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John Elway sticks up for Joe Ellis (and, in turn, for himself)

With the daughter of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen hoping to take control of the franchise in a manner that would seem to run afoul of the meticulous plans made by Bowlen before he relinquished control to a group of trustees, Broncos G.M. and president of football operations John Elway has issued a statement supporting team president and CEO Joe Ellis.

The fact that Ellis and Elway have publicly pushed back against Beth Bowlen Wallace could make their ouster much more likely, if she ever gets in. Ghe fact that they’ve publicly engaged her suggests that they have a high degree of confidence that, if push comes to lawsuit (and it feels like that’s where this is heading), Beth Bowlen Wallace won’t be taking over.

He was released on bail on April 8 under the condition he’d have no contact with Jahzi McCree, following charges of simple assault and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He’s been taken into custody twice more since them, with a warrant on May 2 followed by an arrest on May 12, and a second warrant issued on May 23, the same day as a scheduled hearing.

The only thing that vindicated my name is the fact that I was in custody, he said, explaining that his ex-wife is accusing him of contacting her with phones that are not his. I have one phone, you can search the records.

On May 23, she sent an email to prosecutors saying He just sent me two text messages. McCree was in handcuffs at the time. She sent another email to the prosecutor later in the day saying she spoke too soon.

Other allegations include telling authorities he was stalking her because his phone number popped up on the Bluetooth screen in her vehicle while she was getting gas, though he was filling up at the next pump at the same gas station.

Bears’ Miller won’t set limits on recovery from leg injury

All Zach Miller knows is he’s not setting any limits on his recovery — and his doctors aren’t either.

Whether the Chicago Bears’ tight end can play again after a gruesome injury last season nearly cost him his left leg still is to be determined.

There has not been a definitive ‘You can never do this again,’ Miller said.

That hasn’t been talked about. It’s approach this as you are planning to get back to where I can be myself and play football, and then when that time comes some of that is out of my hands. So, I’m just going to do as much as I can to get to that point and see what happens.

It’s tough for me to put it into words what it means to me, but very thankful and just grateful to be a part of this family, he added.

Defensive end Akiem Hicks was glad to see the organization taking care of his teammate.

That’s what it said to me, that they’re willing to make sure that we’re all right and give us the opportunity to get better and just loyalty, he said.

He could hear her being told that under the airline’s policy, she had to pay $25 for each of two carry-ons that wouldn’t fit under her seat. She had cash but it wasn’t accepted at the gate so she was in danger of missing her flight. So Gresham pulled out his credit card and paid, a random act of kindness.

That’s pretty much what it was, he said. I hope anyone would have done that. I don’t know. I just felt that’s how I was raised, my core values. Somebody in distress, just help them out. Nothing more, nothing less.

To say Cassidy was grateful is an understatement.

She was very nice, Gresham said. She was very, very, very appreciative. She thanked me I want to say maybe 20 times.

She told azcentral.com that she was in tears as she boarded the plane.

Reggie Wayne Jersey disputes that he left New England because it wasn’t fun

As players around the NFL have taken shots at the Patriots this offseason, saying the atmosphere in New England isn’t fun, Reggie Wayne’s brief stint with the team has been brought back up. But Wayne says the perception that he had a problem with Bill Belichick’s way of running a team is incorrect.

That is the ultimate goal. And no coach wins like Belichick.

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Bryant turned down the Ravens’ multi-year offer soon after the Cowboys released him, preferring a one-year deal.
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The Cowboys released Bryant, saving them $8 million against the salary cap.

Bryant, 29, has not had a 1,000-yard season since 2014, and he has gone 23 games without a 100-yard game.

Unless the Giants think Manning has four years of above-average play left in him, it doesn’t make much sense for them to leave their best chance to fill the quarterback position for the next decade on the table. If they do think that Manning has that much left in the tank after three years of steady decline, the Giants are hoping as opposed to projecting.

Brown’s best season was a 65-catch, 1,003-yard, 7-touchdown campaign in 2015. He finished 25th at the position in fantasy points. In two seasons since, Brown has 60 receptions for 816 yards and five scores. He’s only 27 years old, and Bo Jackson Jersey playing time shouldn’t be an issue with the likes of Jeremy Maclin, Chris Moore and Breshad Perriman around him on the depth chart. Brown’s upside is enough to make him a viable late-round flier in 2018 fantasy drafts.

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I was just comin’ to tell you, I wish you a speedy recovery and get well soon, New York Giants safety Landon Collins says in his message to Brendan O’C allaghan.

Brendan still has unopened gifts from the Yankees, a signed football from the Giants and another present from the Rangers, but聽O’Callaghan said his son hasn’t been up to open them. Last weekend, the New York Rangers sent a gift and a card to the聽boy 聽just days after the wreck.
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The boy’s swelling has gone down, his father said Saturday, but his condition has remained about the same.

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Wilson showed last year that he’s adept at standing on his head. So long as he’s on the field, he’ll post huge numbers and may well spend much of the season as an MVP front-runner.

