Free-agent closer Grant Balfour‘s deal with the Baltimore Orioles is in jeopardy of falling through due to a concern over his physical, according to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian. A source familiar with the situation told ESPN, however, that the deal could be revived with a lesser contract. The Baltimore Sun is reporting the Orioles’ news conference scheduled for Friday to introduce Balfour has been postponed.
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Maryland head coach Randy Edsall announced on Thursday that offensive lineman Larry Mazyck signed a national letter of intent and wide receiver Marcus Leak has re-enrolled at the university. The 6-foot-7, 340-pound Mazyck played last season at Iowa Western Community College, where he helped the Reivers to a No. 2 ranking in the final NJCAA poll and their second consecutive Midwest Football Conference (MFC) title. Mazyck earned NJCAA first team All-America honors and first team MFC honors.
Mazyck is from Washington, … Read More »
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Dylon Cormier scored 18 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as Loyola University Maryland erased a 17-point first-half deficit to tie the score twice after halftime, but the Greyhounds could ultimately not overtake Stony Brook University, and the Seawolves finished with a 76-69 non-conference decision on Thursday night in Reitz Arena. Cormier went to the free throw line 21 times in the game, one shy of tying the school record set in 2009 by Jamal Barney. The senior guard made … Read More »
The nose tackle was a disruptive force in Monday night’s win against the Lions. 
Haloti Ngata
wreaked havoc Monday night against the Lions.
The nose tackle was a dominant force in the run game, generated consistent pressure up the middle as a pass rusher and also forced an interception by deflecting a ball at the line of scrimmage. The game against Detroit was arguably Ngata’s best of … Read More »
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired OF DAVID LOUGH from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for INF DANNY VALENCIA.
Lough, 27, batted .286/.311/.413 in 96 games for Kansas City in 2013, playing all three outfield positions. He finished eighth in the American League Rookie of the Year balloting, leading AL rookies in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) … Read More »
Trouble in paradise, although the King later apologized. Miami came back from 13 points down to defeat tits newest arch rival.
