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Kevin Demoff, chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Rams, is hated in St. Louis for abandoning the city and loved in L.A. for bringing the NFL team back. Now, he's trying to solidify a Rams empire in the Southland. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Getty Images)
Rams owner Stan Kroenke has acquired a high-rise office building in Woodland Hills, strongly signaling that the billionaire businessman wants to create another sports-centric development. The Rams are the only SoCal pro team to make its home base in the area. (Los Angeles Times)
“I think we've been very clear from the beginning of moving back that our goal was to find land in the San Fernando Valley to go do a major real estate development along with the practice facilities to give us another center of energy,” Demoff said.
“Stan's acquired 65 acres in a great location in Warner Center. For us to start exploring, there will be a lot of steps that would have to happen for the Rams to come there. But I certainly think that's the goal, and it would give us an unbelievable practice facility and new center of energy for all of Los Angeles.”
“We've always wanted to have a daily presence in the San Fernando Valley,” Demoff said. “It's probably been overlooked by most [local] teams.”
“I don't know that this model in particular is sustainable forever,” Demoff said. “To me, it's not about, 'Oh, this is the model we will always have.' I think our model has been [being] aggressive in trying to build the best team that we can build. That is sustainable.”
“I think everybody who joined the Rams joined with this idea that we could be one of the best global sports franchises in the world,” he said. “And if we want to be one of the elite teams in this city, in the world, one title doesn't get you there.”
Legends never die. The legacy of Hank Aaron lives on after a new statue of the home run king was unveiled at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.
The ticket application process for the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club is open June 8-21. Here's how to apply.
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Hernández: Hated in St. Louis, Rams' Kevin Demoff is L.A. hero aiming to build empire in Valley
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The Indianapolis Colts have been shuffling their offensive line a bit throughout the offseason, even doing so in a way we haven’t seen before with center Ryan Kelly and right guard Danny Pinter.
While Kelly has been the starting center since he was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft, Pinter is competing for the starting right guard role for the first time in his career. Up until then, Pinter has been the backup to Kelly at center.
However, both players have been swapping out at each other’s spots. In some team drills, Pinter will be at center while Kelly takes reps at right guard.
Colts offensive coordinator Marcus Brady told reporters Wednesday that this is mostly due to the fact that Pinter remains the backup center behind Kelly.
“Well, he’s still our No. 2 center behind Ryan (Kelly) so we have to make sure he’s getting the reps, and we want him getting the reps with Q (Quenton Nelson) next to him with our starting guys. So, it’s a chance for that opportunity there,” Brady said.
The odd part is seeing Kelly move over to the right guard spot. That’s a position where he hasn’t worked much—if at all—during his career with the Colts.
Even so, Brady feels it’s beneficial for the young Pinter to get work at both spots so he can be prepared in case of an emergency.
“(Chris) Strausser is doing a great job with that, just making sure that he’s getting both of those opportunities both at center and guard,” Brady said. “I think it’s great even for Braden (Smith) to be able to work with a different guard. I think it’s going well.”
It isn’t clear yet if the Colts are planning to make a switch on the interior and move Kelly to right guard. That would be pure speculation at this point. But it may be something to consider if Pinter gives the Colts an edge while Kelly would still be able to hold more than his own at right guard.
Maybe all will return to normal during training camp, but this may be a storyline to keep an eye on when the team arrives back for camp at the end of July.
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Danny Pinter, Ryan Kelly each taking reps at center, right guard
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It’s a make-or-break year for Daniel Jones in East Rutherford as his tenure with the New York Giants may be up after this season. Another lackluster performance in 2022 by the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft will likely cause the end of his time with Big Blue.
Jones has gotten off to a subpar start to his NFL career with 8,398 passing yards and 45 touchdowns to go along with 29 interceptions and 20 fumbles lost. Things have been considerably worse over the past two seasons where Jones only has 21 touchdowns to 17 interceptions and nine fumbles lost.
However, all is not grim as Golden Tate believes that Daniel Jones has “all the tools to be successful for a long time.”
Tate, a distinguished receiver who had a brief spurt with the Giants and Jones, raved about the quarterback’s capabilities.
“I enjoy DJ and I think he has all the tools to be successful for a long time,” Tate said on NFL Network. “He’s tough as nails. He can make every throw. He can run. He is very, very smart as we know. I think they just need to let him loose.
“I feel like when I was there, we got caught up trying to tell him what decisions to make instead of letting him plat ball. And another thing is we need the Giants to be healthy. I know my time there and even last year, none of the star players are on the field at the same time.”
Jones has shown glimpses of greatness throughout his career. Whether it be fourth quarter comebacks, poise in the pocket under constant duress, his underrated athleticism, or his amazing deep ball, Jones clearly has a lot to offer New York. However, the problem is that Jones has yet to be able to put it all together.
The Giants hope this will change under a more aggressive offense coached by Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka. Tate believes if this new offense lets the Duke quarterback “loose” and the Giants stay healthy Jones will be able to demonstrate his true potential.
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In this Mets pre game news conference, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was "pleasantly surprised" when tests revealed that "nothing's broken, nothing's fractured, which is great news."
Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai says he’s “relieved” to be losing his title as the sports owner who paid the most for his team, a mantle that will soon be handed to new Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton. The Nets and rights to the Barclays Center were valued at $3.3 billion when Tsai consolidated ownership […]
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Ex-Giant Golden Tate: Daniel Jones has all the tools to be successful
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The New York Jets are looking into a veteran depth option along the offensive line.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Riley Reiff is having a free-agent visit with the team on Thursday.
A 10-year vet, Reiff was a former first-round pick of the Detroit Lions (23rd overall) in 2012.
Last season, Reiff appeared in 12 games, starting all of those, with the Cincinnati Bengals. Pro Football Focus graded Reiff a solid 67.3 overall mark for his efforts in 2021.
An ankle injury ended the 33-year-old’s season early in Cincy.
If Reiff signs in New York, he would bring a solid amount of experience to the team’s depth at tackle as Reiff has appeared in 147 games in his career, starting 139 of those.
Currently the Jets have George Fant and Mekhi Becton, the team’s 2020 first-round pick, starting on the edge.
After his rookie contract ended with the Lions, Reiff signed a big contract in free agency with the Minnesota Vikings. He spent 2017 to 2020 with the Vikes before his lone year with the Bengals.
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"(It's a) good time to streamline things."
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When the New York Giants signed veteran linebacker Jihad Ward this offseason, the transaction largely flew under-the-radar. He was considered a solid depth addition but little more thought was given to it.
That’s not a knock on Ward, but the reality of how many balls the Giants were juggling after another regime change.
Fast forward to now and Ward is playing a significant role in the locker-room. In fact, despite being the new guy, he’s taken on somewhat of a leadership role.
“He’s got constant energy. He’s excellent in meetings. I’d say from my experience, not all the time, but when you’re a player that comes in as a free agent from another team, it’s a little bit harder to lead right away because you are swimming with a new playbook and new surroundings,” head coach Brian Daboll told reporters.
“He kind of jumped right into the deep end. He’s got a great personality, energetic. I love the way he practices. He’s always running to the ball. I’d say he helps out…he’s great with like Kayvon and those young guys in his room.”
Ward and rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux were quick to bond, but that doesn’t mean Ward will treat him with kids gloves. He’s actually embraced the rookie with a tough love approach.
“I’m on his [expletive]. Make sure he’s studied the playbook and stuff like that, because I don’t want him to play slow. I don’t want any of my guys to play slow. That goes for all positions,” Ward said. “But him, he’ll be ready. He’ll definitely be ready, and I can’t wait.
“We drafted him, and he’s a special guy for the defense. My job is to get him right and all of our jobs basically — he’s dialed in. He’s ready. . . . I just don’t want him to be learning while he’s playing. I want him to go.”
Thibodeaux has been slowed by an undisclosed injury, but both Daboll and Ward seem confident the rookie will return in time for training camp. For now, it’s all about helping him learn as much as possible and preparing him for what will be a significant role in Wink Martindale’s defense.
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Soon after that, the question is posed to the Jones family in an attempt to gauge their interest in the newest name on the market. And nearly without fail, the sentiment expressed is something along the lines of “We like the guys we have here.” To be fair, splashy moves in the offseason isn’t correlated to long-term success and the Cowboys have been as successful as any team in building their team through the draft. But where did the Cowboys rank in terms of homegrown talent taking snaps in 2021? The top of the heap, that’s where.
Via Tom Bliss (On Twitter: @DataWithBliss) – click image to go to original tweet.
Nearly three-quarters of the snaps taken for Dallas in the 2021 campaign were by players acquired either via the draft or shortly after during the UDFA frenzy.
This is how they prefer to build their team despite failing to reach even the championship round of the playoffs for nearly 30 years.
The average percent of homegrown talent playing for teams who made the playoffs in 2021 was 61.1%. There’s some outliers on both ends, notably the Arizona Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans who fell under 50% and were near the bottom of the league. The Cincinnati Bengals revived an entire team through free agency. The Los Angeles Rams, who are often seen as a team that loves making moves ranked No. 11 in terms of homegrown snaps.
What can be gleaned from this in terms of the best paths forward is probably very little. The data from one season shows there’s no singular way to build a championship contender, but be certain that the recipe in Dallas will remain the same going forward.
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The contract dispute between cornerback Kenny Moore II and the Indianapolis Colts hasn’t gotten ugly yet, but there is a chance things escalate when training camp arrives.
While Moore was participating in mandatory minicamp this week before suffering a minor injury Tuesday and was held out for precautionary reasons Wednesday. Before that, Moore was present but not participating in the voluntary portions of the offseason workout program.
He spoke to reporters for the first time since the news Wednesday and didn’t rule out a holdout during training camp.
“I would love to be on the field at training camp,” Moore II told reporters Wednesday. “With it being June right now, I’m just taking it one day at a time right now, respectfully.”
Moore’s importance to the defense can’t be overstated. Calling him simply a slot cornerback doesn’t really do him justice. He’s far more versatile than that and plays on the boundary when the Colts only have two cornerbacks on the field.
He also does have a legitimate gripe with his contract situation relative to the rest of the league. His $8.4 average annual value (AAV) ranks 27th among all cornerbacks in the NFL.
However, it’s mostly the “slot corner” label that irks Moore the most. He believes he contributes more than that.
While Moore isn’t participating in the voluntary portions of the offseason workouts, he still wants to focus on football and leave the negotiations to his agent.
Moore is an invaluable piece to the defense. He makes plays on the ball, contributes heavily in run defense and is strong in both man and zone coverage.
We’ll see what happens when it comes to the contract negotiations, but this may be trending toward a training camp holdout.
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Cornerback Terrance Mitchell forced a fumble on wide receiver Nelson Agholor on the final play practice in 11-on-11 drills, and Judon managed to recover the ball. An instant after that, Strange came flying at Judon’s legs in an attempt to recover the football. Coaches could be heard telling Strange to stay on his feet. Clearly, the staff was on Judon’s side. By Day 2, the veteran seemed to have forgiven Strange, however.
“He’s a young player,” Judon said Wednesday after practice. “He was trying to make a play. Great hustle from him. If you (saw) him, he sprinted from 30 yards away. Cole is going to be a player for us, and we’ve got to see how he develops. Yesterday, nobody was hurt and we all came back out on the field, so it wasn’t anything.”
So Judon’s OK?
Strange has earned his way into the starting group at left guard. He was locked into the mix with the first team for every practice session that has been open to the media at minicamp and organized team activities. He was a chippy, high-intensity player in college and that’s exactly what he’s been with the Patriots. It sounds like — for the most part — Strange’s teammates appreciate that about him.
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Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka has urged his team to fight fire with fire as they prepare for the physical challenge of the Golden State Warriors in game three of the NBA Finals.
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Matt Judon shows love for Cole Strange despite their minicamp spat
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“I am a role model, Jerry! I have a family to support! Hear me? I want to stay in Arizona. I want my new contract.”
So said Cuba Gooding Jr.’s underrated and undersized wide receiver Rod Tidwell in his famous show-me-the-money scene in 1996’s Jerry Maguire as he pushed his agent for a new contract from the Arizona Cardinals. One gets the impression that IRL Seattle Seahawks wideout D.K. Metcalf is feeling much the same way right about now.
Despite having reported for every single day of voluntary OTAs, Metcalf is skipping mandatory minicamp in what’s been reported to be an unexcused absence. While we haven’t heard from coach Pete Carroll yet on the subject, it’s not difficult to imagine that this is related to Metcalf’s contract situation.
Heading into the 2022 season, Metcalf is in the final year of his rookie deal, which will pay him a pitiful base salary of $3,986,000. That number sounds like a lot for your average sports blogger, but for an elite 24-year old talent at wide receiver it makes Metcalf one of the most underpaid athletes in all of professional sports.
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Rams made Cooper Kupp the latest star receiver to get a lucrative contract extension this offseason, worth a reported $80 million over three years with $75 million guaranteed.
Here’s the complete list of NFL receivers who have gotten paid so far:
One name you won’t find on that list is Metcalf, which is yet another eyesore for a front office that now has a fully-justified reputation for stiffing their best players – hammered home by their inexcusable treatment of Seattle’s sweetheart Bobby Wagner.
Metcalf’s next contract is likely going to be somewhere in the range between $26 and $30 million per year and every time another receiver gets a pay-day his price-tag is going to go up.
There’s no excuse for this to have dragged out as long as it has. Carroll and general manager John Schneider need to show a greater sense of urgency and pay the most important player on their team what he deserves.
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It’s past time for the Seahawks to show D.K. Metcalf the money
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Quarterback Malik Willis has been like a sponge in his first Organized Team Activities (OTAs) with the Tennessee Titans.
The Titans moved up in the third round to select the Liberty product in the 2022 NFL draft, and it’s been all positive reviews thus far.
“Engaged. That’s what’s really cool about him when I first met him before the draft,” said Titans quarterbacks coach Pat O’Hara. “He lights up, just a good person, fun to be around, very coachable, and open to learning. He wants the information, he’s constantly asking for the information.”
After two seasons at Auburn where Willis was a backup, the Atlanta, Georgia native transferred to Liberty in 2020 and went on to win the Dudley and Bobby Bowden Awards.
In 2021, Willis completed 61.1 percent of his passes and threw for 2,857 yards and 27 touchdowns, while also showing his dynamic running ability with 878 yards on the ground.
As the heir-apparent to Ryan Tannehill, the Titans’ plan going into the 2022 season is to develop Willis. Whether or not he’s trusted to be Tannehill’s primary back remains to be seen, though.
In general manager Jon Robinson’s tenure, the Titans have never carried three quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster. Usually, the extra roster spot went to another wide receiver or defensive player.
Logan Woodside will presumably be Tannehill’s backup heading into training camp and preseason. However, with a strong showing, Willis could supplant him as the No. 2 quarterback.
Going from a small school to the NFL, there will be plenty of adjustments and teaching moments to set Willis up for long-term success. O’Hara explained “the operation” Willis needs to learn before taking the field.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Titans approach the quarterback situation when the time comes to trim the roster down to 53 players, but it’s very possible Willis begins his career as Tennessee’s No. 3 signal-caller.
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We the People opens as the 2-1 morning-line favorite. He’s trained by Rudy Brisset and will have Flavien Pratt in the irons. The son of Constitution went wire-to-wire in the Peter Pan (G3) at Belmont on May 14 in his most recent start.
Todd Pletcher fields Nest (8-1), who looks to become the fourth filly ever to win the Belmont. The last to win it was Rags to Riches in 2007, and a filly hasn’t even competed in the grueling final leg of the Triple Crown since 2013. Pletcher also has Mo Donegal (5-2), who finished fifth in the Derby last time out.
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BOSTON — Stephen Curry produced the most awkward sounds of the night, one during which TD Garden wanted and walked away with a critical pound of flesh in the NBA Finals.
First, the silence in the building when he became the Boston Celtics’ worst nightmare as he dragged his Golden State Warriors back from the brink with triple after triple in yet another third-quarter barrage.
Secondly, the yell when Al Horford dropped his weight and landed on Curry’s foot during a loose-ball situation — the Warriors’ worst nightmare.
Any limp wasn’t conspicuous in the direct aftermath of his team’s 116-100 Game 3 loss to the Celtics, but adrenaline can always smother what a night’s sleep cannot. And if Draymond Green — Curry’s partner-in-rings who picked up his sixth foul committing what he believed was a similar act — doesn’t turn his game around in short order, Curry will have plenty of time to rest a foot sprain because this promising season will conclude in a thud.
Green was the object of Celtics fans’ warped affection from the time he hit the floor, being treated as if he was Kyrie Irving, and Curry was the object of the NBA’s most versatile and arguably, most physical defense.
Curry chose not to wade into the waters of controversy, only pointing out the foot sprain that caused him to miss the last 12 regular-season games was the same foot that was tweaked this time around — and whether or not it’s happenstance, the injury occurred against the same team.
Marcus Smart the first time, Horford on Wednesday.
“I don’t really have any comments on the other play,” Curry said. “I haven’t really seen it yet. I just know how it felt.
“We’ll see how it responds. Not much other to say. I don’t feel like I’ll miss a game. Take advantage of these next 48 hours to get ready.”
The intention or recklessness is immaterial when the Warriors sit at the edge of extinction, dancing with peril once again. The glimpse of Curry’s crowd-quieting best had everyone who chanted expletives at Green shook up, when he single-handedly pulled the Warriors ahead after a 17-point deficit — erasing the Celtics’ dynamic debut at the Garden.
It was a typical third quarter, one the Warriors dominated through this series, but it was followed by a fourth quarter the Celtics lay claim to as this series is beginning to take full shape. The size advantage is pronounced, and the Celtics can see a path to a championship.
“I thought the offensive rebounds [15] were just a killer,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I think they had like 20-something second-chance points. That was really the difference in the game. We made several stops, especially in the second half where we had a chance to cut into the lead or make a little push, and they got offensive boards. Those were tough.”
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry looks on in the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, on June 8, 2022. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
When in doubt, the Celtics blitz Curry and dare the next man to beat them. Oftentimes, that’s Green, who has struggled in this series in the box score despite his ownership inside the Celtics’ heads in Game 2.
Actually, it turned out to be a rental because the tables were turned and Green called himself out following a two-point, four-rebound, three-assist performance — much to the vulgar crowd’s delight.
“Classy. Very classy,” Kerr said of the crowd.
“We’ve played in front of rude people before,” Klay Thompson said. “Dropping F-bombs with children in the crowd. Real classy. Good job, Boston.”
The “Draymond sucks” chant was the most humane of the two dominant sounds coming from TD Garden, and he wasn’t kind in characterizing his own play.
“I was soft. That’s what was most disappointing to me, for us.”
The most force he exerted was a back-and-forth in the postgame about whether his podcast can become fodder for the Celtics to unearth strategic advantages — which, of course, he challenged.
The details during the exchange don’t matter, but the details concerning Boston discovering its own formula to beat the Warriors do. They outrebounded the Warriors 47-31, doubled them up on points in the paint — all of which points to Green’s aforementioned “force.”
The Celtics found gold early getting to the basket, compromising the Warriors’ game plan and making them go small, which plays right into the big boys’ hands.
“I think when you’re putting constant pressure on the rim, then the rebound patterns are messed up, you’re rotating, you’re coming in,” Green said. “So goes back to our point of attack defense and you know, that starts with me.”
Curry and Green aren’t the most analyzed and dissected duo in this series, but it feels like their fortunes are more tied together than Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Brown got going early, while Tatum fought through a shaky start to produce similarly, effectively and most importantly, doing so without getting in the other’s way.
Brown (27, nine rebounds, five assists), Tatum (26 points, nine assists, six rebounds) and Smart (24 points, seven rebounds, five assists) became the first trio to have a 20-5-5 game since some great Lakers did it in 1984 — before any of them were born.
Such feats used to be accomplished by Curry, Green and Thompson, who now find themselves in a position to recall history as a guide rather than their own strategic advantages, or even without being able to definitively say “we’re the better team.”
Thompson announced his arrival in the Finals (25 points), in addition to Curry’s 31. But Curry rightfully pointed out their third-quarter rush meant they’d have to essentially win the game twice — a task a squad of Warriors vintage could easily pull off, but not this bunch.
“We paid the price for that over the course of the game because we clawed our way back and had a one-point lead back in the third quarter,” Curry said. “And you do all that work to get back into it.”
Seven years ago, the Warriors found themselves down two games to one to LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers, who were without Irving and Kevin Love. The story ends with Kerr discovering what came to be the Death Lineup and essentially dominating the last three games to capture their first title together.