But if that line falters and John Jerry Authentic Jersey Wilson goes down, the Seahawks are done. Toast. Kaputsville.

Free agent wide receiver Dez Bryant may have just tipped his hand on where he’d like to resume his NFL career.

Texans’ J.J. Watt Jersey receives honorary doctorate from Baylor College of Medicine

J.J. Watt can add a medical degree to his impressive list of off-field achievements.

The Texans defensive end on Tuesday was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Baylor College of Medicine for his efforts during Hurricane Harvey relief.

Watt raised more than $37 million for Harvey relief after setting an initial goal of $200,000 and was awarded the Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his accomplishment.

The four-time All-Pro was also named the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year and included on the TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

The Falcons needed more punch at receiver opposite Julio Jones, and this allows Mohamed Sanu to move back into a regular role in the slot. Ridley is more of a possession type, but that’s OK, as Jones still has plenty left as the gamebreaker. Ridley is a smooth route runner with good hands. Atlanta goes for its second ‘Bama boom at the position in eight years.

Yep, the top Canadian league took shape about four decades after the NFL聽but does predate the AFL and its still-familiar teams (Bills, Jets, Patriots, Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders Kwon Alexander Youth jersey and Broncos among them) that eventually merged into the NFL.聽
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Canadian football’s Holy Grail actually has far more history than the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy. The Grey Cup was first earned by the聽University of Toronto Varsity Blues in 1909 as Canada’s聽amateur rugby football champions. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers took the Cup in the CFL’s inaugural season (1958). The Toronto Argonauts have won it a record 17 times, though only seven since the CFL came into existence. The聽Edmonton Eskimos have notched a record 11 Cups (14 overall) during聽the CFL era.

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Doc Rivers gets contract extension from Clippers

The LA Clippers announced Wednesday that they have agreed to a contract extension with coach Doc Rivers.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rivers was entering the final season of his contract, which pays him more than $11 million.

The Clippers are undergoing a rebuild of sorts. They traded Chris Paul to the Rockets last June and then dealt Blake Griffin to the Pistons in January. They have the 12th and 13th picks in the June 21 draft.

Rivers is 846-624 in his career as a head coach with Orlando, Boston and Los Angeles, including an 82-79 playoff record with two trips to the NBA Finals and an NBA championship in 2008 with the Boston Celtics.

“The way I felt when I was playing in Montreal, I was comfortable there,” Niemi said on a conference call. “I didn’t need to change that.

“It wasn’t about getting the most money.”

Niemi was 0-3-0 with a 7.49 goals-against average when Pittsburgh placed him on waivers on Oct. 24, and he was 0-1-1 with a 5.11 GAA — allowing five goals on 39 shots in two appearances — when he was put on waivers again by the Panthers on Nov. 14.

But the Finnish veteran settled down nicely when claimed that day by Montreal, where he was reunited with goalie coach Stephane Waite. The two had worked together when Niemi backstopped the Chicago Blackhawks to a Stanley Cup in 2010.

One good beating per series is plenty for Draymond Green and Golden State.

The Warriors got it in Game 2 at Houston, and now the defending champions plan to do what they seem to do best: bounce back with brilliance.

As the Western Conference finals showdown shifts to Oracle Arena for Sunday’s Game 3, tied at one game apiece, the Warriors have spent the past few days discussing their Game 2 troubles –a 127-105 loss and what they’re striving to do in order not to be dominated again.

It’s time to play.

“I think we’re at our best when we feel threatened,” Green said Saturday. “Game 1 we felt threatened, we came out with a sense of urgency. Game 2 we maybe didn’t feel as threatened and the sense of urgency wasn’t there. I think you’re allowed one of those a series. We’ve had our one, now it’s time to lock in for the remainder of the series.”
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The Packers selected two cornerbacks in the first two rounds of this year’s draft and they now have both of them under contract.

King joined New England’s practice squad on September Authentic Luke Appling Jersey 20, but it released him October 9. The Ravens signed him to their practice squad on October 31, and he spent two weeks there.

The Patriots re-signed him to their active roster on November 28, released him December 2 and re-signed him to the practice squad December 5.

Korver jokes: ‘I’m going to be hurting tomorrow’Kyle Korver says that he’s going to do whatever it takes to help the Cavaliers reach the NBA Finals, including diving for the ball.
James is averaging 32 points, 6.8 rebounds and 9 assists on 54 percent shooting, including 39 percent from 3-point range, in a conference finals series in which his team is fighting an uphill battle that’s as challenging as any East series he has played in eight years. Yet there was some discussion about how he had six turnovers and just one assist after halftime on Monday.

He now has 22 30-point playoff games and four 40-point playoff games against the glorious Celtics franchise, moving into Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West territory. He passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most baskets in postseason history (in five fewer games). He already has the most points and steals among anyone in playoff history.

Elite Charlie Lindgren Jersey And when it was over, there was a collective shrug. James was nonchalant after the game, talking about the need to take some series momentum to Boston for Game 5. He spent significantly more time after the game praising Kyle Korver (14 points, three blocks) and Tristan Thompson (13 points and 12 rebounds, to go with strong defense) than talking about anything he did.

