12 Predictions for 12 Top Free Agents - PAGE2SPORTS (press release) (blog) By Dan Escalona Updated: June 30, 2016 (Photo: Sporting News) Happy NBA Free Agency, everyone! Other than the beginning of the playoffs and the NBA Finals, July 1 marks the start of the most exciting days of the NBA season. It can certainly be difficult to contain oneself with all the talk of max contracts, restricted … [Read more...]

Five-star center picks Western Kentucky over higher-profile schools - Yahoo Sports View photo.Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury (AP)Whether as the head coach at Mississippi State or an assistant at Texas A&M, Rick Stansbury has shown he can attract elite prospects to high-major programs. Now the new Western Kentucky coach is proving he can also do it at a less prestigious … [Read more...]

NCAA D1 FBS Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: ACC - SportsBlog.com (blog) Apparently, these predictions that I am assuming will not be correct are making quite an impact on some people. Whether it be because I made a factual error or stated an opinion that someone did not agree with, I am blown away at the response that these posts have seen. That being said, I must press on. The ACC has produced a … [Read more...]

Lawro's predictions - quarter-finals - BBC Sport BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is predicting the outcome of every game at the 2016 European Championship.Lawro picked the winner in six of the eight last-16 ties.He enjoyed a 42% success rate in the group stage, correctly … [Read more...]

Sports digest: Mizzou picks up pledge from Utah forward - STLtoday.com Jacoby Kemp, a 6-9 forward from Layton, Utah, just recently received an offer from MU and announced a verbal commitment to Tuesday on Twitter. Kemp, unranked by the major recruiting services, averaged 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds as a senior at Layton High School. As a 6-6 junior, Kemp led Layton to the Class 5A state … [Read more...]

Kansas City's best fit: DL Chris Jones , Mississippi State Bulldogs , No. #37 overall - CBSSports.com Kansas City's best fit: DL Chris Jones , Mississippi State Bulldogs , No. #37 overall John Dorsey is a planner. A year ago, the Kansas City Chiefs general manager anticipated that his club could lose cornerback Sean Smith to free agency and rather than wait to fill that role, he selected … [Read more...]

Rinaldo, Stempniak Trades Leave Bruins Hamstrung In Restricted Free Agency - CBS Local By Matt Dolloff, CBS BostonBOSTON (CBS) — First and foremost, restricted free agency is a rare beast in the National Hockey League. It’s exceedingly uncommon for a team to sign a restricted free agent to an offer sheet that the player would accept, mainly because of the rules regarding draft pick compensation. … [Read more...]

Who wants to pay Hassan Whiteside? Examining his best fit in free agency - Sports Illustrated Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android.​ Outside of Kevin Durant, Heat center Hassan Whiteside may be the most intriguing free agent on the market this summer.  Out of the top 15 players on Rob Mahoney’s Top 50 Free Agents … [Read more...]

DN Agenda: Will the Sixers get most impact through trade or free agency? - Philly.com In the agenda, the Daily News will examine a major issue of the day in Philadelphia sports. We will frame the question and look at it from multiple angles, bringing you opinions from a sports staff unmatched in its experience. The Agenda will run occasionally, only in the Daily News. Bob Cooney Free agency is … [Read more...]

Ex-Blackhawk Andrew Shaw signs 6-year deal with Canadiens - CBSSports.com Andrew Shaw signed a long-term contract with the Montreal Canadiens. USATSI After expending two second-round draft picks to acquire him from the Chicago Blackhawks, the Montreal Canadiens announced Monday that they had signed agitating forward Andrew Shaw to a new six-year deal. Shaw was due to become a restricted free agent … [Read more...]