There’s no James here, but these Warriors are older. While they can summon the same energy to shut teams down for stretches, squeeze till they bleed, it’s a matter of how long they can do it, and if they can do it with Green being ineffective.
Green plugged his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” during his postgame exchange.
Friday night, it better be.
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Shenanigans? Warriors' warmups paused after rim too high originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The Warriors came pretty close to shooting at a basket that was higher than it should’ve been during Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston.
If not for some players who noticed during warmups about 90 minutes before tip-off and asked officials to measure the height of the basket, there might have been some major controversy on Wednesday, with the Warriors and Boston Celtics seeking a pivotal win in a series that is tied one-game-apiece.
By rule, the hoop must be 10 feet off the ground. Apparently, the basket the Warriors were shooting at during warmups was higher than that.
Officials also checked the Celtics’ rim just to make sure it wasn’t off too.
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Perhaps it was just an honest mistake by arena staff. Or maybe, as former Warriors center Andrew Bogut believes, “shenanigans” by the Celtics.
"It's a good thing the game starts at midnight,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr joked to reporters when told about the basket. “We'll have plenty of time to fix it."
Kerr followed up with a serious note that NBA players seem to know when things seem even a little bit off.
"It's a good thing the game starts at midnight." 😂
“It happens every once in a while,” Kerr said. “Players have a really sharp eye for that. Players can tell and so I imagine somebody went out there, looked at it, didn't look right and as long as they take care of it, then everything is good."
The basket heights seem all set – averting what might have been a disastrous in-game revelation for the NBA.
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have no problem playing on the road. The Celtics, meanwhile, haven't been lights-out in Boston during these playoffs. As the NBA Finals shift to TD Garden for Wednesday's Game 3 with the series tied at 1, the Celtics ought to have the advantage, but recent numbers suggest otherwise.
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Since its inception, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas have wanted no part of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series headed by Greg Norman.
The LIV Golf opener is this week in London at the Centurion Club and news has been pouring out from across the pond including Dustin Johnson resigning his PGA Tour membership. Another headline has been Phil Mickelson’s return to the sport and his first time meeting the media since being away.
Meanwhile, McIlroy, Thomas, and Scottie Scheffler held press conferences Wednesday in Toronto ahead of the RBC Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf and Country Club. They were asked about players leaving the PGA Tour for the breakaway league.
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"Any decision you make in your life that's purely for money, usually doesn't end up going the right way." — Rory McIlroy@McIlroyRory and other PGA TOUR pros react to the news coming from the LIV Golf Invitational Series this week. pic.twitter.com/kxaezye86f
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“It’s not something that I want to participate in. I certainly understand the guys that have went,” McIlroy said. “I understand what their goals and their ambitions are in their life. I’m not, certainly not knocking anyone for going. It’s their life, it’s their decision, they can live it the way they want to. But for me I want to play on the PGA Tour against the best players in the world.
“I’m happy playing on the PGA Tour and I have a nice schedule that I can pick for myself,” he added later. “I can spend a lot of time at home with my family if I want to, prioritize the majors, and yeah, there’s nothing about my schedule or my life or my earning or anything that I would change.”
Thomas had this to say: “I don’t dislike D.J. now. I don’t think he’s a bad dude. I’m not going to treat him any differently. It’s like he’s entitled to choose as he wishes. And I think that the day and age that we live in now, it’s just so negative that you see it in everything. Sport, politics, whatever it is, it’s like if you disagree with someone you just feel that you’re entitled to like hate them and talk bad about them and just bash their decision, when everybody’s entitled to their own opinion, you know what I mean?”
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The Bruins announced the decision Monday night. B's general manager Don Sweeney said the team needed a "new voice" and that a search for a new coach will begin immediately.
In a French interview with Stephane Cadorette of Le Journal de Quebec, Bergeron said the news of Cassidy's firing was "a surprise" to him.
"In the NHL, when you don't achieve your goals as a team, these are things that can happen, unfortunately," Bergeron said in comments translated from French to English using Google Translate. "As a player, it's disappointing because you always have a role to play in this. There is a sense of responsibility, that's clear."
Bergeron also was quick to shoot down any speculation that he had anything to do with Cassidy's firing.
"It's completely unfounded, so I won't put any energy into it," Bergeron told Cadorette, again translated from French to English by Google. "It's a waste of time and it's really stupid speculation."
Bergeron doesn't have a contract for next season. He's 36 years old and just wrapped up his 18th NHL season. The veteran center said he still hasn't made a decision yet on his future. If he doesn't return, the Bruins would be left with zero top-six caliber centers.
Sweeney said at a press conference Tuesday that, "In my conversations with (Bergeron) yesterday, I did not ask whether (firing Cassidy) impacts his decision. It’s Bergy’s decision and his timeline."
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Jurassic World: Dominion director Colin Trevorrow, and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas-Howard, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie and Jeff Goldblum talk about the return of original Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill and Laura Dern and then take their best shots at naming as many dinosaurs as they can.
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Patrice Bergeron reacts to Bruins firing head coach Bruce Cassidy
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Robert Parish didn't mince words about how he'd deal with Draymond originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
We’re only two games into the NBA Finals and Draymond Green has already triggered the Boston Celtics.
So much so that even former Celtics big man Robert Parish, a Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion, had to join the conversation.
“Draymond is an instigator,” Parish said on WEEI's “Merloni, Fauria & Mego” on Tuesday. “That’s right, he goes out of his way to provoke people. That’s why he would’ve gotten punched. Because he’s an antagonist.”
The Celtics knew what to expect from Green ahead of the first game of the Finals. But Game 2 gave them an ugly wake-up call.
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Green got tangled up with Celtics forward Grant Williams and was assessed a technical foul after the two got chippy.
Later in that first half, Green contested a three by Jaylen Brown and fouled him. As they both fell to the floor, Green’s legs wound up on Brown’s head. Brown then swung at Green’s legs and Green responded with a little shove.
No technicals were issued on either side, which was largely beneficial to the Warrior, who could’ve lost Green if he got a second T and ejected from the game.
“Both sides know that Draymond is a contrarian. Like I said, he’s a troublemaker, in my opinion,” Parish said. “He’s a fingernail away from letting his teammates down. In my opinion, he shows up the officials, and you cannot do that. They had to warn him.
"He was trying to start trouble with different Celtics players, trying to get them to do something out of character. Trying to provoke them to do something detrimental to their team. He kind of reminds me of Dennis Rodman a little bit, how he provokes: keep poking the dog, poking the dog. But sooner or later, the dog is going to bite you.”
Green may have gotten a technical in Game 2, but he certainly didn't let his team down in their 107-88 win over Boston on Sunday.
But the Warriors will need their outspoken leader on the floor with them, not watching from the locker room, if they want to win their fourth ring in eight seasons.
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Danielle Kang will be taking time away from the LPGA after announcing she has a tumor on her spine.
The Dolphins announced a handful of roster moves on Wednesday, including an addition to their defensive line group. Defensive end Porter Gustin is the newest member of Miami’s defense. No terms of his deal were announced. Gustin played in 26 games and made four starts for the Browns over the last three seasons. He had [more]
The tournament was played for the 51st and final time in Rancho Mirage in April
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Spinal tumor will keep Kang off LPGA Tour indefinitely
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The upcoming NBA draft is highlighted by several players projected to have long careers, and Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady believes at least two of them can become future All-Stars in the league.
Of course, Duke forward Paolo Banchero, Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren and Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. are considered the front-runners to be the first pick by Orlando Magic. The class also features several other high-caliber players that can perform with the best of them.
McGrady, speaking in an interview with Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington, named Smith and Wisconsin sophomore Johnny Davis as his two future All-Stars.
I like the kid Johnny Davis. I think he has the ability to be a star in today’s game. I think Jabari Smith has the ability to be a star in today’s game. Those two really stand out to me of having that potential to be perennial All-Stars in the NBA.
Smith, who was voted a consensus All-American, averaged 16.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, two assists, 1.1 steals and one blocked shot on 42% shooting from 3-point range. He set the Auburn single-season freshman record for points (576) and 3-pointers (79).
Davis also earned All-American honors after averaging 19.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 31 games. He was named the Big Ten Player of the Year after leading the Badgers to the conference regular-season title.
While Smith is in the running to be the top pick, Davis is projected to be taken in the 6-10 range on June 23. He proved a dynamic scorer by creating for himself or working in the mid-range and had three 30-point performances to show for it.
Certainly, other players in the upcoming draft have strong chances to make a trip to the All-Star Game but Smith and Davis stand out the most to McGrady.
Woj: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith viewed as front-runners for No. 1 pick
Celtics' Jayson Tatum 'can only imagine' NBA Finals atmosphere at TD Garden
Jayson Tatum dishes on several topics, including playing an NBA Finals game in Boston for the first time, during an exclusive 1-on-1 interview with NBC Sports Boston's Abby Chin.
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Tracy McGrady lists two potential All-Stars in upcoming NBA draft
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The class of 2023 recruiting cycle is heating up. It is summer official visit season for many of the top recruits in the country. Arch Manning, Nyckoles Harbor, and other top class of 2023 recruits remain uncommitted.
Georgia, Alabama, and Texas A&M finished the class of 2022 recruiting cycle with historically good classes. Texas A&M had arguably the greatest recruiting class of all time. Yet, the Aggies and Crimson Tide are not among the top ranked classes in the 2023 cycle (for now).
Now, let’s focus on the class of 2023. Every football program is different. Some programs, like several of the highly ranked classes, prefer to secure commitments as early as possible, while other programs, like Clemson, prefer to ensure that committed recruits never decommit.
What college football team has the highest ranked 2023 recruiting class? There are several surprising programs with elite recruiting classes thus far (as of June 9, 2022).
No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Total commitments: 14
Number of four- and five-star commitments: 12
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is recruiting at an elite level for the Fighting Irish. If Notre Dame continues to recruit like this, then they will continue to be in the hunt for the College Football Playoff.
No. 2 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Number of four- and five-star commitments: three
Texas Tech is perhaps the most surprising success story of any program at the moment. The Red Raiders are loading up on three-star recruits in the class of 2023 and probably won’t finish among the top 10 teams in the country. Still, the Red Raiders should finished better than 45th (their 2022 recruiting ranking).
No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions
Number of four- and five-star commitments: five
James Franklin and Penn State finished with the No. 8 class of 2022. The Nittany Lions are proving that was no fluke.
No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats
Number of four- and five-star commitments: two
Cincinnati has the ability to recruit at a higher level now that recruits know they’ll be playing in the Big 12. The Bearcats have a lot of momentum from making the College Football Playoff.
Number of four- and five-star commitments: nine
Ohio State is destined to stay among the top rankings. The Buckeyes are one of the best recruiting programs in college football and the class of 2023 should be no different. Four-star offensive tackle Luke Montgomery is Ohio State’s top ranked recruit at the moment.
Number of four- and five-star commitments: one
Northwestern is off to a hot start with the class of 2023. The Wildcats won’t finish the cycle ranked in the top ten, but head coach Pat Fitzgerald should be confident that Northwestern can have a better cycle than the class of 2022.
No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks
Number of four- and five-star commitments: four
Sam Pittman continues to do an excellent job with the Arkansas football program. Pittman has helped restock the talent level in Fayetteville. In fact, the Razorbacks have the top ranked class of 2023 in the SEC at the moment.
No. 8 Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals are another surprise name among the best recruiting programs so far in the class of 2023. Can the Cardinals keep it up? Louisville would really benefit from a surge of talent.
No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers
Total commitments: nine
Tennessee fans know from the class of 2021 recruiting cycle that it is not as important how you start a recruiting class. What really matters it is how you finish it. The Volunteers are under much steadier leadership under Josh Heupel and have a commitment from five-star quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava.
No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs
Total commitments: eight
Number of four- and five-star commitments: six
Kirby Smart and Georgia are in a fine position for the class of 2023. The Bulldogs finished with No. 3 class last cycle and have a lot of great selling points for incoming recruiting targets including five-star quarterback Arch Manning.
Vanderbilt baseball right-handed pitcher Christian Little, a top 2023 MLB Draft prospect, plans to transfer.
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What makes college football rivalries so exciting isn’t just the banter between opposing fan bases.
The passion either for or against respective teams is also present among the coaching world. In the current times, Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher have each expressed their opinions about each other and fans are now anxiously awaiting the next matchup between the two programs on Oct. 8.
There were also many intense coaching rivalries in the 1900s, including Texas’ own Darrell Royal. Royal’s ongoing feud with Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer was among Paul Myerberg’s top 10 college football coaching rivalries.
Here’s why Myerberg chose to include the Red River foes on the list.
The Red River Rivalry reached its peak in 1976, when Royal, in his last season at Texas, accused Switzer and OU of spying on the Longhorns’ practice — even challenging Switzer and others close to the program to take a lie-detector test to prove their innocence. Royal was technically right: OU had, in fact, spied on the team’s practices four years earlier.
Lane Kiffin, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Paterno and several others were also included in the list below. To read the explanations as to why Myerberg chose each coaching rivalry, click here.
Jim Harbaugh (Stanford) vs. Pete Carroll (Southern California)
Joe Paterno (Penn State) vs. Jackie Sherrill (Pittsburgh)
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Fielding Yost (Michigan) vs. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame)
Woody Hayes (Ohio State) vs. Bo Schembechler (Michigan)
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Lane Kiffin vs. Everyone
Nick Saban vs. Jimbo Fisher
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Darrell Royal, Barry Switzer among top college football coaching rivalries
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One of the Husker’s top recruiting targets in the state of Nebraska has cracked the Top 100 list of his second national recruiting service. 2023 prospect Malachi Coleman has made the top 100 national recruits for on3.com, coming in at #96. The wide receiver had already made the top 100 of the recruiting service Rivals, where he ranked #54.
The 4-star prospect out of Lincoln East High School is currently the number one recruit in the entire state of Nebraska. Last year he had 17 catches for 531 yards and ten touchdowns. If he were to commit to Nebraska, Coleman would be another in a long list of in-state recruits that play for the Cornhuskers. Since the class of 2010, Nebraska has been able to grab every top in-state recruit’s commitments, except three. Those three years would be 2012 (Tavarius Bender – QB – Kansas State), 2016 (Noah Fant – TE – Iowa), and 2022 (Deshawn Woods – OG – Wyoming).
The receiver was part of the dozen or so recruits who visited Lincoln the weekend of June 3-5. Coleman plans to visit Michigan on June 24 and will announce his commitment sometime in December. The Huskers currently have seven commitments to the 2023 recruiting class, with four coming from in-state.
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Top in-state recruit for the Huskers makes top 100 list
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In 2008, after eight seasons in her breakout role as the star of “Girlfriends,” what Tracee Ellis Ross really wanted was to do it all over again. Fourteen years later, she has — and with more freedom than ever. As the 2022 Emmy campaigns ramp up, Ross reflected on the legacy of “Black-ish,” the ABC […]
Jennifer Lopez attended the world premiere of her Netflix documentary "Halftime" during the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival. The film will be available to stream June 14.
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No player on this Raiders team is more familiar with Josh McDaniels than Brandon Bolden. The veteran running back has spent eight of his nine NFL seasons with McDaniels as his offensive coordinator.
Bolden was drafted by the Patriots in 2012, the year McDaniels came back to New England after a short unsuccessful stint as Broncos head coach. And aside from a single season in Miami for Bolden in 2018, he has been a regular part of the Patriots’ offense ever since.
There are a lot of differences between the duties of an offensive coordinator and a head coach. McDaniels found that out the hard way in Denver and claims he learned a lot from that experience. So, how different is McDaniels now from the past nine years with the Patriots? Just ask Bolden.
“The same. He just says it a little more stern now,” Bolden said. “It’s like if you’re getting babysat by your older brother and now the parents are nowhere at home and you’re stuck with your big brother for the weekend. It’s kind of like that.
“Josh has been cool. Just these past years to see him coming from Denver, coming back to New England. I had him since I was a rookie and just to see where he is now, like I’ve appreciated his journey and I appreciate being part of his journey. You know, very glad to be here. But there’s no big difference between Josh the coordinator and Josh the head coach. I mean, he demands perfect, and he wants perfect and we’re going to go out there and practice to make it perfect.”
Hopefully, Brandon had a good relationship with his older brother.
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Jameson Williams has been a fixture at Lions OTAs and this week’s minicamp. He stands with the offense on the sideline and is actively into the huddles and coaching sessions.
The rookie wideout sure looks good physically. He doesn’t wear any brace or sleeve on his surgically repaired knee, but Williams isn’t yet ready to roll into full action. Head coach Dan Campbell indicated before Thursday’s practice that Williams won’t be a full participant anytime soon.
When asked if Williams, the No. 12 overall pick in the draft, would be ready for training camp, Campbell shot it down.
‘I don’t see him being ready by training camp. I don’t,” Campbell said flatly.
Campbell added that the team has a plan going forward with Williams, but did not elaborate on what that plan might be. Williams had surgery in late January to repair a torn ACL suffered in the College Football Playoff.
Carroll remains one of the top defensive minds in the game and these Seahawks have only had a losing record once in the last 10 years.
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Dan Campbell on Jameson Williams: ‘I don’t see him being ready by training camp’
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The Los Angeles Rams, one of the Arizona Cardinals’ NFC West rivals, continue to do big things this offseason after winning the Super Bowl. The latest is a big contract extension for wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
He gets a three-year extension that now pays him $110 million over the next five seasons and nets him $75 million in guarantees. His contract sets the record for total guaranteed money for a wide receiver.
This is on the heels of signing defensive tackle Aaron Donald to a contract extension.
Kupp led the NFL in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947) and touchdown receptions (16). He was Pro Bowler, first-team All-Pro, NFL Offensive Player of the Year and the Super Bowl MVP.
The Rams have given big extensions to Kupp, Donald and quarterback Matthew Stafford. They also added receiver Allen Robinson and linebacker Bobby Wagner to big free agent deals.
They continue to make big moves and pay big money while the Cardinals have been doing much less, re-signing their own free agents and, so far, getting no contract extensions done, although one for quarterback Kyler Murray is expected this summer.
The Cardinals will face Kupp at least twice a season for the next five years.
In eight career regular-season games against the Cardinals, Kupp has 54 receptions for 606 yards and four touchdowns. He had five receptions for 61 yards and a score in the Rams’ playoff win over the Cardinals this past season.
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Division rival Rams do it again, sign WR Cooper Kupp to big contract extension
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Hey, look who’s back: Gregg Williams has been hired as a defensive coordinator with the still-rebooting XFL ahead of the spring league’s 2023 season, having been assigned to work with head coach Reggie Barlow (the startup league has not yet clarified which coaches will be working with which franchises), the XFL announced on Thursday. Two other former New Orleans Saints coaches, Jim Haslett and Wade Phillips, are heading teams of their own.
Williams, of course, helped the Saints win Super Bowl XLIV but ended his three-year run as Sean Payton’s defensive coordinator in disrepute, allowing Alex Smith and Vernon Davis to march downfield uncontested in the final minutes of the team’s Jan. 2012 playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Months later, the NFL’s Bountygate investigation resulted in suspensions for Payton, Williams, other assistant coaches and team executives all stemming from allegations that Williams installed a pay-for-injury scheme.
For his part, Williams threw New Orleans under the bus in testifying against his former players and coworkers to support the NFL’s narrative. The relationship between Williams and his old team and its fanbase has been, let’s say, acrimonious ever since.
Known for talking a big game but coaching scared, Williams returned after a one-year ban from the NFL to work with the Tennessee Titans, complete with a bizarre witness protection-style goatee. He had a couple of other brief and unsuccessful stints with the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets after that — at one point bizarrely claiming that he’d turned down 11 interviews for head coaching jobs around the NFL to instead become Cleveland’s defensive coordinator.
Between poorly-timed all-out blitzes and a louche attention to detail, Williams’ defenses have struggled to compete in the NFL while yielding too big plays too often, whiffing on too many tackles, and committing a lot of penalties. Maybe he’ll find more success against a lower level of competition in the XFL.
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Ex-Saints DC Gregg Williams hired for XFL assistant coaching job
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“Where do the Rams keep getting all this money from?”
That’s the question many fans are asking after seeing the Rams pay yet another star. It’s a valid question, too, considering the NFL has a salary cap that each team has to stay under.
