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• Austin Riley out of the Braves’ lineup again Friday

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Atlanta looks to bring the bats to life in series opener against San Diego The Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Friday when they begin a four-game series against the San Diego Padres. Max Fried will get the start for Atlanta while right-hander Matt Waldron will be on the mound for San Diego. The Braves will be without third baseman Austin Rile...2024
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• Outside The Confines: First to 30

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Are we already that far in? Yesterday, with the efforts of a stellar performance from Aaron Nola, the Phillies became the first team to get to 30 wins. The spend-happy Dodgers aren’t far behind, but it’s still the Phillies who got their first. It’s wild to think that we’re far enough into the season to have any team at 30 wins, but that’s the vicious tric...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Are there stars in Christopher Morel’s future?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Christopher Morel will make an All-Star Game. It’s another night here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. I guarantee that there will be at least as much action as the Cubs’ bats. There’s no cover ch...2024
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• Fedde dominates, Vaughn explodes, and the White Sox balance the scales

Andrew Vaughn’s two homers and four RBIs carried the White Sox to a win. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Vaughn hits two dingers and scored every run. Fedde embarrasses his former team. The South Siders didn’t suck Damn, I love everything about baseball. On the right day, at the right field, a baseball game can be downright magical. A warm spring night, the lights beaming down on a perfectl...2024
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 5/14/24

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. It turns out that the New York Jets have been actively trying to find a coach to replace offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Personally, I don’t think this is really anything new. It had been rumored this was happeni...2024
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• Braves return to Truist Park for three-game series against Cubs

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Braves took a disappointing loss Sunday, but have won four of five and are headed home for a seven-game homestand. The Atlanta Braves will return to Truist Park Monday where they will begin a seven-game homestand with a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. The Braves missed out on a chance to sweep the New York Mets Sunday in disappointing fash...2024
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• Outside The Confines: First to 30
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• BCB After Dark: Are there stars in Christopher Morel’s future?
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• Braves News: Near no-no, Ian Mejia’s dominance on the farm, more

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves have won four straight this week, which is a nice bounce-back after a rough west coast trip last week. While the offense seems like it is waking up to some extent, it is worth mentioning that the recipe for winning this week has been much more about pitching than offense, with the Braves scoring 4, 5, ...2024
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• 5 NFL matchups we’d like to see on Christmas Day

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The NFL Schedule Release is coming and here are the games we want to see on Christmas. This may be one of the most anticipated Wednesdays in sports history. The Grinch-like greed of the NFL will be on full display this season when the it plays two games on Christmas Day, which falls on Wednesday. The games will reportedly be part of a new package with Netfli...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 29

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs rally for a late win in New York. A little over a week ago, I wrote about the balance of games the Cubs lost where it appeared they had the game won and the opposite. One commenter zeroed in on the unique animal that is four blown ninth-inning leads. To be sure, even some bad teams don’t cough up for such games over the course of a year. Usually ...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ dude, where’s my no-hitter?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. The Cubs take game one on the road, in the apple, after blanking for seven innings. The Morel of the story is ‘never give up’. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #ML...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Is Nick out of time?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs demote Nick Madrigal. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in. We’re waiving the cover charge this evening. Let the hostess escort you to a table. Bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place for you t...2024
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• Time to pay Jaylen Waddle - The Splash Zone 4/16/24

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. The Philadelphia Eagles signed DeVonta Smith to a 3-year contract extension worth $75 million. After seeing these numbers, the Miami Dolphins now have a good blueprint on what to pay Jaylen Wad...2024
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• Mets series preview: Party like it’s 2015!

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Time flies! It has been nine years since the Royals marched into Citi Field and won Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, securing the second title in club history. Salvador Perez is the only player from that series still on one of these teams, and only three other players from that series are even on a big league roster in 2024 (Michael Conforto, Jacob deGrom,...2024
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• The Philadelphia Phillies’ formidable five
The Philadelphia Phillies have officially become one of baseball’s most disappointing teams, owning a horrid 27-52 record. The Phillies will presumably have a, “fire sale” as the trade deadline approaches. Year after year, the Phillies have become less and less (June 23, 2015-Jim McIsaac/Getty Images North America) proactive and frequently downgrade their roster. At the heart of their pitching s...2015
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"Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images He’s available again The New York Giants and Odell Beckham Jr."

