The playoffs seemed a distant dream to the Baltimore Ravens halfway through the season when they found themselves 4-5 with an injured quarterback. But with a new, young quarterback, running game, and a number 1 defence to back up, the Ravens have found a new philosophy, resulting in a successful late season run. Head coach […]
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The final weekend of NFL action in the regular season is upon us and it throws up a treat in the form of the Tenessee Titans against the Indianapolis Colts, in a game that effectively treats us to playoff football a week earlier than anticipated. Unsurprisingly, users on Twitter voted the clash as the Game
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Jonathan Lucroy and the Los Angeles Angels agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million contract. The deal can go to as much as $4 million with performance incentives, as reported by Jeff Passan on Friday. The Angels traded Martin Maldonado to the Astros during last season and have been a big player in the catching market
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The final weekend of the NFL regular season is on the horizon, bringing an end to the battle for a spot in the playoffs or a better position in the draft. All will be decided this weekend but there is still plenty that is up in the air. With three spots remaining in the playoffs,
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We are heading into the final weekend of the regular season in the NFL and there is still plenty to be decided, with the biggest scenarios still up in the air concerning the final three positions in the playoffs. The AFC has been extremely tight all year and four teams are heading into the weekend
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Nelson Cruz has agreed to a two-year deal with the Minnesota Twins, including a team option on the second year, according to Jeff Passan. The first year of the contract is worth $14 million, while the second year is $12 million with a $300,000 buyout. The Twins had a very disappointing 2018, winning just 78
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Daniel Murphy was one of the better hitters on the free agent market until he was signed by the Rockies on a two-year $24 million contract. This contract seems like a bargain when you consider Murphy’s performance during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He came second in national league MVP voting in 2016 and had an
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Jaylen Brown was on top of the world at the end of last season. Injuries to Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving allowed Brown, along with Terry Rozier and Jayson Tatum, to take centre stage as the Boston Celtics pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to Game Seven in the Eastern Conference Finals. Irving and Hayward returned for
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Andrew Miller signed for the St Louis Cardinals on a two-year, $25 million contract with a vesting option for the third year worth $12 million. The option vests at 110 appearances in 2019 and 2020 combined as reported by Ken Rosenthal. Miller is the second of the elite free agent relievers to sign this offseason,
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Peter Moore rounds up the latest news from the NHL season.
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Earlier this week we asked our followers on Twitter to select their NFL game of the week between the Ravens v Chargers, Texans v Eagles, Steelers v Saints and Chiefs v Seahawks. Obviously, the headline of the article kind of gives the results away. Pick your #NFL game of the week 👇🏻🏈 — Franchise Sports
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The NFL’s regular season is just weeks away from drawing to a close and there is still plenty to be decided over the next two weeks, with conference titles, playoff spots and the draft order for 2019 still up in the air as we head into the penultimate weekend. Four playoff spots and five division
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The close of the regular season is upon us and the final few spots in the playoffs remain up for grabs with just two weekends of football left to play, which sets things up very nicely for a dramatic finish. We’ve got you covered with all of the NFL permutations heading into the penultimate weekend
There were stunning performances and shocks aplenty in week 15.
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It would be overly-dramatic to suggest that an entire season can come down to one play. It would be even more so if you suggested that an entire fate of a franchise came down to one play. Yet, that many just be what happened for the L.A. Chargers on Thursday Night Football. Anthony Lynn‘s decision
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