World Baseball Classic Being Moved To 2023

The World Baseball Classic is going to be moved from March of 2021 to March of 2023, pending approval by the tournament board, according to a source. One source said "it is not a priority right now" amid the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the country. The tournament had been set for March 9-23 in 2021 in […]

Owners Approve 2020 Season Proposal

Major League Baseball owners have approved a proposal that commissioner Rob Manfred plans to present to players on Tuesday on a return-to-play scenario that hopes to have baseball back in home stadiums by early July, according to sources familiar with the situation. The meeting between MLB and the Players Association on Tuesday will set the […]

Bears Considering Larry Warford

The Chicago Bears are at least considering free-agent offensive guard Larry Warford, who was cut by the Saints on Friday, according to a league source. Warford turns 29 next month and has made the Pro Bowl each of the last three seasons with the Saints after spending four years with the Lions. Chicago plans to […]

49ers Cautiously Optimistic About Jerick McKinnon

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said all the signs are encouraging for running back Jerick McKinnon (knee) to make a strong recovery from his knee issues. McKinnon was signed by the 49ers two years ago to be their primary pass-catching third-down back, but he has yet to play a single snap for them […]

Joe Burrow Waiting To Sign Rookie Deal

Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, said in an interview on the "Pardon My Take" podcast on Friday that he hasn't signed his contract with the team because he's in a holding period due to the coronavirus pandemic. Burrow is projected to receive a $23.9 million signing […]

Saints Cut Larry Warford

The New Orleans Saints cut offensive guard Larry Warford on Friday, making him immediately one of the top free agents available, according to a source. The Saints gave Warford a $750,000 roster bonus this spring, but his release will save them more than $7 million against the salary cap. After the signings of quarterbacks Taysom […]

Panthers Reach Deal With Derrick Brown

The Carolina Panthers agreed to a four-year fully guaranteed deal for $23.621 million with rookie defensive tackle Derrick Brown on Friday, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Brown, who was the seventh overall pick in the draft, becomes the first player taken in the first round in 2020 to agreed to terms. Carolina started with Brown […]

MLB Draft Will Be Only Five Rounds

The 2020 Major League Baseball draft will only be five rounds, according to sources. All of the players who go undrafted will be eligible to sign for a maximum of $20,000. There was a proposal to the union for the draft to extend to 10 rounds, but the sides couldn't come to an agreement. A […]

Justin Turner Hasn't Talked Extension With Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner said that he hasn't discussed a contract extension with the team with the season currently postponed due to COVID-19. Turner, 35, is heading into the final year of his deal in 2020, so there's a chance he could move on from LA without playing at all this year […]

Jason Peters Plans To Play In 2020

Free-agent Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, who turned 38 in January, has been working out and plans to play this season. Peters has spoken to the Philadelphia Eagles about a potential return, but he's keeping his options open. He hasn't been a Pro Bowler since 2016, but Peters has been to the Pro Bowl […]

Rashard Higgins Has Good Shot At No. 3 WR Gig

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins has a good chance to be the team's No. 3 receiver behind Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry to begin the 2020 season, in the opinion of The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot. Higgins has an advantage over rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones because he already has chemistry with quarterback […]

Bears Still Believe In Mitchell Trubisky

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace said he still believes in quarterback Mitchell Trubisky despite the fact that the team declined his $24.8 million fifth-year option for the 2021 season. Trubisky will be competing this summer with Nick Foles, who the Bears acquired in a trade from the Jaguars this offseason. Trubisky was the second […]

Jerick McKinnon To Work Out With Adrian Peterson

San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon (knee) has been steadily increasing his workload on his twice surgically repaired right knee, and he is planning on working out with Redskins veteran running back Adrian Peterson at his gym in Texas. Peterson took McKinnon under his wing when the two played for the Vikings. "I feel […]

Adam Wainwright Still Wants To Play

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright said that "as long as (the Cardinals) will have me, I'd love to play again next year." Wainwright is 38 years old and is preparing to enter his 15th season with the Cardinals in 2020 if the season ever gets underway. The veteran right-hander isn't the All-Star he […]

Forrest Whitley Wasn't Ready This Spring

Houston Astros starting pitching prospect Forrest Whitley, who is the team's only consensus top-100 prospect in 2020, was "not physically ready" to compete for a major league role when he arrived to spring training, according to pitching coach Brent Strom. The former first-round pick (17th overall) in 2016 has been slowed by injury, ineffectiveness and […]