This offseason alone, the Rams paid Matthew Stafford, Allen Robinson, Bobby Wagner, Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp. The total value of those contracts is $431.5 million, a massive amount of money allocated to just five players. And when it comes to guaranteed money, that sum is north of $310 million; this is total guarantees, not guaranteed at signing.
So, again: how do the Rams keep affording all of these contracts?
The short answer is that they’re really good at maneuvering the salary cap and figuring out ways to move money around so that they don’t strap themselves financially in a single year. It’s not as if the Rams are paying $431.5 million to those five players this year alone. They have plenty of time to pay that money out, thanks to the structure of those contracts.
Let’s take Donald’s deal, for instance. The Rams are giving him $95 million over three years, but there are actually five years on the contract. The final two years in 2025 and 2026 are void years, which means they’re essentially “dummy” years where Donald isn’t going to be on the roster, but the Rams will still be paying him.
That’s why when you look at his contract on Over The Cap, you see a $23.3 million cap hit in 2025 despite the contract actually expiring after the 2024 season. In other words, they’ll be paying him $23.3 million to not be on the team that year. A hefty sum, yes, but it’s also what made it possible for the Rams to sign Donald to such a significant contract with so little cap space in 2022.
And by adding void years, the Rams were actually able to lower Donald’s cap hit from $26.75 million to $24 million this year, a savings of $2.75 million.
A similar approach was taken with Robinson’s deal. He has two void years in 2025 and 2026, with a dead cap charge of $5.6 million in 2025. But his cap hit this year is just $4.3 million compared to $18 million-plus in the following two seasons.
The Rams didn’t use void years with Wagner, but they gave him a much longer deal than expected. It’s a five-year pact worth $50 million, but only $10 million is fully guaranteed at signing. And his 2023 salary of $7.5 million becomes guaranteed next March, so as of now, they’ve really only committed $10 million to him and his cap hit is just $2.5 million in 2022.
Effectively, they can make it a one-year, $10 million deal or a two-year deal worth $7.5 million, depending on whether they want to keep him on the team in 2023; the assumption is that they will. From there, Wagner won’t have much guaranteed money left, with most of his pay coming in base salaries and incentives.
Stafford’s contract is heavily back-loaded, which was helped by a $60 million signing bonus. That gets prorated over the five years, allowing the Rams to spread out the money instead of counting most of it on the cap in 2022. As a result, his cap hit is only $13.5 million this year before rising to $20 million in 2023 and about $50 million in each of the final three years.
The structure of Kupp’s deal hasn’t yet been reported, but it’s assumed that the Rams worked it in a similar way as the other contracts they gave out this offseason. A big signing bonus, a lower cap hit in 2022 and plenty of money at the end of the contract.
So even though the Rams were projected to be $13 million over the cap back in February and they’ve gone most of the offseason without an abundance of space, they still managed to sign all five of these stars – as well as other players such as Brian Allen and Joe Noteboom.
A big reason for that is the fact that they lowered Donald’s cap hit by $2.75 million and Stafford’s by $9.5 million thanks to their new extensions. You don’t expect lucrative extensions to actually help a team financially in the current year, but that’s what these deals did for the Rams.
They have owner Stan Kroenke in part to thank, too. He’s willing to pay these players, with much of that money coming up front in the form of signing bonuses. Those are prorated throughout the contract, but they’re paid to the player right away, and the owner of the team must have the funds to make that happen.
There’s validity in the statement that the “salary cap is a myth,” and the Rams are a good example of teams being able to field a star-studded roster despite needing to stay under the cap. But make no mistake, the bill will come due eventually. It did with Jared Goff, whose deal was a colossal mistake for the Rams. It did with Todd Gurley, too, whose contract was equally bad for the organization.
In 2024, these are the biggest cap hits the Rams will have on the books:
Donald: $31.2 million
Ramsey: $26.7 million
Stafford: $49.5 million
Floyd: $22.5 million
Robinson: $18.6 million
Noteboom: $17 million
They’ll be able to get out of some of those deals if they want to by cutting players, but not without hefty dead cap charges. And if all goes well, they won’t want to cut them.
What the Rams are planning for is for the salary cap to keep going up each year. It typically increases by about $10-12 million per year, and it could go up even more dramatically in the next 2-3 years thanks to the league’s new TV and broadcasting deals.
In that case, the Rams will have more money to play with, thus softening the blow of the sizable contracts they’ve given out.
It’s all been calculated and planned for by the higher-ups in the Rams’ front office. They know exactly what they’re doing and what the team can afford. Now, it’s up to the players to deliver on those deals and make them worth the money.
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Song Hae, a South Korean TV presenter who was beloved for decades as the warm-humored emcee of a nationally televised singing contest, has died at the age of 95. KBS had been reportedly trying to persuade Song to stay as it resumed new recordings for the show last week. Born in 1927 in what is now the North Korean town of Jaeryong, Song was among the possibly millions of North Korean refugees who escaped to the South during the 1950-53 Korean War.
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Davis joined the Auburn Tigers as a part of their 2015 recruiting class. Ultimately, the Florida native chose the Tigers over both Florida and Georgia in his recruitment process. Oddly enough, Davis was recruited to be a running back. After arriving on the Plains, he would quickly make the transition to cornerback.
Over the four years that Davis played for the Tigers, he recorded 150 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and eight interceptions. After his senior season ended, he would be signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs. He would spend two months on the team’s practice squad before doing the same with the Dolphins.
The only stats that Davis recorded in an NFL game came in November of 2021 against the Carolina Panthers. He recorded two tackles in that game. It is evident that the success hasn’t translated into the league, but the Auburn faithful hopes that his career will be revitalized once he receives a new opportunity elsewhere.
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STORY: The students dressed in ball gowns performed to a popular Ukrainian song "Mriya" (dream) by singer Jerry Heil. A video of their performance has been shared by many on social media.School No. 134 was heavily damaged by a fire during fighting just days after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Ukraine media reported.Students had to finish the school year in online classes attending from home.
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Former Auburn DB waived by the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday
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Rick Spielman
In 2020, the Cincinnati Bengals finished their season 4-11-1 with first overall pick Joe Burrow missing the final six games of the year due to a torn ACL.
With a healthy Burrow entering his second-year and first-round pick Ja’Marr Chase for 2021, the Bengals made an unexpected run to the Super Bowl that resulted in a loss to the loaded Los Angeles Rams.
A quick jump like that has other teams believing that they can do something similar. In a conversation with Pro Football Focus’ Doug Kyed, former Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman predicted that the Miami Dolphins could do so in 2022.
“They’ve got a really good defense,” Spielman said. “The (Xavien) Howard contract dilemma is done, so that should be a non-factor. I think (Jevon) Holland is going to be a young, rising potential Pro Bowl-type talent at the safety position. And then what they did on offense with going to get Hill and Cedrick Wilson, and they got a Pro Bowl-type tight end, pass-catching tight end (in Mike Gesicki) and they helped the offensive line by signing Connor Williams from Dallas and going to get Armstead from New Orleans to solidify the left tackle position. Then they got whole different types of running backs. … It’s (Mike) McDaniel’s first year as the head coach, but if he can do what he did in San Francisco with that run game, that takes a lot of pressure off Tua (Tagovailoa).
“And then I think you just have to ask yourself, does Tua have more upside or more potential than Garoppolo? And what he (McDaniel) did with Garoppolo and if he can elevate his game because Garoppolo got them to the NFC Championship game last year. But they had a good offensive line, they had a really good running game. That’s why I’m excited to see what he will do with Tyreek Hill and with some of these weapons in the running back room, how he’s going to utilize those guys. I think Miami may surprise a lot of people, too, and rise up through it.”
Miami finished the 2021 season with a 9-8 record, which doesn’t tell the whole story. The Dolphins had a seven-game losing streak and a seven-game winning streak over the course of the year, making it one of the strangest seasons a team has had.
As Spielman noted, the Dolphins have done a lot to add talent this offseason, and McDaniel’s offense is one that’s extremely friendly to quarterbacks. A lot of the pressure that had been on Tagovailoa’s shoulders the last two seasons should fall off in this situation.
“I think this type of offense will help Tua to take it to another level,” Spielman said. “There’s no question, and everybody saw the talent that he had at Alabama. It’s just a matter of him growing into the position at the NFL level, and I think that Mike will do a great job as far as getting him to get the ball out of his hands to make quick decisions to get into a rhythm because I think he’s pretty good if he’s got a run game going. He can get into rhythm, they can evolve in the play-action pass, take the shots downfield when there is. But it takes so much pressure just off that quarterback when you’ve got a strong run game and you can do play action.”
The former Crimson Tide quarterback still needs to perform, and he knows that.
With all of the improvements that the conference made, as a whole, this offseason, it’s obviously a longshot that the Dolphins accomplish the same things that the Bengals did last year. All fans are asking for is a chance.
Rinus VeeKay launched his American racing career with Oconomowoc-based Pabst Racing Services in 2017 and made lifetime friendships.
Aaron Donald contemplated retirement but instead decided to return to the Rams on a new deal that makes him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history.
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The New York Giants will look a lot different on each side of the football this season with a new coaching staff and a slew of new faces on both offense and defense.
One of the biggest changes has been on defense where Wink Martindale, one of the NFL’s most prestigious coordinators, has been brought in to make the Giants a top unit.
Martindale is known for his versatile and groundbreaking tactics in which he deploys his full roster of players in unusual ways.
One of the players that stands to benefit from Martindale’s plan is safety Julian Love, who has been lining up all over the field this spring.
“I think the strength is that a lot of guys can do a lot of different things in a lot of positions,” Love said this week. “We have some guys who are talented in terms of things that they do, and I think Wink is doing a good job or we’re getting to the point we’re doing a good job of mixing it up to keep offenses guessing as opposed to kind of pigeonholing guys into one spot, into one role, into one thing they do on a certain defensive call.
“It’s allowing guys to play free, play loose, and we’ve got some juice going, which is exciting. I think that’s the biggest change. We’re excited to make plays, and we’re celebrating that.”
That is good to know for Giant fans who are a bit nervous after the team has had to part ways with many reliable veterans, especially in the secondary.
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The Minnesota Vikings wrapped up their spring practices on Wednesday with the last day of mandatory minicamp. Now, they’ll scatter for a little rest and recuperation and prepare to hit the ground running later this summer at training camp.
After spending weeks singing the offense’s praises, the defense got a little shine as the intensity stepped up a bit.
It’s hard to envision the unit not being any better than it was last season, at the very least. That obviously isn’t saying a lot considering how badly they struggled in 2021. But improvement on the defensive side of the ball could obviously be a turning point for the team.
It’ll be interesting to see what things look like when they return from break and the pads come on. Here are some highlights and notes from the final day of minicamp.
Defense "stealing a second" on plays
After practice on Wednesday, legendary cornerback Patrick Peterson talked about the defense focusing on “stealing a second” from opposing quarterbacks.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins vouched that it was working when speaking with the media. He admitted the disguised looks he was seeing on the other side of the ball made his job “difficult” when under center at practice.
The veteran signal-caller compared it to the Denver Broncos defense from nearly a year ago, when the two teams held joint practices together at training camp. Donatell was the coach of that defense as well at the time, and it was a unit that thrived off confusing the quarterback.
“It’s really muddy. So when you drop back, you don’t quite know what you’re getting,” Cousins said. “Obviously as a quarterback—but at any position on offense—you want to know what you’re getting. And they’re doing a good job with disguise, making everything look the same. …I think it’s a great scheme, and they do a great job. It just makes practice difficult.”
Facing Donatell’s defense on a daily basis should only help Cousins and the offense get better. The best defenses in the league are typically great at disguising coverages and making opposing quarterbacks think for an extra second.
This is one of those cases where the Vikings are hoping iron sharpens iron.
Cine gets in first-team work
Lewis Cine got to work in side-by-side with six-time Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith at practice.
Just the sight of “The Hitman” lining up next to the hard-hitting rookie that claimed he wanted to “stack bodies” is an intimidating one for an offense.
There was never a doubt the Vikings wanted to get Cine involved as soon as possible with the starting unit. Yes, Camryn Bynum is really good, and the team will likely use all three in specialized defensive schemes. But the line of thinking is that Cine will move into that second spot and consistently contribute alongside Smith.
He had a pass break-up on the field on Wednesday, but the real fun will begin when the pads come on at training camp. That’s when we’ll get a better understanding of where Cine is in his rookie development.
Greg Joseph responding to pressure
There’s $2.4 million (RFA tender) hanging in the balance of Greg Joseph winning the starting kicking job for the Vikings. Even with rookie Gabe Brkic nipping at his heels, the veteran kicker is responding well to pressure.
Per The Athletic’s Chad Graff, Brkic’s leg strength is clearly evident, but he’s also struggling with accuracy right now, while Joseph routinely made “all four of his field goal attempts Wednesday.”
Keep in mind, there’s still a long way to go in this competition. Brkic could just as easily regather himself over the break and come back stronger in training camp. But as of right now, it looks like it’ll be Joseph’s job to lose.
Rough drive-ender for Mond
Kellen Mond ended up on the wrong side of the highlight reel when an errant throw led to him getting picked off by cornerback Parry Nickerson.
The play came not long after he converted a nice 17-yard pass to receiver Albert Wilson to keep the chains moving on a third-and-5.
Some will obviously make more out of the play than it really is at the moment. It’s only the final day of minicamp, and Mond, who was virtually invisible last year, is adjusting on the fly to a new opportunity with a new offense.
In many ways, this could be seen as his actual rookie season with the Vikings. While he’s shown flashes of improvement in practice, it’s still clearly going to take time before we have a fair assessment of him.
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Center Garrett Bradbury, the Vikings' 2019 first-round draft pick, is entering a contract year after the team declined a fifth-year option this spring. So far, he has been the unquestioned starter entering his fourth season, but that doesn't mean he's looking to be the same player. After three inconsistent seasons to begin his NFL career, Bradbury said he's enjoying learning a "completely new" ...
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll may have an outdated philosophy on offense, but he’s still one of the best in the sport at what he does. Seattle has had more success over the last 12 years than any other team in the NFC and it’s no accident that Carroll has been right in the middle of it.
Heading into the 2022 season, Carroll has been ranked the fifth-best coach in the NFL by Pro Football Focus, trailing only Bill Belichick, John Harbaugh, Andy Reid and for some reason Kliff Kingsbury. PFF projects Carroll as having a record of 9.9 wins and 7.1 losses with an average roster.
“While Carroll’s tenure in Seattle will certainly be defined by the Legion of Boom years, it is worth appreciating that the Seahawks have managed to field solid defenses for the better part of a decade. His tenure will also be defined by the “Let Russ Cook” movement, which advocated for giving now-Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson more opportunities to shine amid Carroll’s noted reliance on the running game.”
Mike Tomlin should probably be where Kingsbury is, but that’s an article for another day.
Carroll remains one of the top defensive minds in the game and these Seahawks have only had a losing record once in the last 10 years. If he can find his new franchise quarterback sooner rather than later there’s no reason they can’t be a championship contender again under his direction.
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With the addition of Davante Adams, the Raiders suddenly have one of the best groups of pass-catchers in the league. No other team in the NFL has a receiver as productive as Adams, the best pure slot receiver in the league in Hunter Renfrow and a dynamic pass-catching tight end like Darren Waller.
In a recent article by Ben Linsey of Pro Football Focus, he ranked all 32 teams’ receiving corps heading into the 2022 season. It should be noted that he included the tight end position, as well.
So where did the Raiders finish compared to the rest of the league? Linsey put them at No. 5. Here is what he had to say about the much-improved unit heading into the 2022 season:
As long as Derek Carr can stay upright, the Raiders should be able to put up a ton of points this season. They have finally surrounded him with the right type of weapons and they have a group of receivers who fit well with one another.
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The Baltimore Ravens have been able to see quarterback Lamar Jackson grow and flourish over the course of his four-year career in the NFL. Now entering his fifth season, Jackson is set to play on the fifth-year option, which marks the last year of his rookie contract.
On Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey’s podcast “Studio 44“, the cornerback was joined by his teammate in tight end Mark Andrews to discuss a plethora of topics. One was a conversation surrounding the quarterback play that Andrews has had over the course of his football career, from Baker Mayfield in college to Lamar Jackson in the NFL. During the back and forth, both Humphrey and Andrews expressed that they want Jackson in Baltimore for a long time, with Andrews calling the former Louisville star his “QB for life”.
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Jackson has yet to sign any sort of extension with the Ravens, and doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to do so. It appears as if the quarterback is betting on himself in hopes of having a phenomenal 2022 season, and if he does just that he could earn himself quite a lot of money. The organization seems ready to get a deal done, Jackson has expressed interest in staying, and his teammates want him around for the long-haul too.
The iconic shoes from Michael Jordan's rookie campaign in 1985 are now up for auction.
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It seems that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky isn’t fazed by the Steelers choice to draft former Pitt star Kenny Pickett in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Trubisky spoke to the media on Wednesday and made it clear he is confident and comfortable in the offense and is preparing to be the starter this season.
The road to the Steelers was interesting for Trubisky. After being selected No. 2 overall in the 2017 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, things didn’t go according to plan. Rather than saving the Bears, Trubisky found himself a backup in Buffalo last season, hoping to get another shot as a starter.
This season is a perfect opportunity for Trubisky to turn things around. The Steelers offense fits his skills perfectly and the Pittsburgh offensive skill players are among the best in the AFC.
It’s hard to imagine where Trubisky doesn’t give the Steelers the best chance to win, at least early in the season. Pickett might be the future but don’t be shocked if the Steelers have themselves something of a problem when Trubisky plays much better than anticipated and doesn’t just give up his starting spot.
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Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky on his role: ‘I’m preparing to be the starter’
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One of the popular conspiracy theories that swirled around Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady this offseason involved a rumor that he was in discussions to become part of the ownership group for the Miami Dolphins, and potentially even play quarterback for them, as well.
Brady, of course, ended up returning to the Bucs for a third season instead, but many still wondered if the GOAT might have ended up in Miami if not for a lawsuit filed against the NFL by former head coach Brian Flores, one that included startling accusations against Dolphins owner Stephen Ross.
After Thursday’s minicamp practice, Brady was asked about the Dolphins rumors, as well as his future plans after football (via Rick Stroud, Tampa Bay Times):
Who knows what those discussion were all about, and what potential options Brady had on the table before deciding to return to Tampa Bay, and then inking a record-breaking deal to call NFL games for Fox Sports after he eventually retires for real.
What is clear is that Brady’s sole focus at the moment is getting the Bucs back to the Super Bowl.
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Former Alabama wide receiver, Jameson Williams, was selected No. 12 overall in the first round of the NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
In a newly released behind the scenes that the Lions posted to their Youtube page, you can watch an hour’s worth of previously unseen footage from draft night.
In the video, you can see the Lions making the call to trade up to No. 12 with the Vikings. You can also watch the Lions’ staff rejoice when the Saints don’t take Williams and they realize he will be falling to them.
It is safe to say the entire organization believes in Williams.
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WATCH: The moment the Detroit Lions traded up to draft Jameson Williams
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Class of 2024 quarterback prospect CJ Carr is one of the best rising juniors in the country. Carr, who is ranked as a five-star recruit, plays football for Saline High School in Saline, Michigan.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound quarterback threw 28 touchdowns and only four interceptions in 2021. Carr is ready to make a commitment. He plans to commit on June 9 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
The five-star quarterback will decide between Michigan, Georgia, Notre Dame, LSU, Michigan State, and Wisconsin. CJ Carr is expected to commit to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which could upset some Michigan fans.
Why would losing CJ Carr to a historic rival be so painful for Michigan? Carr not only has a very strong connection to the University of Michigan, but is also the top class of 2024 recruit in Michigan.
CJ Carr’s grandfather is Lloyd Carr, who played quarterback for the Wolverines for one season after spending three years at Missouri. Lloyd Carr coached at Michigan from 1980-2007. Carr served as Michigan’s head coach from 1995-2007 and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Michigan Wolverines head coach Lloyd Carr coached Tom Brady and other great players during his career. His grandson, CJ, is ready to decide where he will play college football. Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports
CJ Carr will create his own legacy. Perhaps it will be easier for him to do so away from Michigan. Carr has a lot to talent. He’s the No. 5 quarterback in the class of 2024 and the No. 20 overall recruit. Carr has scholarship offers from Minnesota, Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin, and more.
Carr has every right to pick his own path, but is obviously very familiar with the Michigan program. The Wolverines were the first school to offer the five-star quarterback.
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He’s grown up with the “C” emblazoned on his jersey, taking over the responsibility at just 19 years, 286 days old.
