Michael Palmer

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT On the first day of the New York Giants rookie minicamp, a veteran stole the show. However, like those rookies, this once-prized player is still somewhat unproven. Linebacker Aaron...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Following a weekend rookie minicamp, the Atlanta Falcons feel they may have managed to steal a couple of linebacker prospects after failing to address that need during the draft....

Cornerback Saeed Lee and kicker Jeremy Shelley were signed by the Falcons on Monday. Lee participated in the Falcons rookie minicamp as a tryout player and impressed the team. The Falcons made room for Lee by releasing Colorado State cornerback Momo...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Cooper Taylor has the height of a quarterback and the build of a tight end, but the agility -- and the playbook -- of a safety. He also has the heart of a champion . . . and not in the overused cliche sense. While at Georgia...

NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Following a weekend rookie camp, the Atlanta Falcons feel they may have managed to steal a couple of linebacker prospects after failing to address that need during the draft. Linebackers Nick Clancy...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff does not believe that the team needs an experienced quarterback to back up Matt Ryan. "It's not unsettling at all," Dimitroff said about not...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT The Falcons had a major a hole in their secondary and they tried to fill in by making another first-round trade. Under general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons have not been shy...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff has made a trade in every draft he's directed for the Falcons. He's made big trades (Julio Jones and Sam Baker) and he's made little ones...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball — Kentucky at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Western Illinois at South Dakota, 7 p.m. (MSN); Marquette at Florida, 8 p.m. (ESPN2).  Women’s College Basketball — Virginia at...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--World Series, Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) College Football--Clemson at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN); Delaware State at Morgan State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) NFL Football--Tampa Bay Buccaneers at...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles, Noon (FOX); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...