LeGarrette Blount

With Bill Belichick holding just five selections heading into the 2013 NFL Draft -- and no picks in the third, fourth or fifth rounds - speculation was that New England would be looking to trade down from the 29th selection in an effort to add more picks....

In recent days, it became clear Jeff Demps wouldn't be returning to the Patriots and LeGarrette Blount was out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Naturally, the teams decided to swap their unwanted running backs. The Pats yesterday sent Demps and a seventh-...

Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik was reviewing the first three rounds of the 2013 NFL draft late Friday when he noticed what to him was a disturbing trend. With nine defensive tackles already off the board, a position group that Dominik once...

The Sports Xchange Buccaneers ship Blount to Patriots Running back LeGarrette Blount was traded to the New England Patriots for return specialist Jeffery Demps and a seventh-round pick. Blount was a 1,000-yard rusher as an undrafted rookie in 2011, but...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT The Bucs addressed critical needs Friday - continuing to patch a leaky secondary and create an alternative and competition for quarterback Josh Freeman. With the 11th pick in...

The Oakland Raiders have reportedly hired former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback coach Greg Olson to be offensive coordinator. Although Coach Dennis Allen hasn't confirmed it, the Contra Costa Times and Associated Press have reported that Olson has...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — With the game on the line, Robert Griffin III moved the Washington Redskins right down the field and to the second victory of his young career. Billy Cundiff redeemed himself for a horrible day kicking, making a 41-yard field...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Golf—Women’s British Open, 8 a.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football—Kansas City at Buffalo Bills, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts, Noon (FOX); New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers, 3:25 p.m. (CBS);...

SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers picked up right where they left off last season in their preseason opener. Smith tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brett Swain on the opening possession, backup Colin Kaepernick ran 78 yards for a...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers, Noon (ESPN2); Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs, 1:10 p.m. (WGN); Miami Marlins at Cincinnati Reds, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Golf-Masters Tournament, 2 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball-New York...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The unthinkable lows of the Vikings' 2011 season have players yearning for the days of innocence and optimism, as Minnesota wraps up its season on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Percy Harvin revisited such a moment last week, a play...

Week 16 is finally here, and after Monday night’s game, the fantasy football season will be over for most of us, if your season hasn’t been ended already. My teams went 1-for-5 on what I will now call Black Sunday, so the best I can do in my...