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The road to playoffs just got a bit easier in the National Football League. According to ESPN, the NFL team owners voted on Tuesday to expand the postseason from 12 to 14 teams starting 2020. The new playoffs system will see one additional team from both NFC and AFC make it to the wild-card. This means that each conference will now have three...

Manchester United might make another attempt to acquire Dutch international center back Matthijs De Ligt. According to ESPN's sources, the Premier League side rediscovered their interest in De Ligt in recent weeks and might try to lure him to Old Trafford in the summer. Man Utd's plans, however, largely depends on Juventus' willingness to part with the talented defender. Juve managed to...

The start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo has been officially rescheduled for July 23rd, 2021. This was announced on Monday by the Tokyo organizing committee. Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to postpone the competition until next year due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic. After considering several options, including a possible spring date, the organizers opted to have the...

Veteran defensive tackle Michael Brockers won't be leaving Los Angeles after all. According to ESPN's Jamison Hensley, Brockers' previously agreed deal with Baltimore Ravens fell through prompting the 29-year-old to re-sign with the LA Rams. Brockers entered this offseason as an unrestricted free agent, and initially accepted a three-year, $30 million deal from the Ravens two weeks ago. The issues arose when Baltimore tried...

It seems like All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will remain with Utah Jazz for a foreseeable future. According to The Athletic's Tony Jones, Mitchell and Jazz are bound to agree to a max contract extension in the near future. Jones reports that Mitchell is "genuinely loves playing for the Jazz," and that the 23-year-old will ink a new deal with the franchise "at some point...

Buffalo Sabres are using the suspension of the NHL season to add some talent to their roster. The team announced on Wednesday that they have signed prospect defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to an entry-level contract. Samuelsson's deal will keep him with Buffalo for at least the next three years. Samuelsson will join Sabres after spending the 2019/20 at Western Michigan, where he played 20 games...

Dallas Cowboys' center Travis Frederick announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the NFL. The Pro Bowler just recently turned 29. While this comes as a surprise to most casual NFL fans, Frederick was contemplating retirement for some time now. In the announcement posted on his Twitter profile, he explained that the retirement decision was influenced by the Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosis he...

It turns out that veteran quarterback Phillip Rivers was close to making retirement plans before Indianapolis Colts came calling. Speaking with reporters over the weekend, Rivers admitted he was ready to call it quits if no offers came his way this offseason. Rivers spent the first 16 years of his career with the Los Angeles Chargers, but the two sides agreed to go...

Veteran wideout Josh Gordon in set on playing in 2020. According to ESPN, Gordon is currently working with the league to have his indefinite suspension lifted. Gordon was suspended back in December after it was found that the 28-year-old WR violated the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs and substance abuse. This was the fifth time that NFL handed Gordon a suspension for similar violations...

The free agency appears to be a bit different for star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Sources around the league report that Clowney isn't currently getting the kind of offers he was expecting this offseason. Clowney entered this year's free agency expecting to reset the DE market with a massive contract. However, the offers he received so far were underwhelming, showing that...