In the locker room as he iced his body after yet another 40-minute outing, James was talking to his 3-year-old daughter, Zhuri, on FaceTime when she asked to talk to Kevin Love. James passed the phone to Love and Zhuri complimented Love on his game, which included 3-of-12 shooting, five turnovers and five fouls.

Ereck Flowers Jersey has kind of fit right in with everybody for Giants

The Giants’ decision to sign Nate Solder and install him as their starting left tackle wasn’t taken all that well by Ereck Flowers, but you wouldn’t have known that by what went on after the team’s first OTA of the offseason.

Incognito said last month that issues with his liver and kidneys were behind his decision to retire, although the later twists and turns suggest that it may have been more about a lack of desire to play on the reduced salary he agreed to take earlier in the year. We’ll see if he finds a bigger offer somewhere else or if his willingness to play for less increases outside of Buffalo.

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Foster admits that when people hear about an athlete album they think it is going to be garbage.聽He is pleased to have caused some skeptics to be surprised.

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McCarthy said the Lions were not at fault for not learning about Patricia’s 1996 arrest during the interview process and that Patricia, 43, would not be disciplined for not letting his arrest be known to the club.
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Our office reviewed the matter with the Lions and Mr. Patricia, and ensured the club engaged in appropriate and thorough hiring practices and that the Coach did not mislead the team during the interview process, McCarthy said in his statement. We determined that the Lions handled the interview process in a thoughtful and comprehensive manner and fully and appropriately complied with all applicable employment laws. As we learned from both Mr. Patricia and the Lions, the matter was not part of his employment interview process for job opportunities outside of or within the NFL.

Report: Jerry Richardson’s Sale of Panthers to David Tepper Jersey Could Happen Tuesday

Kids Ben Roethlisberger Jersey It may only be a matter of time before the Carolina Panthers switch ownership.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Jerry Richardson’s sale of the franchise to hedge fund manager David Tepper could be completed on Tuesday.聽A vote would then take place at the NFL’s spring league meeting in Atlanta next week.

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I believe that it is time to turn the franchise over to new ownership. Therefore, I will put the team up for sale at the conclusion of this NFL season. We will not begin the sale process, nor will we entertain any inquiries, until the very last game is played. I hope everyone in this organization, both on and off the field, will be firmly focused on just one mission: to play and win the Super Bowl.

Tepper has long been the favorite to buy the Panthers. The sale is expected to come in just above $2 billion. As a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2009, league owners are familiar with Tepper. Also key to the purchase is the hedge fund manager’s plan to keep the Panthers in Charlotte.

The next step for the billionaire investor is to sell his minority stake Reto Berra Jersey in the Steelers and get approved by NFL owners. After being vetted, however, the sale is assumed to proceed without hitches.

Richardson has owned the team ever since its inception back in 1995.

Tepper, meanwhile, has been a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers sine 2009. Per聽Forbes, the 60-year-old has a net worth of $11 billion. ESPN’s David Newton noted that Tepper鈥攚ho would have to sell his stake in the Steelers鈥攈as already been cleared by the league’s vetting process as a result of his previous investment.

Another year in a professional facility will also allow him to add more strength in order to fight through blockers and stop the run. Cunningham doesn’t play at a premium position, but he’s going to jump out as an all-around playmaker in the upcoming term.

The season hasn’t opened.

At stake in the rehearsals is nothing less than the future of the Democratic Party, which has yet to congeal around a positive vision. Party leaders privately talk about the next two years as a potential pivot point for what it means to be a Democrat, like the tumultuous 1968 Democratic convention or the business-friendly realignment that followed President Bill Clinton’s nomination in 1992.

My theory of this election is you are going to basically have a swing back, said Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who has been traveling the country talking aboutexpanding opportunity.People are going to look for someone who can unite the country instead of divide it, someone they can trust.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who will speak Sunday at a graduation in the first primary state of New Hampshire, has focused on another theme, the wisdom that can be brought to Washington from those working outside the dysfunctional city.

Manning will do for Lauletta what he did for Davis Webb and all the quarterbacks the Giants have added to their roster over the years. He’ll act as a mentor, both on and off the field, with the full knowledge that he might be grooming the player who will take his job someday.

He’s been a champion, he’s been a really successful player and I’m looking forward to learning from him, Lauletta said.

But coming in behind Manning works in his favor in another way, one that the Giants are unlikely to admit. The 37-year-old quarterback’s play, with with exceptions, has been somewhere between mediocre and lousy over the last few years. The addition of Saquon Barkley to the backfield, the return of Odell Beckham Jr. from an injury and the rebuilt offensive line should certainly help.

I was hoping to at least get a job — a chance to coach third base or first base, work with the infielders, Pedrique said. But like I was saying, you’ve got to stay positive. It happened for a reason. I’m happy where I am right now. But I always pay attention to what those kids are doing because, for me, they’re all like my kids. I had them since 2013 and now to see all those guys playing together up in the big leagues, it’s a great feeling.
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