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5-star Michigan HS quarterback CJ Carr is ready to commit
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Any college football fan is well aware of the name james laurinaitis. The former Ohio State linebacker was a three-time consensus All-American, a Lott Trophy winner, Butkus Award winner, and Bronco Nagurski Trophy winner while also being a two-time Big Ten defensive player of the year with the Buckeyes.
Laurinaitis played eight seasons in the NFL with the Rams and Saints and this past off-season was brought in by his former Ohio State teammate Marcus Freeman to join Notre Dame’s support staff.
During Notre Dame’s collection of camps this week Laurinaitis, who was named to the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ballot earlier this week, showed that he’s still plenty able to get low and wrap up while demonstrating a tackling drill.
Great form clearly shown here by an all-time great.
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Legendary Ohio State linebacker joining Notre Dame staff
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Nick Cannon isn't done being a new dad. The 41-year-old TV host revealed that he is expecting even more children this year on Tuesday's episode of the "Lip Service" podcast. Nick, who welcomed three children in 2021, then suggested he plans on breaking that personal record for 2022. Besides addressing more babies in his future, the comedian also opened up about his previous remarks that his therapist told him he should be celibate, and how he tried, but that ended a while ago.
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You’d be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of active coaches more accomplished than Brian Kelly entering the 2022 season.
The longtime Notre Dame and new LSU head man is the third-winningest active coach in FBS at 263, just two shy of North Carolina’s Mack Brown and six behind Alabama’s Nick Saban. He’s been named the national coach of the year twice and is one of just seven coaches with multiple appearances in the College Football Playoff, though he’s still searching for his first national title at the Division I level — he won two at Division II Grand Valley State.
Sporting News’ Bill Bender, who listed his top 10 coaches in college football on The Paul Finebaum Show, ranked Kelly at No. 6 entering the 2022 season. That puts him behind Saban, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Georgia’s Kirby Smart, Ohio State’s Ryan Day and Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell.
Three of those five have titles, and the remaining two — Day and Fickell — have had very impressive tenures at their respective schools and tout three combined CFP appearances. Interestingly, Kelly ranks just above Lincoln Riley, who left Oklahoma for USC after a flirtation with LSU and was seen a the first choice for Tigers athletic director Scott Woodward.
Woodward ended up making an aggressive move after all in bringing one of the most touted coaches in the country to the bayou. Now it’s time to see if that “go big or go home” strategy will pay off for LSU as Kelly looks to become the fourth consecutive Tigers coach to win a national title.
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Last month the NFL and NFLPA ratified new roster rules for the 2022 NFL season. One rule change flew a bit under the radar as it relates to the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive line composition this upcoming season.
Previously, when players were placed on the reserve/PUP list at the onset of the season, they would not be allowed to return to practice for a 21-day window with the team until six regular-season games had elapsed. This season, the NFL will allow players on the reserve/PUP list to return after just four regular-season games have elapsed.
We don’t yet know the status of RT Lucas Niang for the 2022 NFL season. Niang suffered a torn patellar tendon in Week 17 of last season, which is a notoriously difficult injury for a big man to come back from. He remains a non-participant in OTA practices and isn’t expected to participate in Mandatory Minicamp next week due to the injury.
The latest update on Niang from Chiefs GM Brett Veach was an optimistic one, citing that he was on schedule in his recovery back in April. He also said it wasn’t outside of the realm of possibility that he could be ready to return late in training camp.
Should the Chiefs opt to play things safe with Niang and his injury, they could place him on the reserve/PUP list and ease him back into action under these new rules. He’d still be allowed to attend team meetings and use team facilities for rehab and recovery work, but the team wouldn’t be able to activate his 21-day practice window until the onset of Week 5. That means the team could realistically see Niang back in the fold well before the bye week.
This could add another level of depth and complexity to the right tackle position in Kansas City. Andrew Wylie has been playing with the starting unit at that spot during OTAs with Niang sidelined. Geron Christian is playing left tackle while Orlando Brown Jr. is away from the team.
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Chiefs could see advantages of new reserve/PUP rules with Lucas Niang
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Golden, CO, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected 20 leaders to participate in its 2022 Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs), which provides nontechnical businesses, governmental, and community leaders an opportunity to learn about advanced energy technologies, analytical tools, and financing to guide their organizations and communities in energy-related decisions and planning. A four-month program
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Jonathan Allen doesn't get the 'terrible reputation' that follows Carson Wentz
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Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, called for the resignation or dismissal of Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio for his Wednesday comments about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
"It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated," Johnson said in a statement. "His comments could not have been more offensive and ignorant. The January 6th insurrection – an attempted coup – was far from a 'dust-up'. Each day we learn more and more on just how close our democracy came to autocracy. Downplaying the insurrection by comparing it to nationwide protests, which were in response to a public lynching, is twisted. You can’t coach a majority Black team while turning your back on the Black community. It's time for you to pack up and step off the field."
Del Rio apologized for his comments, which were in response to a question about a tweet where he asked for the "whole story" about protests during the summer of 2020. Those protests – some of which were attended by NFL players – were in response to the murder of George Floyd and countless other Black lives at the hands of law enforcement.
“People’s livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down, no problem,” Del Rio said after Wednesday's practice. “And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down — and we’re going to make that a major deal.
“Referencing that situation as a dust up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry," Del Rio later said in his apology statement. "I stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect, and support all my fellow coaches, payers, and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions.”
For reference, five Capitol police officers died and at least four members of the crowd died following the Jan. 6 protest. Almost 20 people died over a 14-day period of protests in the summer of 2020, with damages exceeding $1 billion, according to Forbes.
The response around the NFL included indifference among the Commanders and frustration from outside the team. Head coach Ron Rivera refused to address Del Rio's comments and said that "everyone's entitled to their own opinion." Commanders defensive lineman Jonathan Allen agreed with his coach and said "you can have a difference of opinion and still respect one another."
Former NFL wide receiver Doug Baldwin tweeted that Del Rio was "ignorant," while former Commanders running back and Super Bowl XXVI champion Brian Mitchell asked Rivera to "get his defensive coordinator in check" and called Del Rio a "damn liar." Seattle Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett only tweeted "Wow ..." in response to the video of Del Rio.
The Commanders have yet to officially respond to the NCAAP or Del Rio's comments.
Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is under fire for his comments about Jan. 6. (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
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NFL: NAACP calls for Jack Del Rio to resign for Jan. 6 comments
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Being the starting quarterback of a team that can only win four games in each of its past two seasons can affect public perception.
According to Cody Benjamin from CBS Sports, the Houston Texans’ Davis Mills is the worst starting quarterback in the AFC, and Benjamin fully admits part of the problem has been the talent Mills has worked with, not so much the signal caller himself.
This is perhaps more an indictment of the situation in which Mills finds himself, as Houston looks as if it’ll struggle to improve upon its 4-13 finish from 2021, turning to 64-year-old Lovie Smith, who hasn’t posted a winning record since 2012, as the latest figurehead of a curious rebuild. To be fair, the Stanford product stood tall despite a bad supporting cast as a rookie, and his size and requisite arm talent offer promise. But to what end, when his lineup is again littered with replacement-level veterans?
The Texans made investments to upgrade their offense, which would have been the case regardless of how Houston viewed Mills. The Texans signed free agent guard A.J. Cann and drafted first-round guard Kenyon Green from Texas A&M. The Texans also drafted a second-round receiver in John Metchie, although he is rehabbing from a torn ACL sustained last December. Houston’s most subtle contribution to giving Mills more weapons is the selection of fourth-round running back Dameon Pierce, who averaged 5.7 yards and per carry and scored 13 rushing touchdowns in his final year at Florida.
Across the rest of the AFC South, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence placed No. 12. The Indianapolis Colts’ Matt Ryan was No. 10. The Tennessee Titans’ Ryan Tannehill was just a notch ahead at No. 9. The highest-ranked quarterback from the 2021 draft class was the New England Patriots’ Mac Jones at No. 11.
Master P Vows To Help 'Millions' Struggling With Drug Addiction In Honor Of His Late Daughter
Master P has decided that it is time to celebrate his late daughter, Tytyana Miller’s life and paid tribute to her during a recent concert appearance Tuesday evening.
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Texans’ Davis Mills ranked the worst starting quarterback in the AFC
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No. 1 Tennessee (56-7) will host Notre Dame (38-14) in a NCAA baseball tournament Super Regional June 10-12 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Both schools have tradition-rich football programs.
Throughout Tennessee’s football history, one student-athlete has played for the Vols from South Bend, Indiana, the home of the University of Notre Dame.
Running back Sam Henderson signed with the Vols from South Bend, Indiana. He played at Riley High School in South Bend. After graduating from Riley, Henderson attended Tennessee Military Institute.
Henderson played for Tennessee from 1982-85, winning the 1985 Southeastern Conference championship.
“There was a coach on Tennessee’s staff (John Julies) that coached in South Bend while I was in middle school and was aware of me,” Henderson told Vols Wire of his recruitment by Tennessee. “He (Julies) ended up on the Tennessee staff and told them about me.
“I went to a prep school after graduation in Tennessee where UT really then got in the picture. At that point, coach (Phillip) Fulmer started the process of recruiting me. Coach (Johnny) Majors told me that I needed to be a Vol during our meeting.”
Dan Devine’s final season as Notre Dame’s head coach was in 1980. The Fighting Irish hired Gerry Faust in 1981.
Henderson said Notre Dame was not a school in his recruitment.
“They were going through a coaching change,” Henderson said of Notre Dame. “I visited Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina State, Memphis, Purdue, and Tennessee.
“My final choices came down to Tennessee and Purdue. The weather won out. I got stuck in a snow storm while on my visit to Purdue. I visited Knoxville in late January and it was 60 degrees, and the program was on the uptick and the campus was beautiful.”
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The Colorado Avalanche returned to practice Thursday after sweeping the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final.
Gabriel Landeskog kept his patience even as everyone scattered in every direction at practice. Captain Gabe radiates cool as the longtime leader of a Colorado Avalanche team headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2001. It's a style that served another longtime captain well in Joe Sakic, who led the Avalanche to a pair of Stanley Cup titles (1996, ‘01) and is now the team’s general manager.
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Red Wings sign gigantic Swedish prospect Elmer Soderblom, paving path to North America
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We’ve already covered the Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes, Seattle Kraken, Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators. Today we examine the Detroit Red Wings.
The Detroit Red Wings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a sixth straight season. This marks the team’s second-longest postseason drought in franchise history. Detroit missed the playoffs seven straight years from 1970-71 to 1976-77. The Red Wings finished 25h overall with a record of 32-40-10 in 2021-22.
Goals against was the biggest problem for Detroit this past season. The team allowed the second-most goals against per game played (3.78) and tied for 30th with an .888 save percentage. Only three teams surrendered more goals against at 5-on-5 (205) than the Red Wings. Detroit’s penalty kill also permitted 59 goals, which tied them for the fourth-highest total in the league. The Wings were shorthanded 225 times in 2021-22 and finished with the worst penalty kill percentage (73.8%).
Goaltenders Alex Nedeljkovic and Thomas Greiss weren't able to find much consistency between the pipes. They also didn’t get much help from their teammates defensively, while facing the second-most scoring chances against at 5-on-5 and the seventh-most high-danger scoring against at 5-on-5. Only four teams gave up more shots against than Detroit did in all situations.
Despite the team’s struggles in the defensive zone, Moritz Seider was a big bright spot. The rookie blueliner finishing fourth on the team in scoring with 50 points and he led Detroit with 43 assists in 82 games. Seider is the favorite to win the Calder Trophy after showcasing his excellent all-around game, while logging just over 23 minutes of ice time per match.
There were other positives for the team offensively, but they still struggled for the most part in that regard over the course of the season. Detroit ranked 25th in the NHL with a goals for per game played with 2.77. Dylan Larkin led the club with 31 goals and 69 points over 71 appearances. Tyler Bertuzzi produced 30 goals and 62 points in 68 outings, while Lucas Raymond accounted for 23 goals and 57 points across 82 contests in his first NHL season. There wasn’t a great deal of offensive support beyond that group, but Robby Fabbri and Jakub Vrana deserve honorable mentions. Fabbri had 17 goals and 30 points despite being limited to 56 games, while Vrana managed 13 goals and 19 points in 26 matches following shoulder surgery
Detroit’s issues offensively unsurprisingly extended to the power play, which ranked 26th with a success rate of 16.3%. The team ranked 27th in goals scored on the man advantage (37). It also proved to be difficult for the Red Wings to mount comebacks. They tied for fourth on losses in trailing after the first period (27) and tied for 25th in winning percentage (.081) when trailing after two periods. Slow starts were a problem as well for the Red Wings. They finished last in the league in goals scored during the first period (51) and tied for 27th in scoring the first goal of the game (35).
It was another tough season for Detroit in 2021-22, especially down the stretch, and it ended up costing head coach Jeff Blashill his job. The team had a sub-.500 points percentage in each of his final six seasons after losing in the opening round of the postseason during his first year behind the bench. There are plenty of good coaching options out there at the moment for GM Steve Yzerman to target.
Yzerman has some strong pieces to build around on the Red Wings, with other very good prospects potentially coming up in the system in the near future. Detroit is also armed with plenty of cap space, but they have some key players approaching unrestricted free agency. There are still some question marks surrounding the group and there could very well be more growing pains coming on the ice, but the Wings are a team that appears to be heading in the right direction.
Alex Nedeljkovic - Nedeljkovic finished third in Calder Trophy voting in 2020-21 after shining in 23 appearances with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was acquired by Detroit in the offseason in what was widely considered to be a strong move. However, playing for the Hurricanes is very different than playing for the Red Wings and Nedeljkovic’s numbers took a big hit. There were patches when his play was superb, but he wasn’t able to provide Detroit with much reliability en route to a .901 save percentage and 3.31 goals-against average. As previously mentioned, he didn’t get much in the way of support offensively or defensively, but more will be expected from him. He was brought in to provide some stability between the pipes and he has the ability to do just that. Detroit may provide him with some help in the offseason and could be in the market for a goaltender who can share starts with him because Greiss is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.
Tyler Bertuzzi - Bertuzzi reached career-highs in 2021-22 with 30 goals, 32 assists, 62 points, 180 shots and 19:53 of average ice time per game. Unfortunately, he was limited to 68 appearances and his absences hurt the team. The Red Wings went 3-11-0 without him in the lineup, including a mark of 2-7-0 for matches that took place on the road in Canada. Bertuzzi was not able to travel to games in Canada because he wasn’t vaccinated for COVID-19. There have been trade rumors surrounding him for a while now and he will be eligible for unrestricted free agency after the 2022-23 campaign. It will be interesting to see if Detroit views him as a key member of the team moving forward.
Jakub Vrana - Vrana has amassed 21 goals and 30 points in 37 appearances for Detroit since he was acquired from Washington during the 2020-21 season. He wasn’t able to make his debut this past campaign until Mar. 8 because of shoulder surgery, but he hit the ground running with 10 markers and 14 points in his first 16 outings. Vrana ended up with 13 goals and six helpers in 26 contests to go along with 65 shots. He has the ability to be a driving force for the Red Wings offensively and his role could increase in 2022-23 under a new head coach.
Pius Suter - Suter notched 15 goals and 36 points in 82 games during his first season as a member of the Red Wings. He signed a two-year, $6.5 million deal with the team after he didn’t receive a qualifying offer from Chicago. Suter had 14 goals and 27 points over 55 matches with the Blackhawks during his first NHL season. Suter, who will be eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer, will need to be better in 2022-23 to secure himself a new deal and he could someone to monitor if he remains the second-line center for Detroit. He had some productive stretches this past season, but he was unable to maintain much consistency.
The 7 Best Miles Teller Movies For New 'Top Gun: Maverick' Converts
Now that 'Top Gun: Maverick' has become a certified blockbuster, it's time to get acquainted with the best Miles Teller movies of his young but impressive career.
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As the summer recruiting periods begin, new names are already popping up on college basketball recruiting boards. For the UNC basketball program and Hubert Davis, there are a few interesting players beginning their recruitment with the Tar Heels.
One of those players is consensus top-30 big man in the 2024 class James Brown. The 6-foot-9 center from St. Rita (IL) is ranked No. 27 in the 247Sports Composite rankings and is as high as No. 19 in the Rivals class of 2024 rankings.
Brown already holds offers from DePaul, Florida, Providence, Iowa, Kansas State, LSU, Wisconsin, Illinois and more. He is also invited to the USA Basketball U17 tryouts later this month.
While UNC hasn’t extended an offer, it has begun the relationship building process, according to On3.com.
“I know a lot historically about the program, with their success and their many great players but that’s another school I’m prepared to learn a lot about,” Brown said of UNC. “That’s a school that I like, even outside of their basketball success but educational success as well. That’s something that’s really important to me and my family, athletics, but education as well. I’m really excited to get to know Coach (Hubert) Davis and his staff and the whole Carolina program.”
College coaches can’t contact class of 2024 recruits directly until June 15 so much of the communication up to this point has come through Brown’s coaches.
Up to this point, Brown has visited Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
His recruitment is barely underway, however, and with the likes of North Carolina getting involved, you can expect his recruitment to skyrocket soon.
Another blue blood that has reached out? Duke. Could this eventually be another battle between the two in-state rivals? Time will tell.
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FILE - Teammates George Thompson (24) and Pat Smith (11) of Marquette leap for rebound in the first half of a college basketball against Marshall University at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 16, 1967. Thompson, who played for Marquette from 1967-69 and remains one of the programs all-time leading scorers, has died. He was 74. Marquette announced Thompson died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at his Milwaukee home due to complications from diabetes. (AP Photo)
MILWAUKEE (AP) George Thompson, who played for Marquette from 1967-69 and remains one of the program's all-time leading scorers, has died. He was 74.
''George is really the one who got everything started at Marquette,'' current coach Shaka Smart said in a statement. ''There aren't words that can express how important he was to this program. The reverence with which former players and fans alike speak of George is second to none. We've lost a true legend.''
''George's name is synonymous with Marquette basketball,'' Marquette athletic director Bill Scholl said in a statement. ''He was part of the foundation our program was built on and his career speaks for itself. He had a lasting impact on our university, and we mourn the loss with our entire Marquette family.''
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Former Marquette basketball star George Thompson dies at 74
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After 22 years with Michigan State basketball, long-time assistant coach Mike Garland has announced his retirement. Garland served as a special assistant to Tom Izzo last year and has been on the staff since 1996, helping lead the Spartans to the 2000 National Championship, seven Final Fours, 20 NCAA Tournaments, six Big Ten Tournament Championships and 10 Big Ten Regular Season titles.
Garland released this statement on his retirement:
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Long-time Michigan State basketball assistant coach Mike Garland announces retirement
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"It’s huge to win again on the Dauphine. Today it was really hard again to catch the break. I needed all my teammates to bridge the gap and it worked out in the end. I’m really proud of my teammates."
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Grace Brown lands stage three to take overall lead at Women's Tour
Australian Grace Brown claimed her first Women's Tour stage victory and the overall lead with two days to go after a sprint finish in Welshpool.
It is the 105th edition of the Giro d'Italia, the first of the three grand tours to take place ahead of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
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Van Aert wins fifth stage to turn Dauphine screw
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If you’ve ever stumbled upon a cutup of some of the NFL’s most filthy route-runners, you’re going to notice it’s littered with Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow.
We’re talking about two receivers who seemingly couldn’t be any different in terms of what type of player they are. But who at this point are both well-known as being among the NFL’s best route-runners.
Adams is far more established as a route-runner, and thus landed atop Pro Football Focus’s list of the league’s best route-runners this offseason. Renfrow made the list as well, at number ten.
Keeping in mind the respect Adams commands as a route runner, this is what he had to say about his new teammate Renfrow on Thursday, following the team’s final minicamp practice.
“I’ve been around a lot of people like Hunter [Renfrow], but there’s never been a fourth-year [guy] with the type of football acumen that he has,” said Adams. “His awareness and understanding why he does certain things. Because, there’s people out there with a lot of talent, but they can’t sit there and break it down and tell you why they did what they did with their footwork, or the next rep why they tweaked it a little bit because of a look they had. So, his awareness, his football smarts, he’s definitely ahead of his time, so it’s actually fun.
Yes, the eight-year veteran who has been to five straight Pro Bowls and on two-straight All Pro teams is learning something from the fourth-year slot receiver coming off his first Pro Bowl.
