5 targets for Titans in second round of NFL draft - The Tennessean Houston cornerback William Jackson III led the nation in pass breakups last season.(Photo: Brian Spurlock / USA TODAY Sports) The Titans are widely projected to select Ole Miss left tackle Laremy Tunsil with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on April 28. But they should also find a difference-making player the next day, … [Read more...]

Lack of O'Brien-Osweiler meeting a hallmark of modern NFL free agency - NBCSports.com APIt was regarded as a surprise this week when Texans coach Bill O’Brien said he hadn’t met quarterback Brock Osweiler before the Texans agreed to pay him $37 million fully guaranteed as part of a four-year, $72 million contract. As Ben Volin of the Boston Globe writes, “This move has owner Bob … [Read more...]

Yahoo DFS Hockey: Sunday Picks - Yahoo Sports Sunday�s three-game NHL slate kicks off at 5:00 PM Eastern time with the Hurricanes hosting the Devils, but the matchup with the most playoff implications is the other all-Metropolitan showdown in which the Rangers will be looking to put some distance between themselves and the Penguins. There aren�t many options to choose from, so it�s all … [Read more...]

Analysis: Free bases and outs are costly - Boston Herald Think the Red Sox front office is weaning itself off analytics? If so, it looks as if the on-field staff has not been informed. Led by numbers-friendly coaches and an open-minded manager, the Red Sox have been among the more progressive major league teams in two facets of the game: intentional walks and sacrifice bunts. Both the bunt and … [Read more...]

How the Rams might be setting up to actually land a decent quarterback - CBSSports.com Take one look at the Rams' quarterback depth chart and it's easy to assume they are doing it all wrong. Never able to secure a quality quarterback during Jeff Fisher's time with the franchise, the Rams are making the inexplicable decision to roll with Case Keenum because he went 3-1 down the stretch in 2015. … [Read more...]

Ish Smith hoping to stay with Sixers, but he'll have options - Philly.com PORTLAND, Ore. - Ish Smith wants to remain with the 76ers. His coach, Brett Brown, also hopes the point guard returns next season. But Smith and the team may have other options that could lead to their parting ways for the second consecutive summer. As a Sixer this season, Smith has enjoyed being a starter for the … [Read more...]

Too many picks, too few pros - Canton Repository Much of the trouble with the expansion era began in the beginning. Dwight Clark, Chris Palmer and Carmen Policy, working collaboratively, established the pattern of making more draft picks than every other team, and delivering the worst results. The Browns returned to existence in 1999 with, as a point of mercy, two picks in each round … [Read more...]

Report: Browns expect RG3 to be Week 1 starter regardless of the draft - CBSSports.com After basically sitting on the sideline through the first three weeks of free agency, the Browns finally made a splash on Thursday by adding Robert Griffin III. RG3 signed a two-year, $15 million deal that included $6.75 million in guaranteed money. Although it was a big signing, the move left a lot of Browns … [Read more...]

Video: CBS Sports makes Sweet 16 predictions for Thursday's games - Madison.com Welcome to the discussion. Keep it clean. Exchange ideas and opinions on posted articles. Don't promote products or services, impersonate other site users, register multiple accounts, threaten or harass others, post vulgar, abusive, obscene or sexually oriented language. Don't post content that defames or … [Read more...]

Sports Illustrated picks Mets to repeat as NL East champions - NJ.com Sports Illustrated has been showing the Mets a lot of love recently.  In addition to featuring Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Jeurys Familia on one of its covers of its annual baseball issue, the magazine also predicted the Mets will be the team to beat in the National League East for the second consecutive season.  Writes SI: … [Read more...]