Nick Castellanos exercises opt-out clause in deal with Cincinnati Reds to become free agent

Castellanos had two opt-out clauses in his four-year, $64 million deal, but he did not exercise the first one after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. “I don’t think we’re not going to sign players on the free-agent market,” said Krall, who addressed the team’s offseason plan after Wednesday’s trade of veteran catcher Tucker Barnhart to the […]

Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19: Rules for unvaccinated NFL players, when Packers QB could return, more

News that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19, is unvaccinated and will miss this weekend’s game against the Chiefs shocked the NFL world on Wednesday — and not just because he said in August that he had already been “immunized.” Since training camp opened in late July, Rodgers had not been […]

Oklahoma State: NCAA decision to deny appeal, uphold Cowboys’ postseason ban ‘unprecedented,’ system ‘broken’

“I’m disappointed, disgusted, appalled, frustrated — but somewhere in Indianapolis there’s a group of people celebrating,” Boynton said, in a reference to the NCAA. So the punishment is you pay the money back, serve your suspension — which the kid did — and you move on. Oklahoma State was originally given a postseason ban in […]

Von Miller’s emotions still ‘raw’ as Denver Broncos agree to trade him to Los Angeles Rams

“It’s still hard — you can’t really put it into words,” Miller added. I’m excited, always been a great teammate and I’m going to continue to do that,” Miller said, adding that he hopes to play on Sunday night when the Rams host the Tennessee Titans. Miller will provide needed reinforcement to a defense that […]