What began in the offseason as a simple disagreement over a contract extension beyond this season -- and the just-as-simple decline in Freeman's productivity the last two seasons -- has turned poisonous. The poison, though, is coming almost exclusively from the Bucs toward Freeman, and as it worsens it seems they're the only ones who don't realize that they're the ones getting killed by it. UPDATE: Bucs release Josh Freeman...
Sometimes just the gut move is the right one, and the 2012 Camping World Truck Series champion is confident a multiyear deal to run Nationwide for RAB is the right thing at the right time. He has sponsorship — the sponsorship has not been announced — to drive for a team that has significant manufacturer support in Toyota. He’ll race against the team owned by his father-in-law, Steve Turner, who has fielded cars for Buescher long before Buescher married his daughter, Kris, a couple of years ago....
Higuain delivers for Juventus Goals in either half from Gonzalo Higuain saw Juve record a 2-0 win at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday. But Buffon, 39, was instrumental for the Serie A champions, making numerous saves to put them in control of the tie. Jardim’s team have been prolific this season, but were unable to get past Juve and Buffon, and the Monaco coach said the shot-stopper was key....
Builders began construction on 16,000 single-family homes slated to become rentals in the third quarter this year, the highest quarterly since at least 1990, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of U.S. Census data. The analysis includes only homes that builders will keep and rent out to tenants and excludes any that were built to be sold to real estate investment trusts or investors planning to put the properties up for rent, AP reported....
So why not make it brazenly bizarre? That was Lane Kiffin, who still hadn’t even coached a down at USC, offering a scholarship to a seventh-grade quarterback from Delaware. Earlier this month, David Sills, that very dirty-blonde, mop-headed child of years past, signed with West Virginia. MORE: SN Top 50 players | Best non-conference matchups | Top QB recruits for 2016 No fanfare. No ESPN cameras. No three hats and a cloud of dust....
In footage posted to TikTok by @soarnarounddisney, the adorable canine is given the go-ahead to bed down, and his reaction is priceless. The clip, which was posted on June 7, begins with the pet standing in a kitchen, on glossy hard wood flooring. The caption reads: “This is what my dog does every night when we ask if he’s ready for bed….” A woman’s voice can then be heard saying: “Are you ready for bed?...
General manager Gar Forman is trying to downplay any suggestions that he should tear apart the roster because his star point guard is out until at least the start of the 2014-15 season. MORE: Rose out for season "We're not going to make rash decisions," Forman told ESPNChicago.com on Tuesday. "We feel we have a bright future ahead and we're positioned well. We have good players in their 20s, Derrick is going to come back, we're positioned well with draft picks into the future and we have some level of flexibility which we haven't had under this new CBA....
Coach Mike Zimmer said Monday that Bridgewater was feeling “a lot better” the day after the injury. The rookie had an MRI test after the game on Sunday, and the tests showed no major damage. The Vikings face the Packers on Thursday night. MORE: Week 4 images | Recaps, highlights | Top fantasy pickups Bridgewater passed for 317 yards and a key 2-point conversion and rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown in his first NFL start....
Officials at the Lexington Health Department have called for any individual who has worked at FMC Lexington since April 20 to be tested for the virus because of possible exposure. However, communication between FMC Lexington and the local health department has been limited. “Communication with [FMC Lexington] has been sporadic, and sometimes it’s non-existent,” Lexington Health Department Spokesman Kevin Hall told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Wednesday. State lawmakers have gotten involved, calling for more communication between FMC Lexington and the Lexington Health Department....
The striking footage caught the attention of many park enthusiasts, including snake experts who offered new insights into the snake’s identity. The incident was caught on camera by Kymberly Strempack Clark, who has since shared the footage to her Instagram page, @kym_clark. In the video, the enormous snake can be seen slithering across a tarmac road while Clark’s GPS tells her to “proceed to the route.” “I have never seen a snake this large before in the wild, especially a python,” Clark previously told Newsweek....
The series of videos that showed various views of the altercation, posted by user @unanimousaccount3, has been viewed more than 1.9 million times and raised concerns online. “Kids have concussions, nose bleeds, hurt necks and backs, and headaches,” the caption of one of the videos read. In one of the videos, students could be seen standing up on the bus and laughing as the driver yelled at them to sit....
[youtube:wYlKIGssQIE] Yesterday, we chronicled Vice President Dick Cheney’s first foray onto the 2008 campaign trail and its catastrophic conclusion: a loss in Mississippi’s scarlet red First District for Republican Congressional wannabe Greg Davis… to a Democrat (shudder). Now Cheney’s second-in-command, President George W. Bush, has injected himself into the race as well–and his debut is proving to be even more spectacularly disastrous than his not-so-better half’s. Dubya’s first mistake? Choice of venue....
Delta Airlines is the latest to make this unforced error. Its public decision to defend, then oppose, the new Georgia voting law is virtually guaranteed to alienate huge swaths of the airline’s customer base and may cost it a tax break. It’s yet another example showing that businesses are better off when they focus on providing value to customers, not on servicing ever-changing customer values. There are five tactical reasons that businesses—including Delta, Coca-Cola and other companies that have come out against Georgia’s election law—should rethink their highly publicized, and potentially costly, forays into politics....
The move, approved by a 5-2 vote by the State Building Commission Thursday, follows years of protests over the Forrest bust’s 1978 installment in the Capitol. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee recently reversed course and voiced support for the bust’s removal after saying in 2018 he would not advocate for taking it down since “the Ku Klux Klan is a part of our history that we’re not proud of in Tennessee, and we need to be reminded of that....
MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: FantasyAlarm.com Draft Guide | Top 50 prospects Maikel Franco, 3B, Philadelphia. Franco’s long swing and poor plate discipline were exposed this year in Triple-A, and a .179 average during a September call-up did nothing to quell concerns. He’s only 22 and has serious power potential, but he’ll need to make significant adjustments to be successful in the majors. Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs. Almora’s star continues to fade due to mediocre production and limited physical tools....
3 Up Marlon Byrd, OF, Phillies. Byrd connected on a pair of homers, bringing his total to 15. To some people’s surprise, Byrd has done a nice job following up his resurgent 2013. He’s batting .268 with a .487 slugging percentage. Matt Joyce, OF, Rays Joyce also launched a pair of homers, his fourth and fifth of the season, and added a double for good measure. He finished the night 5-for-6 overall with three runs and four RBI....
“I am aware of the situation and we will handle this matter appropriately,” Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said in a statement to the website. MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 | Ranking 2016’s QBs All four are sophomores, with Cowart and Carlton Davis being the most recognizable. Davis was a true-freshman starter at cornerback last season and earned SEC All-Freshman honors. Cowart, a defensive end, played in every game and was the No....
Of course, this must be accomplished in what the Washington wonks are calling “the context of a balanced budget.” And what exactly does that mean? The rap on Clinton is that by becoming essentially a moderate Republican on fiscal issues, he’ll be remembered mostly as a president who played a good game of defense against extremist ideas, with some nice on-court cheerleading to make everyone feel better. There was even a mantra for it in the campaign: “balancing the budget while protecting our values,” the values being “M2, E2” (code for Medicare, Medicaid, education and the environment)....
During the Oregon-USC game, Walton started by saying Jordan isn’t even one of the top three NBA players of all time. MORE: KOBE X blackout shoes | Keith Olbermann calls Charles Barkley an idiot Everyone has their favorites but if Jordan isn’t at least in your top three, it may be time to reevaluate your life. The fun didn’t stop there as Walton went on to call the six-time NBA champion “average....