Astros Interested In Extension For George Springer

Houston Astros owners Jim Crane "made it clear" to outfielder George Springer and his representatives that the team is interested in a contract extension. Springer will become a free agent after the 2020 season, and he'll be one of the most coveted free-agent outfielders, alongside Mookie Betts, if he reaches the open market. The 30-year-old […]

Saints Re-Sign Austin Carr

The New Orleans Saints re-signed wide receiver Austin Carr to an undisclosed one-year deal on Thursday. Carr has played in 21 regular season games and two postseason contests with the team since being claimed off waivers from the Patriots at the end of the 2017 preseason. He has just 10 catches for 106 yards and […]

Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs Working On Chemistry

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and new wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who was acquired in a mid-March trade from the Vikings, haven't been able to work together on the field due to the coronavirus restrictions. However, general manager Brandon Beane said the two "have been (video) gaming" as a way to get to know each […]

Joe Flacco Had Surgery In April

Free-agent quarterback Joe Flacco (neck) underwent a 45-minute disc repair in early April, according to a source. Flacco is expected to be cleared in late August to mid-September. The 35-year-old's season ended prematurely in 2019 with the Broncos, as he only played in eight games. He was wildly mediocre in the first half of the […]

Pass-Interference Replay Gets The Axe

Replay review of pass interference will not return to the NFL in 2020, according to competition committee chairman Rich McKay. Pass-interference replay was passed for just one year and there is so little support for passing it again this year that no one will bother bringing it to a vote again. “We’re not going to […]

Cam Newton Open To Being A Backup

Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton does want to be a starter, but the reality is that there just aren't any starting jobs around the NFL currently. As a result, Newton has not ruled out taking a backup job in the right situation. He could either take a prime backup job right now like Andy Dalton did […]

Earl Thomas Threatened By Wife In Domestic Dispute

Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas had a gun held to his head by his wife after she caught him cheating in an incident last month, according to a TMZ report. Nina Thomas told police that she had two other women to help her confront Thomas and that she took his handgun with an intent to […]

Raiders Not Interested In Jadeveon Clowney

The Las Vegas Raiders are not interested in signing free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, according to sources. Clowney doesn't have many options at this point and has had to drop his asking price of around $21 million per season on the open market. COVID-19 restrictions have hurt Clowney, as teams haven't been able to take […]

Devontae Booker Agrees With Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders agreed to an undisclosed deal with running back Devontae Booker on Wednesday night, according to a source. Booker hasn't started a game since his rookie season in Denver in 2016, and he took a back seat to both Philip Lindsay and Royce Freeman the last two seasons. The former fourth-round pick […]

Griffin Canning Cleared For Bullpen Sessions

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning (elbow) posted on his Instagram story that he has been cleared to resume throwing bullpen sessions. Canning posted a video of him throwing at Angels Stadium on Tuesday. The 23-year-old (24 next month) had a solid rookie season in 2019, going 5-6 with a 4.58 ERA, 1.22 WHIP […]

Alex Mack Taking It One Year At A Time

Atlanta Falcons six-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack, who has one year left on his deal, said he's "taking it one year at a time" regarding his NFL future. Mack will turn 35 in November and is heading into his 12th season after being a first-round pick of the Browns in 2009. Atlanta drafted Mack's […]

Chargers Offense To Feature More Than Two Running Backs

Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Shane Steichen said that the offense will feature more than just two running backs in 2020, unlike in past seasons. That means that it'll be Austin Ekeler, Justin Jackson and rookie Joshua Kelley splitting up the workload with Melvin Gordon III now playing in Denver. With quarterback Philip Rivers gone, […]

Jadeveon Clowney Unlikely To Re-Sign With Seattle

Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is open to re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks, but he'd have to take significantly less money than what the team previously offered him, according to a league source. Seattle also hasn't closed the door on Clowney, but it's not likely in part because of their financial situation and the amount […]

Keelan Doss Signs Exclusive Tender

Las Vegas Raiders exclusive-rights free-agent wide receiver Keelan Doss officially signed his tender on Wednesday. Doss went undrafted out of Cal in 2019 but signed on with the Raiders and had 11 catches (14 targets) for 133 yards and no touchdowns in eight games (two starts). Las Vegas took Henry Ruggs III in the first […]

Collin McHugh Has Been Throwing For A Month

Boston Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh (elbow), who is recovering from a flexor strain in his right arm this spring, said he's "about a month into my throwing program." McHugh definitely wouldn't have been ready had the 2020 season started on time, but he has a chance to be ready to go now that COVID-19 […]