New York Post The Patriots have entered full-on damage-control mode. One day after ESPN reported the team has reached a breaking point amid strife among owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick and star quarterback Tom Brady, Kraft told The MMBQ the story is wrong, calling major parts of the report “a total fabrication and fiction” and saying Belichick “absolutely” will coach the team next season. The ESPN report details the behind-the-scenes power struggle between Brady and Belichick over the two-time MVP’s personal trainer and long-term future in the league. The most shocking details allege Kraft forced Belichick to trade prized backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to reassure Brady his job was not in peril.

Raiders Wire Warriors coach Steve Kerr makes peanuts compared to the money the Raiders are throwing at Jon Gruden to be their next head coach. And Kerr offered a witty reply when asked his thoughts on Gruden’s reported 10-year, $100 million contract Friday on “The Damon Bruce Show” on 95.7 The Game. “I’m actually thrilled (about it) because [Warriors general manager] Bob Myers and I had a conversation this morning and I said, ‘You know, Bob, Gruden’s got one [Super Bowl] title, and I’ve got two [NBA championships],’... And a hundred mil over 10 years?

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I don’t know. Maybe we need to talk, Bob,” Kerr joked. Kerr is in the fourth year of a five-year, $25 million contract with Golden State, while Gruden hasn’t • • •. The Draft Wire The Cleveland Browns have two top-five picks in the 2018 NFL draft, and a million different directions they could go with either selection. Do they address their needs at every level of the defense, or opt to keep reloading their offense with young talent?

Ronan Keating When You Say Nothing At All Rapidshare. In the latest 2018 NFL mock draft from Bleacher Report, the Browns take the latter approach, opting for the dynamic duo of USC quarterback Sam Darnold and Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. There’s no denying Darnold and Barkley are worthy of top-five consideration, but the Browns would be giving up on 2017 second-round pick DeShone Kizer at quarterback, while adding Barkley to a backfield that already posts a pair of underrated players • • •. CBS Sports After Jack Del Rio led the Raiders to a 12-4 record in 2016, it seemed almost unfathomable that he would be out of a job in Oakland just one year later, but that's exactly what happened after he was fired following the team's 30-10 loss to the Chargers in Week 17. There's no way Raiders owner Mark Davis could've fired Del Rio if he had led Oakland to the playoffs for a second straight year, but that's not what happened thanks to a December collapse that included an 0-4 record for the Raiders in the final month of the regular season. At 6-6, the Raiders actually had a chance to save their season going into a Week 14 game against the Chiefs, but when that didn't happen, the coaching staff apparently • • •. Blazer's Edge As the NBA season whips past the holidays, a certain kind of season picks up: trade (and trade rumor) season.

The Portland Trail Blazers are fairly mum on dealings, as always, although their fans are furiously burning through the ESPN Trade Machine ahead of the Feb. 8 deadline, which was moved up this offseason by the NBA. Another deadline looms on Jan. Inspire Starkey Download. 15, where players who signed new contracts this offseason can officially be traded, opening up a whole new market of players. That deadline passing will bring a bevy of new rumors along with it, so let’s recap what’s been going on before then (and stay tuned for a recap around Jan.

13 in anticipation of that). In what started as training camp • • •. CBS Sports The Green Bay Packers are looking for a new general manager and Russ Ball is a strong candidate to win the position. And that does not sit well with Aaron Rodgers. Packers reporter Jason Wilde of ESPN Wisconsin was on ESPN Radio on Friday and he said Rodgers does not Ball to become the Packers new general manager.

Wilde did not give a reason as to why Rodgers is not on board with Ball being the new GM. Here's what Wilde had to say. The Packers 2017 season has ended and they have already made big moves this offseason. Make sure you’re in the loop – Ball is currently the Packers vice president of player administration and player finance. He's been former GM Ted Thompson's right-hand man since • • •. Golfweek. Simply Fortran Keygen Mac here. com Dustin Johnson seriously is a maniac.

The World No. 1 is in contention at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the opening PGA Tour event after the calendar turned to 2018. Shots like the one below have certainly helped that cause.