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"Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs scored six unanswered runs to end the first half on a high note."

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"Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs put together solid pitching and some home runs and defeated the playoff-bound Mets."

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"Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Should the Colorado Avalanche pursue a high priced free agent this offseason?"

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"(Source: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images North America) For the most part, the Rays slumped heading into the All-Star break, going 4-11 in their previous 15 games."

• New York Jets Flight Connections 05/12/24

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The Jets rookie minicamp is in the books, and the team moves on to OTAs for the rest of May and into June. The team wraps up the offseason with mandatory minicamp June 11 through June 13. After that we reach the dead part of the NFL calendar, with players going home and no...2024
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• Braves News: Near no-no, Ian Mejia’s dominance on the farm, more
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• 5 NFL matchups we’d like to see on Christmas Day
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• Rain can’t stop Charlie Morton or the home run ball as Braves top Mets 4-2

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Charlie Morton looked great and the top of the Braves lineup finally hit the ball out of the ballpark for a series opening win. Well they say the best things come to those who wait and that proved to be true this evening, unless you’re a Mets fan of course. After a 55-minute rain delay before first pitch, baseball was eventually played and worth the wait. ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Monday morning wrap-up

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Here’s what you missed over the weekend. Happy Monday, friends. Hope you enjoyed a lovely first weekend in May. Saturday was May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, and that pop culture holiday brought us a pretty funny exchange in the links today. It’s also time for teams and execs to reflect on the first month of play, and some (like the Marlins) are already...2024
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• Potential Post-Draft Buccaneers Free Agent Signings

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The NFL Draft is over but could more free agent signings occur before training camp? The NFL Draft brought injected some promising, fresh talent into a Buccaneers roster that was already on the precipice of another NFC Championship last season. Hopes should be high for this squad, as there doesn’t appear to be many glaring weaknesses on the roster, especi...2024
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 5/3/24

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. As it turns out, the story that was pushed by beat writers and the New York Jets regarding their trade of DT John Franklin-Myers isn’t as true as they originally wanted the public to believe. After seeing his contract res...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 29
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• BCB After Dark: Is Nick out of time?
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• Giants are giving Darren Waller some space

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Giants are hoping for an answer soon, but aren’t pressing him Tight end Darren Waller was the crowning jewel of the New York Giants 2023 offseason. They sent a third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for 6-foot-6, 245-pound receiving tight end in the hopes of accelerating the team’s rebuild. It didn’t work out that way, and it came out last month tha...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Are there stars in Christopher Morel’s future?
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• Fedde dominates, Vaughn explodes, and the White Sox balance the scales
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• Takeaways from the Braves’ series win in New York

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Marcell Ozuna continues to carry the Braves’ offense. The Atlanta Braves saw their four-game winning streak come to an end in soul-crushing fashion Sunday night as Brandon Nimmo’s walk-off home run turned a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 loss. With the loss, Atlanta missed out on a chance to pick up a game in the standings on the Phillies who lost to the Marlins Sun...2024
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• Braves’ winning streak snapped on walk-off blast

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Atlanta’s four-game winning streak is over after a 4-3 loss Sunday. The Atlanta Braves took a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning, but were unable to hold it in a 4-3 walk-off loss to the New York Mets. The Braves offense threatened early in the first inning against Severino. Austin Riley singled with two outs and then moved to second when Matt Olson was hit ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Monday morning wrap-up
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• Potential Post-Draft Buccaneers Free Agent Signings
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 29
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• Cub Tracks’ dude, where’s my no-hitter?
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• Mets series preview: Party like it’s 2015!
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• BCB After Dark: Are there stars in Christopher Morel’s future?
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• Fedde dominates, Vaughn explodes, and the White Sox balance the scales
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• 5 NFL matchups we’d like to see on Christmas Day
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• Saints 53-man roster projection