Renfrow’s ability to make some of the best slot corners in the league look silly has mystified the league for much of his three-year career. Adams is getting to peer inside and see the type of scientific process Renfrow uses to dissect his technique as well as take advantage of what the defense gives him.
As I said yesterday, it’s time to pay this man and ensure he’s a Raider for the foreseeable future.
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Davante Adams says he has never seen receiver with ‘football acumen’ of Hunter Renfrow
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Here’s some well-deserved recognition for two underrated players in New Orleans Saints history: the team announced Thursday that wide receiver Devery Henderson and running back Fred McAfee will be inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame, with further celebrations of their accomplishments planned for the weekend of Oct. 28-30 prior to New Orleans’ Week 8 kickoff with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Additionally, longtime trainer Kevin Mangum was named the recipient of the Joe Gemelli “Fleur de Lis” award for his decades with the team. Hired way back in 1981, Mangum has seen a lot of change within the organization and shares some unique insight to the franchise’s early days. It’s great to see him get his recognition.
Henderson, 40, joined the Saints as a second round draft choice out of LSU in 2004 and spent nine seasons with New Orleans before calling it a career. He currently boasts the seventh-most receiving yards in franchise history and leads all Saints players with 200-plus career receptions in yards gained per catch (17.9). He paced the NFL in yards per catch twice, in 2006 (23.3) and 2008 (24.8), as one of the most dangerous big-play threats of his generation.
McAfee, 53, was picked in the sixth round of the 1991 draft out of Mississippi College and spent 10 years with the Saints as a player (across two different stops — he had a 5-year stop in Pittsburgh while also spending a year in both Arizona and Tampa Bay), making a name for himself on special teams after leading the team in rushing yards as a rookie (picking up 494 yards in just 9 games). He’s continued to work in New Orleans’ front office since retiring in 2006 and is entering his second year as vice president of player engagement.
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'Jurassic World Dominion' and more to watch this weekend
FYI, the best-selling Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for less than $40 right now (it's normally $50!)
This deal is huge.
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Devery Hendreson, Fred McAfee to be inducted to Saints Hall of Fame
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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul is taking a free-agent visit with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
After three straight productive seasons with the Bucs, Pierre-Paul struggled through multiple injuries last year, managing just 2.5 sacks in 12 games.
A three-time Pro Bowler, Pierre-Paul was acquired via trade from the New York Giants prior to the 2018 season in return for a third-round draft pick. He finished his tenure in Tampa Bay with 33 sacks over four seasons.
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It’s the offseason, but Kliff Kingsbury is already racking up losses to Sean McVay and the Rams.
During his media session on Thursday, the Cardinals coach told reporters that at McVay’s wedding, he tried to convince Aaron Donald to retire and Cooper Kupp to hold out.
Both players were seeking new deals from the Rams, and Kingsbury used the lavish get-together as an opportunity to try to sabotage Los Angeles’ plans to re-sign its star players to lucrative deals.
In the next four days, both Donald and Kupp signed huge new contracts with the Rams, paying them a total of $175 million combined.
The Rams have owned Kingsbury and the Cardinals since he was hired as their coach in 2019, so taking another loss to L.A. is nothing new for Arizona’s head man.
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Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf was a no-show for the start of the team’s mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. The absence came as a bit of a surprise as Metcalf was present when voluntary OTAs kicked off last month.
Coach Pete Carroll was asked about the situation following Thursday’s practice.
“It was a decision that he had to make,” Carroll told reporters. “We missed him. He had done a nice job contributing and being a part of everything we had done and then he’s not here. I can’t say much for what he hasn’t done here but we’d love to have him with us.”
Metcalf is entering the last year of his rookie contract and is likely more than aware of the price other receivers around the league have been commanding. Carroll understands the position of the young receiver.
“There’s been conversations,” Carroll said. “Pretty standard, kinda semi-quiet right now. Camp’s coming up. These are crucial weeks to get something done, we’ll see what happens and hopefully, we can work something out.”
Carroll would not comment on what actions, if any, the team would take regarding the unexcused absence.
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Chris Carson has not played since Oct. 3, because of a neck injury that required surgery. He still isn’t cleared to return to football activities, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Thursday, and the running back’s future remains in doubt. Carson is excused from the Seahawks’ mandatory minicamp after not receiving clearance last month to return [more]
Devery Hendreson and Fred McAfee will be inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame, with celebrations planned ahead of Week 8's Raiders game:
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As excited as the Rams are about extending their two biggest stars, the 49ers probably aren’t thrilled about the news – for multiple reasons.
Not only do the 49ers have to face Donald and Kupp twice a year for the next two-plus seasons, but the cost of signing two of their own cornerstones just went up. You may have heard that both Deebo Samuel and Nick Bosa are candidates to sign extensions, and while things haven’t boiled over just yet, the 49ers would be wise to extend their deals sooner rather than later.
Bosa and Samuel both reported to mandatory minicamp this week, a positive development for San Francisco. But with Bosa’s contract expiring after the 2023 season and Samuel becoming a free agent next offseason, the 49ers will need to extend their stars soon.
Being the valuable offensive playmaker that he is, Samuel is absolutely looking at Kupp’s deal as a starting point for his eventual contract – especially with his desire to play more wide receiver than running back. Kupp got $80 million over three years, but more importantly, his deal comes with $75 million guaranteed – the highest ever for a wide receiver.
You don’t think Samuel will want as much, if not more guaranteed money than Kupp got? Of course he will, and with the way the wide receiver market has been trending – 11 players are now making at least $20 million per year – he could eclipse Kupp’s contract, being a younger player, too.
And as for Bosa, he’s going to command a massive deal. He doesn’t play the same position as Donald, but he is also a defensive centerpiece for San Francisco and is unquestionably one of the top edge rushers in football.
T.J. Watt is the highest-paid edge rusher at $28 million per year, and Donald makes $3.67 million more than him annually. So for Bosa, he’s going to not only look at Watt’s deal, but also Donald’s as the floor for his next contract.
Rich Eisen broached the idea of the Rams hurting the 49ers’ leverage with these deals while interviewing Les Snead, and while Snead admitted he likes to “bruise the enemy,” he doesn’t see this as a situation that directly applies.
“Deep in the bowels, we’re definitely competitive,” Snead said. “And we like to bruise the enemy as much as possible, but I think in those situations, we’re really focused on Aaron, we’re really focused internally on us, and if we do this with Aaron, what’s second, third, fourth and fifth level domino effects from that contract and how do we work around it. And I’m sure the Niners are doing the same themselves. They’re focusing on themselves trying to build the best Niners team possible so when we do battle twice a year, it’s one of those 15-round heavyweight fights.”
Regardless, the 49ers are going to have to pay Bosa and Samuel with sizable contracts. And if the Rams’ deals with Kupp and Donald can drive the price tag up even a few million more, no one in Thousand Oaks will complain.
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After a brief retirement from the NFL, Tom Brady is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But he might have been making other plans in the offseason.
There were rumors Brady and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross discussed a plot that would lead to Brady eventually being traded to the Dolphins. If true, that would present a significant issue for the NFL. Despite the retirement, Brady was still under contract with the Buccaneers for the 2022 NFL season. Any talks between Brady and Ross about a trade would be a massive tampering violation.
Brady was asked about those Dolphins rumors Thursday, and he didn't exactly deny them.
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Brady was careful to not delve into specifics when addressing the question. He said he "had a lot of conversations with a lot of different people." He said he's held those conversations over the past three or four years to explore options once his playing career is done.
He never directly mentioned the Dolphins or Ross in his answer, but his response wasn't very convincing. He didn't deny speaking with Ross, merely saying he talked to "a lot of different people."
In being vague, Brady gave himself some wiggle room. Brady negotiated a broadcasting deal with Fox Sports once he retires from the NFL. He can easily play off those comments by saying he was referring to conversations with media companies about broadcasting roles.
Tom Brady didn't deny speaking with the Dolphins in the offseason. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Tom Brady allegedly wanted to go to Dolphins
The offseason rumors, which are unconfirmed, suggested Brady and Ross concocted a scheme that would result in Brady being traded to the Dolphins during the offseason. Those rumors could explain why Brady briefly retired for a few weeks before coming back to the Buccaneers.
The alleged scheme between Brady and Ross involved Brady faux-retiring and eventually becoming an executive with the Dolphins. From there, Brady would somehow force a trade to Miami and then unretire and quarterback the team in 2022.
It's believed the Brian Flores lawsuit against the NFL may have halted those plans. Flores sued the NFL in February, alleging racial discrimination in the league's hiring practices. The Dolphins are at the center of that lawsuit. Flores claims Ross offered to pay $100,000 for each Dolphins loss so the team would get a better draft pick. Flores did not agree to that and believes it played a role in his firing. Flores was fired after going 24-25 in three seasons with the Dolphins.
In addition to that, Flores provided evidence that the Dolphins tried to engage in tampering in the past. Flores accused Ross of setting up a meeting that involved the two men and a "prominent quarterback." Flores reportedly left the meeting upon being told the quarterback would attend. It's rumored, though unconfirmed, that quarterback was Brady. With those rumors out there, Brady and Ross couldn't go through with their alleged scheme without putting an even larger spotlight on the Dolphins and the Flores investigation.
A few weeks after the Flores lawsuit was filed, Brady came out of retirement and re-joined the Buccaneers. The NFL has not publicly discussed the Brady-Ross reports and has not stated whether it is looking into the situation.
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The Detroit Lions made a bold move in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, trading all the way up from the No. 32 overall pick to the No. 12 spot, targeting one of the most explosive playmakers in the entire class.
Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams was their prized target, and though the Lions already had an agreement in place to make the swap with the Minnesota Vikings, they still had to make sure Williams made it to that spot.
When the New Orleans Saints traded up to No. 11, the mood grew tense in the Lions’ draft room, considering their fellow NFC team was also likely to target a top pass-catcher.
When the Saints opted for Ohio State’s Chris Olave, the room erupted:
Lions general manager Brad Holmes could barely contain his excitement, repeatedly smacking the table at which he was seated.
Time will tell if Williams lives up to the hype, but it’s safe to say the Lions are thrilled they were able to add him with this blockbuster trade.
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WATCH: The moment the Lions knew they were getting Jameson Williams
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One tradition that can be seen every Saturday when Alabama takes the field is the crimson helmets with the white, block numbers on them.
No need for fancy gimmicks or flashy logos. The performance on the field is more than enough to provide fans with excitement.
Though there has been one constant helmet for over half a century now, there have been small changes made over time. Take a look at the helmets Alabama has worn over the years!
Oct 21, 1967, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Mike Hall (54) in action against the Tennessee Volunteers at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the 1967 season. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 1972, Birmingham, AL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Wilbur Jackson (80) carrying the ball against the Auburn Tigers at Legion Field during the 1966 season. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 20,1973; Birmingham, AL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive end Don Groves (91) on the field against the Tennessee Volunteers at Legion Field. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK
Unknown date and location, 1978; USA; FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jeff Rutledge (11) looks to throw during the 1978 season. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 14, 1981, State College, PA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Penn State defensive end Kirk Bowman (57) looks to sack Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Walter Lewis (10) at Beaver Stadium during 1981 season. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Walter Lewis (10) looks to throw during the 1982 season. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK
Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Mike Shula (11) looks to throw during the 1986 season. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 27,1987; Birmingham, AL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide tailback Bobby Humphrey (26) carries the ball against the Auburn Tigers at Legion Field during the Iron Bowl. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK
23 Sep 1989: Quarterback Jeff Dunn of the Alabama Crimson Tide drops back to pass during a game against the Kentucky Wildcats. Alabama won the game 15-7.
15 Sep 1990: Quarterback Gary Hollingsworth of the Alabama Crimson Tide drops back during a game against the Florida Gators at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Florida won the game 17-13.
9 NOV 1991: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA QUARTERBACK JAY BARKER WARMS UP PRIOR TO THE CRIMSON TIDE 20-17 WIN OVER LSU. Joe Patronite/ALLSPORT
Nov 26,1992; Birmingham, AL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman John Copeland (94) in action against the Auburn Tigers at Legion Field. USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 1993; New Orleans, LA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Sherman Williams (20) celebrates his touchdown with Roosevelt Patterson (77) and Steve Busky (83) during the 1993 Sugar Bowl at the Superdome against Miami Hurricanes. Alabama defeated Miami 34-13 to win the national championship. RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports
7 Dec 1996: Chris Samuels #60 of Alabama celebrates a touchdown against Florida during the first half of the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Andy Lyons/Allsport
7 Nov 1998: Running back Shaun Alexander #37 of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs with the ball during a game against the Louisiana State Tigers at the Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 22-16. Vincent Laforet /Allsport
14 Oct 2000: Dante Ellington #65 of the Alabama Crimson Tide moves on the line as Quarterback Andrew Zow #5 tosses the ball during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at the Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated the Rebels 45-7.Mandatory Credit: Blake Sims /Allsport
Safety Brooks Daniels #18 of the Alabama Crimson Tide jumps above his teammates before the NCAA football game against the Oklahoma Sooners on September 7, 2002, at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Crimson Tide 37-27. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Jan 1, 2006; Dallas, Texas USA; Alabama Crimson wide receiver (81) Keith Brown catches a pass for a touchdown against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Texas. Photo by Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports (c) Copyright 2006 Tim Heitman
Quarterback Andrew Hatch #14 of the Alabama Crimson Tide throws a pass against the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 3, 2007 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Nov 26, 2010; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Trent Richardson (3) carries the ball as Auburn Tigers linebacker Eltoro Freeman (21) pursues him at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tigers defeated the Tide 28-27. Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Eddie Lacy (42) and tight end Harrison Jones (82) celebrate after a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the 2012 SEC Championship game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Ryan Kelly (70) in action during the game against the Michigan State Spartans in the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2019; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Raekwon Davis (99) against the Clemson Tigers in the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship game at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman DJ Dale (94) against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The former Crimson Tide standout died in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he retired after his football career ended.
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Many of the national conversations surrounding this year’s LSU team have focused on the quarterback competition, and for good reason.
It’s one of the most intriguing battles in the entire country, pitting a veteran coming off an injury in Myles Brennan against a transfer with several years of Power Five experience in Jayden Daniels. Redshirt freshman Garrett Nussmeier, who saw some action down the stretch last season, also had an impressive spring and figures to be a factor.
But the player seemingly left out of that conversation is the one that could have the highest ceiling of the bunch and likely represents the future at the position: true freshman Walker Howard.
The former blue-chip prospect from Lafayette committed under the previous coaching staff, and it was a major early win for coach Brian Kelly to keep him in the transition class. Howard may be heading for a redshirt year, but he will likely be the starter in Baton Rouge sooner rather than later.
In the meantime, Howard said that he’s taking the opportunity to learn from the veterans in the quarterback room, according to On3’s Nikki Chavanelle.
“Every single day, every single rep, I learn something new,” Howard said. “That’s what’s awesome about having some older guys in front of you. You look at everything with a different perspective because I came in with not as much knowledge as these guys. I have to work harder than everybody else because they’ve been around, so that’s what I’m doing.”
Howard got to be a part of the action this spring after early enrolling, and he had positive things to say about the transition process overall.
“The transition has been awesome, I mean, at first, it was kind of rough at first,” Howard said. “I kind of hit a wall the first couple of practices but that’s what all the coaches told me, that I was going to hit a wall, it’s just all about how you bounce back. I feel like I’ve been really improving after every practice, that’s what it’s all about. The transition’s been awesome, I’ve loved every second of it.”
He also said that Kelly’s hands-on approach has made that transition easier.
“He’s very involved,” Howard said. “It makes me fired up to have a head coach so involved with me and the quarterbacks. He corrects me after every single thing I do. He’s just always trying to [help] me improve. I’m thankful for Coach Kelly always teaching me after every rep.”
Howard arrives with high expectations, though he likely won’t get the chance to live up to them this season barring significant injury. Still, it should be seen as a positive sign that Howard is taking the opportunity to learn from one of the most experienced quarterback rooms in college football.
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One of Penn State’s top recruits in the Class of 2023 is heading to one of the premier high school football scouting events. Marcus Stokes, fresh off an impressive showing at Penn State’s White Out Camp, has received an invitation to participate in the Elite 11 Finals later this summer.
Stokes, a four-star quarterback according to 247Sports, committed to Penn State in April. The Florida native was recruited heavily by offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, who serves as Penn State’s quarterbacks coach as well. Stokes committed to Penn State a day after making an unofficial visit to the campus, and he has since made another trip to participate in Penn State’s recent camp.
The Elite 11 Finals are scheduled for June 28-June 30 in Los Angeles, California. Just being in attendance for this prestigious and highly competitive instructional camp is an honor itself, but the collection of some of the top talent in the country has proven to be a step along the way to some incredibly successful college careers. In all, 12 of the past 13 Heisman Trophy winners have attended the ELite 11 Finals or an Elite 11 Regional, and 15 of the NFL’s top 20 passers in 2019 attended the Elite 11 Finals or a regional final.
So, simply put, Stokes is already in some great company.
Stokes reacted to the invite on his Twitter account.
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This is the second year in a row a Penn State quarterback commit has accepted an invite to the Elite 11 Finals. A year ago it was Drew Allar who was looking to make a big impression at the Elite 11 Finals. Other past Elite 11 participants with Penn State ties include Sean Clifford, Christian Hackenberg, Rob Bolden, Pat Devlin, Anthony Morelli, and Zac Wasserman.
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Penn State Class of 2023 QB Marcus Stokes heading to Elite 11 Finals
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Lloyd Carr, far right, leads his grandsons Tommy and CJ Carr, daughter-in-law Tammi Carr, and son Jason Carr, far left, holding his son Chad Carr, onto the Michigan Stadium field for the pregame coin toss Sept. 12, 2015. Chad was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and died that November at age 5.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football snubbed by C.J. Carr, who picks Notre Dame
Behind junior Troy Lane, the Pickerington Central boys track and field team captured the Division I state championship.
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Michigan football snubbed by 5-star QB C.J. Carr, who commits to Notre Dame
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Notre Dame has landed a commitment from one of its biggest offensive targets in recent memory as five-star quarterback C.J. Carr has announced he’ll attend Notre Dame.
Carr is graded as a five-star talent and is Notre Dame’s highest ranked quarterback commitment in ten years. Carr will be part of the 2024 recruiting class as he’s entering his junior season at Saline high school in Michigan.
As has been mentioned a time or two, Carr is the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr who split a national championship with Nebraska in 1997 while leading the Wolverines.
As for C.J., he’ll impact Notre Dame not just as a player but as what he will likely bring to recruiting efforts, specifically offensively. Having a five-star talent already secured in the 2024 class will certainly help in the pursuit of skill players to join him and it certainly won’t hurt Notre Dame’s standing with targets in the 2023 cycle either.
Carr threw for 2,696 yards, 28 touchdowns, and just four interceptions as a high school sophomore and checks in at 6-3, 190 pounds.
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Notre Dame the victors for five-star quarterback C.J. Carr
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$4.65 billion for Broncos is just a sign of things to come originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
Wildfire in southern Spain, thousands evacuated
STORY: A wildfire in mountains in southern Spain has forced evacuation of some 2,000 people from the center of the town of Benahavis and injured three firefighters, authorities said.The blaze started on Wednesday (June 8) afternoon on the slopes of Pujerra mountain in the Sierra Bermeja, above the Costa del Sol, a magnet for British tourists on the Andalusia coast, Andalusia's Wildfire Department (INFOCA) said on Twitter.Hot summer weather and adverse winds are stoking the blaze, it said in a post late on Wednesday.Most of the evacuees found shelter with relatives or at hotels, and emergency services set up tents in the town.These two residents were evacuated from their homes.“It was a bit stressful because it was unexpected, we were at home having dinner and suddenly the police announced over the loudspeaker that we had to leave, that we had one hour to evacuate. Then the rush to get everything, with the children, to make sure that nothing was missing, food, clothes, water, and leave running.”“We have been here since 11 pm without eating, without knowing what we are going to do, how many days we are going to stay, here with the dogs and the family to spend the night.”As many as 200 firemen from the department together with 100 military personnel and 50 firefighters from other Costa del Sol towns are battling the fire.Spotter aircraft were over the area early on Thursday.
Yonathan Daza looped a tiebreaking single into right field, capping a three-run fourth inning fueled by three errors, and the Colorado Rockies rallied past San Francisco 4-2 Thursday to take two of three from the Giants. San Francisco made a season-high four errors, including a pair in the fourth by second baseman Thairo Estrada. “It’s a really tough league when you’re not converting ground balls into outs,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.
