Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has requested a trade, according to reports by NFL Network’s James Palmer and the Cleveland Plain-Dealer’s Mary Kay Cabot on Sunday. The team has declined that request, Cabot reported. Hunt, who turned 27 on Saturday, has participated in individual drills at training camp, but reportedly skipped team drills for a second consecutive day on Saturday as he seeks a contract extension. He was previously a full participant. The Browns are fining the… Source link
Read More »Jimmy Garoppolo cleared, but won’t practice as 49ers seek trade
NFL training camps are already in full swing, but there’s one significant domino still left to fall. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is looking for a new after undergoing offseason surgery. The 49ers have made it clear Garoppolo will be traded before the start of the regular season. The team committed to second-year quarterback Trey Lance at the start of training camp, signaling Garoppolo’s run in San Francisco was over. Though Garoppolo is finally healthy, the team will limit… Source link
Read More »Juan Soto’s trade to the Padres leaves a star-sized hole in Washington that might never be filled
WASHINGTON – For his last hit as a Washington National, Juan Soto homered off his former teammate and fellow 2019 champion, Max Scherzer, now pitching for the likely playoff-bound New York Mets. By the time the team played again, Soto had been traded to the San Diego Padres. He also walked three times, stole a base and threw out a runner at the plate in the Monday night game that also featured fans giving him an ovation after his final at-bat (one of the walks, fittingly) before the trade… Source link
Read More »Nationals trade Juan Soto to Padres alongside Josh Bell in monumental MLB trade deadline deal
After a whirlwind three weeks, Juan Soto is on the move. The Washington Nationals reportedly traded their young superstar to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday alongside star first baseman Josh Bell, hours ahead of MLB’s 6 p.m. trade deadline, Yahoo Sports’ Hannah Keyser confirmed. MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reported the deal. With the blockbuster deal, Padres executive A.J. Preller adds two of the best hitters available and sets up the potential for a Soto-Manny Machado-Fernando Tatis Jr. lineup… Source link
Read More »Flames trade Matthew Tkachuk to Panthers for stunning return
The first day of NHL free agency was extremely busy, with Johnny Gaudreau, Claude Giroux, Andrew Copp, Darcy Kuemper and others changing teams. The rest of the offseason will also be busy with Stanley Cup winner Nazem Kadri, John Klingberg, Evan Rodrigues, Phil Kessel and other unrestricted free agents still to sign, restricted free agents to get under contract, salary arbitration cases to be settled and teams needing to make moves to get under the salary cap before the end of training camp…. Source link
Read More »Nationals superstar Juan Soto reportedly rejects 15-year, $440M offer, team could entertain trade offers
One of the best players in baseball could be on the move in the next few weeks. Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto reportedly declined a 15-year, $440 million offer from the team, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. That decision will lead to the Nationals listening to offers for the young star. The proposed deal would have made Soto, 23, the highest-paid player in baseball history. Notably, the offer contained no deferred money. Though the Nationals will reportedly entertain… Source link
Read More »Kevin Durant’s trade request isn’t a tipping point for NBA player empowerment, it’s a byproduct of the business
LAS VEGAS — It would appear Kevin Durant’s trade request would be a tipping point to the player empowerment era, a chance for NBA team owners to reset the paradigm after a decade-plus of star movement. After all, if a star in the New York market who’s just entering a four-year extension worth nearly $200 million can force his way out, a contract between player and team might as well be written with disappearing ink. A period that began with LeBron James exercising his right as a free… Source link
Read More »Patriots trade former first-round pick N’Keal Harry to Bears
The New England Patriots are cutting ties with N’Keal Harry. Per NFL Network, the Patriots are trading the former first-round pick to the Chicago Bears. They’ll get a seventh-round pick from Chicago in return. The Patriots selected Harry with the 32nd pick of the 2019 draft, hoping the Arizona State wide receiver could boost a longstanding position of weakness. After three seasons in New England, it became clear that he wasn’t the right fit. During his time in New England, Harry tallied 57… Source link
Read More »Betting Against Tech Is Finally a Winning Trade as Short Sellers Sit on $20 Billion Profit
(Bloomberg) — Betting against tech has become a winning trade, with short sellers sitting on billions in paper profits as growth stocks slump. Most Read from Bloomberg A historic rout in the so-called FAANG cohort — Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. — has delivered $19.8 billion in mark-to-market profits for investors speculating on declines as of June 30, according to data-analytics firm S3 Partners. “It was… Source link
Read More »Nets have ‘no traction’ towards Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving trade
With superstar Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving requesting trades out of Brooklyn, the Nets organization is accepting offers and at the moment there is zero traction. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Los Angeles hasn’t really been aggressive in the pursuit of seven-time All-Star Irving. “Similar to Durant, a very slow moving market right now. I think unlike Kevin Durant, I think there is a limited number of teams where it might make sense. I do think there are teams that… Source link
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