Sports

Scoreboard Roundup – 3/17/15

Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Midwest Region – First Round: (16) Hampton 74 (17-17) – (16) Manhattan 64 (19-14) NBA:  Detroit Pistons 105 (24-43) – Memphis Grizzlies 95 (47-21) New York Knicks Read More

Oakland Raiders Sign RB Trent Richardson

Scott Boehm/Getty Images(ALAMEDA, Calif.) — The Oakland Raiders signed free agent running back Trent Richardson, the team announced on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Last week, the Colts cut the 24-year-old Richardson after nearly two seasons in Read More

Report: S.D. Chargers Sign WR Stevie Johnson

Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — The Chargers and free agent wide receiver Stevie Johnson agreed to a three-year contract on Tuesday, according to the U-T San Diego. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 28-year-old Johnson was released by the 49ers last week Read More

Browns Sign Cornerback Tramon Williams

Johnathan Daniel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The impressive secondary of the Cleveland Browns just added another playmaker, as the team agreed on a contract with former Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams. “Tramon is a really good and consistent Read More

Texans Add Cecil Shorts and Vince Wilfork

Houston Texans/NFL(HOUSTON, Tx.) — The Houston Texans are taking a swing at the second round of free agency. The team came to terms with free agent wide receiver Cecil Shorts III and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork. Shorts, 27, who spent the first four years of Read More

Commissioner Manfred to Consider Rose Reinstatement

iStock/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — Pete Rose has applied for reinstatement to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Commissioner Manfred stated that he will consider the appeal “on its merits.” Rose accepted voluntary banishment from baseball in August of 1989 after Read More

49ers Chris Borland Suddenly Retires

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO, Ca.) — Within two weeks, the San Francisco 49ers have lost two inside linebackers to retirement.  Second year linebacker Chris Borland has decided to hang up his cleats due to fears of long term effects from Read More

Mets Lose Wheeler to Tommy John Surgery

Major League Baseball(NEW YORK) — For the second straight season, the New York Mets will be without one of their top pitchers. Zach Wheeler has been diagnosed with a full tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and will undergo Tommy John surgery Read More