Cleaning out the inbox

Time to clean the inbox,but first we start with a few Browns signings.

The Browns signed Bengals wide receiver Andrew Hawkins to a four year offer sheet,which Cincinnati has a few days to match.
Hawkins apparently was the Browns choice over more accomplished (and pricey) players to fill the need at the slot receiver position.
Hawkins missed eight games last season after a 51 catch 2012 and formerly spent time with Montreal of the CFL.
Reports on the Bengals likelihood to match have varied,so not really sure if Hawkins will land in Cleveland or not...

The Browns did sign two players that will likely be special teamer and depth in cornerback Isaiah Trufant from the Jets and tight end Jim Dray from the Cardinals.
Dray will battle Gary Barnidge for the blocking tight end spot.
Trufant might see a little time as a dime defense defensive back,but will be most valuable on special teams.

HBO wrapped up the first season of True Detective and I really enjoyed it.
Woody Harrelson was great and although I'm not usually a fan of Matthew McConaughy,but he was excellent in this series.
I was tipped off on it midway through,but I thought it was really good and would recommend it to others...

Grantland hammers it over the fence with this look at Dan Jenkins.
The 84 year old Jenkins is proclaimed as the best golf write ever by Grantland and its hard to disagree.
Jenkins recently wrote his autobiography and it looks pretty interesting to me as the best writer on golf looks back at his life and the game....

A Brazilian diamond has been found that has trapped rare minerals inside.
Minerals that had previously been found only in meteorites and created in the lab and that makes scientists think that there is much more water inside the earth than previously thought.
As usual when new discoveries are made,it just creates tons of questions and lots of things to be discovered.

ESPN and Grantland (Grantland is an ESPN property) adds two more college basketball scores with this look at Maryland leaving the ACC (They would lose in the first round of the ACC tourney) and the Kansas rivalry that never was with Kansas vs Wichita State.
It is sad to see the Terrapins leave the ACC for the Big 10 and I've always thought in-state schools should try to play each other when possible,so both articles were interesting.


Back tonight with the Devils in Florida....