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Who should we expect in the black and gold come week one? With the start of the New Orleans Saints 2024 minicamp just about a month away, we’re going to do an early projection of what the roster could potentially look like come week one. It is very likely that the team will be adding players here and there before the start of the season, but I believe thi...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Worried about Dansby?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how worried you are about Dansby Swanson’s slow start. It’s another night here at BCB After Dark: the swinging-est spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Everyone is in a great mood tonight, so come on in and join us. There are a few good tables available, or you can make a ...2024
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• Potential Post-Draft Buccaneers Free Agent Signings
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 29
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: New York Yankees games 21-23

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Rays fall to 12-11 after three game series in Yankee Stadium “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the seventh...2024
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• Cubs 7, Yankees 4: A big-time comeback win
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs scored six unanswered runs to end the first half on a high note. Here is one way to show how much the Chicago Cubs have improved over the last year or so. In June 2022, the Cubs visited Yankee Stadium and got swept. They were outscored 28-5 and were embarrassed to the point where Frank Schwindel threw a 35 mile per hour pitch hit for a home run, t...2023
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• A few midseason thoughts about David Ross as Cubs manager
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images How does the Cubs skipper stack up as we head to the season’s second half? A number of BCB readers have suggested, not just this year but in the past, that when I issue grades for the players at midseason, I should also rate the manager and coaching staff. Truth be told, I just don’t know enough about many members of the coaching staff to assign a grade. H...2023
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• Should the Giants resign Odell Beckham Jr.?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images He’s available again The New York Giants and Odell Beckham Jr., their 2014 first-round pick, had a tempestuous relationship before former general manager Dave Gettleman traded the star receiver to the Cleveland Browns. The Baltimore Ravens have released Beckham Jr. and designated him as a post-June 1 cut after the former Giant caught 35 passes for 565 yar...2024
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• De’Andre Swift trade: Eagles acquire Lions running back in exchange for draft picks
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Philly native is returning home! If you thought Howie Roseman couldn’t possibly acquire more former Georgia Bulldogs ... think again! The Philadelphia Eagles are trading for Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift, according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Details of the deal: EAGLES RECEIVE D’Andre Swift, 2023 seventh-round pick (No. 249)...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz elected to the Hall of Fame

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1976 - Ted Turner, owner of UHF television station WTCG which already broadcasts Atlanta Braves games, buys the team for $12 million, largely with borrowed funds. He will soon turn his television station into a national superstation, on which Braves games are a staple product. 1997 - Former Atlanta Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro...2024
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• Ian Anderson to undergo Tommy John surgery, per report
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Ian Anderson’s season is over. Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2023 season according to a report by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Anderson made just one start at Gwinnett, before going on the injured list. Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery, sources tell ...2023
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• Andre Dawson wants his Hall of Fame plaque changed to a Cubs cap — and the Hall is listening

Andre Dawson with his Hall of Fame plaque at the induction ceremony in Cooperstown, July 25, 2010 | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Give the man what he wants. Tuesday, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune posted a column in which he wrote that Hall of Famer Andre Dawson wants the cap on his Hall of Fame plaque changed from an Expos cap to a Cubs cap. Dawson’s reasoning, per Sullivan: “...2023
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• Ryne Sandberg will get the next statue in Gallagher Way
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images There was a bit of news in the Ricketts’ family panel at Cubs Con. Statue Row at Gallagher Way honors the most beloved Cubs Hall of Famers in the long and storied franchise history of the Cubs. As you may recall from my reconnaissance from the days before the Fergie Jenkins statue was unveiled, there are two extra bases for statues on either end of Statue ...2023
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• Austin Riley out of the Braves’ lineup again Friday
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• Outside The Confines: First to 30
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• Braves return to Truist Park for three-game series against Cubs
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• Takeaways from the Braves’ series win in New York
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• Braves vs. Mets game thread

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Atlanta will go for a fifth-straight win and a three-game sweep Sunday against the Mets The Atlanta Braves will try to complete the sweep Sunday when they wrap up a three-game series against the New York Mets on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. Bryce Elder will get the start for Atlanta while the Mets will go with right-hander Luis Severino. First pitch is s...2024
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• Michael Harris hitting sixth, Chadwick Tromp behind the plate Sunday against Mets

