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Bucs Safety Keith Tandy Will Be A Starter In 2017
Spike Lee Calls Out Teams For Not Signing Free Agent Colin Kaepernick
The Bucs addressed the safety position by signing for- mer Cowboy J.J. Wilcox and re-signing Chris Conte. It appears Bradley Mc- Dougald won’t be returning and the Bucs will likely draft a safety within the first two days. That means – as it stands now – Keith Tandy will be a week one starter.
According to the Bucs
KEITH TANDY
news source, Conte was a
depth signing and was a wise decision strictly based on knowledge of the system and a veteran presence.
Tandy finished the year with 41 solo tackles, nine passes defensed, four clutch interceptions, and a fumble recovery. He, like many of the defensive players, continued to improve as the season went on.
Rays Ace Chris Archer Won't Rejoin Team USA, Says He Wanted To Pitch Again In WBC
CHRIS ARCHER
Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer said he will not rejoin Team USA for the World Baseball Classic after being told that he would not pitch in the final round of the tourna- ment.
Archer tweeted the news Sunday morning, hours after the U.S. defeated the Domini- can Republic to secure a spot in the WBC semifinals.
Jason Pierre-Paul Reaches New Deal With Giants
JASON PIERRE-PAUL
The New York Giants and star defensive end, USF alum Jason Pierre-Paul have agreed to a four-year contract, the team announced Friday.
Pierre-Paul received a $62 million contract with $40 million guaranteed. The total value of the deal could reach $66 million if incentives are met.
"This is where I wanted to be," Pierre-Paul said. "I couldn't imagine me being anywhere else. I'm back for four years, and I'm ready to get after it.”
New York famed film di- rector Spike Lee has joined the Colin Kaepernick de- bate, suggesting Sunday in an Instagram post that one of his hometown teams -- the New York Jets -- should sign the unemployed quarterback.
"The New York J-E-T-S Need A Quarterback," wrote Lee, who said he spoke with Kaepernick over brunch. "Who Is The J-E-T-S Quar- terback? Is My Man Joe Willie Namath Coming Back? Crazy Times We Live In."
Lee used his post to rail against the NFL for excluding Kaepernick, who ignited a firestorm last fall because he refused to stand for the na-
COLIN KAEPERNICK AND SPIKE LEE
tional anthem as a way to protest social and racial is- sues.
Lee said it "Smells MAD Fishy To Me, Stinks To The High Heavens" that Kaeper- nick, who opted out of his San Francisco 49ers contract, still doesn't have a job.
Sweet 16 Set For Thursday And Friday
The 2017 NCAA Tournament contin- ues Thursday, March 23, when the Sweet 16 begins.
Four games each will be played on Thursday and Friday to setup the finals of each region’s bracket.
The Big Ten was the big winner in the first weekend — Michigan, Wisconsin and Purdue all ad- vanced to the Sweet 16. The ACC, which sent nine teams to the tournament, has just North Carolina remaining.
Paul Millsap, Kent Bazemore To Miss Time For Hawks With Knee Injuries
The struggling Atlanta Hawks got more bad news: All-Star forward Paul Mill- sap will miss at least two more games with a left knee injury, while guard Kent Bazemore is expected to miss at least a week with a bruised right knee.
The team updated its injury situation Sunday after losing its third straight game the previous night, getting blown out at home by Portland 113-
97.Millsap was a late scratch because of left knee tightness. He will definitely miss Mon- day night's game at Charlotte and Wednesday's contest at Washington.
PAUL MILLSAP AND KENT BAZEMORE
Bazemore was injured with 5 1/2 minutes to go. An MRI showed a bone bruise that will require treatment before a re-evaluation in seven to 10 days. He definitely won't play against the Hor- nets and could miss up to six games.
The SEC has also
had a good showing,
with Florida, South
Carolina and Kentucky ad- upset No. 2 seed Duke on
Ex-49ers Legendary Receiver Dwight Clark Diagnosed With ALS
Gonzaga, Xavier and Florida are in Sweet 16.
vancing.
The Gamecocks Sunday night.
Dwight Clark, the former 49ers star best known for his leaping TD catch that won the NFC Championship Game in 1982, says he has been diag- nosed with ALS.
He disclosed his diagnosis of the disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Sunday in a statement posted on the website of former 49ers owner Ed DeBartolo Jr.
"In September of 2015, I started feeling weakness in my left hand," Clark wrote. "I was mildly paying attention to it because since my playing days, I've constantly had pain in my neck. I was thinking it was related to some kind of nerve damage because it
2017 NCAA Tournament Schedule
Thursday, March 23 games (Sweet 16)
7:09 p.m. ET — Oregon vs. Michigan (Kansas City, Mo.) 7:39 p.m. ET — Gonzaga vs. West Virginia (San Jose) 9:30 p.m. ET* Kansas vs. Purdue (Kansas City, Mo.) 10:05 p.m. ET* Arizona vs. Xavier (San Jose)
Friday, March 24 games (Sweet 16)
7:09 p.m. ET — Butler vs. North Carolina (Memphis)
7:20 p.m. ET — Baylor vs. South Carolina (New York, N.Y.) 9:35 p.m. ET — UCLA vs. Kentucky (Memphis)
9:45 p.m. ET — Florida vs. Wisconsin (New York, N.Y.)
DWIGHT CLARK
would just come and go. "After months of tests and treatment, I got some bad news," he continued. "I was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. I have ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Those words are still
very hard for me to say."
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