Lorenzo Alexander

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT Receiver Larry Fitzgerald is coming off his most disappointing season in the NFL. He has a new coach, a new general manager and a new quarterback throwing him the ball. There are...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The first mistake made regarding Cardinals minicamp was the responsibility of coach Bruce Arians. He acknowledged not checking the calendar closely enough; that's why the final day of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Washington Redskins - INSIDE SLANT Five players at Redskins rookie minicamp last weekend were selected earlier in the draft than Baccari Rambo. Although second-round cornerback David Amerson, third-round tight end...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The new Cardinals regime of coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim have different evaluations of talent than the men they replaced. Nowhere is that more apparent than...

NFL Team Report - Washington Redskins - INSIDE SLANT Five players on hand at Redskins rookie minicamp had been selected earlier in the draft than Baccari Rambo, but although second-round cornerback David Amerson, third-round tight end Jordan Reed and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Washington Redskins - INSIDE SLANT When the Redskins picked Florida tight end Jordan Reed in the third round of the 2013 draft, fans were worried about the gaping hole at free safety where Tanard Jackson remains on...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Washington Redskins - INSIDE SLANT The Redskins had a glaring need for a starting free safety in 2013, but with veteran cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall, Josh Wilson and E.J. Biggers and starting tight end Fred Davis all...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The Cardinals thought their offensive line would be adequate, and that was before the draft. Now that they've added guard Jonathan Cooper, the seventh overall pick, they think the...

NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT From afar, the Cardinals' offensive line appears to be a disaster. The view from up close isn't that pretty, either, at least according to statistics from 2012. But coach Bruce Arias and his staff don'...

Redskins Corner Hall released; Carriker's deal redone     Forced to make moves to get below the NFL-mandated salary cap of $123 million, the Washington Redskins released cornerback DeAngelo Hall, restructured defensive end Adam Carriker's deal and...

|TV SPORTS| Tennis--Australian Open, same-day tape, 1 p.m. (ESPN2), 8 and 2:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Tour Down Under, Stage 1, same-day tape, 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Iowa at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network);...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); Wake Forest at Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Purdue at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Baylor, 1 p.m. (ESPNU); Ohio State at Illinois, 1:15 p.m....