"You lose a great guy, a great leader. A mentor. All of that.".I, like all agents, can never go completely off the grid. My phone stays on next to the bed, I have chargers all over the house and office and in my briefcase. Agents can go on vacations but their phone will always be close by and we better be ready to handle any client situation that arises at any time.

Toronto has never spent much. The Nats should just wait. There's no rush and there's no need.But he was incredibly agile; he could outjump almost everyone, and he was considered to have impeccable timing in his jumping to block shots and get rebounds. Second, he was disciplined. At a time when many NBA players considered their jobs a lark, Russell stayed in shape during the offseason.

Then again, five of the last seven Super Bowl champions took that route. The Ravens also were pushed into a second overtime in frigid Denver last weekend before eliminating Peyton Manning and the topseeded Bronc