11 dark horse Final Four teams in men’s college basketball, ranked by Andy Katz

The sizzle was obvious. The substance, less so. On the Carolina Panthers’ second offensive play in Friday’s 27-20 preseason victory over the Miami Dolphins, the call was a simple run. But Christian McCaffrey exploded through the team’s offensive line and scampered 71 yards nearly untouched into the end zone. It was a spark, the sort the Panthers wanted more of from McCaffrey last season and are more dedicated to creating this year. It was the type of run where all of Bank of America Stadium stood up at once, and craned their necks to watch No. 22 sprint unabated. Everybody … including the blockers who gave him the lane to run through. And it was the most unlikely of blockers who made some of

Another hurdle arises in Eagles’ apparent plan to franchise tag Nick Foles originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com There’s another hurdle if the Eagles really have a plan to slap a franchise tag on Nick Foles in the hopes of trading him. While several reports suggest that’s the Eagles plan – including one from ESPN’s Adam Schefter – it continues to feel like somewhat of a long shot it happens that way for several reasons, including one brought up by my colleague Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk. A tag-and-trade might violate the CBA.