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Celtics legend has amazing response to Draymond Green's 1980s NBA comments originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Former Boston Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell knows what it's like to play in a physical NBA Finals.
He was a key player in the 1984 NBA Finals between the Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers -- a series that had its share of memorable rough-and-tumble moments, most notably the Kevin McHale clothesline of Kurt Rambis and Maxwell getting shoved from behind by James Worthy.
Maxwell's Celtics are back in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, and the series is tied 1-1 entering Wednesday night's Game 3 at TD Garden. The Warriors evened the series in Game 2, thanks in part to the defense and physicality of veteran forward Draymond Green.
Maxwell couldn't resist reacting to Green's antics from Sunday night's matchup.
“Let me just say this to you, and I am going to be as clear as I can,” Maxwell said after Game 2. “That (expletive) Draymond was doing? During the 1980s, he’d (have) got knocked the (expletive) out.”
Green was ready to react to Maxwell's remarks.
"I saw what Cedric Maxwell said. One thing that baffles me about the '80s or the '90s, or whenever you want to call it when basketball was so much more physical, is some of the guys that be talking weren't the guys that were punching people," Green said at his Tuesday afternoon press conference. "They act like guys was just walking around the court, like, I'm hitting this guy in the nose.
Maxwell joined NBC Sports Boston's "Boston Sports Tonight" on Tuesday night to respond to Green's latest comments about him and the physicality of the league in the 1980s.
The Celtics legend didn't disappoint. Check out his reaction in the video below:
It'll be fascinating to see how the Celtics respond to Green's energy and physicality in Game 3. Boston fans in the crowd definitely will be into it, but should the Celtics fight fire with fire or just ignore Green?
Regardless of what Green does or doesn't do, the Celtics must protect the ball. They committed 19 turnovers in Game 2, and the Warriors scored 33 points off those miscues. Turnovers were the difference in the game and should again play a pivotal role in the outcome Wednesday night.
NBA Finals betting: Why the Celtics are in a prime bounce-back spot
Boston's problems in Sunday's loss are easily correctable.
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“The Lakers were my favorite team, and Kobe was my favorite player,” said the St. Louis native in a recent interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Elizabeth Merrill. “So it was crazy that the Lakers had the second pick and I was so close to a dream come true. But it was just like they didn’t want anything to do with me at the time.”
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Not that the membership of the Augusta National Golf Club ever lacked power or influence, but as the world of professional golf heads toward having dueling and rival high-end tours, it may be Augusta National, and that little tournament it runs each April down in Georgia, that has the most of whatever sway still remains.
That includes the Masters itself.
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour kicked off Thursday outside of London at about the same time as the PGA Tour banned 17 of the players participating in it, including Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.
Getting beyond all the controversies over ethics, loyalty and player empowerment, the battle lines are fairly simple.
A golfer who chooses LIV is rewarded with a rich guaranteed contract and massive prize money (albeit with some morality gymnastics attached).
The PGA, meanwhile, provides a more established home with greater media visibility (at least for now) and tradition. However, you have to go out and earn your (non-sponsor) cash. Even Tiger Woods can miss the cut and get nothing from the prize pool.
Then there are golf’s four major championships — the British Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters — as well as the Ryder and Presidents Cups.
These are golf’s most popular, prestigious and historic events. They attract more casual fans. Winning one can mean more than money.
“I believe in legacies. I believe in major championships. I believe in big events, comparisons to historical figures of the past,” Tiger Woods said last month, explaining why he turned down LIV, who reportedly offered him high nine figures.
Woods believes, as do some other golfers, that as this shakes out, being a member of the PGA Tour (not LIV) is how he will continue to compete in major championships.
Golf is old and complicated. Officially, none of the four majors are owned or run by either the PGA or European Tours. It’s sort of like college bowl games, independent bodies that stage the sport’s biggest events. The United States Golf Association hosts the U.S. Open. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club has the British. The PGA of America owns the PGA Championship.
And Augusta National has the Masters.
As a Masters champion, Dustin Johnson has a lifetime invitation to the golf tournament. But would Augusta National pull that invitation after Johnson and other past champions joined the LIV tour? (Photo by Augusta National via Getty Images)
The first three organizations are closely aligned with the PGA and European Tours. There are crossovers in business and leadership. Those are the bonds that Tiger recognizes.
It's clear at this point that the PGA Tour has no ability to stop LIV Golf. These aren't the dreamers of the USFL who will eventually be swatted away by the better-heeled NFL establishment. LIV has a near bottomless pit of Saudi oil money to spend. It can bleed cash and overpay for talent because the goal is more about promoting Saudi Arabia than making any tangible returns.
As such, the defection of top talent from the PGA is likely to continue, especially as the initial blowback fades. Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau — younger PGA stars — were the latest this week. They won’t be the last, even if the PGA Tour eventually concedes to some level of guaranteed salary (which would be ground breaking).
As of now, none of the major championships are blocking access to their events. Part of that is because it’s just all too soon — the U.S. Open begins June 16 outside of Boston. They are also trying to buy time.
However, if the PGA Tour is trying to keep its talent advantage, it will need every resource it has and every ally of the Tour will know it. It will certainly lobby to have the majors, plus the Ryder Cup, LIV-free. (Already, the PGA Tour is banning LIV players from the biannual Presidents Cup, which it owns; LIV players hailing from the U.S. are also expected to be ineligible for the Ryder Cup).
We’ll see, but there’s a decent chance the PGA and European Tours will succeed in getting the British and U.S. Opens, plus the PGA Championship, to follow along.
The Masters may be different. It is the biggest and most famous golf tournament of all, and is privately owned by the membership of a single golf club. Augusta National is not controlled or affiliated with any tour.
It just runs its tourney each year.
That leaves the Masters with a couple of decisions. Its long-stated goals are two-fold: hold the best tournament in the world and use its stage and finances to help grow the game globally.
It could decide that it needs to do its part to ensure the health of the PGA and other tours and thus ban anyone from LIV. Doing so would be a major boon for the PGA Tour.
It could also play it neutral and not concern itself with what tour a player competes on, thus allowing LIV’s top talent to continue to qualify for Augusta. That “neutrality” of course would be a huge victory for LIV. Missing out of the PGA Championship is one thing. The Masters is another.
The latter decision seems far more in the spirit of Augusta National, which has never enjoyed being told what to do or pressured into a decision. Its membership includes some of the richest and most powerful people on Earth. Augusta National wants to do what it wants to do. Plus, it already grants lifetime entrance to past champions, such as Mickelson, Johnson and Reed, so does it change that?
If the other three majors align with the PGA and European Tours, then the Masters could be elevated as a tournament. If the best golfers in the world are going to split by some percentage between the PGA and LIV, then they will no longer compete against each other.
Except, possibly, at one single event.
Sure, maybe Dustin Johnson is tearing it up on the less competitive LIV, but can he beat Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth at the Masters?
This would likely create a competitive rivalry, with each tour hoping its top players wins the green jacket (or even finish top 10) as a sign of strength and superiority. There could be some nastiness, or at least pettiness, on the course.
Whatever the Masters chooses will be significant for the PGA, LIV and all of golf ... including those four days each April in Augusta.
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Will LIV Golf succeed? Augusta National holds the key
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The first Danish player in the NBA saw action in four games for the Phoenix Suns after joining the team on a two-way deal in March.
Arkansas has seen a handful of players enter the transfer portal before even finishing its season, with one already finding his future home. Highly-touted freshman infielder Drake Varnado announced Wednesday night that he’ll be transferring to Arizona State. Excited to announce that I will be transferring to Arizona State!
Warriors’ Draymond Green offers blunt assessment of how he played in Game 3 vs. Celtics
When asked about his performance in Game 3 against the Celtics, Draymond Green didn't hold back with a blunt assessment.
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Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa has never been one for second-guessing himself, but he had more than enough people doing it for him on Wednesday. And they had a pretty good point.
Facing the Los Angeles Dodgers at home, the White Sox found themselves down 7-5 in the top of the sixth inning with Freddie Freeman on first, two outs and Trea Turner hitting. Chicago pitcher Bennett Sousa opened the at-bat with a called strike, then got a foul to push the count to 0-2 before missing with a slider enough to allow Freeman to take second base.
At that point, the White Sox were a strike away against an elite hitter — Turner's .324 batting average over the past three years leads all of MLB — from staying within striking distance.
Instead, La Russa decided to intentionally walk Turner, even though his pitcher was already ahead on a 1-2 count, to the confusion of everyone around him. That included a fan impotently yelling, "Tony, what are you doing? He's got two strikes!" in the background.
Now, intentionally walking a guy when you're up 1-2 in the count is an odd enough decision. Taking such a risk would certainly look bad if, say, the next batter, Max Muncy, crushed an opposite-field homer to push the Dodgers' lead to 10-5. Yup, that would be bad.
Muncy, making his return from the injured list due to an elbow injury, appeared to have taken exception to La Russa's decision, with lip readers interpreting his post-homer conversation as, "You f***ing walk him with two strikes. F*** you, b****!"
The White Sox would eventually lose 11-9. You can do the math on how much that intentional walk might have cost them.
After the game, La Russa disregarded a question about his apparent folly by asking how that could be a question, then pointing to Turner's splits with two strikes against left-handers and Muncy's splits in the same situation.
From NBC Sports Chicago:
At this point, let's just take a look into the actual numbers.
Should you IBB Trea Turner with 2 strikes?
Since he debuted in 2015, Turner is a .229/.245/.375 hitter against left-handed pitchers on a 1-2 count, according to Baseball Savant. Meanwhile, Muncy has been a reverse-splits guy in his career, hitting .251/.365/.492 against southpaws.
La Russa pointed to Muncy's numbers against left-handers with two strikes, but that's specious since the manager had no way of knowing the Muncy at-bat would reach two strikes.
The numbers look a bit better for La Russa if you only focus on this year (Muncy has a .450 OPS against lefties in 50 plate appearances, while Turner has a .572 OPS in 19 PAs against lefties on a 1-2 count), but there is a reason for that. Muncy had been struggling with an elbow injury all season before hitting the IL. He certainly looked healthy in his return, his first game with multiple extra-base hits of the season.
So La Russa might have been betting less on the numbers he threw out and more on the hope that Muncy was still playing hurt after sitting out 13 games. Which is certainly a gamble to take when you already have Turner on two strikes.
More from La Russa:
"Turner, with no strikes, one strike or two strikes, is very dangerous and especially against left. If [Dodgers catcher Will Smith] was hitting behind him, it would have been a different thing. But Muncy's there, it's an easy call for me. If [Sousa] gives up a hit there, I'd be walking into the lake or something because that would have been stupid.
"I don't get surprised too often, but that one — does anyone in this room really think we should have gone after Turner? No chance. Muncy's the guy to get out of the inning, we dismissed him."
It's clear from all of this that La Russa fears Turner like he's 2004 Barry Bonds and has a very dim view of Muncy as a hitter, which made for some excellent bulletin board material for Muncy, as he indicated after the game.
From SportsNet LA:
"I wanted to make them pay, I'll just leave it at that."
Tony La Russa had no fear of Max Muncy, which came back to haunt him. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The White Sox third basemen continued to rake at the plate, but two mistakes in the field were pivotal in a big Dodgers fifth inning.
Dansby Swanson's RBI single
Dansby Swanson hits an RBI single into right field, scoring Ronald Acuña Jr. and giving the Braves a 2-0 lead over the Pirates in the 3rd
Podcaster Draymond Green really disliked any hint of an insinuation his podcast was interfering with his side job as an NBA player for the Golden State Warriors.
Charlie Blackmon collected three hits and Ryan McMahon drove in two to back Austin Gomber, who struck out five in the win vs. the Giants
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It's not supposed to look like that, right?
Two of the PGA Tour's biggest names are standing firm in their support of the PGA Tour.
The January 6 hearings offer an opportunity for Cheney, who voted to impeach Trump, to directly make her case to voters back home in Wyoming and defend her stance ahead of her primary on August 16.
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Five-star QB CJ Carr, grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, commits to Notre Dame over Wolverines
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Frank Ragnow’s foot is fully healed and feeling “good” originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
Chiefs left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. raised some eyebrows during an appearance on NFL Network this week. While saying he is “very confident” the sides will reach agreement on a long-term deal, Brown also made a veiled threat to sit out the season in the absence of a deal. Chiefs coach Andy Reid appeared unconcerned. [more]
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Joey Gallo's two-run home run
Joey Gallo cranks a two-run home run to right to score Jose Trevino, tying the game at 3 in the top of the 2nd
During a Wednesday press conference, Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio referred to the January 6 insurrection as a “dustup at the Capitol.” Later in the day, he expressed remorse for downplaying the incident. “I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on January 6, [more]
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Inside the Cooper Kupp deal
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The Los Angeles Sparks announced on Tuesday that they have dismissed head coach and general manager Derek Fisher.
Assistant coach Fred Williams will take over on the bench as interim head coach while the team engages in a search for a new general manager.
“After a thorough evaluation of the state of our team, the Sparks and GM/Head Coach Derek Fisher have agreed to part ways,” managing partner Eric Holoman said, per the team statement. “On behalf of our ownership group, I want to thank Derek for his efforts and contributions to the Sparks franchise."
Fisher joined the franchise as head coach in 2018. The Sparks named him general manager in 2020. He worked in both roles prior to his departure on Monday. He addressed his departure in a joint statement alongside the Sparks.
Derek Fisher is out as head coach and general manager of the Sparks. (Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
The Sparks are off to a 4-7 start, good for fourth place out of six teams in the Western Conference. They went 54-46 during Fisher's head coaching tenure and made the playoffs twice, while winning just one postseason game.
Fisher played 18 NBA seasons from 1996-2014, winning five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. After retiring, he spent two seasons as head coach of the New York Knicks from 2014-16 before his firing midway through his second season and return to Los Angeles to take over the Sparks.
Williams has WNBA coaching experience dating back to 1999 including head-coaching stints with the Utah Starzz, Atlanta Dream and Tulsa Shock/Dallas Wings.
Tarik Skubal pitched seven steady innings to win his fourth straight decision and Harold Castro hit a two-run single to lead the Detroit Tigers to a rain-delayed 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. After the start was pushed back more than two hours, Skubal (5-2) gave up three runs and six hits while striking out nine and walking one. The 25-year-old Skubal has emerged as the Tigers’ ace after compiling a 9-16 record with a 4.57 ERA in 39 games — 36 starts — over his first two major league seasons.
Celtics fans travel from Puerto Rico for Game 3
The Boston Celtics will take on the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden.
Fortnite challenge solutions: Chapter 3 Season 3 Week 1
Everything you need to get through the first week of challenges in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3.
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Following organized team activities on Wednesday, inside linebackers coach Zach Orr spoke to the media. During his interaction with the press, one player he told the media he saw improving and could become one of the best linebackers in the league was inside linebacker Patrick Queen.
"I honestly believe that as @Patrickqueen_ … continues to grow he could become one of the best LBs in the NFL." pic.twitter.com/xgXIES6BS8
“Man, I mean, when I first got back up here, I cut on the film, watched every game, watched every play, [and I saw that] ‘PQ’ [Patrick Queen] got a lot better. He got a lot better from his rookie year to now, as far as understanding offenses, understanding defenses, understanding the NFL game. He became a way better run defender. He wasn’t bad as a rookie, but you could see he took a step in that area, [and] even in pass defense. We always knew how explosive he was as a blitzer. So, he got better in all aspects, and he’s continued to get better. I mean, the sky is the limit for him. That’s the thing – God touched ‘PQ’ [with] natural ability, and he works hard at it. Obviously, you see he’s out here every single day, and we just continue to try to work and get him better and better, because I honestly believe that [if] he continues to get better, continues to grow, continues to work on the little details, he can be one of the best linebackers in the National Football League.”
Orr has a strong point. Queen has been considered by many to have immense potential as an NFL linebacker, and he’s been able to show flashes throughout his two years at the professional level so far. If he can put it all together in year three, he could have a true breakout season in 2022, which would benefit the Baltimore defense tremendously.
Through his first two years in the NFL, Queen has notched 204 combined tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a touchdown.
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Ravens ILB coach Zach Orr sees improvement in ILB Patrick Queen
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Lance talks to Deebo 'a ton,' glad to have him around team again originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Slowly but surely, the band is getting back together.
49ers superstars Deebo Samuel, Trent Williams and Nick Bosa returned to the field this week for mandatory minicamp at Levi's Stadium.
Samuel, of course, made his first appearance with the team since requesting a trade out of San Francisco earlier in the offseason. The All-Pro receiver worked off to the side of the field and did not participate in any team drills, but still spent time with teammates and met plenty of fresh faces.
Trey Lance, the quarterback expected to be throwing Samuel passes this season, was thrilled to have his star wideout back with the team, even in a limited capacity.
"Deebo's a guy we love to have in the locker room," Lance told reporters on Tuesday. "It's good to have him, Trent [Williams], [Nick] Bosa, those guys back. I talk to Deebo a ton, even when he's not here. So it's obviously good to have him back, just his vibe on the field, his energy. I don't think he's going to practice this week, but just having him around, having him around the receiver room. A lot of guys haven't met him, the rookies especially.
Samuel had yet to meet any of the 49ers' offseason additions, including the rookies from the 2022 NFL Draft class.
"The new guys in the receiver room, Ray-Ray [McCloud], Malik [Turner] and KeeSean [Johnson] all those guys have never spent any time around him so it's awesome for those guys just to be able to get together, be able to know each other, spend some time together on and off the field," Lance added. "But him, Trent and Bosa, when they're in the building it's a little bit different."
Samuel still has yet to formally address the trade request and did not speak to the media during the week.
While the 49ers work to continue to mend the relationship and attempt to lock up the receiver long-term, general manager John Lynch does believe that Samuel will play for San Francisco this season.
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Green was greeted with boos "f--- you, Draymond" chants throughout the Celtics' 116-100 win on Wednesday night. That's par for the course for opposing players who take on the villain role in Boston. Just ask Kyrie Irving.
Warriors guard Klay Thompson had a similarly sarcastic response to how the crowd treated Green.
Green and Kerr can expect a similar atmosphere when the C's host the Warriors for Game 4 on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET at TD Garden.
Cincinnati Reds game vs. Diamondbacks scheduled to begin at 8:20 p.m. after rain delay
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Steve Kerr has one-word response to Celtics fans' anti-Draymond chants
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At a major boxing show in the mid-1990s, I sat with a group of my veteran peers, boxing writers who had covered the sport at that point for decades, and listened to them talk about the old days.
Many of them had traveled the world keeping an eye on the sport, going not only to New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles to cover the day’s biggest fights but also to Manila, Munich, Kinshasa and Kuala Lumpur.
They were filled with stories of the greatness of the sport in days gone by, how the boxers were better, the interest was greater, the promotions were bigger and the personalities larger.
I thought of that day and of how scornful many of those great writers I had idolized were of the boxers of the current time when I was looking at the boxers who will be inducted Sunday into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Floyd Mayweather. Andre Ward. Wladimir Klitschko. Bernard Hopkins. Roy Jones Jr. Sugar Shane Mosley. James Toney. Laila Ali. Lucia Rijker. Christy Martin. Miguel Cotto. Juan Manuel Marquez and more.
These fighters were the products of the time that those veteran journalists I spoke to so easily dismissed and looked down their noses at. It was way better before, they said, a refrain that's oh too familiar with today’s boxing fans.
The fighters being inducted Sunday are not simply the best of a woeful era but are deservedly being recognized as among the elite of the elite. Many believe that Mayweather, for instance, is the best pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
He’s not, in my opinion; that’s unquestionably Sugar Ray Robinson. But the fact that “Money May” is even in the conversation says a lot about his greatness.
If you could pit Mayweather at his absolute best against Thomas Hearns at his absolute best, it would have been a nightmare matchup for Mayweather. But as you go through mythical matchups, what you quickly realize is that only the truly elite of the elite could have beaten Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. celebrates his unanimous-decision victory over Robert Guerrero in their WBC welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 4, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Yeah, I’d take a lightweight Roberto Duran over Mayweather any day of the week. But Duran could be undisciplined, unfocused and, as he showed in getting beaten by the unheralded Kirkland Laing in 1982, highly inconsistent. Mayweather was none of that. He always was on top of his game, fully focused. He was always in great condition. He didn’t have the crazy lows that so many other legends have. There is a lot to say for that.
Ward went 115-5 as an amateur, culminating it with a gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He turned pro and ran the table, going 32-0 with world titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight.
He was a bright, thinking man’s boxer who was highly athletic and tougher than most gave him credit for being.
