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Winston Preparing For NFL Combine
Jameis Winston's quarter- backs coach, George Whitfield, said that the former Florida State star needs to tighten up his throwing mechanics.
Jameis Winston has not decided whether to throw at this week's NFL scouting com- bine, his quarterbacks coach, George Whitfield said.
Winston has a mindset on what he wants to do at the combine, but the 2013 Heis- man Trophy winner is dis- cussing his options with his advisers, according to Whit- field.
If Winston throws at the combine, he will do so on Sat- urday with the other quarter- backs. Whitfield said that Winston is still 50-50 on whether he'll throw.
Whitfield also addressed the issue Tuesday during an interview with "SportsCenter," saying that Winston's agency also will have some input in the quarterback's decision.
Floyd Mayweather Plays Basketball With Chris Brown
Staffer About Pats' Use Of Underinflated Balls
It was Chris Brown dishin' off to Floyd May- weather ... at one of the most exclusive private basketball games in the country recently -- when the stars hit up Michael Jordan's leg- endary court in NYC.
It all went down at Termi- nal 23 in New York ... a state- of-the-art hoops facility designed by Jordan Brand.
The ultra-private game’s guests list was pretty tight -- with NBA stars like JaVale McGee and Mason Plum-
A locker room attendant for the New England Patriots tried to introduce an unap- proved special teams football into last month's AFC Cham- pionship Game, the same game at the center of the "De- flategate" allegations, four sources said."
One source said that the attendant assigned to the of- ficials' locker room, identi- fied as 48-year-old Jim McNally, has been inter- viewed by investigators for Ted Wells, the attorney the NFL hired last month to lead an investigation into allega- tions the Patriots intention- ally used underinflated footballs on offensive plays in the first half of that game against the Indianapolis
Jim McNally, in upper left, attempted to give an unapproved football to an alternate official who was in charge of the special- teams footballs for the AFC Championship Game.
Colts, which New England won 45-7.
Three sources said that McNally has worked Patri- ots games for a decade, and has been in charge of the offi- cials' locker room at Gillette Stadium since at least 2008.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR And CHRIS BROWN
lee ballin' out with stars like Floyd, Chris and rapper, Juelz Santana.
As for Floyd, our sources say he looked pretty good out there ... hitting a few impres- sive jump shots along the way.
Shutting Melo Down Right Move For Knicks
Gruden: RG III The Starter In Washington
The New York Knicks will rule out forward Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season later Wednesday, ac- cording to sources.
Anthony will undergo surgery on his left knee soon, according to sources.
The Knicks' leading scorer and franchise player has been dealing with soreness in his left knee for months. Despite the injury, Anthony logged 30 minutes in the All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, scoring
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14 points on 6-of-20 shooting from the floor.
Before the All-Star Game, he said that it was "very likely" he would shut it down after the break.
The quarterback competi- tion that Washington Red- skins coach Jay Gruden discussed after the season ap- parently has ended. Gruden told reporters at the NFL scouting combine Wednesday that Robert Griffin, III will enter next season as the starter.
Griffin, entering his fourth season, ended the sea- son as the starter thanks to an injury to Colt McCoy.
It's not a surprise, given the investment made in Griffin three years ago. But it was surprising after what Gru- den had said after last season ended.
After the Redskins finished a 4-12 season, one that saw
Robert Griffin III will enter next season as the Redskins' starting quarterback, coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday.
Griffin benched for his per- formance, Gruden said of his quarterbacks, "I'd like to pick one as soon as I could so we could try to work and grind on him and develop him.
Warriors, Cavs Current Title Favorites
The Golden State Warriors are the Las Vegas favorites to win the NBA championship, but LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers still have the sportsbooks' attention.
Heading into the final two months of the regular season, more money has been bet on the Warriors to win the title than any other team at William Hill's sportsbook in Nevada, where Golden State is listed at plus-240, or 12-5. The Cavaliers are next at 3-1, followed by the San Anto- nio Spurs (13-2) and the At- lanta Hawks (7-1).
In June, when the books began putting up odds to win the 2015 championship, the
The Warriors won their only matchup this season against the Cavaliers in a game that LeBron James missed due to injury. Golden State and Cleveland are the current Las Vegas favorites to win the NBA championship
Cavaliers were listed as high as 60-1. Soon after, rumors of James' interest in returning to Cleveland surfaced, and bets started to come in on the Cavaliers.
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