It’s a chance for Cleveland’s management — led by owner Jimmy Haslam, general manager John Dorsey and coach Hue Jackson — to make an emphatic statement that would put memories of an 0-16 season the rearview mirror. While the Browns are expected to spend the No. 1 pick on a franchise quarterback, Cleveland has five picks in the first two rounds. MOCK DRAFT: Six QBs come off the board in SN’s latest...
While Dalton’s passing yard total is posted at 264.5 on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s props board, Fantasy Alarm projects just 220.7. The difference is large enough to recommend a play on the UNDER. The Bengals are 11-point favorites with a total of 46. Visit our odds page for current lines, and get The Linemakers’ pick on this game in our betting preview. Here are the props offered at the Vegas SuperBook, along with applicable projections from Fantasy Alarm:...
Could the 2016 Browns be next? MORE: Sports’ most lovable losers Following Thursday’s 28-7 loss to the Ravens, the Browns are now 0-10. Four of their final six games are at home, with road trips to Buffalo and Pittsburgh mixed in. The Browns will get the Steelers (4-4) in their next game. While the Browns know the Steelers well, and beat them in 2014, their division rival swept the season series last year and has won 10 of the last 12 meetings....
The team has not yet set up the visit but likely will soon, the source added. MORE: Hard to believe Haslam on Manziel … or anything | Who Cleveland fans hate for 2014 McCown was released by the Buccaneers last Wednesday with one year remaining on his two-year contract. He visited the Bills on Monday. If the Browns reach a deal with McCown, he is expected to serve as a mentor to Johnny Manziel....
Ramer has been a longtime friend and attorney for Spielberg, and joked that he’s named for the good qualities of the shark. “They never paid me a royalty — that’s all I know,” Ramer said in 2010, via Harvard Law Today. Bruce (the shark, not the lawyer) is 1,208 pounds, 25-foot-long and 45 years old. It is the last of its kind, since all other sharks used for the film were destroyed, according to NPR....
To Kelly Whiteside of USA Today: “I’m a big believer in the American player and producing them out of our system. I think that ultimately is what will develop the sport in our country, not on the field but with the consumer. When they can recognize our players and who they are and where they came from, they’ll be more supportive of the sport. … When we do it with randomly selecting people from all over that really have no connection, I don’t think it hits home with people we want supporting our sport and our national team....
Look no further than Bruce Pearl, or “Brucey P Da Gawd” as he goes by in the streets. The Auburn coach talked about how his players will be able to play against the tough and tall powerhouse Kentucky. The answer is simple. “I just gotta keep it 100 with them,” Pearl said. Word. Competing against Kentucky when your team is undersized is no easy feat. Chill, Brucey P got you, son....
The Calgary Flames acquired defenseman Dougie Hamilton from the Boston Bruins for a first-round pick and two second-round selections. MORE: Every No. 1 overall pick in NHL history | Updated selection order | Rumors are flying The move is a surprise, because Hamilton is 22 and seen as an anchor to the Bruins’ defense. He was about to become a restricted free agent, and the Bruins appear to have decided his salary request was out of line with the cap requirements....
During an interview with NewsNation Now, Kaylee Goncalves’ sister, Alivea, spoke about portions of the probable cause affidavit that detailed Kohberger’s alleged movements before and after the killings. “A lot of that comes from the fact that he had visited the home so many times before, late at night and early hours,” Alivea Goncalves said. “He’s presented this pattern of behavior. He went back to the home the morning of, before police had been called, I think to see if his circus, so to say, had started to unfold....
Bryce Harper has secured the bag, signing a 13-year, $330 million deal with the former NL East rival Phillies. The record-setting deal hopes to push Harper and the Phillies to become the lords of the rings in 2019, but there are still questions to be asked. Here are 10: MORE: Bryce Harper and the biggest sports contracts in history Will Harper play the rest of his career with the Phillies?...
Diaz, who debuted as an MLB umpire in 1995, took time midgame to loudly tell Nats manager Dave Martinez to “talk to” Harper, who according to The Washington Post had been arguing balls and strikes with Diaz, including from center field. MASN’s field microphones caught Diaz’s side. Excerpts: “He needs to cut it out. You need to talk to him. You need to talk to him. . . . You take him or I will, I guarantee you that....