Could he have handled Ezzard Charles and/or Archie Moore, the two best light heavyweights in my opinion who ever lived? Well, it would have been difficult, and he’d have been a big underdog in each. But Ward’s defense and ring IQ would have made him a tougher out than he’s given credit for by most.
Jones might have been the greatest athlete in boxing. He was incredibly quick and went all the way up to heavyweight as a professional. But his best days were as a light heavyweight, where he confounded opponents with his speed, quickness and footwork.
A fight between a prime Jones and a prime Moore, or a prime Bob Foster, would have been boxing at its highest level.
It’s hard to wrap one’s head around all the disdain that Klitschko received in his career. It’s mostly because he lost three fights he was heavily favored to win, against Ross Puritty, Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster.
Those are part of his permanent record, to be sure, just as the 64-5 overall record with 53 KOs is. He also won 19 consecutive heavyweight title bouts, including 18 consecutive successful defenses. That’s the third-longest streak in heavyweight history, behind Joe Louis (25) and Larry Holmes (19).
Andre Ward celebrates after winning his light heavyweight championship bout against Sergey Kovalev at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 17, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Each of these boxers being inducted Sunday has a similar story. The point is that they should be celebrated for their greatness and should be recognized as among a small handful of the best boxers who ever lived.
They aren’t going in because their era was bad and the competition was substandard. They are going in because they are clearly, and without doubt, among the best boxers who ever graced a ring.
That’s also meant as a tip of the cap to today’s great boxers, such as Oleksandr Usyk, Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue, Canelo Alvarez and Errol Spence.
Just like Mayweather, Ward, Klitschko and the rest being inducted Sunday, these elite fighters of today will stand the test of time.
Some of the modern boxers won’t make it into a particular division’s Top 3, Top 5 or Top 10 greatest fighters because the competition is so fierce and there are so many options to choose among.
Others, though, no doubt will. Fighters can’t fairly be judged until their careers are complete and you can look at the breadth and depth of their work, but the notion that modern boxers are out of their depth against those from the past is just a fallacy.
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Is Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2022 the best ever?
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A former governor of Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, has been nominated to be the ruling party's presidential candidate in next year's presidential election. Bola Tinubu, widely referred to as the “godfather” of Lagos because of his influence in the southwestern state which he governed from 1999 to 2007, polled a majority of the votes on Wednesday at the convention of the All Progressives Congress party.
Jennifer Lopez chatted with E! News' Daily Pop at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival about her new documentary Halftime and the meaning behind her speech at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
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Auburn listed among top 10 for 2023 four-star offensive tackle
On Wednesday, 2023 offensive tackle Naquil Betrand announced his top ten schools. Auburn was one of the schools listed. Interestingly enough, one of the schools that he included — Colorado is the school that he is currently committed to. He committed to the Buffaloes on March 22, 2022.
The other schools that the Pennsylvania native included were Texas A&M, Georgia, Kentucky, Syracuse, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Maryland, and Boston College. Betrand is listed at 6-foot-7 and 310 pounds. He is regarded as a three-star by 247Sports composite rankings.
The Tigers will likely lose several offensive tackles after the season is over. Kilian Zierer (Sr.), Alec Jackson (Sr.), and Austin Troxell (Sr.) will all either enter the 2023 NFL draft or return by using the extra COVID year provided by the NCAA. It will be a tall task for the coaching staff to out-recruit the likes of both Texas A&M and Georgia. Colorado has his commitment at the present time, so it won’t be easy to get him to flip. The best chance the Tigers have is if he makes an official visit to the Plains in the fall.
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The University of Cincinnati, the University of Houston and the University of Central Florida will officially leave the American Athletic Conference for the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023, the AAC announced Friday morning.
“It has been a privilege for our universities to compete at the highest level in the American Athletic Conference where our programs have grown and flourished, both athletically and academically," UCF President Alexander Cartwright, Cincinnati President Neville Pinto and Houston President Renu Khator said in a statement. "To be part of The American’s climb to national prominence in recent years is something we’ll always look back on with great pride. We are especially grateful to Commissioner Aresco and his staff for their efforts during this process and look forward to an outstanding year of competition in 2022-23.”
BYU will also join the Big 12 in 2023.
This news was originally announced this past September when the Big 12 invited all four teams to join the conference. But Cincinnati, Houston and UCF needed to come to an agreement with the AAC before they could officially join the Big 12. The three schools reportedly each paid the AAC $18 million over a 14-year period to leave the conference early, according to The Athletic's Sam Khan and Justin Williams. As an FBS Independent, BYU will only have to pay $500,000 to leave the West Coast Conference for other sports, according to The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach.
The Big 12 needed more schools after Texas and Oklahoma were invited to join the SEC in 2021 following the schools' decision not to renew their grants of media rights after 2025. That move create a seismic shift in the Power Five, one that the Big 12 quickly tried to resolve by inviting the quartet of Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. The Big 12 will field 14 teams in 2023 before shrinking back to 12 in 2025 when Texas and Oklahoma inevitably leave.
AAC adding replacements in 2023
With the departures of Cincinnati, Houston and UCF, Six schools now officially join the AAC on July 1, 2023 from Conference USA – Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA. That bumps the total number of schools in the conference to 15 starting in 2023.
Conference USA will also add four schools in 2023: Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State.
The University of Cincinnati and two other AAC schools will join the Big 12 conference in 2023. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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A lot of times in the college football offseason, we tend to look at the history of the sport and determine which teams are the best. We take winning percentage into account, seeing which schools have been the most dominant over the decades. Of course, it is usually the blue bloods — schools like Ohio State, USC, Texas, Nebraska, etc. — that stand out.
But recently, 247Sports looked at dominance in college football through a different lens. They wanted to see who was the best of the best when it came to the past decade. Even more than that, they wanted to see who was the best against the best teams over the past decade.
To determine that, they looked at every school’s winning percentage against top-25 teams since 2010, and established a ranking from that. For fans of the Oregon Ducks, this is a fun exercise.
Oregon may not have the historical relevance that an Ohio State or USC does, but over the past 10-15 years, they’ve been as good as almost anyone in the nation.
So where do they sit in the rankings of the best teams in the last decade? Take a look…
2021 season vs. Top 25: 5-1
Record vs. Top 25 since 2010: 62-16 (.794)
2021 vs. Top 25: 2-2
2021 record vs. Top 25: 2-2
Oregon State’s top quarterback target in the class of 2023, Downey (CA) quarterback Aidan Chiles has committed to the Beavers. The 6-foot-4, 195-pound dual-threat quarterback announced his commitment on Thursday just days after taking an official visit to Corvallis.
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Scooby Wright III
With two weeks left in the 2022 USFL regular season, linebacker Scooby Wright and the undefeated 8-0 Birmingham Stallions have already secured a USFL Playoff berth and the South Division regular season title.
They know they’ll be at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio on June 25, playing for an opportunity to reach the Championship game on July 3.
But with two regular season games remaining – Saturday night against the Houston Gamblers (6 p.m. ET on USA Network) and the June 18 regular season finale against the Tampa Bay Bandits – Wright and the Stallions aren’t looking ahead.
“I think the biggest thing that we’ve done is just attack the week as 1-0 and that’s kind of helped us just to create momentum – having us not get too far [ahead] and just staying focused on each week and make sure we execute that,” he told NBC Sports this week.
USFL Week 9 – Houston Gamblers vs. Birmingham Stallions
The Stallions have managed to execute week in, week out, in all sorts of ways.
Last week, the Stallions engaged in a defensive struggle with the Breakers (see highlights at the top). Wright made eight tackles, suitably playing his role in a game that included a total of six turnovers and five missed kicks.
Following Brandon Aubrey’s go-ahead field goal with less than two minutes to go in the game, the Stallions sealed a 10-9 win on an interception from Josh Shaw with six seconds left. With that, they overcame a second-half deficit to win for the seventh time in eight games this season.
Afterwards, head coach Skip Holtz – who had previously told NBC Sports that the then 4-0 Stallions hadn’t quite put it all together yet as a team – proclaimed the Stallions as championship caliber on account of their mental toughness.
“A championship team isn’t perfect,” Holtz said. “A championship team isn’t [a team that] never has a bad play. But a championship football team overcomes those things because they’re mentally tough enough to do it.”
When asked where that toughness has come from, Wright pointed to his teammates.
“We have some good guys on our defense that just love football – and are some dogs, to be honest,” said Wright, who may also have some dog in himself if his “Shark Dawg” sack celebration from Week 4 was an indication.
"I had to go Shark-Dog on them. Half Shark, half Dog." @TwoStarScoob explains his sack celebration 🤣 pic.twitter.com/AYU6hTA74H
— USFL (@USFL) May 8, 2022
“Just that ‘we’ll never quit.’ I know (linebacker) DeMarquis Gates – he’s a great football player, he plays hard every single play. We have a lot of great guys on our defense: (cornerback) Brian Allen, Josh Shaw, a lot of guys with good football experience and guys who are good football players.
“When we’re firing on all cylinders, we do pretty good. So (we) just got to make sure we keep doing it.”
There’s more football to play, but on the field, Wright says it’s already been the best of his three excursions into the alternative pro leagues.
A former All-American at the University of Arizona and veteran of 13 NFL games (Cardinals, 2016-17), Wright’s pro career continued in the Alliance of American Football (Arizona Hotshots, 2019) and the second version of the XFL (DC Defenders, 2020).
On both of those occasions, the league shut down before it could complete a season.
When his time in the XFL was over, Wright took up martial arts and competed in jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai tournaments. He also began training to become a firefighter in his home of Sonoma County, California (more on that below in our First and 10 section).
But when the USFL emerged, Wright couldn’t resist putting the football pads on again.
In comments from February to a sports radio station in Tucson, Arizona, he noted the “comical part” of going back into alt-league football after the AAF and XFL’s untimely ends.
But he also said: “No regrets – I’m not trying to look back when I’m 50 and wish I would’ve done this or done that. I’m just going to send it.”
Wright’s done just that, and he’s now a key component for a Stallions defense that’s allowing the fewest points per game (16.8) and second-fewest net yards per game (277.1) in the USFL.
He’s also become a sort of folk hero to the Stallions fans at Protective Stadium and Legion Field who come wearing shark masks and Scooby-Doo – or is it Shark Dawg? – chains around their necks. One fan had the honor of giving Wright his own chain.
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— Birmingham Stallions (@USFLStallions) May 29, 2022
As the host team this season, the support for the Stallions has been noticeable compared to the other teams. But what if that support becomes more muted in a postseason played on a neutral site?
“Don’t get me wrong, we love our fans here in Birmingham – they’ve fully accepted us and it’s really cool,” Wright said. “But I think it’ll be a good experience for us to go up there and see how we play as an ‘away’ game.
“But it doesn’t really matter at the end of the day. It’s football. You lob the ball up and you go out there and play. The fans are large to an extent, but it’s not like there’s 80,000 people in the stands.”
Focus on the field. Tune out the noise. Get the win. Move on to the next game.
Sounds like a Shark Dawg’s mentality to us.
First and 10 with Scooby Wright
“Not really. I just kind of have my music on and just chill.”
“Pizza after the game… Pepperoni, or meat lover’s.”
“James Harrison… Just that he was kind of a journeyman early on in his career and his work ethic, just the way he went about his business.”
“The Wolf of Wall Street.”
“Negril, Jamaica.”
“I don’t know, if I’m being honest. Depends on who you ask.”
“I wish I was 6’2″. Tired of being called short as a linebacker.”
“I’m certified to be a firefighter.”
(Writer: Do you plan on continuing that path after the season’s over?)
“I really don’t know what my next few months hold. Just trying to figure it out to be honest. Just feel like I’m jumping timelines back and forth. But I graduated the fire academy in December – got firefighter 1, firefighter 2, all my certificates. Then I was in the process of working on my EMT courses, so I’ve got to get my EMT course, like a five or six week course and pass a test, then I’ll be able to apply for jobs. But I was volunteering as a firefighter back home.”
(Writer: What about being a firefighter or a first responder appeals to you?)
“It was, moreso, I have five or six friends I played with that are all firefighters. So that’s interesting how that would’ve worked out for me, but my football coach growing up is actually the fire captain at the station I work at now. So who knows what’s going to happen. Hopefully I get into another training camp and get an opportunity but just figure it out from there. Probably get back into martial arts, do that stuff.”
USFL Week 9 Schedule
New Jersey Generals (7-1) vs. Michigan Panthers (1-7) – 1 p.m. ET on NBC
Houston Gamblers (1-7) vs. Birmingham Stallions (8-0) – 6 p.m. ET on USA Network
Tampa Bay Bandits (4-4) vs. New Orleans Breakers (5-3) – 4 p.m. ET on FOX
Philadelphia Stars (5-3) vs. Pittsburgh Maulers (1-7) – 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1
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To his left, a former Michigan football quarterback smiled. A few feet in front of him, the last Wolverines coach to win a national championship wore a look of pride. Carr knows them as dad (Jason Carr) and grandpa (Lloyd Carr).
They listened as the starry-eyed scion of Maize-and-Blue royalty delivered his verbal commitment and gushed about a future in South Bend, Indiana with one of U-M’s regional rivals.
Saline QB C.J. Carr, grandson of former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr, puts on a Notre Dame hat as he announces his commitment to Notre Dame at Liberty School in Saline on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
C.J. Carr, a gifted passer rated as the 20th-best player in the 2024 class, raved about the culture of a Notre Dame program under new leadership. He cooed about the academic opportunities at the tradition-rich Catholic school. He talked about the prospect of recruiting other elite players to join him over the next 18 months as he waits to sign his national letter of intent.
“I’m just excited,” the 6-foot-3 Saline High School junior said Thursday.
But beyond the walls of the building where he stood in that moment, there was profound disappointment. Across the internet landscape, Michigan loyalists struggled to understand how a legacy with such deep ties could spurn their beloved Wolverines.
The failure to secure an elite talent with that kind of lineage was viewed as a stinging indictment. Just seven years ago, C.J. and his brother, Tommy, led the basketball team in a postgame rendition of the school’s famous fight song, “The Victors.”
Now, he wanted to wake up the echoes with first-year Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman?
“Probably like a lot of Michigan fans, I expected him to go to Michigan,” Lloyd said.
But that was never the plan, according to C.J.
Former University of Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr, far right, leads his grandsons CJ and Tommy Carr, daughter-in-law Tammi Carr, and son Jason Carr, far left, holding his son Chad Carr, onto the Michigan Stadium field for the pregame coin toss, before an NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Chad Carr was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
He had no intention of being pigeonholed, following in the footsteps of his father and attending college in the same area where he was raised. Instead, he was seduced by the thought of leaving his nest and spreading his wings far from where his famous last name resonates.
“I never wanted to go to school close to my hometown,” Carr said. “I kind of wanted to branch out a little bit. Notre Dame was just the perfect place.”
Carr took four visits there, falling in love with the campus, the program, the offense, all of it. He grew particularly fond of the 36-year-old Freeman and his young, energetic staff.
Since Freeman succeeded Brian Kelly last December during a seismic spin on the coaching carousel, the Fighting Irish have accrued a ton of momentum. Recruits have lined up to enlist with Notre Dame, which holds the top spot in 247Sports’ 2023 class rankings. Carr, too, was ready to cast his lot with the Irish months ago. Lloyd said his grandchild was eager to “go somewhere where he could be developed as a quarterback.”
But while Carr's father appreciated the teenager’s exuberance, he advised his son to wait a bit and explore other possibilities.
Jason, after all, still needed to time to wrap his mind around the idea of joining forces with the Golden Domers and one day cheering for old Notre Dame. A generation ago, he was a member of the Wolverines at the height of the rivalry with the Fighting Irish — winning two games, losing one and tying another when the teams met annually in the early 1990s.
“I thought maybe, maybe, you get Michigan to sneak in there and he starts to change his mind a little bit,” Jason said. “And he just never did. He never wavered.”
The Wolverines tried to get Carr to reconsider, understanding the optics of the situation. Jim Harbaugh even dispatched Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart, a Carr family favorite, to make the hard sell.
DeWitt quarterback Tyler Holtz, left, and Detroit King quarterback Dante Moore talk and hug it out after King won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 final against DeWitt, 25-21, at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, Nov, 27, 2021.
But Carr had his mind set on Notre Dame, even as the Irish pursued Dante Moore, the Detroit King star quarterback who is ranked the 12th-best prospect in the 2023 class. From afar, the recruitment of Moore and Carr appeared linked considering the position they play, their high ratings and the crossover between their lists of suitors. The college choice of one figured to influence the pick of the other.
“Not really,” Carr insisted. “My goal was to find the best spot for me. I hope the best for Dante wherever he goes.”
Michigan remains a potential option for the local sensation.
A person connected to the Wolverines said Moore has climbed to the top of their wish list now that Carr has been crossed off it.
“We have been going after Dante hard for a while,” the source said. “We hope he says yes. We want him.”
But will they get him?
That is a question that now carries more weight after a Michigan legacy pledged his allegiance to another Midwest the college football power instead of the one where his family burnished its name.
“There is going to be some disappointment,” Lloyd said. “There is going to be some criticism. Those are things that are part of the process. But I think the Michigan fan base will understand it’s his choice. He’s following his dream.”
Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr smiles after his grandson, Saline QB C.J. Carr, announces his commitment to Notre Dame at Liberty School in Saline on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
It’s one that is leading this Carr on the road out of Ann Arbor. Asked if there is any chance he’ll turn back and go blue, Carr beamed the same smile affixed to his face since he declared his college destination.
Without hesitation, he replied, “I’m pretty set on Notre Dame.”
Contact Rainer Sabin at rsabin@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @RainerSabin.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Why C.J. Carr spurned Michigan football for Notre Dame
No. 2-ranked Pilgrims have won GLAC and regional titles and now will take aim at the top prize in Division 4
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The NFL Players Association has released its Rising Stars list for 2022, a list that “identifies top Rookies and Veterans poised to have breakout seasons, gain fan support and ultimately rank among the top-sellers of all officially licensed player merchandise,” according to the union.
The Denver Broncos don’t have any rookies on the list this year (which isn’t surprising considering they did not have a first-round draft pick), but they do have a veteran on the list: second-year running back Javonte Williams.
The only other AFC West player on the Rising Stars list this year is Las Vegas Raiders slot receiver Hunter Renfrow.
“The magic of this list is that it pulls from a variety of data including player sales, fan bases, social media engagement and even fantasy football popularity,” NFL Players Inc. president Steve Scebelo said in a statement. “Combined with their diverse personalities and exciting on-field performances, we forecast players best positioned to move the needle for products and marketing in the upcoming season.”
After totaling 1,219 yards from scrimmage and scoring seven touchdowns as a rookie last season, Williams is expected to take a big step forward in Year in 2. The players’ union seems to be buying into the hype.
What UNC's baseball coach is taking from his suspension into super regionals vs. Arkansas
Scott Forbes is presiding over his first NCAA Super Regional as North Carolina baseball coach. The Tar Heels host Arkansas in the best-of-3 series.
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The Green Bay Packers offered him more money, and Aaron Rodgers’ retirement timeline played a factor in his decision to leave.
Davante Adams confirmed much of what we already knew about his departure from the Green Bay Packers.
Adams, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders in March, spoke with reporters on Thursday. He confirmed the Packers offered more money than the Raiders and the uncertainty regarding Rodgers’ future in football played into his decision to want to leave for Las Vegas.
It was about more than money for Adams.
“I’m sure you guys heard Green Bay offered this, which was higher than (what I got in Las Vegas), and I’ll say it, it’s true,” Adams said.
Adams signed a five-year deal with the Raiders that made him the NFL’s highest-paid receiver at the time.
“There’s much more that goes into it. And family is a big part of it for me,” Adams said. “I had the choice and the choice was for me to come here and raise my family on the West Coast and come out here and have some fun in the sun.”
Not knowing how much longer Rodgers would play also impacted Adams’ decision-making process. The four-time NFL MVP turns 39 in December and is working on a year-to-year timeframe, meaning the 2022 season could end up being his last in the NFL.
Adams wants to do big things during the second half of his career, and he wasn’t willing to put himself in a precarious situation in terms of the quarterback throwing him passes.
“He mentioned we had talks about his future and what he thinks his duration in Green Bay or just football in general would look like, and, you know, that played into my decision, as well,” Adams said. “Because where I am in my career — and this isn’t a shot at anybody, any other quarterbacks, in Green Bay, I love Jordan Love especially, he’s a great guy — but I got aspirations of doing really, really big things and being remembered, and I just wasn’t really a point in my career that I was willing to sacrifice Aaron not being there after a year or two. So my decision was to be here.”
