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WNBA Free Agency Goes Fast as Ogwumike Lands with Sparks
sports14 hours ago

WNBA Free Agency Goes Fast as Ogwumike Lands with Sparks

The WNBA’s free-agency window opens on an accelerated timetable amid ongoing CBA negotiations, highlighted by Nneka Ogwumike reportedly signing with the Los Angeles Sparks after a high-profile visit; roughly 80% of players remain unsigned as front offices initiate designation and negotiation phases. The same newsletter also previews Arsenal’s pivotal Premier League clash with Bournemouth as Manchester City presses on in pursuit of the title.

via NBC News|
#arsenal#free-agency#los-angeles-sparks
49ers add starting-caliber cornerback Jack Jones on a one-year pact
sports16 hours ago

49ers add starting-caliber cornerback Jack Jones on a one-year pact

The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Jack Jones to a one-year deal. Jones started all 17 games for the Dolphins last season and logged heavy snap counts in two seasons between the Dolphins and Raiders, adding veteran depth to San Francisco’s cornerback room. Despite being undersized at 5’10” and 171 lbs, he’s been deployed primarily as the field corner with occasional slot/dime duties, and he has produced 18 pass breakups and four interceptions across 2023–24.

via Niners Nation|
#cornerback#free-agency#jack-jones
Ogwumike Leaves Storm, Signals Free‑Agency Chapter
sports1 day ago

Ogwumike Leaves Storm, Signals Free‑Agency Chapter

Nneka Ogwumike announced on Instagram and X that she is leaving the Seattle Storm after two seasons. The 35-year-old former MVP and 10-time All-Star thanked Seattle in the posts and is entering free agency, having spent 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks prior to joining the Storm. She is not listed on Seattle’s roster, and the team has offered no comment as negotiations begin.

via KOMO|
#departure#free-agency#nneka-ogwumike
New CBA Recasts Core Designations, Redrawing WNBA Free Agency
sports2 days ago

New CBA Recasts Core Designations, Redrawing WNBA Free Agency

The WNBA began free agency with 10 players receiving core designations, giving their teams exclusive negotiating rights. Under the new CBA, players with six years or fewer can be core twice, but seventh-season players lose core eligibility starting next year. Each core comes with a supermax offer from the player’s home team, though terms can be negotiated lower or via sign-and-trade (max about $1.19 million). Satou Sabally was notably not cored, and several teams (Aces, Mystics, Sun, Valkyries) did not core players, raising questions about roster-building under the cap; Nneka Ogwumike’s meeting with the Lynx signals potential star movement ahead of free agency.

via Front Office Sports|
#cba#core-designation#free-agency
Core Tags Put Ionescu, Collier, Plum Ahead of WNBA Free Agency
sports2 days ago

Core Tags Put Ionescu, Collier, Plum Ahead of WNBA Free Agency

New York’s Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles’ Kelsey Plum received core franchise designations, granting their teams exclusive negotiating rights and a guaranteed one-year deal at the new supermax salary (up to about $1.4 million) as free agency opens. The core tag helps teams manage a roughly $7 million cap and can be used twice from 2027 onward on players with under seven years’ experience; other players tagged include Kelsey Mitchell, Arike Ogunbowale, Allisha Gray, Ariel Atkins and Ezi Magbegor. Expansion teams Portland and Toronto tagged Bridget Carleton and Marina Mabrey, respectively. The tag can lead to sign-and-trade deals; negotiations run this week with free agency starting Saturday and training camp beginning April 19. The delayed CBA pushed the start of free agency, and more than 80% of veteran players are free agents this year.

via NBC News|
#franchise-tag#free-agency#kelsey-plum
Kubiak: Crosby's Comeback Feels Like Adding a Fresh Free Agent
sports12 days ago

Kubiak: Crosby's Comeback Feels Like Adding a Fresh Free Agent

Raiders coach Klint Kubiak says Maxx Crosby’s return from Baltimore after offseason knee surgery feels like signing another free agent, praising Crosby’s work ethic and leadership as Las Vegas rebuilds with a crowded free-agent class (Linderbaum, Nailor, Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker, Taron Johnson) and eyes a potential turnaround heading into the draft.

via NFL.com|
#free-agency#klint-kubiak#las-vegas-raiders
Late-Stage Free Agents and the 2026 Contender Preview
sports14 days ago

Late-Stage Free Agents and the 2026 Contender Preview

Post free agency, the piece highlights five remaining fits (Bobby Wagner to the Buccaneers, Tyreek Hill to the Chiefs, Joey Bosa to the 49ers, Kirk Cousins to the Raiders, Jauan Jennings to the Bills) with Aaron Rodgers noted as a not-ranked Steelers possibility, then provides a pre-draft look at five teams likely to contend for a Super Bowl in 2026 (Bills, Chiefs, Broncos, Rams, 49ers) and five teams likely aiming for the 2027 draft (Raiders, Browns, Jets, Cardinals, Dolphins), underscoring how rosters and the draft will shape near-term success and long-term outlooks.

via The New York Times|
#contenders#free-agency#nfl
sports14 days ago

Quiet Wins: 10 Underrated Free-Agent Deals Shaping 2026

After a wave of splashy contracts, this piece ranks 10 undervalued free-agent moves in the 2026 offseason, spotlighting bargains like Tua Tagovailoa’s one-year Falcons deal, Dre Greenlaw’s return to the 49ers, Rico Dowdle with the Steelers, and other cost-effective signings (Gilman, Durant, Wright, Biadasz, Allen) that could quietly influence the season and team-building strategies.

via FOX Sports|
#2026-season#free-agency#nfl
Bills add Hamlin back to safety depth on 1-year deal
sports14 days ago

Bills add Hamlin back to safety depth on 1-year deal

Safety Damar Hamlin is returning to the Bills on a one-year deal after missing most of 2025 with a pectoral injury. He started in 2024, has 185 tackles, nine passes defensed, eight TFL, three QB hits, two interceptions, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery over 53 games in five seasons since being drafted in 2021. Hamlin joins a safety group featuring Cole Bishop, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Geno Stone and Sam Franklin Jr.; Buffalo has added Gardner-Johnson and Stone in free agency and re-signed Franklin to a three-year deal.

via Buffalo Bills|
#buffalo-bills#damar-hamlin#free-agency
Bills sign Cushenberry, Sherfield and Corbett on one-year deals to bolster offense
sports15 days ago

Bills sign Cushenberry, Sherfield and Corbett on one-year deals to bolster offense

The Bills added three players on one-year deals: C Lloyd Cushenberry III, WR Trent Sherfield, and C/G Austin Corbett, boosting interior offensive-line depth and receiver depth for 2026. Cushenberry brings starting experience at center from Denver/Tennessee, Corbett adds versatility across guard/center from Carolina/LA, and Sherfield returns to Buffalo with a history of productive stints across several NFL teams.

via Buffalo Bills|
#buffalo-bills#free-agency#nfl
NFL free agency fallout sparks 10 big questions before the 2026 draft
sports15 days ago

NFL free agency fallout sparks 10 big questions before the 2026 draft

NFL.com’s The First Read condenses the post-free-agency chatter into 10 big questions—from Kyler Murray’s potential fit in Minnesota and Aaron Rodgers’ status with Pittsburgh, to A.J. Brown’s Philly future, Maxx Crosby’s market, the Chiefs’ defense, Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta, Houston’s O-line, the Chargers and Justin Herbert, Buffalo’s defensive overhaul, and Seattle’s losses ahead of the 2026 draft.

via NFL.com|
#2026-draft#free-agency#kyler-murray