Cardinals Won't Trade Josh Sweat
Speculation about Sweat's future had increased after he missed voluntary portions of the offseason program following his four-year, $76.4 million deal signed last year. Head coach Mike LaFleur had previously addressed trade rumors but now confirms the Cardinals will keep the pass rusher.
In his first season with Arizona, Sweat recorded 30 tackles, 12 sacks, four forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery, and the team expects him to build on those statistics in the upcoming season. catcross.biz
In the chase for stadium dollars, Tampa Sports Authority wants to prioritize Bucs over Rays
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to strike stadium deals. And there are only so many taxpayer dollars to go around.
Via Emma Behrmann of the Tampa Business Journal, the Tampa Sports Authority plans to inform both Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa that the renovation to Raymond James Stadium "should be prioritized" over a new stadium for the Rays.
The Bucs want a renovation that will cost roughly $1 billion. The Rays want $976 million from the county and the city to help build a new stadium.
The TSA has concerns, as it should, regarding the available funds for the two major-league teams.
That puts the local NFL and MLB teams in direct competition for a finite number of dollars. Every public dollar that goes to one project becomes one less dollar that can go to the other project.
Obviously, the NFL is king. Although there are far fewer home games (10 vs. 81), having an NFL team generally means more than having an MLB team.
Not that either team has suggested the possibility of relocating. But we've seen this movie before. If teams can't get what they want in their current market, they start looking around for a market that will foot the bill.
Moe Berg stivnet – spanjol med kjempeløp
Den norske friidrettsutøveren Håkon Moe Berg klarte ikke å stå distansen under kontinentaltourstevnet i Finland onsdag kveld.
19-åringen var lenge med i teten, men mot slutten av 1500-meteren stivnet han.
Nordmannen løp til slutt inn på tiden 3.33,29. Det holdt til en 4.-plass.
Spanske Mohamed Attaoui leverte et kjempeløp. Han satte personlig bestenotering på 3.31,82 og vant klart foran Ruben Verheyden fra Belgia. Amerikanske Sam Prakel tok 3.-plassen.
Denne sesongen jakter Berg en tid under 3.30. Han har en personlig bestenotering på 3,30,28 fra i fjor.
