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Cincinnati Bengals announced on Thursday that they've released veteran wide receiver Brandon LaFell. This came as a surprise for several reasons, including the fact that Bengals considered LaFell to be a valuable mentor to the younger players. The 31-year-old also already received his $1.25 million roster bonus. Bengals also parted ways with undrafted rookie defensive end Ja’Von Rolland-Jones. https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1025038343007035395 "We want to...

Hours before the MLB trade deadline, the stage was set for Baltimore Orioles' center fielder Adam Jones to become a member of Philadelphia Phillies. Orioles and Phillies had reached an agreement for the five times All-Star, but Jones ultimately decided he didn't want to head to Philadelphia and declined to waive his 10-and-5 no-trade rights. Now, after the trade deadline...

The third overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, USC's quarterback Sam Darnold, took more time than expected to join the team that drafted him, but as of Monday, he is officially the player of New York Jets. Darnold inked a four-year, $30.2 million deal with a fifth-year option included. The contract also contains a $20 million signing bonus,...

Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Jason Verrett will have to spend another season watching the NFL games from the sidelines. According to NFL Network, Verrett suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the entire 2018 season. Chargers confirmed the news about Verrett's injury on their social media. https://twitter.com/Chargers/status/1022956662838063105 Jason Verrett also missed the 2017 season, after suffering a knee injury in Week...

NBA veteran Lamar Odom announced on Thursday that he is returning to professional basketball and will play in China. Odom, who won two NBA titles with Los Angeles Lakers, didn't play basketball professionally since being waived by New York Knick on July 11, 2014. "My heart literally warms up now I can finally share with you all that I'm returning...

Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Antonio Brown is all about spectacle. Whether it's catching a pass, scoring a touchdown or merely arriving at training camp, Brown tends to make a show out of everything. For example, he showed up to training camp last year in the back seat of a 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom. But this year, however, he has...

Los Angeles Rams announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to a contract extension with their All-Pro running back Todd Gurley. The deal will keep Gurley with the organization through 2023. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the deal is worth $60 million and includes $45 million in guarantees and $20 million signing bonus. https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/1021823416901427200 The deal Todd Gurley received represents a...

After a career-best 2017-18 season, defenseman Matt Dumba secured himself a new contract with the Minnesota Wild. Dumba signed a five-year, $30 million extension which will see him staying with Wild trough 2022–23 season. The 23-year-old was a restricted free agent this summer. This new deal represents a significant raise for Dumba, who earned around $2.5 million a year on...

Borrusia Dortmund and USMNT winger Christian Pulisic is showing people that he can do great things, but Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp thinks the U.S. shouldn't put too much pressure on the 19-year-old. Klopp had the chance to get a close-up display of Christian Pulisic's talents when the young star scored two goals for Borussia Dortmund in the 3-1 win of...

Toronto Raptors have traded DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard and immediately became favorites to get to NBA Finals from the Eastern Conference. With this move, Raptors also transformed themselves in some sort of a college program that will look towards the next season like one and done thing. How is that, you may ask? Well, most college programs lose great...