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Travis d’Arnaud gets the day off for the Braves after catching the first two games of the series. The Atlanta Braves will try to make it five-straight wins Sunday when they face the New York Mets on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. Bryce Elder will get the start for Atlanta while New York will go with Luis Severino. Michael Harris had three hits in Saturday...2024
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• Braves nearly no-hit Mets, settle for 4-1 win

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images J.D. Martinez homered with two outs in the ninth to break up the combined no-hit bid The Braves didn’t achieve their first no-hitter since 1994 today in New York... but they almost did. Despite a bevy of walks, Max Fried and Joe Jimenez combined for eight no-hit innings. Even though the Braves had a 4-0 lead in the final frame, they asked Raisel Iglesias t...2024
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• Travis d’Arnaud hits sixth as Braves go for four in a row

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The lower half of the lineup remains fluid for Atlanta With the right-handed Christian Scott set to make his home debut today, the Braves have Jarred Kelenic back in the lineup, as Travis d’Arnaud moves up to the six-hole: The bottom of the lineup remains pretty fluid for the Braves: while the first, third, fourth, and fifth spots in the lin...2024
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• Braves at Mets game thread

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Max Fried vs. Christian Scott Another game thread, another time-honored tradition of scrolling to the comments. But before you do, please be aware of links to the preview and lineups, and the Statcast graphic, which you can get at https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=745828&game_date=2024-5-11 but isn’t below because for some reason the Braves’ l...2024
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• Rain can’t stop Charlie Morton or the home run ball as Braves top Mets 4-2
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• The Eagles’ Saquon Barkley signing is either a panic move or a stroke of genius

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Howie Roseman’s shocking decision to sign the former Giants RB will likely go one of two ways. Sometimes player agents use your sports team to create a market for their client. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is renowned for his aggressiveness, especially when coming off a disappointing season. We knew he was going to try and make a splash this off-s...2024
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• 5 bubble teams that could do damage in men’s NCAA tournament (if they get in)

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Bubble teams to watch with March Madness approaching. March is officially here, which means — among many other things — the intensification of all things bubble. Talk about how much we love the bubble, talk about how much we hate the bubble, talk about how much we don’t care about the bubble, talk about how weak the bubble is, talk about how strong th...2024
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• Who could replace Vic Fangio as Dolphins defensive coordinator? Taking a look at the candidates

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have swung into the coaching carousel with the news on Wednesday that defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will not return in 2024. Who could be his replacement? The Miami Dolphins and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio mutually agreed to part ways on Wednesday, opening a major vacancy on the Dolphins’ coaching sta...2024
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• Report: Eagles interviewed Texans QB coach Jerrod Johnson for offensive coordinator

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The former NFL quarterback previously worked with Nick Sirianni. The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson for their offensive coordinator vacancy, according to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter. Johnson, 35, is an intriguing candidate given the unprecedented success that Texans QB C.J. Stroud had as a rook...2024
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• Change is coming to the New York Giants’ coaching staff

Wink Martindale | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images How much change will there be? We recently looked at a handful of potential free agents who could be playing their final games with the New York Giants on Sunday. Several coaches on Brian Daboll’s staff could also be in that situation. Let’s assess some of the potential changes. Wink Martindale Around midseason, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports ...2024
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• Andre Dawson wants his Hall of Fame plaque changed to a Cubs cap — and the Hall is listening
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• Thoughts & Jots: From Donovan Peoples-Jones to the Bengals to Colin Kaepernick

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Things on my mind 1. I was expecting to see Chase Young be traded but for a single third-round pick? His teammate Montez Sweat was traded to Chicago for a second. Young joins a playoff contender whereas Sweat will go to a team that is competing for the first overall draft pick. Both players would have been free agents this off-season so at least Washington g...2023
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• Ravens News 7/19: WR Puzzle and more
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Breaking down the Ravens’ training camp roster, from locks to long shots Jonas Shaffer, The Baltimore Banner Running back Lock: Gus Edwards, Justice Hill Near lock: J.K. Dobbins On the bubble: None Long shot: Keaton Mitchell, Owen Wright Injuries are, of course, a concern, and Dobbins’ standoff with team officials at minicamp was a red flag. But the Raven...2023
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