Sam Baker

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Following a weekend rookie minicamp, the Atlanta Falcons feel they may have managed to steal a couple of linebacker prospects after failing to address that need during the draft....

Chris Williams never was going to be the next Jim Covert. But he didn't have to be the next Stan Thomas, either. He could have been the next Ted Albrecht. And given the fact that he is big, relatively young at 27, bright, hard working and moderately...

As the Bears have combed through the free agent left tackles, they undoubtedly have noticed the group has thinned out like the hair on Brian Urlacher's head. The Broncos put the franchise tag on Ryan Clady. The Chiefs did the same to Brandon Albert. And...

Now comes NFL free agency, or as it’s known at Halas Hall, “Where my offensive tackle?’’ Even before Tuesday’s 3 p.m. kickoff to free agency, the Bears were one of several teams mentioned in the Jake Long sweepstakes....

NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Following a weekend rookie camp, the Atlanta Falcons feel they may have managed to steal a couple of linebacker prospects after failing to address that need during the draft. Linebackers Nick Clancy...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff does not believe that the team needs an experienced quarterback to back up Matt Ryan. "It's not unsettling at all," Dimitroff said about not...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT The Falcons had a major a hole in their secondary and they tried to fill in by making another first-round trade. Under general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons have not been shy...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff has made a trade in every draft he's directed for the Falcons. He's made big trades (Julio Jones and Sam Baker) and he's made little ones...

|TV SPORTS|  College Men’s Basketball -- Big East Conference tournament, games at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. (ESPN); 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (ESPN2)  Soccer -- UEFA Champions League, Porto at Malaga, 2:30 p.m. (FSN); UEFA Champions League, Arsenal at Bayern...

The Ravens are entering another offseason with a sizable question mark at the left tackle position. That has often been the case since the days of Jonathan Ogden, whether it was Jared Gaither’s mysterious injuries, Michael Oher’s...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. (TNT); San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NFL Football--Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) High School Basketball--Teams...