Front-Office Insider: Kevin Durant's options - Yahoo Sports With LeBron James saying he’ll return to Cleveland, Kevin Durant remains the lone franchise player in this year’s free-agent class. Here is a breakdown of the teams Durant is working to meet with starting July 1, including the challenge each team will face to create cap space and what a potential roster would look like if … [Read more...]

Browns offseason report: Can Robert Griffin III, Hue Jackson change fortunes - USA TODAY New Browns QB Robert Griffin III has struggled with injuries and inconsistency since being offensive rookie of the year in 2012.(Photo: Ken Blaze, USA TODAY Sports) An offseason again has brought a major overhaul to the Cleveland Browns. Gone are quarterback Johnny Manziel, coach Mike Pettine, center Alex … [Read more...]

What We Learned: NHL Draft report card for every team - Yahoo Sports (blog) View gallery.BUFFALO, NY - JUNE 24: President of Hockey Operations for the Calgary Flames Brian Burke attends round one of the … BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's still not always easy to tell whether the Calgary Flames are going to make actual good decisions at any given time. In general they're trending in the right … [Read more...]

Michigan State's Miles Bridges a projected mid-1st-round NBA pick - Detroit Free Press The Michigan State signee participated in the Jordan Brand Classic Friday in New York. Video by Lauren Shute/Special to DFP. Bridges headlines Tom Izzo's talented incoming freshman class; Who do the Pistons take? Miles Bridges competes in the boys three-point shootout contest during the … [Read more...]

Pistons draft pick Henry Ellenson was almost a Michigan State Spartan - Detroit Free Press Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and sports writer Vince Ellis break down the Pistons selection of Marquette power forward Henry Ellenson. Video by Michelle Fikany/Videolicious Videolicious Ellenson was recruited hard by Tom Izzo at MSU; After the pick, Izzo texted Van Gundy 'don’t screw it up' … [Read more...]

Red Wings see top pick Dennis Cholowski as 'elite thinker' who can play in any situation - MLive.com The analysts on NBC Sports Network called Dennis Cholowski, the Detroit Red Wings' top pick in this year's NHL draft, a project. Tyler Wright disagrees. The Red Wings director of amateur scouting doesn't think Cholowski was a reach just because he played Tier II hockey last season in the … [Read more...]

Celtics — and drama —still building as Kevin Durant remains in play - Boston Herald That logic behind that old Ronald Reagan question — are you better off now than you were four years ago? — can be applied to where Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge stands today in the wake of the 2016 NBA draft. Are the Celtics better suited to attracting Kevin Durant now than they were four … [Read more...]

St. James: Datsyuk trade allows Red Wings to charge into free agency - Detroit Free Press Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Many believe Detroit will go hard after Stamkos, and now that have much more financial flexibility to do so Steven Stamkos(Photo: Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports) BUFFALO, N.Y. – Now that the Detroit Red Wings can swagger to market … [Read more...]

Panthers, Sabres swap Kulikov, Pysyk and picks - Yahoo Sports (blog) Good morning hockey fans! It's Day 2 of the NHL draft and we have a trade to announce. The Florida Panthers acquired Mark Pysyk plus pick No. 38 and No. 89 in this year's draft from the Buffalo Sabres for Dmitry Kulikov and pick No. 33.  Prior to the start of the draft, the Sabres were rumored to be in the hunt for … [Read more...]

The 10 biggest stories from 2016 NHL Draft's first round - Yahoo Sports (blog) BUFFALO, NY – The first round of the 2016 NHL Draft is over, the cheers of Toronto Maple Leafs fans and the jeers of everyone else having finally died down.  What were the biggest moments and surprises in the first round? Here’s a look: 10. Jakob Chychrun Tumbles, Happily Chychrun, the son of former NHLer … [Read more...]