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Cards courting Colts' Arians, interview Bevell

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Arizona Cardinals, one of two NFL teams still looking for a head coach, have interviewed Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and plan to talk to Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Despite his strong desire to avoid becoming a regular or even part-time designated hitter, Michael Morse may have little choice in the matter now that he has been traded to the Seattle Mariners in a three-team deal that also includes the Washington Nati…

Jane Lee, MLB.com

The A's strengthened their catching situation on Wednesday by acquiring backstop John Jaso from the Mariners in a three-team deal that resulted in them also returning pitching prospect A.J. Cole to the Nationals.

Greg Johns, MLB.com

The Mariners continued their offseason search for offensive upgrades by acquiring Nationals outfielder/first baseman Mike Morse on Wednesday in a three-way deal that sent catcher John Jaso to the A's.

ESPN.com

Divisional Round: Falcons D and 49ers O The San Francisco 49ers piled up 579 yards against the Green Bay Packers during a 45-31 divisional-round victory Saturday night. They will now face an Atlanta Falcons defense that allowed 491 yards Sunday during a…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The timeline regarding the recruitment and hire of Oregon coach Chip Kelly by the Eagles creates the impression that Tuesday’s interview with Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley went sufficiently poorly to prompt the Eagles to go all in for Kelly…

ESPN.com

Mel Kiper Jr. has released his initial 2013 NFL mock draft for the first round. We discussed his St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks projections previously. We round out the conversation with a look at Kiper's thoughts for the 49ers. …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As the Falcons were in the process of blowing a 20-point lead against the Seahawks on Sunday, I wondered aloud on Twitter whether anyone, everyone, or no one would be fired if the Falcons lost. In the end, the Falcons survived (in case you hadn’t heard)…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Philadelphia media, punchy from a protracted coaching search, was joking yesterday about tracking the Gus bus, in reference to Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley’s inbound flight. Well, the bus is rolling south today, as Bradley has more int…