Laurent Robinson

A little more than a month after the Bears professed to be re-emphasizing the draft, they likely are about to make it rain in free agency. But that's good because this is an unusual year in free agency. Typically, the market mostly offers players who are...

How long is this NBA season? Really? That long? Oh boy. It's not even December but, despite Friday's win in Detroit, it may already be a time when the Orlando Magic could use our help. No, not on the court (unless you are 6-10 and have a decent 18-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT Same person? Yes. Same offense? Don't know, he wouldn't say this time. Same explanation? Yes. Same length of time to explain it? No, much shorter this time. That sums up the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon said Monday that the two strikes against him in the past 11 months doesn't mean he has a drinking or substance abuse problem. "I would say...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT After evaluating the results of last weekend's rookie minicamp, which included five defensive backs taken in the draft, new coach Gus Bradley decided he needed help. So he...

The common conclusion from the Ravens’ decision to re-sign Bryant McKinnie was that the organization wasn’t yet comfortable with the idea of Kelechi Osemele starting at left tackle. I’m sure there is plenty of truth to that even though...

On Monday night, Eric DeCosta was in our house for once. The Ravens assistant general manager visited our offices down on Calvert Street to speak and answer reader questions in our latest Baltimore Sun Sports Forum. Among the highlights was DeCosta...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT No one was more excited to conduct a three day rookie minicamp than new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley and his staff. Probably because no one is going to count on...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT What is it with wide receivers and the Jacksonville Jaguars? It's like oil and water, night and day, the Hatfields and McCoys. What it's not been is paradise. The latest rift...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT The Jaguars got their man. They're hoping they got him for the next 10 years. In selecting offensive tackle Luke Joeckel as the No. 2 overall pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday...

Ravens officials made it clear at this week’s NFL meetings that their primary focus over the next month is not what remains on the free-agent market. With 12 selections in next month’s draft, the organization is busy evaluating college...

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