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The Sports Xchange Geno Smith might align with Jay-Z Jay-Z's Roc Nation agency has become a heavy hitter in the New York market and could be close to adding a quarterback to a budding portfolio. New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith heard Roc...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Mention the Giants' linebacker position to any Giants fan, and chances are they're likely to cringe because the team didn't use any of its eight draft picks going into last week's...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no...

The Sports Xchange Packers eager to work Lacy, Franklin into offense Since the establishment of the seven-round format in the NFL Draft in 1994, the Green Bay Packers had taken only three running backs in the first three rounds and not once chosen two...

The Ravens waited until the seventh round to draft Elon wide receiver Aaron Mellette on Saturday evening. But the wait felt much, much longer to Mellette, who some analysts believed would come off the board earlier in the draft’s final day. Soon...

The praise washing over NBA center Jason Collins for admitting to Sports Illustrated that he is gay — the first active male professional athlete to come out — is a welcome complement to the courage and convictions of the former Stanford star....

Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no telling exactly where the Giants had Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh on...

As names continue to be called in the 2013 NFL draft, one local is hoping today's the day his dream comes true. Natchez High School alumnus and Jackson State wide receiver Rico Richardson will pay close attention to the final rounds of the draft today,...

Kale Beers was a student at La Salle University the last time the Explorers men's basketball team was in the NCAA tournament. It was 1992 and Beers was all set to go to Greensboro, N.C. for the first-round game against Seton Hall. But Beers had a...

As usual, this year's Nike Colonial All-Pro Football Camp at William and Mary is scheduled to include some of the National Football League's biggest stars. Tribe coach Jimmye Laycock announced Tuesday that quarterbacks Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons,...

Wildcats rock Miners, 8-1 EL CAJON — The Brawley Union High baseball team defeated Nevada Union High of Spring Valley, 8-1, here Monday, the opening day of the Lion’s Tournament. Pitcher Donovin Buck gets credit for the win. C.J. Perez...

Peyton Manning has built up a lot of credibility in the NFL. The four-time MVP apparently has decided to cash in some of it in an effort to ensure the league's best players continue receiving an annual expenses-paid trip to Hawaii -- a.k.a. the Pro Bowl....