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NFL fans were almost treated to a Ben Roethlisberger-led San Francisco 49ers team last season.
Big Ben caught some attention during a radio interview on Tuesday when he mentioned that the Niners reached out to him last year to gauge his interest in coming out of retirement to play in Santa Clara.
Roethlisberger pledged his allegiance to the Steelers when he passed on the opportunity, but admitted that he was tempted to join the Red & Gold.

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“There were some truths to the Niners thing,” Roethlisberger said on 105.9’s The X.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he is thrilled with the excitement around the World Baseball Classic but hopes to see pitching staffs that are “of the same quality as our position players” in the 2026 edition.

Keep up with all the best moments from the biggest baseball game on the international stage.

He stole the crown from Wayne Gretzky with his latest tally.
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin notched his 40th goal of the 2022-23 NHL season Tuesday night against the Blue Jackets. In doing so, Washington’s captain set himself apart in league history, breaking the record for most 40-goal seasons ever. 
The record was previously held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky, who recorded 12 such seasons throughout his career with the Oilers, Kings, Blues and Rangers.

The Phillies star staked Team USA to an early lead in the WBC championship game.
Trea Turner is at it again.
In the top of the second inning of the World Baseball Classic championship game against Japan on Tuesday night, the dynamic shortstop tied the WBC tournament home run record when he crushed a 2-1 pitch from Shota Imanaga over the left-field wall at loanDepot Park in Miami.
Turner’s five home runs in this year’s World Baseball Classic ties South Korea’s Lee Seung-yuop’s mark set in the inaugural tournament in 2006.

Arch Manning might be the golden child, but his hopes of starting at Texas as a true freshman are slim. It’s not to say that he couldn’t play his way into the QB1 spot. It’s just unlikely and it always has been.
Manning, the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2023, chose to forgo the second semester of his senior year of high school and enroll early in Austin. The move, which is becoming increasingly common within the sport, allows him to get on campus and get a feel for college life before the fall semester hits and football season kicks into gear.

MLB’s commissioner said while the timer’s basic structure will remain in place, some “common sense” issues will be addressed.
The World Baseball Classic is locked in for another edition in 2026—heading for another March setting—while some “minor clarifications” to the MLB pitch timer rules will be announced this week, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said before the WBC championship game Tuesday night.
Baseball’s Competition Committee has been reviewing the new rules this season as it sees them implemented through spring training games.

The Knicks legend, who died Tuesday at 80, played out his entire 10-year career in New York and brought the franchise its only two titles.
Throughout the history of the league, very few NBA stars come to mind when thinking of championship-level greatness, personified, while playing for a single franchise. The list is comprised of guys that only need one name mentioned: Russell. Magic. Bird. Isiah. Kobe. Duncan. Dirk. Perhaps Steph and Giannis, assuming they stay put for the rest of their careers.
But in filing off those one-team-only champs, it’d be an enormous mistake to leave off Willis.

The ban comes after the fan stormed the pitch and assaulted an opposing goalkeeper during a Europa League match in February.
A fan who stormed the field during a Europa League match between PSV Eindhoven and Sevilla has been issued a 40-year ban from PSV’s Philips Stadium, the team announced Tuesday.
The fan interrupted play during the Feb. 23 match and attempted to punch Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic. He ended up being pinned down to the ground by Dmitrovic and eventually was escorted off the premises by security.

Turns out former Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey is not headed to South Florida, after all.
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Brey interviewed at USF, but they didn’t offer him the job. So he’s doing what any self-respecting former coach would do in this position: He’s looking for a TV job.

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey tells ESPN he interviewed for USF, but was not offered the job. He said he’s going to take some time off and pursue television.