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Marshawn Lynch and the Tale of a Knee-Jerk Contract

With free agency a week away and the deals already happening between current employers and employees, one deal in particular (while not on the surface) is quite odd, especially in the money department.
MIKE KAYE
There is very little to complain about Marshawn Lynch these days. He’s the star running back of a team with a quirky [...]

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NBA Free Agency starts Tomorrow: Ready for the Madness?

MEGAN BROWN
“Drivers, start your engines!”  NBA training camps and free agency starts starts tomorrow, and there is going to be a crazy race to sign players.
Teams have been given the green light to speak with players’ agents but no deals can be finalized until the collective bargaining agreement is officially ratified. There is a real [...]

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Papel-gone! Phils, Papelbon agree to 4 year, $50 million deal

Philadelphia gambles on now ex-Boston closer by giving him big bucks
SHANE SMITH
ESPN.com has reported that that the Phillies are walking away from last season’s closer Ryan Madson in favor of Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon will be signing a 4 year 50 million dollar contract to close for the Phillies.

Last season Papelbon experienced a decent [...]

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NFL Free Agency ‘11: The Top Defensive Linemen

The fifth in our continuing series, The Best of.  Today we take a look at the top 5 Defensive Linemen

MIKE KAYE
The Best Of:  QB / RB / WR / TE / OL / DL

Without lineman the NFL would be nothing more than a playground game of everyone go deep 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi… you get [...]

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NFL Free Agency ‘11: The Top Offensive Linemen

The fifth in our continuing series, The Best of.  Today we take a look at the top 5 Offensive Linemen

MIKE KAYE
The Best Of:  QB / RB / WR / TE / OL
Quarterbacks get all the hype, running backs get all the fantasy points, and wide receivers and tight ends yap, yap, and yap some more.  [...]

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NFL Free Agency ‘11: The Top Tight Ends

The fourth in our continuing series, The Best of.  Today we take a look at  the tight end market

MIKE KAYE
The Best Of:  QB / RB / WR / TE
We’ve discussed the top quarterbacks available.  We’ve broken down the best of the running back class, and we went deep with the top wide out talents on [...]

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NFL Free Agency ‘11: The Top Wide Receivers

The third in our continuing series, The Best of.  Today we lock in on the top 5 wide receivers in this year’s free agent class.
MIKE KAYE
The Best Of:  QB / RB / WR
They spread the field, they change the game, and they make the big block that the casual fan rarely takes notice of.  They [...]

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NFL Free Agency ‘11: The Top Running Backs

The second in our continuing series, The Best of.  Today we tap into the top 5 running backs in this year’s free agent class.
MIKE KAYE
The Best Of:  QB / RB
For an NFL offense, it’s very difficult to have a successful attack without some kind of running game.  Sure there are exceptions as the Colts and [...]

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