to Minnesota. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, the Vikings are set to appoint the Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator as their new head coach. The deal will not be finalised until after O’Connell’s Rams face the Cincinnati Bengals in…
After days of uncertainty, the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic’s participation in this year’s Australian Open came to an end on Sunday. After losing his legal fight to a decision to revoke his visa for the second time, the tennis star boarded an Emirates flight bound for Dubai. Three Federal Court justices unanimously dismissed Djokovic’s attempt…