Monday was a dark day for the NFL’s running back market. We’re talking March 2020-levels bad.
The league’s RB market saw several of its greatest names — Las Vegas’ Josh Jacobs, Dallas’ Tony Pollard and New York’s Saquon Barkley — pass the contract extension deadline without new deals.
The players were franchise-tagged by their respective teams. Two players, Jacobs and Barkley, were in headline tug-of-wars all offseason as they underwent contract extension negotiations.
Jacobs led the NFL in rushing yards last season (1,653).
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The Northwestern football team has reportedly lost its first player to the NCAA transfer portal in the wake of coach Pat Fitzgerald’s ousting over allegations of sexual hazing and racism within the program.
Four-star freshman linebacker Nigel Glover announced his decision to transfer on Monday, per Sports Illustrated‘s Richard Johnson, a move that comes exactly one week after the firing of Fitzgerald, 48.
Glover, who committed to play for Fitzgerald in April 2022, was set to enter the 2023 season as the highest-ranked recruit in Northwestern’s incoming class.
The University of Tennessee was facing tough penalties when it came to the NCAA investigation into Jeremy Pruitt and the football program. One of those penalties could’ve been a postseason bowl ban, but the Tennessee Attorney General had his own plan when it came to navigating penalties.
In a move that will likely have ramifications down the road if other states were paying attention to Tennessee’s negotiations with the NCAA, attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti decided to step in.
It’s been over two weeks since 10-time All-Star James Harden opted into his $35.6 million player option for next season, with the intent of finding a trade to pave his way off the 76ers. While he remains in Philadelphia for now, don’t expect that to be a sign that his intentions to play elsewhere next season have changed.
That’s because the relationship between Harden and team president Daryl Morey has been “fractured,” according to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania, who expects Harden to be moved eventually.
“It’s essentially severed.
Dak Prescott is already setting himself and the Dallas Cowboys up for disaster, days before the start of training camp.
Speaking with the media, Dak gave a half-baked excuse for his league-high 15 interceptions thrown in 2022. He doubled down on that excuse by guaranteeing that he’ll throw less than 10 interceptions next season.
The INT conversation has trended throughout Dak’s tenure as starting QB in Dallas. Dak Prescott has put some really errant throws to tape, leading to criticism both in and out of the organization.
Cristiano Ronaldo made the move to Saudi Arabia after the 2022 World Cup, joining Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr on a lucrative contract. And it doesn’t seem like he has any interest in a return to Europe based on what he told reporters on Monday.
Ronaldo indicated that a return to European soccer was off the table, citing the decline in quality across most of the top leagues. The 38-year-old also dismissed MLS, suggesting he felt the Saudi Pro League provided a bigger challenge and was a “better” league.
The franchise tag extension deadline came and went on Monday with three running backs failing to get an extension from their teams: Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs have not signed their franchise tenders and are expected to hold out to start training camp, while Tony Pollard has already signed his with the Cowboys for the 2023 season.
Barkley and Jacobs both tweeted about their situations, as Barkley appears resigned while Jacobs argued he isn’t trying to “reset the market” but instead looking for a fair deal.
Plenty of times during Sunday’s spellbinding nearly-five-hour Wimbledon men’s final, the cameras found Carlos Alcaraz’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero. What they did not find was a broad register of emotion. His eyes wrapped in shades, Ferrero usually sat still as a gargoyle. When his protégé played well—or, more critically, made the right decision, regardless of the point’s outcome—Ferrero would gently nod. And, then, when Alcaraz faltered, Ferrero would … gently nod.
This was by design. But also a function of both constitution and geography. As a former No.
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Rory McIlroy is paying homage to the Beatles this week through his shoes. He is donning a artsy pair of Nike’s for the Open Championship.
Rory McIlroy is heading into the Open Championship week with a victory at the Scottish Open. He is also turning heads with his new custom Nikes Victory Tour 3 NRGs inspired by the Beatles, per HypeBeast.
What a great time to pull these out since the Beatles formed in Liverpool.
The “Play to Live” on one side and “Live to Play” on the other with the Nike swoosh is a nice touch.