Author: Mikesportz
A part-time starter and regular contributor for the Giants over the past two seasons, Isaiah Hodgins may not be part of the team’s 2024 plan. The Giants are not expected to tender Hodgins as a restricted free agent, per ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan. The Giants did keep Hodgins as via ERFA tender last year, but the RFA numbers are more expensive. It would cost the Giants $2.98MM to keep Hodgins. While that would not be especially difficult to pull off, teams regularly pass on tendering a player only to bring him back at a lower rate. It remains to be seen if the…
The two-day legal tempering window before the new NFL year begins allows teams to negotiate with the representatives of unrestricted free agents, but it doesn’t allow teams to speak directly with players unless they represent themselves. This is why Penn State head coach James Franklin may have got the Philadelphia Eagles in some hot water when he implied that general manager Howie Roseman spoke directly with running back Saquon Barkley during the negotiating window, according to Mark Wogenrich of SI.com. “Penn State coach James Franklin chatted with Saquon Barkley on Monday night after Barkley agreed to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles,” Wogenrich wrote . “…Interestingly, Barkley…
Scottie Barnes is feeling good. It’s been a strange past few weeks for the Toronto Raptors forward who underwent his first surgery as an NBA player nearly two weeks ago to fix a fracture in the third metacarpal bone in his left hand. “Getting better day by day. Just takes some time but otherwise I’m feeling really good,” he told reporters in Detroit. There remains no official timeline for Barnes to return this season, though it seems unlikely he will be back this season. A typical recovery would likely take Barnes right up to the end of the season and…
Per a team announcement, the Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Bobby McMann to a two-year, $2.7M extension, paying McMann an AAV of $1.35M a year. McMann is currently in the last year of a two-year, $1.525M contract signed with the Maple Leafs after the conclusion of his NCAA career back in 2022. In college, McMann spent his tenure with Colgate University in the ECAC Hockey Division. Over a four-year career, McMann suited up in 145 games for the Raiders, scoring a total of 37 goals and 92 points. In his last year with the team, serving as the captain, McMann put together…
Russell Wilson is set to join the Pittsburgh Steelers as quarterback this afternoon. The 35-year-old set social media on fire on Monday with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that played “Renegade” over clips of fans waving Terrible Towels. His wife, Ciara Wilson, reposted it with a series of black and gold hearts. HOME LOCAL SPORTS NEWS OPINION A&E LIFESTYLES VIDEO OBITUARIES Western Pennsylvania’s trusted news source Wednesday, March 13, 2024 LOGINSUBSCRIBE NOWNEWSLETTERSADVERTISECLASSIFIEDSJOBSE-TRIBHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS NETWORKTRIBLIVE LOCAL ABOUT USGET THE TRIBSECTIONSTERMS OF USE REGIONAL Meet Ciara, Pittsburgh Steeler to be Russell Wilson’s wife TRIBLIVE Wednesday, March 13, 2024…
Devin Booker sprained his right ankle Saturday night during the Phoenix Suns’ 118-109 loss to the Houston Rockets. Suns coach Frank Vogel said X-rays were negative on Booker’s ankle, and he didn’t immediately rule the All-Star out of Sunday’s home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. We’ll see how he responds overnight,” Vogel said. Booker was injured when he and teammate Royce O’Neale got their feet tangled with 1:15 left in the game. Booker, who scored 24 points, immediately limped off the court toward the locker room. O’Neale also sustained a sprained right ankle. Vogel said O’Neale…
The single biggest reason for Giants fans to be optimistic about the team’s offense heading into the 2023 season is the off-season acquisition of tight end Darren Waller. (Waller + Tre Hawkins III seems like a decent return for Kadarius Toney, right?) Waller was available after his last two seasons were compromised by injuries, but in the two seasons before that he had been an elite receiver. Ted Nguyen of The Athletic took a great look at how Waller gets open so often against different types of coverage. Waller uses speed to win against linebackers and even safeties and strength…
With Darren Waller uncertain about his football future, the New York Giants will host free agent tight end Chris Manhertz for a visit in East Rutherford on Wednesday. ESPN’s Jordan Raanan was the first to report the news. The 31-year-old Manhertz was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent out of Canisius in 2015. The journeyman has also made stops with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars and, most recently, the Denver Broncos. The Bronx native has appeared in 120 career games (53 starts), hauling in 26 receptions for 271 yards and…
Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley decided to leave the New York Giants after six and join their division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. The move caused quite a stir and caused Barkley to engage in a war of words with Giants’ legend Tiki Barber. When the news about Barkley signing with the Eagles broke out, Barber jokingly said that Barkley is “dead to me” during his appearance on the WFAN’s Evan & Tiki show. He’s dead to us now. He’s dead to us. You’re dead to us, Saquon. Good luck. You’re dead to me,” said Barber. Although it was obvious that Barber…
They’re returning from a road trip in which they earned nine of a possible 12 points to help them keep a firm hold on a playoff spot, but Edmonton Oilers personnel say they’re trying to keep their focus on the present. The National Hockey League squad sits second in the Pacific Division, four points ahead of the third-place Los Angeles Kings with a game in hand. Edmonton went 4-1-1 on its eastern road swing, including Sunday’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins and has 19 regular-season games left on its slate. But while they have some breathing room as they prepare to…