Bucs on verge of finally dealing Kendall
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After trying for three years to escape catcher Jason Kendall&#39;s contract, the Pirates finally have succeeded. The passing of physicals is all that stands in the way of the Pirates sending Kendall to the Oakland
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TAMPA, Fla. -- When Chris Simms said he welcomed competition for Tampa Bay's starting quarterback job, he surely didn't envision the Buccaneers going to such great lengths to find challengers.
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It was hard to tell Sunday who was the biggest deer in the headlights - Chris Simms, the new Bucs quarterback, for now; or Jon Gruden, who threw him to the Seahawks.
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Brad Johnson, who earlier in the week was replaced at quarterback by Buccaneers second-year pro Chris Simms, will ask the team to trade or release him, sources have told ESPN&#39;s Chris Mortensen.
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Ricky Williams&#39;s representatives apparently are close to completing an agreement with the NFL that could make the retired Miami Dolphins tailback eligible to play at the outset of the 2005 season.
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How appropriate that the trade that finally sent Jason Kendall out of Pittsburgh would come on Thanksgiving eve. There can be no more thankful player in baseball than
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Michael Clayton said Wednesday he wasn&#39;t surprised by the news that LSU coach Nick Saban is considering the Miami Dolphins head coaching position.
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Pete Kendall exhibited veteran experience last week, and not only on the practice field. The Archbishop Williams and Boston College product played it close to the vest every time he was asked how it felt to get back into the playoffs for only the second time in his nine-year NFL career. He would smile, shake his head, and not say ...
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Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga said he&#39;s ready to talk to Nick Saban again, but he&#39;s not ready to make an offer to the LSU coach or either of the two other candidates who have interviewed.
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The Tennessee Titans will have a kicker on hand for Saturday&#39;s season opener at Miami, and it won&#39;t be the NFL&#39;s career scoring leader Gary Anderson.
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Jason Kendall was traded Saturday from Pittsburgh to Oakland, giving the Athletics one of baseball's best top-of-the-lineup hitters and most durable catchers and partly freeing the Pirates of their biggest financial burden.
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The New York Jets and quarterback Chad Pennington are close to a deal that would make the quarterback the highest- paid player in franchise history.
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The Patriots worked out former Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson Monday, according to the NFL's daily personnel notice, but by last night the safety had agreed to terms with his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Green Bay Packers cornerback Mike McKenzie's holdout could end soon. &quot;All I know is I'm meeting with Mike tomorrow at 8 o'clock,&quot; coach-general manager Mike Sherman said last night.
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Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga flew to Baton Rouge, La., yesterday and met with LSU coach Nick Saban, who still didn&#39;t give him an answer on whether he&#39;ll take Miami&#39;s coaching job.
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PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded catcher Jason Kendall to the Oakland Athletics for left-handers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes.
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Jason Kendall, above, was traded Saturday from Pittsburgh to Oakland. The deal gave the Athletics one of baseball&#39;s best top-of-the-lineup hitters and most durable catchers and partly freed the Pirates of their biggest financial burden.