Erin Clark 
Beginning Feb. 27 and ending March 16 was a period in which NFL teams could place franchise or transition tags on players who were set to become free agents in 2020. The meaning of the franchise tag (and the transition tag) is just that: It’s a mechanism teams are allowed to use to keep “franchise” designated players off the unrestricted … Read more
Bill Belichick was spotted Tuesday in Connecticut taking what appeared to be a very long lunch break. OK, so the Patriots coach was actually filming a Subway commercial and a couple of footlong subs were the main props. MORE: Cam Newton says Pats can call a different game with him at QB As is often the case when Super … Read more
The TV channel for a NASCAR race is elusive enough in a normal season when Fox and FS1 trade broadcasts of Cup Series events through the first half of the schedule before NBC takes over for the second half. The schedule shake-up associated with the coronavirus pandemic make the “what channel is today’s NASCAR race on” question even more … Read more
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am examining the roster and giving you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on the list, leading right into camp. I am not including rookies on this list because I do not feel it is possible to fully evaluate them before … Read more
Dustin Johnson believes Tiger Woods will be ready to go at the Memorial Tournament, his first event in five months. Woods will play on the PGA Tour for the first time since February when the event begins Thursday at Muirfield Village in Ohio. MORE: Ryder Cup postponed to 2021 Johnson, who has missed the past … Read more
NYCFC lost their second straight game in the MLS is Back Tournament, but Jesus Medina made it worth their while. The 23-year-old Paraguayan bodied down a cross from Heber at the top of the box in NYCFC’s 3-1 loss to Orlando City on Tuesday night and lasered a volley into the top corner to pull … Read more
This type of affirmation was not necessary for anyone who paid the slightest attention to Artemi Panarin and the 2019-20 Rangers. Nevertheless, the winger’s first year in New York following the richest per-year free-agent commitment in franchise history was consecrated on Tuesday with a nomination for the NHLPA’s Ted Lindsay Award that goes to the … Read more
As of Tuesday, there were eight American League teams listed in the baseball odds provided by William Hill that had 6-to-1 or better odds to win their division. For the Yankees, the most indispensable player — the one whose loss would most hurt their division-title chances — is Gleyber Torres. The other seven: Angels: Shohei … Read more
The Yankees and J.A. Happ will try to work out details of how to handle his 2021 vesting option, a negotiation that possibly will impact how he is used this year and if he is still with the club next year. MLB and the players association reached an agreement Monday that covers how a variety … Read more
Dominic Smith might not have an obvious role on this Mets team, but the 25-year-old still has big plans for 2020. Pete Alonso is at first, J.D. Davis is in left and Yoenis Cespedes and others are poised to take at-bats at DH. “Especially with the way the season is laid out, it’s definitely a … Read more