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The Gunners had asked precious few questions of the strong Atletico defense.

Drake sits courtside in Toronto and paces the sidelines yelling at players more than half the coaches in the league.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank just wrote Matt Ryan an enormous check. And because of the size of checks that he keeps depositing, he sounds all too happy to do it. Blank told Chris Mortensen of ESPN that he was happy to hand his quarterback a five-year extension worth $30 million a year with $100 million [more]

Washington brought veteran offensive lineman Orlando Franklin in last year as some injury cover. With the draft bringing in reinforcements, he was deemed surplus to requirements. The team announced Franklin had been released, and that undrafted rookie Sean Welsh from Iowa had been brought in to fill the roster spot. Franklin was signed last October, [more]

The Rams traded for a wide receiver in 2017, but Sammy Watkins‘ stay with the team was a brief one as he left for the Chiefs as a free agent in March. General Manager Les Snead said Thursday that the team hopes to avoid a repeat with the wide receiver they acquired in a trade [more]

Today is a pretty good day here at NBC Sports. It’s not an easy day for Peter King, who has decided to end his 29-year run at Sports Illustrated. But it’s a pretty good day here at NBC Sports, because Peter has decided to join the effort to cover pro football. This means that Peter’s [more]

The Lions have agreed to trade defensive tackle Akeem Spence to the Dolphins, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Earlier Thursday, the Lions agreed to restructure Spence’s contract. It dropped his base salary from $3.15 million to $2.575 million, with some incentives added back in to allow him to recoup some of the money. It [more]

Who are Earth's Mightiest Drivers? See which Cup drivers made our Avengers roster.

The NFL now has a $30 million a year quarterback. And it’s not Aaron Rodgers. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, the Falcons have agreed to a new five-year extension with quarterback Matt Ryan, which hits a new benchmark for annual average, and includes $100 million guaranteed. That surpasses the three-year, $84 million deal (all [more]

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Arsenal has confirmed that Koscielny will be out for around 6 months.

The New York Times published a report this week concerning a trip to Costa Rica taken by the Washington cheerleaders in 2013. Included in the story are allegations that the cheerleaders had their passports taken away upon arrival in the country and that male sponsors and FedEx Field suite holders were invited to observe a photo [more]

Stewart Friesen was fastest in the first practice with a speed of 155.797 mph.

?-and-D small forward

Thursday’s PFT Live draft focused on one of the lingering questions in the aftermath of the 2018 NFL draft. Specifically, what are the most glaring remaining needs for NFL teams? As usual, Simms and I went three rounds deep. As usual, it was a lively and spirited segment. As usual, I won. But don’t take [more]

The task won't be an easy one for the Gunners, who need at least one away goal of their own to advance.

Trent Brown doesn’t have much experience at left tackle in the NFL, but he has done it, and his small sample size says he can do it. So if the Patriots decide Brown is a candidate to replace Nate Solder, Brown is ready for the challenge. “I’ve always played both sides,” Brown said, via quotes [more]

The dog is chasing its tail or the snake is eating its tail or choose your own metaphor containing the word tail. Via TheBigLead.com, ESPN has shared with its audience that ESPN has nothing to say about the report from ESPN that Cowboys tight end Jason Witten will be joining ESPN’s Monday Night Football. “No [more]

The longtime NHL executive won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders.

This matchup has been great. Unless you are Vezina Trophy finalist goalie.

Joe Prince-Wright's score predictions for the PL games this weekend.

While the Browns are trying to put together a better team on the field, they are also starting discussions about what their home in Cleveland will look like in the future. Browns owner Dee Haslam told ESPN that the team has started studying that could include a new stadium in a different part of Cleveland [more]

Mother of Clippers guard wins, spins, wins again

His father was an unexpected front-row visitor at Tuesday's unveiling of a six-race deal for the No. 43 Chevrolet.

Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier will not play this season as he continues to recover from a serious spinal injury, but the Steelers are making sure Shazier is well cared for. The Steelers have changed Shazier’s contract to pay him most of this year’s salary in advance, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Shazier had been due [more]