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Baltimore Ravens sitting QB Joe Flacco for entire preseason
Plus, the 13 points scored by the Ravens when Mallett was quarterbacking primarily came off Redskins' penalties and a turnover. He was all over the place on most of his throws, connecting on 9 of 18 passes for 58 yards in one half of work, and he didn't complete a pass longer than 11 yards. [Full Article...]
Redskins lose LB Murphy, S Cravens to injuries
The injury occurred in the first quarter when Murphy was involved in a third-down stop against the Ravens offense. Murphy's injury was initially called a knee sprain but an MRI Friday morning showed the damage to be far worse. He registered 55 total pressures on 372 pass-rushing snaps. He will be banned from the team for that time frame and needs to make the most of the preseason in order to get i... [Full Article...]
Former South Fort Myers High star Watkins traded to Rams
Sammy was talking about "building a legacy" with Tyrod Taylor just 14 hours ago. So they chose to move on from Watkins a year early and get a second-round draft pick. He's been hampered by an assortment of injuries and limited to playing just eight games a year ago after having surgery to fix a broken left foot. Watkins and Matthews will both become unrestricted free agents in March. [Full Article...]
Guardiola says current spending in football is unsustainable
Ederson added that the opportunity to work under Guardiola played a significant role in persuading him to sign for Manchester City . "So we have to disregard most of it, because it's something that we can't affect", he said on Friday. [Full Article...]
Money no object for City, but Guardiola must deliver
Man City spent £202 million on five new key players- Benjamin Mendy , Kyle Walker , Bernardo Silva , Ederson and Danilo . Guardiola seemed unprepared for the rude physicality of English football and was derided for saying he was "not a coach for the tackles" after a one-sided 4-2 defeat at Leicester City. [Full Article...]
Barcelona prepare assault on Real Madrid star
Meanwhile, Manchester United are said to have failed in their bid to sign Los Blancos youngster Miguel Gutierrez. However, his situation at Real Madrid underwent a dramatic U-turn in the second part of the season following Gareth Bale's injury. [Full Article...]
Loria agrees to sell Marlins to Sherman and Jeter, source says
The group purchasing the Marlins is to be headed by NY businessman Bruce Sherman , who is a Marlins fan. The agreement is expected to be completed on Friday and submitted to Major League Baseball, which likely will not vote on the transaction at next week's owners' meetins in Chicago. [Full Article...]
Liverpool's owners rule out sale of Philippe Coutinho
The shortness of the statement perhaps aids the authority of Liverpool's statement and if there was any doubt surrounding the Brazilian's future, that should have been dealt with quite nicely now. Reds captain Jordan Henderson , who missed the final three months of last season with a foot injury, is fully fit again, and should play after recovering from a virus. [Full Article...]