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Dodgers’ top 5 offseason questions: Where will Mookie Betts play in infield and what domino effect will that create?

A year ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers entered the offseason with a frustratingly familiar sour taste of an early postseason exit. A decade of consecutive trips to October had yielded only one championship, and being swept in the NLDS by the division rival Arizona Diamondbacks sparked a high-degree of urgency to make meaningful roster improvements. … Leer más

Re-Grading Biggest Trades, Free-Agent Signings of 2024 NFL Offseason

With teams preparing to start camp later this month, most of the major dominoes of the 2024 NFL offseason have already fallen. That makes this good time to re-evaluate some of the biggest moves of the offseason. While there’s value in the knee-jerk reactions that come with the biggest signings and trades in a given … Leer más

NFL offseason power rankings: No. 16 Chicago Bears hype is more than just Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams comes to the NFL after a decorated college career at Oklahoma and USC. (Yahoo Sports/Bruno Rouby) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | … Leer más

NFL offseason power rankings: No. 24 New Orleans Saints are stuck in boring mediocrity

You might have forgotten that the New Orleans Saints finished last season with a winning record. They were 9-8. It would have been more fitting if they found a way to finish 8-8-1, because since the end of the Sean Payton/Drew Brees era the Saints have settled into boring mediocrity with no end in sight. … Leer más

NFL offseason power rankings: No. 29 Washington Commanders could come along fast in a new era

Quarterback Jayden Daniels will have a lot on his shoulders as the No. 2 overall draft pick for a Commanders team trying to turn things around. (Amy Monks) There’s no such thing as a 10-year plan in the NFL. There’s no five-year plan either. You can completely rebuild a franchise in two years unless you … Leer más

NFL offseason power rankings: No. 30 Denver Broncos are a mess Sean Payton signed up for

(Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) Nobody is going to feel bad for Sean Payton. Payton could have stayed in NFL coaching hibernation, but the Denver Broncos were in the middle of a messy head coaching search and paid big to land Payton. They traded a first- and second-round pick to the New Orleans Saints for Payton and … Leer más

NFL offseason grades 2024: Ranking all 32 teams, from best (Steelers) to worst (Cowboys)

The NFL offseason is a tricky year-to-year proposition. Much of the success is tied to having assets to make the right acquisitions. For free agency, that’s salary-cap room and spending power. For the draft, that’s picks capital and finding value prospects. Some teams are positioned to do both well in an attempt to improve their … Leer más