The departure of quarterback Nick Foles has cleared the way for quarterback Gardner Minshew as the starter heading into the 2020 NFL season. However, it appears the team may be doing their due diligence on the recently-released Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, the Jaguars have serious interest in Dalton: Jaguars […] The post Gardner Minshew’s prospect as Jacksonville’s long-term starter appeared first on ClutchPoints.

There are multiple theories as to why Isiah Thomas was left off of the original Dream Team in 1992. Was it Michael Jordan's decision or Thomas's own doing?

Sioasi Mariner | Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Raiders’ undrafted free-agent signing starred for Utah State in 2019 We’ve been digging into some of the Raiders’ undrafted free-agent signings (the team has not announced any of them yet). So, let’s look at receiver Siaosi Mariner out of Utah State. He was a favorite target of Green Bay Packers’ first-round pick, quarterback Jordan Love, in 2019. Mariner had 62 catches for 976 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Aggies, and caught 41 passes for first downs. He was second-team All Mountain West and first team...

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on whether or not the Colorado Avalanche are interested in either Taylor Hall or Alex Pietrangelo, buzz about one of the KHL’s best defensemen jumping to the NHL, and speculation about where Tyson Barrie might wind up. There is also talk about the NHL’s ‘Phase 2’ plan […] The post NHL Rumors: Hall, Barrie, Lehtonen, Phase 2, More appeared first on The Hockey Writers.

With the NBA season still being postponed for the time being, many fans everywhere have made it appointment...

Major League Baseball this week revised its policy and provided teams the authority to begin issuing refunds to...

A lot of time, late round draft picks are basically lottery tickets. But every once in a while, the big one hits and that has happened a good amount of times for the Chicago Bears. As of late there hasn’t been as many steals, but earlier in the franchise’s history they found a lot of […] The post Greatest NFL Draft steals in Chicago Bears history appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It takes more than offensive statistics to measure the impact of a great defenseman, including leadership, toughness, and durability; attributes that are difficult to quantify, yet are intrinsic to winning teams. The Calgary Flames have had many great defensemen over the last 40 seasons, from swift skaters to bone-crushing body checkers, Norris Trophy winners and […] The post Flames’ 5 Most Productive Defensemen of All-Time appeared first on The Hockey Writers.

Braves Field in Boston | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/ The longest game in major-league history happened 100 years ago today. The game between the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins on Saturday, May 1, 1920 shouldn’t have happened at all. Per the SABR account of this game, it rained all morning in Boston and it was still “overcast, damp and raw” when the scheduled starting time, 3 p.m., arrived. Even so, they played. And played. And played some more. The Robins (as the Dodgers were known in that time, after their manager, Wilbert Robinson) scored a run on an RBI single in the...

Former Toronto Maple Leafs and current Marlies forward Rich Clune is releasing a tell-all documentary called ‘Hi, My Name is Dicky’. For those Toronto Maple Leafs fans who don’t know the story of Rich Clune, you’re about to. Clune, better known as Dicky in the dressing room, has had a roller-coaster of a career. On […] Toronto Maple Leafs: Hi, My Name Is Dicky Documentary to be Released - Editor In Leaf - Editor In Leaf - A Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The restrictions placed by the NFL in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has left players with plenty of time on their hands and a solid portion have used it to get their Tik Tok game on point. It appears their actions do not sit too well with Philadelphia Eagles safety Will Parks. The social […] The post Eagles’ Will Parks takes shot at NFL players using Tik Tok appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Despite the NHL season currently suspended due to COVID-19, the New York Islanders made news Thursday morning when they announced that Samuel Bolduc signed a three-year entry-level contract. Bolduc was drafted by the Islanders in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft and had 43 points in the QMJHL with first the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada […] The post Islanders’ Samuel Bolduc’s Future Role in New York appeared first on The Hockey Writers.

Photo by Andy Lyons/ Friday musings from Red Reporter dot com. There was something so beautifully imperfect about Sean Casey at the plate that made watching him a complete delight. His lefty swing, while sweet in results, looked precisely how I’d envision most normal right-handed folks would look swinging lefty the first time the picked up the bat, somewhat pull-slappy like they still had half their eyes on themselves in the mirror to see if it actually looked correct. His back foot was cocked and contorted enough as he dug in that you questioned how much his ankle ligaments could...

Virtual offseason impacts rookies, teams preparing for 2020

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports How often was Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock pressured and who was at fault? The first part can be found here. This will have the data from all five of Drew Lock’s starts. A spreadsheet with all of my data so that you can check my work if you wish is here. I will include a table that shows every pressured dropback (all 56 of them) in this article. So I looked at every dropback from Lock in 2019 - all 185 of them - and determined whether or not Lock was pressured on the play. Obviously if he was hit or sacked he was being pressured, but there...