With veteran manager Dusty Baker and two high-profile coaches joining the team, Harper can finally move on from his strained relationship with Williams — after one last parting shot. MORE: Top 11 free agent OFs | SN Managers of the Year On Monday, Harper slighted his old skipper as he accepting an MLB Players Choice Award for being the National League’s most outstanding player: “I think you see that smile on my face,” Harper said on MLB Network....
In a tweet sent out Monday morning, Trump claimed the 26-year-old NASCAR Cup Series driver should apologize for being part of a “hoax” after a noose was found in his Talladega Superspeedway garage stall last month. MORE: The complete facts from the Bubba Wallace noose situation Both the FBI and NASCAR confirmed in separate statements that there was a noose in Wallace’s garage stall ahead of the Geico 500, though the investigation concluded that the noose had been in place since at least last fall and was not targeting Wallace....
The Buccaneers scored that many points, and then some, by themselves, beating the Rams in a wild 55-40 affair in Los Angeles. Rams quarterback Jared Goff and Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston passed at will throughout the afternoon, as Goff finished with a career-high 517 passing yards and two touchdowns and Winston (385 yards) tossed four touchdowns, including this 67-yard throw to Mike Evans. You want crazy? Ndamukong Suh scored on a 37-yard fumble return for the final score of the game....
The Buccaneers opened the 2021 NFL season with a 31-29 home win over the Cowboys on Thursday night thanks to a Ryan Succop field goal with two seconds remaining. The kick pushed Tom Brady and Tampa Bay to 1-0 on the season and ruined Dallas QB Dak Prescott’s return to the field. But, per usual, the result was not without drama. While the Bucs were driving to take that late lead, a non-call involving wideout Chris Godwin and Dallas defensive back Jourdan Lewis raised eyebrows and left fans and analysts questioning why Godwin was not flagged for offensive pass interference on a key reception....
Marshall was waived by the Lakers on July 18 for salary cap reasons. The Lakers released Marshall as a necessary measure and hoped to sign him if he claimed waivers. MORE: Lakers considered run at Bledsoe | Lakers add Boozer | Bucks sign Parker When the Lakers were without a point guard last season, Marshall came up from the D-League and helped fill in. Marshall averaged 8.0 points, 8.8 assists and 2....
Fantasy Alarm predicts Keenum will complete 19 passes, more than the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s over-under of 16.5. In addition, it projects Keenum will accrue 1.5 total touchdown passes + interceptions, UNDER the SuperBook’s offering of 2.0. St. Louis is a 2.5-point favorite to beat Tampa with a game total on the low end at 41. Visit our odds page for updated NFL lines. Also check out our Bucs-Rams betting preview, complete with a pick on the game total....
However, the seemingly simple message raised some eyebrows. One Twitter user, Joshua A.C. Newman, pointed out the origins of the text for the ad. “Are you deliberately quoting the first two elements of Umberto Eco’s 14 elements of Fascism?” he responded to the since-deleted tweet. Author Umberto Eco, who grew up under Benito Mussolini’s fascist reign, published Ur-Fascism in 1995. The first two of Eco’s common elements of Fascism, are the cult of tradition and the rejection of modernism....
The legendary goalkeeper is expected to hang up his gloves at the end of the season after 22 years at the highest level with Parma and Juve. Buffon has previously stated he is “99.9 per cent” certain he will retire but continues to leave the door open. Gianluigi Donnarumma may be Buffon’s heir-apparent for Italy but who replaces him for the long term at Juve remains unclear, and the 39-year-old says he will always be ready to turn out for the Bianconeri – no matter what age he is....
The match will be Buffon’s 500th league game in a Juventus jersey, while Allegri will take charge of his 200th fixture as the club’s coach across all competitions. Buffon is only the second player to reach 500 league games for the club, with Alessandro Del Piero (513) the only other player to do so. The majority of those appearances have come in Serie A, but 37 were in the second tier during the 2006-07 campaign after Juve had been demoted due to the Calciopoli scandal....
