Linebacker says risk of head injury not worth it Chris Borland, 24, of the San Francisco 49ers walks away from big money "to do what's best for my health." Studies suggest that the hard knocks of football can lead to debilitating head injuries. More
This year's draft heavy on size, light on glamour This year's NFL draft is heavy on size and light on glamour. There's no high-profile quarterback destined to go No. 1 and instantly become the face of a downtrodden franchise. There's not even a running back or wide receiver worthy of the top overall pick, someone with the kind of swagger that wins over fans weary of losing. More
Packers ink Matthews to lucrative long-term deal Clay Matthews has signed a long-term extension with the Packers, as first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the five-year, $66 million deal will make Matthews the NFL’s highest paid linebacker. Matthews, a four-time Pro Bowl pick, was scheduled to make $3.73 million in the final year of his contract, but he was expected to receive an offer valued around $13 million per year, similar to the NFL’s highest-paid linebacker, the Cowboys’ DeMarcus Ware. More
Steelers receiver Emmanuel Sanders signs Patriots' offer sheet The NFL restricted free-agent market is active once again. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has signed an offer sheet with the New England Patriots, his agent Jordan Woy confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. More
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Two receivers from Mercer trying to make big-league jump with Vikings Devron Harper and Ty James, best friends from Conyers, Ga., are undrafted Vikings rookies taking aim at an FCS-to-NFL leap. 06/1/2024 - 7:32 am | View Link
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For the first time since 2023 when former coach Robin Fraser was let go, the Colorado Rapids are winless in four MLS games.
The latest was a loss came in heartbreaking fashion against the Vancouver Whitecaps, when Ryan Gauld found Damir Kreilach behind the defense after a throw-in for an easy winner in second half stoppage time.
BOULDER — Brad Lidge traveled to Italy in March to explore a remote, wooded section of southeastern Tuscany.
Brad Lidge uses a GPS/topographical survey station to map an ancient Etruscan site in Siena, Italy, in July of 2023. (Photo provided by Brad Lidge)
“We were surveying this area, looking for Medieval sites, when we came across an undocumented Etruscan tomb,” Lidge said last week, sitting on the patio of his 5 1/2-acre spread near Boulder.
It still hasn’t completely sunk in for Zeev Buium.
A year ago, Buium was the top recruit in the University of Denver’s incoming freshman class, but he arrived with a fraction of the hype of players like Macklin Celebrini at Boston University and the trio of Will Smith, Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault at Boston College.
Now, as Buium prepares for the NHL draft combine next week in Buffalo, N.
It’s usually after two rounds of playoff basketball that our collective NBA consciousness can start to take stock of the season’s big-picture lessons. Four teams remain, a small enough number for each of their respective roads to the conference finals to feel significant, but also still a more hearty sample size than the NBA Finals.
As the sun rose on the first full day of the Bo Nix era in Denver, Davis Webb launched a retrieval mission from Centennial Airport.
Just about 10 hours prior, the Broncos took their biggest swing yet in an eight-year quest to solve the franchise’s post-Peyton Manning quarterback woes when they selected Nix No.
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