In Las Vegas, Adams will get the security of playing with Derek Carr, a veteran quarterback, his college teammate and long-time friend. The two have worked out together for most of their NFL career.
All the pieces of Adams’ decision are now revealed. He loved Green Bay and playing with Rodgers, and the money was there with the Packers, but he wasn’t willing to give up moving closer to home, getting his family to the West Coast and playing with Carr for the potential of one or maybe two more years of playing with Rodgers.
Who could ever blame Adams?
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Javon Hargrave’s production improved drastically in year two with the Eagles and 2022 could be a career-defining season for a defensive tackle looking for another huge payday.
Philadelphia has a decision to make on Hargrave, who is entering the final year of a three-year, $39 million contract he signed as a free agent in 2020 after coming over from Pittsburgh.
Hargrave started 2021 off on a scorching pace, registering six sacks in the Eagles’ first five games before doubles teams and schemes slowed the talented defensive tackle down. Hargrave was a disruptor all year, and he landed high in an NFL.com ranking of the top-10 in the league, coming in at No. 9 on the list behind the Rams’ all-world defender, Aaron Donald.
Leonard Floyd came in at No. 10 on the list followed by Hargrave, Donald, Nick Bosa (7), Myles Garrett (6), and Yannick Ngakoue rounding out the top-10.
Micah Parsons (4), Maxx Crosby (3), T.J. Watt (2), and the Bengals’ Troy Hendrickson (1) rounded out the top-5.
Hargrave recorded 63 tackles (27 solo), 7.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass defense during 16 games last season and he could be even more impactful after the addition of Haason Reddick and Jordan Davis.
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Throughout his Chicago Bears career, former offensive guard Kyle Long has always had his quarterback’s back, both literally and figuratively.
After being drafted in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft, Long was tasked with protecting former Bears quarterbacks such as Jay Cutler and Mitchell Trubisky in his seven seasons in Chicago.
Long publicly defended both of them on multiple occasions, while also working to keep defensive linemen from bringing them to the ground. He’s someone who will publicly back his teammates, no matter what the criticism might be.
But Long couldn’t help but gush over the newest Bears quarterback after seeing what he can do on the field, and in the batters box.
Long tweeted his support of Bears quarterback Justin Fields after a video of him and his teammates taking batting practice at Wrigley Field during an off day activity was posted. When Fields was up, he launched a ball into the stands, causing his teammates to go nuts.
“I’m gonna drop everything I’m doing this instant to say that this kid is more than just an extremely high ceiling QB,” Long tweeted with the video. “He’s a freak of nature. I’m all in on him now.”
I’m gonna drop everything I’m doing this instant to say that this kid is more than just an extremely high ceiling QB. He’s a freak of nature. I’m all in on him now https://t.co/EYD3CF72KC
— KyleLong (@Ky1eLong) June 9, 2022
Long, a former baseball prospect himself, knows what it takes to be a high-level athlete and has played and seen some of the best to ever do it. He grew up in a family of all-star athletes and knows a great talent when he sees it.
While Fields did play baseball back in high school, he stopped playing when he went to college at the University of Georgia, though he was heavily recruited by the school’s program. Clearly his ability to excel at multiple sports impressed Long.
The 33-year old lineman never crossed paths with Fields on the football field. He last played for the Bears in 2019 before being released the following offseason. He briefly retired but returned for the 2021 season and joined the Kansas City Chiefs, though he never played a snap for the team.
Long has a history of defending his quarterbacks but doesn’t owe the Bears or Fields anything. The fact he went out of his way to praise the 23-year old should make Bears fans feel good, while also pine for Long to occupy the vacant right guard position. Just don’t expect the latter to come true.
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For the second time this week, the Los Angeles Rams handed out a sizable contract to one of their biggest stars. Just two days after signing Aaron Donald to a $95 million deal, they extended Cooper Kupp with a three-year contract worth $80 million.
Kupp now gets $110 million over the next five years, keeping him under contract through 2026. In new money, Kupp is making about $26.7 million per year, and he’s now the 11th wide receiver to earn more than $20 million annually; over five years, Kupp gets $22 million per year.
But how does the contract break down year by year? Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio got a look at the deal and shared the finer details of the three-year pact. According to Florio, Kupp gets $35 million fully guaranteed at signing, and another $20 million becomes fully guaranteed next March. His base salaries are $10 million, $15 million, $15 million, $12.5 million and $14.85 million in the next five years, and his signing bonus was $20 million.
What fans will be most interested in is Kupp’s cap hit in 2022. They’ll be pleased to know that the Rams continued their trend of lowering a player’s cap hit after extending him, dropping Kupp’s number from $18.6 million to $17.8 million, according to Spotrac.
Here’s the full year-by-year breakdown of Kupp’s cap hits.
Via Spotrac
Unlike Donald’s contract, the Rams didn’t use void years on Kupp’s deal. It’s a true five-year deal through 2026, so they won’t have any dead money left over after the contract ends.
If they want to get out of the deal, they can cut Kupp in 2025 and save $16 million in cap space. If they cut him in 2026, they’ll save $19.85 million.
It’s a fairly straightforward deal for Kupp and the Rams, with no incentives or options built-in. So as long as everything goes according to plan, he’ll be on the team for the next five years.
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Quincy Williams
New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams is setting the standard high for himself early this spring.
Heading into his first full offseason with the team after being claimed off waivers just before the 2021 regular season, Williams feels the more extended time he’ll get with the Jets before next season is going to help take his game to new heights.
Pro Bowl heights.
“I’d like to speak it into existence so I will be a Pro Bowler this year,” Williams said via video conference from OTAs. “I’m a lot more comfortable.
“When I first got here it was a learning on-the-fly type of thing. I was mainly learning what’s my job. This offseason I’m learning what’s my job and how does it fit in the scheme. That’s the biggest thing. Now, I’m learning all parts of the defense.”
Williams earning a Pro Bowl at this stage has to be proven. What is much clearer at this stage is the absolute positive vibes coming from the linebacker room in New York.
Like Williams, CJ Mosley set lofty goals for 2022. Instead, his related to the entire team.
“I really think this team is capable of changing the culture for the next 10 years,” Mosely said on Thursday.
“That’s why you come here to work, to win,” he added. “If you’re not coming here to do that, what are you doing here?”
Part of that success will have to do with him and Williams.
Mosely noted that Williams’ new found level of comfort with the Jets is noticeable just by the way their own personal relationship has grown.
“Me and him having great communication, on and off the field. I think that’s really going to be the next step in his evolvement into becoming a great linebacker,” Mosely said.
Good early steps.
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Aaron Rodgers was in Green Bay for the Packers mandatory minicamp this week and that meant Jordan Love didn’t get to run the first team offense the way he has throughout the voluntary portions of the team’s offseason program.
Love will get more chances to do that this summer, but he’ll be locked to the bench if all goes as planned for the Packers during the regular season. Given Rodgers’ new contract, it’s not clear that Love will ever get the chance to pilot the Packers in a meaningful game but the 2020 first-round pick is adamant that he isn’t focusing on that part of his future.
Love said that he’s “more comfortable, relaxed, and being able to process things at lot faster” than he was earlier in his career and that he’s continuing to devote his energy to getting better rather than whether or not his future lies in Green Bay.
Rodgers said this week that he plans to finish his career with the Packers, but gave no hints about when that might be. Unless it is after the 2022 season, it’s hard to feel confident that Love is going to be his successor in Green Bay’s offense.
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Dante Scarnecchia
Matt Patricia will roll into the 2022 season with the responsibilities of the New England Patriots’ offensive line.
Bill Belichick wasn’t specific while discussing roles for assistant coaches, but Patricia said he would be working with the line in May. He said he had the Patriots’ guru Dante Scarnecchia on speed dial to help him learn some of the nuances along the way. Patricia was with the offensive line in minicamp and assistant Billy Yates was alongside him.
The group currently has veteran starters in David Andrews, Isaiah Wynn and Trent Brown. Both Andrews and Wynn explained what it was like to have Patricia coaching their group following Wednesday’s practice.
“Matty P’s done a great job. You know, him and (Yates) have done a great job working with us,” Andrews said, transcribed by NESN. “Two guys with a lot of football knowledge. Obviously, Billy played here and has kind of been on both sides of it. So, I think they’ve done a good job. Like all of us, we’re just trying to work through this.
Wynn had a similar and very positive response to the addition of Patricia.
“It’s great. Coach Matty P been around for a while. … Especially having him on the offensive side of the ball, you know, he knows everything about defense,” Wynn said. “So, we also get to see that perspective. So, it’s been great.”
The Patriots’ offense play-calling duties are still uncertain — with Patricia, Belichick and Joe Judge as potential candidates to take over. It’s possible the coaches share responsibility, giving Patricia a lot to take on within the offensive group.
Regardless of the outcome, things are looking much different with the Patriots’ offensive coaching staff this year and they have a couple months to get it all together.
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Over the last few years, the Raiders have invested a ton into their running back position. Just this year alone, they signed multiple veterans and spent two draft picks on running backs.
We know that Josh Jacobs is going to be the starter, but how does the rest of the group stack up compared to the rest of the league?
In a recent article by Ben Linsey of Pro Football Focus, he ranked all 32 backfields heading into the 2022 season. Not surprisingly, the Raiders finished inside the top half of the NFL, coming in at No. 12. Here is what Linsey had to say about the unit going into the season:
Drake is a good player, but he is no longer a staring-caliber running back. He is better in a complementary role and that’s where he will be used in 2022. Brandon Bolden can do a little bit of everything, including play on special teams.
But the player to watch here is Zamir White, the fourth-round pick out of Georgia. While he likely won’t play a ton this season, he could take the starting job in 2023 when Jacobs leaves for free agency.
The Raiders have a ton of depth at the running back position along with players who can complement one another. This is one of their better positional groups heading into the 2022 season.
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The Baltimore Ravens had to shuffle around their offensive line quite a bit more than anticipated during the 2021 season. After All-Pro Ronnie Stanley was only able to play one game due to the injury he suffered in 2020, the team used multiple different options at the tackle position, with not as much working as many would have liked.
One of the other players who wasn’t available to play was offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James, who had suffered a torn achilles during the 2021 offseason as a member of the Denver Broncos. When speaking to the media recently after organized team activities, head coach John Harbaugh provided an update on James, saying that he’s been doing good and moving really well.
“He’s been doing good. I haven’t really noticed the Achilles. We haven’t done any power blocking, and he hasn’t had to move anybody off the ball yet, so, obviously, that comes in training camp when the pads come on, but he’s moving really well. He looks good. He’s in great shape. I feel great about him.
After James suffered his injury in Denver, the Broncos cut him while voiding all of his guarantees due to the fact that it happened while working out away from the team’s facility. Baltimore then swooped him up on a two-year deal, and now that he’s back on the field he could be a very valuable piece on the Ravens’ offensive line in 2022.
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The New York Giants have had a rough past five seasons, failing to win over six games in each of them. Many believe that this all starts at the quarterback play. And while a plethora of issues have plagued these Giants’ teams, the quarterback position has been a significant issue since their last playoff birth in the 2016 NFL season.
Daniel Jones is now in the last year of his rookie contract and if he does not help the Giants win games he will likely see 2022 as his final season as a member of the team.
The former sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft has had a lackluster start to his career and the Giants need more out of him if they want to get in the win column again. This is why Touchdown Wire named Jones a quarterback who “must improve” this season.
If their offense goes deep, it will likely be from no-huddle shotgun where their receivers are against press coverage. A modernized air-raid offense with shallow crossers will uncover one-on-one matchups deep. This pair perfectly with Jones’ skillset and the talent surrounding him.
Daboll knows that his rookie left tackle in Evan Neal, isn’t going to be a savior for Jones’, but his quarterback still has viable weapons in Sterling Shepard, Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney and rookie Wan’Dale Robinson. All Jones has to do is protect the football by getting the ball out quick to his playmakers and he has a chance to see the 2023 season in a Big Blue uniform.
Jones has definitely shown a lot of potential for success with his amazing deep ball ability and rushing versatility. However, the main issue that Jones has had coming into the league is his turnovers as he has had 49 turnovers in just 38 games. This is not a great recipe for winning but the blame can not be all placed on Jones.
The Duke alum has had to deal with a barrage of issues since coming into the league. Whether it is his abysmal offensive line play (has been sacked 105 times), a slew of untimely injuries (New York was the second most injured team in 2021), or drops from his receivers (29 drops from Giants receivers ranked as the second-highest on-target passes dropped) Jones has had to deal with a lot of problems over the past three seasons.
However, the Giants have put Jones in a position to succeed in 2022 as they have revamped the offensive line, appear to have a healthy receiving core, and have also given him a better offensive coaching staff with Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka. With the combination of these improvements, Jones will be expected to improve in 2022 and if he does not it will likely be his last season as a member of the Giants.
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Deon Cain
Britain Covey
PHILADELPHIA – There is always optimism in spring practice about draftees, undrafted free agents or young players hoping to rebound from poor previous seasons.
Whether it carries over into and through training camp, with the much-coveted spot on the 53-man roster as the reward, remains to be seen.
All of the usual spring caveats are in place – the practices are voluntary, there's no hitting, and it's mostly about getting work in as opposed to competing for roster spots.
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The Eagles, however, added a few extra caveats. For one, they only had five practice sessions whereas most teams had the maximum of 10. Secondly, the Eagles didn't do the team 11-on-11 drills. Their only team drills were 7-on-7, so the offensive and defensive lines didn't participate.
But there still were players who stood out. Mostly, they were wide receivers and defensive backs, since they are the bulk of players in 7-on-7s. Here are five:
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Deon Cain (17) drops a catch as he gets hit by Washington Football Team cornerback Torry McTyler (35) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
1. Deon Cain, WR
Cain had a deep reception the first week of OTAs and played well enough during the second week of OTAs.
But Cain has been in this spot before. He has 15 games of NFL experience with Pittsburgh and Indianapolis in 2019 and 2020. He spent most of last season on the Eagles' practice squad after the Ravens waived him before the 2021 season began.
Cain also has the benefit of being the Colts' sixth-round pick in 2018. That was Nick Sirianni's first season as the Colts' offensive coordinator. Cain began that season on injured reserve before getting waived later in the season.
Still, Cain might have to beat out Greg Ward to get a final roster spot. That's because the Eagles' top four receivers are pretty much set with A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins and Zach Pascal. It's likely that Jalen Reagor will get the fifth spot, unless another team overwhelms the Eagles with a trade offer for the 2020 first-round pick.
Cain, at least, put himself in the running.
2. Britain Covey, WR
Covey has gotten a chance because the Eagles' top receivers haven't been at all of the spring practices. For the most part, the undrafted free agent out of Utah has made the most of the opportunities. That includes special teams. Covey is Utah's all-time leader in punt return yardage.
But Covey, who's 5-foot-8, 173 pounds, was also singled out by tight end Dallas Goedert as an unheralded player who had a strong spring.
"He’s got a lot of potential," Goedert said. "He’s smart in his route running. He was probably the one who stood out the most."
3. Mac McCain, CB
For most of the spring practices, McCain found himself on the second unit with Zech McPhearson. And he did well enough Wednesday. But McCain is one of several young players battling for a spot behind starters Darius Slay and James Bradberry.
McCain was one of three cornerbacks acquired during the 2021 season, along with Kary Vincent and Tay Gowan. McPhearson was the Eagles' fourth-round pick in 2021.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver John Hightower (82) warms up before a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
4. John Hightower, WR
Hightower's speed has never been in question. As a rookie in 2020, Hightower had two receptions of 50 yards or more in consecutive games.
He showed that speed again on Wednesday, when he got behind two defensive backs and made a diving catch to haul in Jalen Hurts' pass that traveled more than 50 yards in the air.
But Hightower, the Eagles' fifth-round pick in 2020, spent most of last season on the practice squad because he wasn't as dependable as Watkins, who had 647 yards receiving.
If he can develop into a more well-rounded receiver, he might just have a chance.
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Davion Taylor (52) runs after the ball during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Cleveland.
5. Davion Taylor, LB
Taylor was on his way to becoming a full-time starting linebacker last season when he suffered what turned out to be a season-ending knee injury against the Saints last Nov. 21.
Since then, it appeared as if the Eagles decided to move on from their 2020 third-round pick. They signed Kyzir White, then drafted Nakobe Dean in the third round. There's also T.J. Edwards, who became a full-time starter with Taylor midway through last season.
But Taylor is healthy now, and he showed that by intercepting a Gardner Minshew pass Wednesday. He did struggle somewhat in coverage, especially keeping up with Covey. Still, there could be a role for Taylor, if not this year, then next with both White and Edwards in the last year of their contracts.
"I feel like my injury, it was a setback, but then again, it let me hone in on my fundamentals," Taylor said.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: 5 players who stood out at Eagles OTAs, including WRs vying for roster
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Auriemma impressed with newcomer Senechal
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Italian-born American women's basketball coach
Jun. 10—STORRS — When Fairfield University graduate Lou Lopez Senechal first signed to play for the UConn women's basketball team, using her remaining year of eligibility, UConn coach Geno Auriemma received a phone call from Fairfield athletic director Paul Schlickmann.
"Paul said, 'In my 32 years of being in college athletics, I've never met a finer kid, a more competitive kid, a more engaging kid, a great teammate and she's tough as hell,'" Auriemma recounted Thursday from the Werth Family Champions Center, where the Huskies have begun their summer workouts.
"That's exactly what I've seen since she's been here."
So far, Auriemma likes a few things the most about Senechal, a 6-foot-1 guard/forward from Grenoble, France.
She's one of five healthy players right now — "If the season starts tomorrow, she'd start and play 40 minutes," he said with a laugh. Also, her parents, Carlos Lopez and Sophie Senechal, came to visit from France and brought the Hall of Fame coach a bottle of wine, causing him to wish they would visit more often.
Also, there's a matter of Lopez Senechal's versatility.
While she played forward at Fairfield, which finished 25-6 last season with an NCAA tournament bid, she will undertake more of a backcourt role at UConn. She has often been paired in individual workouts with UConn star guard Paige Bueckers.
At Fairfield, Lopez Senechal finished with 1,598 points — sixth in program history — and 470 rebounds, shooting 43.3% percent overall, 38.8% from 3-point range. She was the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year and three-time All-MAAC first team selection. She graduated from Fairfield last month with a degree in marketing.
"You know me," Auriemma said. "I value kids that can play a lot of different positions and are skilled," said Auriemma, whose team advanced to its 14th straight Final Four last season, falling to South Carolina in the national championship game in Minneapolis. "They can dribble, they can pass, they can catch, they can shoot. I have an affinity toward those guys, so we'll see."
"I'm going to embrace any role that I have," Lopez Senechal said. "I'm not looking for one particular role. There's other great, talented players here so I don't have one specific idea. I'm open to anything. I'm trying to embrace what role I'm going to have. Definitely, they're using me more as an outside threat on the wing, not really on the post. I'm just learning a lot from my teammates, whatever role I have."
Lopez Senechal said the biggest difference at UConn is that the offense is more fast-paced, with fewer set plays, something she enjoys. Also, she's come to find that the Huskies "focus on every little detail."
When she decided to leave Fairfield, wanting to challenge herself at a higher level, she didn't really expect to be contacted by UConn.
"When UConn reached out to me, it really became my top priority," she said. "I visited. I met everyone. I think that it was a no-brainer for me for that one year, that challenge that I was looking for. I think UConn would be the best place for that.
"... It's been good. I'm really excited about it. A fast transition for me. I graduated two weeks ago and had to come right away. But it's been going really well. I'm learning a lot and embracing every day here. Every time I step in the building, I feel very fortunate. I don't want to take for granted anything. It's a great opportunity for me. It's very demanding. All the coaches have really high expectations on me, on all of us. It's the challenge that I was looking for."
Auriemma said the players working out regularly so far are Nika Muhl, Bueckers, Lopez Senechal, Aaliyah Edwards and freshman Ayanna Patterson, with most of the rest of the players falling into some kind of post-surgery protocol. Freshman Ice Brady was named recently to the USA Basketball U18 National Team and will compete in the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires from June 13-19.
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Ondrej Palat scored on a deflection with 1:50 remaining to break a tie and lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night for a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference final. Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Hagel also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning get their third straight win, the first by a road team in this series. Ryan Lindgren scored for New York, which had won eight straight at home.
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